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USA CHAIRMAN PJBD BORG ,LATTERTWOHAVINGBEENADDED AT LASTMINUTE• ALTHOUGH SECTYLAIRDSHOWED EFFECTSOF GRUELLING SERIES OF CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS HE HASRECENTLY BEENTHROUGH,AND LEFT JISCUSSIONONSOMEITE:'.S LARGELY TO HIS OFFICIALS,HESPOKEAT LENGTHON OTHERS ,ESPECIALLYSTRATEGIC BALANCE BETWEEN USAANDUSSR• 2. OUROUNREACTION TO DRAFTWHITEPAPERPROPOSALS ONNORTHAMERICAN DEFENCE AS SET OUTIN MNDLET HADBEENTHATTHEYSHOULD BE GENERALLY REASSURING TO USAANDSHOULD NOTINOTGIVE RISE TO ANYSERIOUS DIFFICULTIESeTHISASSESSMENT SEEMED TOBE BORNEOUTBY MTG•WHILE USASIDE DID RAISE ANTICIPATED COUNTER-ARGUMENTS TO CERTAINPOINTS IN MNDLET,THIS WASDONEIN FAIRLYRESTRAINED TERMS,TAKEN OVER ALL,DISCUSSION WENTWELLANDDID NOT/NOTBRINGTO LIGHT JIVERGENCES GREATER THANWOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED IN THE WORKING DEFENCE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWOCOUNTRIES.AT SAMETIME,VERY FULLADVANCE STATEMENT ONCDNINTENTIONS PROVIDED IN MNDLETAPR8 FOLLOWED BY EXTENSIVEDISCUSSIONAT MINISTERIALLEVELONAPR16 002700 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information • PAGE Tl!O 1203 SECRET CDN EYES ONLY LTD D ISTR PROBABLY REPRESENT THE MOST EFFECTIVE DISCHARGE OF OBLIGATION TO CONSULT ON BILATARAL .\ "1, DEFENCE MATTERS THAT HAS BEEN SEEN FOR SOME YEARS.LATTER POINT WILL CONSIDERABLY STRENGTHEN HAND OF EMB AND . CDLS ON OCCASIONS IN FUTURE WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO PRESS USA TO PROVIDE FOR TI'.'.ELY COt1SULTATION ABOUT MEASURES THEY MAY BE CONTEMPLATING ON THEIR SIDE• 3.FOLLOWING IS OUR SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION UNDER THIRTEEN HEADINGS OF AGENDA,TOGETHER WITH CONCLUDING COMMENTeRIADM TIMBRELL IS UNFORTUNATELY ABSENT FROM WSHDC ON DUTY THIS WEEK,AND IT HAS HEREFORE NOT/NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO CHECK TEXT AGAINST HIS RECOLLECTIONS OF MTG• 4.AIR DEFENCEAND PROPOSED RETIREMENT OF BOMARCSSSECTYLAIRD BSERVED THAT,WHILE PRESENT AIR· DEFENCES HAD CERTAIN DEFICIENCIES, THEY DID CONTRIBUTE TO CREDIBILITY OF DETERRENT.HE INVITED CHAIRMAN JCS AND CINCNORAD TO OUTLINE THEIR VtEWS ABOUT SOVIET BOMBER THREAT• BOTH EMPHASIZED THAT THREAT HAD NOT/NOT CHANGED SIGNIF1CANTLY FOR SOME YEARS,REFERRED TO POSSIBLE USE OF MEDIUM BOMBERS ON ONE-WAY MISSIONS TERMINATING IN CUBA,AND ClTED NEW Sl.734(KAZ-A)DEVELOPED BY USSR AS FURTHER THREAT.MOORER SAID STUDIES WERE IN PROGRESS REGARDING AIR DEFENCE MODERNIZATIONtBUT IT WAS ALREADY CLEAR THAT USA WOULD NOT/NOT BE ABLE TO DISPENSE WITH AIR DEFENCES. , 5.MND SAID REQUIREMENT FOR AIR DEFENCE WAS SIMILARLY RECOGNIZED BY CDN GOVT AND CITED RECENT PEACE WINGS AGREEMENT~HE NOTED THAT CDN ••• 3 I �Q un er the Access to Information )i;' _ Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii l'informatioii',. • PAGETHREE1203 SECRETCDNEYESONLYLTDDISTR INTERCEPTOR STRENGTH HADREMAINED AT SAMELEVELFOR