https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/8180b60a7e6d67fa67c384c8ec768ae7.pdf 7a8ec4c745e7efced69a0f4f9b3c6dc2 PDF Text Text Document disclosed Unden Document divulgue en vertu de^la Loi sur I'acces a I'information . •=\ FM WASHDC OCT!5/65 CONFD ' AT- It- TO EXTERNAL 3 2 8 9 PRIORITY INFO NATOPARIS EMBPARIS LDN DISARMDELGVE BONN BRU ROME HAGUE PERMISNY ty NATO CTTEE OF DEFENCE,MINISTERS DURING CONVERSATION YESTERDAY, SPIERS, DIRECTOR ATLANTIC POLITICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS OUTLINED CURRENT USA THINKING ON CTTEE OF DEFENCE MINISTERS WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, I S EXPECTED TO MEET IN PARIS SECOND HALF OF NOV. ' , 2 . ON S I Z E OF CTTEE SPIERS NOTED THAT 9 COUNTRIES HAD EXPRESSED THEIR WISH TO PARTICIPATE;THERE WERE SIGNS NOW THAT DENMARK AND NORWAY MIGHT ALSO WISH TO BE INCLUDED. IT HAD BEEN THEIR HOPE THAT SIZE WOULD NOT RPT NOT BE EXPANDED BEYOND 9 BUT THERE WAS CLEARLY NOT RPT NOT MUCH THEY COULD DO IF OTHER GOVTS WISHED TO PARTICIPATE. USA SAW CTTEE AS BEING STRICTLY "ADVISORY IN CHARAC- . TER AND SUBORDINATE TO NATO COUNCIL. QUESTION OF ITS CONTINUANCE WOULD HAVE TO. BE CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT *• SPIERS MADE IT QUITE CLEAR THAT IN USA VIEW ANY DECISIONS REGARDING ITS FUTURE WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL.CHAIRMANSHIP OF CTTEE MIGHT BE WORKED OUT ON ROTATIONAL BASIS. 3 . ON WORK OF CTTEE USA WOULD BE PROPOSING THREE MAIN TASKS.FIRST THE CTTEE MIGHT CONDUCT A SURVEY OF PRESENT ALLIED PARTICIPATION IN NUCLEAR PLANNING<EG PARTICIPATION AT OMAHA) WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINING HOW SUCH PARTICIPATION MIGHT BE EXTENDED AND IMPROVED. SECOND,CTTEE MIGHT EXAMINE EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN NATO 000094 �. . . * « „ PAGE TWO 3 2 8 9 , Document disclosed under the Access to Informdtion Act - l l Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a {^information i -" * • « , . . ' ' . - • COUNTRIES WITH THE OBJECT OF DETERMINING HOW THESE MIGHT BE IMPROVED. • t •• THE ATHENS GUIDELINES PROVIDED FOR CONSULTATION BETWEEN NATO GOVTS BEFORE A DECISION WAS TAKEN TO USE NUCLER WEAPONS BUT THE ALLIANCE HAD NEVER REALLY FACED UP.TO THE PROBLEM AS TO HOW SUCH "CONSULTATION MIGHT TAKE PLACE. AS. PART OF I T S STUDY OF COMMUNICATIONS THE CTTEE MIGHT. CONSIDER THE PRACTICAL MEANS FOR CONSULTATION WHICH EXIST AND HOW THEY MIGHT BE IMPROVED. THIRD,CONSIDERATION MIGHT BE GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRXEDURES TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF INFO DIRECTLY RELATING TO THE DECISIONS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE NATO CAPITALS CONCERNED. 4 . IN USA VIEW SUITABLE ^METHOD OF^TACKLING SUCH PROBLEMS MIGHT BE FOR THE DEFENCE MINISTERS TO SET-UP SERIES OF SMALL WORKING GROUPS TO WHICH THESE AND POSSIBLY OTHER TASKS MIGHT BE ASSIGNED. WORKING K • * -, p \ \ \ GROUPS, WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO CALL ON ADVICE OF EXPERTS FROM' \ DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, WOULD STUDY THE PROBLEMS AND REPORT BACK TO W. NEXT MTG OF CTTEE. SPIERS-SAID THEY DID NOT RPT NOT CONSIDER IT' ) REALISTIC TO EXPECT THAT ANY REPORTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN TIME FOR CONSIDERATION AT DEC MINISTERIAL MTG. \ 4 f t � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW18178 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Defence - Conventional and Nuclear Armaments - Nuclear Weapons Policy,” RG25-A-3-c, File number: 27-11-1, File part: 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LAC ATIP A-2017-00249 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Crown Copyright Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource ENG