https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/5ea02f477f04e236d0c482ad9083bb6a.pdf 1df79e8889c9229138601f235d3e3434 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information DO National Defence National Defence Headquarters Ottawa, Canada K1A0K2 SECRET Defense nationale Quartier general de la Defense nationale Ottawa, Canada K1A0K2 July 1987 Mr. R.J. Rochon Director Nuclear Division (ESN) Department of External Affairs Lester B. Pearson Building 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario. KIA 0G2 Dear Bob: s.15(1) While clearly such ammunition bears no relation to nuclear weapons, depleted uranium is slightly radio-active. There is no requirement or intention to fire or dispose of depleted uranium ammunition on Canadian soil. Appropriate safety procedures will be worked out. It is envisaged that the ammunition will be procured in the United states as there currently is no Canadian supplier (Eldorado Nuclear Ltd of Canada has been reprocessing United States supplied uranium for resale in the United States, although the ammunition is not produced here). Very early action has been taken to begin the process of acquiring the ammunition in time for the identified delivery date next spring. We would be grateful to be advised by you as soon as possible whether there*ar.e-=.implica.tions with regard to Canada's IAEASafeguards Agreement or, our bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement-with the-United States.' Would the IAEA be .../2 SECRET CanadS 001263 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information 0 SECRET - 2 - satisfied that the depleted uranium ammunition could not be diverted to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive purposes and as such, not require the application of safeguards? We would appreciate your earliest attention to this matter. Yours truly, M Lome E. Green Director Nuclear and Arms Control Policy SECRET 001264 � 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 CDNW18602 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: 6, 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