SOMEYEARS, WHILEUSAFORCEHADBEENCUTBYWELLOVERHALF~RECENT REASSESSMENT OF PRIORITIESHADHOWEVER LEDTO CONCLUSION IN CDATHATBOMARCS SHOULD BE PHASED OUT ,PARTLYBECAUSE OF THEIRVULNERABILITY AND PARTLY BECAUSE THEYDID NOT/NOT PROVIDE FLEXIBILITYTHAT. INTERCEPTORS DID•POINTSMADEIN REPLYBYMOORER ANDMCKEE WERE CA)DESPITE CUTS,USAHADMAINTAINED DEFENCES ONPERIMETER(B>BOMARCS HADADVANTAGE BEINGBOUGHT ANDPAID FOR<C)ALTHOUGH BOMARC WAS ' ADMITTEDLY A PURELY WARTIME SYSTEM,ITHADCAPABILITIES AGAINST LOW-LEVEL ANDSUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT NOT/NOT ·DUPLICATED BY OTHER AIR DEFENCES•<D)BOMARCS WERENOINOMOREVULNERABLE THANOTHER ELEMENTS OF AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM,AND MCKEE EXPRESSED DOUBT THATSOVIETS~OULD QUOTEWASTE UNQUOTE MISSILESBY TARGETTING THEM• 6.CLOSUREOF RADARS AT MELVILLE ANDSTEPHENVILLE:SECTY LA!RDINFORMED MNDOF DECISIONTHAT,ASSUMING CDAWOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKEOVER· MANNING OF MEL VILLE,usA COULD ACCEPTCDNPROPOSALS ONCOST ..SHARING FORCONTINUED OPERATION OF THIS RADAR• 7 .ALCop:ExPRESSING APPRECIATION FORUSAFOREBEARANCE AT SUCCESSIVE POSTPONEMENTS OF CDNDECISIONtMND EXPLAINED THAT,SINCE CDAWOULD NOT/NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN ABMSYSTEM,HE HADCONCLUDED THAT LOCATION OF ALCOPAT NORTH BAYWOULD BE OF QUESTIONABLE OPERATIONAL VALUE.GEN MCKEE NOTED THATGONAD ALCOPCONTROLLING ABMWOULD IN ANYCASEBE LOCATED AT GREATFALLSMONTANA.CDN DECISIONWAS ACCEPTED WITHLITTLE'DISCUSSION BY USASIDE~ .... .,... I 4 • ' . 002702 �----------------------;D:::oc=um::e::nt:-:;d::isc:;::lo=sed:;-:u-=:,nder the Access to Information Acr - Document divulgue eii vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information • PAGEFOUR1203 SECRETCDNEYESONLYLTDDISTR 8. INTERCEPTOR DISPERSAL :MNDCONFIRMED THAT,IN ADDITIONTO DISPERSAL ' IN EMERGENCIES,HE WASPREPARED TO RECOMMEND THATCABINETAGREETO PERIODICEXERCISES PROVIDING THATINTRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS ./" \. WOULD NO/NOTBE INVOLVED.LAIRD EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS COULD BE WORKED our.cINCNqRADSAID SOME 30 TO 50 SPECIALISTSCAPABLE OF SERVICING F-106 AIRCRAFT WOULD BE I REdUIREDAT EACHCDNBASEtEITHER ONFULL-TIMEBASIS ORBY BEING AIR-LIFTEDIN AHEAD OF INTERCEPTORS•MND I~DICATEDHE MIGHTBE PREPARED TO CONSIDER ARRANGEMENTS ALONG THESEL!NESoMOORER MENTIONED THATIF AWACS WEREDEPLOYED ITS EFFECTIVENESS WOULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED IF DISPERSAL TO CDNBASESIN EMERGENCY WERE PROVIDED FOR• 9.AWACS ANDOTH:LAIRD SAID THEREWASCONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT TIME-FRAME FORTHESESYSTEMS.MOORER GAVESPRINGOF 75 AS PRESENT PLANNING DATEFOR 0TH AND78 FORAWACS.MND SA!D CDAWASINTERESTED IN FOLLOWING PROGRESS OF BOTHSYSTEMS CLOSELY,AND NOTED CURRENT JOINT DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING LOCATION OF 0TH IN CDNARCTIC.HIS POINTTHATPOSSIBLEBIOMEDICAL EFFECTSOF OTH,AND ITS