https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/227452e219f9e98061eea2f727d7eaf5.pdf 9005616060477a496332c0d468e9362f PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Aat > 0 J Xi P 4 u ) " / ^ ^ ' v - S ^ u ^ T l l l 1 j ^ y T u P i " 4 ? ? u r l'acc^s & finfmrnation ^0J£&Z-<!fJr DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MEMORANDUM TO: g^w BY THE SINISTER^^ FOR CANADIAN EYES ONLY The .9P4 er-Sepretary Security . .3. S . Q.. R. .E. .T Ehte .s<?p.tembe.r..U-.,..1962 ': FROM: . . . . - fa'" .D-§f.^p.$. Li.ais.QP. AX). Dlvi.si.on.... REFERENCE: SUBJECT: File No 6o2mf*z> - r - "/ O \z± PJBD(- NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY I attach for your information an extract of the discussion on this subject at the recent PJBD meeting. You will note that the United States Chairman, Dr. John A. Hannah, re-emphasized the importance which the United States Government attaches to this matter, while Mr. Wilgress read into the record the statement which had been approved by Mr. Green and Mr. Harkness. CIRCULATION 2. In off-the-record remarks, the U.S. Chairman urged the importance of maintaining a military posture which would assure the credibility of the deterrent ***) force. Canada's geography, he said, was a relevant ,.. factor since attack from seace or "another direction", while possible, was unlikely. If the threat were as real as the U.S. believed it to be and as real as the U.S. thought Canada believed it to be, then it followed that we should ensure that we are in the best position to defend the Continent. It was impossible to visualize any difference between the two countries from the point of view of their respective security situations. Nuclear weapons policy, he believed, was the prime issue between the two countries. 3. The United States Chairman recognized the problems on the Canadian side. Nevertheless, the United States felt it.must continue to put forward its position ••• Ext. 326 (6/56) 0 yc .. 4>Cu-^-) d. 002469 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi stir I'acces a I'information yJ i - 2 when appropriate opportunities presented themselves in the hope that it might be possible in due course to work out some arrangement. 4. Dr. Hannah intimated that "stand-by" arrangements would not be practicable because of the delays implicit in such arrangements. In a subsequent private conversation with the Secretary of the U.S. Section, we learned that this observation had been deliberate. We were also told that a thorough study of the feasibility . of "stand-by" arrangements in North America had been carried out and the conclusion reached that such arrangements were "impossible". DEFENCE LIAISON (l) DIVISION' 002470 � 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 CDNW17413 Title A name given to the resource "PJBD-Nuclear Weapons Policy," memorandum from DL(1) to USSEA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 14-Sep-62 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Continental defence - Atomic capability, RG25-A-3-b, Volume number: 5931, File number: 50210-F-40, File part: 8.2