EFFECTSON ' COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS,REQUIRED CONTINUED CLOSECONSULTATION WAS READILY ACCEPTED BY LAIRD.MOORER SAID THAT,WHILE TERt1INAL SYSTEMS. HEREINTENDED TO PROV-IDE MAINDEFENCE AGAINST SLBM;OTH COULD WITH MODIFICATIONS PROVIDE WARNING AGAINST SLBMATTACK•MCKEE CONFIRMED TIIAT,WHILE AWACS ANDOHWEREINTENDED TO PERMITRETIREMENT OF DEWANDPINETREELINES,HEWOULD RECOMMEND RETENTION OF FORMER IF ••• 5 I �ocument disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information • PAGEFIVE 1203 SECRETCDNEYESONLYLTD DISTR AURORAL PROBLEMS MADE NORTH .. LOOKING SITE INEFFECTIVE• 10,GOOSEBAY:LAIRD SAIDUSAHOPEDTO OPENDISCUSSION IN NEARFUTURE REGARDING EXTENSION OF LEASEBEYOND PRESENT EXPIRYDATEOF DEC/72. 11.SAC OVERFLTS ANDTANKER DISPERSALILAIRD EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR -:i' INDICATIONS OF INTENTIN MNDLET ANDEMPHASIZED IMPORTANC.E HE ATTACHED TO SACOPERAT!ONS•HE ENQUIRED WHETHER IT WOULD NOT/NOT BE POSSIBLEFORAGREEMENTS ONSACOVERFLTS ANDTANKER DISPERSAL TO HAVEA LONGER TERMTHANSIX MONTHS,AND NOTED THATPRESENT NEEDFOR FREQUENT RENEWALS OF SACOVERFLT AGREEMENT MADEIT MOREDIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LOWPROFILEABOUT THIS SUBJeMND AGREED THATTHEREWAS NO/NOPARTICULAR MAGICIN SIX MO.NTH TERM•ON THEBROADER QUESTION, HE OBSERVED THATSACWASAN OBJECTOF CONTROVERSY IN SOMEQUARTERS IN CDA,BUT EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE CABINET WOULD ACCEPTHIS RECOMMENDATIONS.LAIRD SAID HE WASWELLAWARE OF PROBLEM ANDWOULD DO HIS BESTTO ENSUREIT WASNOT/NOT EXACERBATED BY USAACTIONS• 12.ABtHUNDER THIS HEADING LAIRDSPOKEAT LENGTH ANDWITHOBVIOUS CONVICTION ABOUT WORRYING TRENDSIN STRATEGIC BALANCE WITHUSSR•HE DESCRIBED THREAT TO DETERRENT AS GREATEST PROBLEM OF PRESENT DECADE• AFTERTRACING TRENDFROMPERIODOF NEAR-USA NUCLEAR MONOPOLY IN 1950S ANDLARGEMARGIN OF USASUPERIORITY IN 1%0StHE POINTEDOUT HATPOSITIONOF PARITYWOULD BE REACHED IN MID•70S,ANDTHATUSA . HADNO/NOMAJORNEWSTRATEGIC SYSTEMS IT COULD BRINGINTOSERVICE UNTILABOU1978.ADDITIONAL FACTOR WASCHANGED CLIMATE OF PUBLIC OPINIONaHE FORESAW USASREQUIREMENT FORDETERRENT FORCESAS A 002704 �ocument isclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information , • PAGESIX 1203 SECRETCDNEYESONLYLTDDISTR COMING MAJORISSUE OF DOMESTIC DEBATE•CDA COULD PLAYA VERYHELPFUL ROLEBY CONTRIBUTING TO PUBLICREALISM ABOUT THIS SUBJ• 13.LAIRDSAID THATIN PUBLICHEARINGS ABOUT ABMDUETO OPENIN WEEKOF APR19,ADMIN WOULD BE TAKINGVERYHARDLINE ABOUT THREAT ANDNEEDFORUSATO MAINTAIN FIRMPOSITIONIN SALTPENDING NEGOTIATION OF BALANCED AGREEMENT WITHUSSR•HEFORESAW LATTERAS A LONGPROCESS.ALTHOUGH 12..:SITEPROGRAM REMAINED AN OBJECTIVE, CURRENT BUDGETARY REQUESTS WERELTDTO PROVISION OF ABMCOVERAGE FORTHREEMINUTEMAN FIELDSPLUSEITHERA FOURTH ORNATLCOMMAND AUTHORITY IN WSHDC • HE MADEIT CLEARTHATUSAWOULD NOT /NOT BE PREPARED TO FOREGO DEPLOYMENT OF ABMSYSTEM,EVEN ONTEMPORARY BASIS,WITHOUT AN UNDERSTANDING WITHUSSRONLARGEOFFENSIVE SYSTEMS• 14.LAIRDMENTIONED THATHEARINGS ONABMMIGHTCAUSESOMEDIFFICULTIES IN CDA CHEMAYWELLHAVEHADIN MINDCONTROVERSY OVERIMPLICATIONS :F'OR CDATHATBLEWUP HEREIN SPRINGOf 6$l)• IN REPLYTO MNDS QUESTION,HE SAID THATNO/NONEWSTEP$AFFECTING CDNTERRITORY OR AIRSPACE WEREFORESEEN• 15,STRATEGIC RATIONALE FORASW:REPLYING TO BROAD QUESTION RAISED IN MNDLET,LAIRDEMPHASIZED ROLEOF NAVY IN ENABLING USATO UPHOLD ITS WORLDWIDE COMMITMENTS• IN ASIA PARTICULARLY ,usA INTENDED TO '-- . RELYMAINLY ONNAVY ANDAIR FORCEtPLUS MATERIAL ASSISTANCE TO. ANABLE ITS ALLIESTO MAKEBESTUSE OF THEIRPLENTIFUL MANPOWER• MOORER DEVELOPED THEME THAT,WITH TRENDTOWARDS APROXEQUAL UTRATEGIC DETERRENT FORCESONBOTHSIDES,CONFLICT BETWEEN ••• 7 �e ccess to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information • PAGE SEVEN 1203 SECRET CDN EYES ONLY LTD DISTR CONVENTIONAL FORCES HAD BECOME MORE LIKELY•IT USA TO KEEP OPEN SEA LINES WAS ESSENTIAL FOR OF COMMUNICATION TO SUPPORT ITS OPERATIONS ABROAD,WHETHER IN PACIFIC OR ATLANTIC• 16.MND OUTLINED PROBLEM HE SAW IN TRYING TO' EMPLOY MARITIME FORCES AS DEFENCE AGAINST MISSILE-FIRING SUBMAR!NES(SSBNS>•ON ONE HAND, SUBMARINES COULD-NOT/NOT BE ATTACKED IN PEACE-TIME SITUATION•ON THE OTHER, IF WAR DID BREAK OUT,SUBMARINES WOULD PRESUMABLY FIRE HEIR MIS~ILE LITTLE AT VERY EARLY STAGE,AFTER WHICH T_HEREWOULD BE POINT IN DESTROYING THEM•MOORER QUESTIONED WHETHER SSBNS WOULD NECESSARILY BE FIRST STRATEGIC SYSTEM USED IN NUCLEAR EXCHANGE•IF BUILD-UP WERE DETECTED,DEPLOYMENT OF ASW FORCES COULD BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN DESTRUCTION OF SOME SUBMARINES BEFORE THEIR MISSILES HAD BEEN LAUNCHED•HE ADDED H_OWEVER THAT IT WAS UNWISE TO TRY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN STRATEGIC AND CONVENTIONAL FUNCTIONS OF ASW FORCES•DETECTION,TRACKING,AND DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS REQUIRED WERE THE SAME IN BOTH CASES,AND INDEED WHEN A CONTACT WAS MADE IT WAS OFTEN NOT/NOT POSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER IT REPRESENTED AN ATTACK SUBMARINE OR SSBN•GEN ASW CAPABILITY, INCLUDING DESTRUCTION CAPABILITY ,WAS THEREFORE REQUIRED• LAIRD SAID THAN IN 1970S USE OF SUBMARINES IN CONVENTIONAL ROLE,EG BLOCKADE, WAS MORE LIKELY THAN ATTACKS FROM SSBNS•MNDS LET HAD CONCENTRATED ENTIRELY ON STRATEGIC ROLE OF ASW,BUT IT INTEREST TO ENSURE THAT SHIPPING WAS ALSO IN CDAS LANES REMAINED OPEN• 17. MND EXPRESSED DOUBT THAT SITUATION IN WHICH THERE WERE MAJOR ••• g 002706 �r I Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information I ' • PAGEEIGHT1203 SECRETCDNEYESONLYLTDDISTR. SOVIETATTACKS ONNATONAVAL FORCESORCOMMERCIAL SHlPPINGCOULD PERSISTFORLONGWITHOUT ESCALATION TO NUCLEAR WAR.LAIRD REITERATED NEEDFORCONVENTIONAL CAPABILIT!ES,PART!CULARLY IN ANAREAOF NUCLEAR PARITY•SUBMARINE THREAT HADTO BE VIEWED IN ITS OVER•ALL DIMENSIONS,AND HE EXPRESSED HOPECDAWOULD MAINTAIN CAPABILITY FOR RACKING ANDDESTRUCTION AS WELLAS DETECTION•SlMILAR VIEWWAS EXPRESSED BYMOORER,WHO WENTONTO OBSERVE THATCOOPERATION BETWEEN CDNANDUSAMARITIME FORCESWASCLOSER.THAN BETWEEN ANYTWOSUCH FORCESIN WORLD• 18.CDNCONTRIBUTION TO NATO:INREPLYTO QUESTION FROMLAIRDtMND • SAID INTENTION WASTO MAINTAIN FORINDEFINITEFUTURE .CDASNATO FORCESAT 5,ooo MANLEVELPLUSAMF(L)CONTINGENTS ANDSEATRANSPORTABLE BRIGADE GROUP.ONLY MAJOR POINTOF DOUBT WASBALANCE OF LANDANDA!R FIRCESTHATSHOULD BE STRUCK,PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF LARGECDNSTOCKSOF CF-104S.HE INDICATED SOMEPREFERENCE FOR EMPLOYMENT OF THESEAIRCRAFT IN CONVENTIONAL ROLE.REGARDING LAND FORCES,CDN GOVTWISHED TO MOVE AWAY FROMPASTPRACTICE OF UTRUCTURING THEMMAINLY FOREMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE•OBJECTIVE WASFOR LANDFORCESASSIGNED TO EUROPE TO BE COMPATIBLE WITHTHOSEIN CDA AND,EG,INCYPRUS.THIS WOULD PROBABLY RESULTIN HEAVY TANKSBEING ABANDONED• 19.COMMENTS BY LAIRDANDNUTTERINDICATED THAT,WHILE THEYWERE FAIRLYFLEXIBLEONQUESTION OF SPECIFIC ROLEOF CDNFORCESIN 002707 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information • , ' PAGENINE 1203 SECRETCDNEYESONLYLTDDISTR EUROPE,THEIR MAINCONCERN WASTO ENSURE THATNO/NOFURTHER REDUCTIONS WEREIN PROSPECT.LAIRD SAID USAADMINHADJUST COME HROUGH DIFFICULTPERIODREGARDING MAINTENANCE OF ITS OWN FORCES IN EUROPE•HE WANTED CDNGOVTTO.BE AWARE OF(A)POTENTIAL PROBLEM HITH CONGRESS(MANSFIELD ETC>,ANDCB)USA EFFORTSTO GETEUROPEANS TO ASSUME GREATER BURDENoON BOTHCOUNTS,ITWASIMPORTANT FORCDA O MAINTAIN ITS PRESENT FORCE-LEVEL IN EUROPE• 20.DEFENCEPRODUCTION SHARING:LAIRD NOTEDEXISTENCE OF CUMULATIVE BALANCE OF 500 MILLIONDOLLARS IN FAVOUR OF CDA•HERECOGNIZED THIS SITUATION WASPARTLY DUETO USAPROCUREMENT FORSOUTHEASTASIA, INCLUDING HERBICIDES ANDAMMUNITIONoHE NEVERTHELESS HOPEDCDA WOULD CAREFULLY EXAMINE SOMEITEMSPRODUCED IN USATHATCOULD CONTRIBUTE TO CDNDEFENCE CAPABILITIES,AND SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO p-3 ASWAIRCRAFT.MND ACKNOWLEDGED ONEOF OBJECTIVES OF AGREEMENT WAS TO MAINTAIN BALANCE OVERLONGTERMIN BILATERAL DEFENCE TRADE,AND SAID THATCDAWOULD BE EXAMINING VARIOUS ITEMSUSACOULD SUPPLY• ·HE WASNOT/NOABLEAT THIS STAGEHOWEVER TO BE SPECIFICABOUT ITEMSTHATWOULD BE PROCURED• 21.CONSULTATION:MND SAID THAT,WHILETHERE HADBEENMANY CHANGES IN DEFENCE ORGANIZATION OF BOTHCDAANDUSA,ASWELLAS CHANGES IN NATURE OF DEFENCE PROBLEMS OVERPASTTWOORTHREEDECADES, ARRANGEMENTS FORCONSULTATION HADREMAINED RELATIVELY STATIC• CAREFUL EXAM OF THESEARRANGEMENTS THEREFORE SEEMED IN'";ORDER•LAIRD // ' EXPRESSED DOUBT WHETHER NEWFORMILIZED ARRANGEMENTS WEREREQUIRED, 00210s 1 �L••--------------------~Do~c;;;;um;:;;;ent disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information , ,,' ) ,i • PAGE TEN 1203 SECRET CDN EYES ONLY LTD DISTR AND SUGGESTED THAT BETTER USE.BE MADE OF INFORMAL CONTACTS AT VARIOUS LEVELS• PJBD CHAIRMAN BORG SAID BOARD HAD BEGUN EXAM OF ITSELF BUT PROCESS HAD BEEN SUSPENDED_·SINC:EUNTIMELYDEATH OF MR HEENEY,HE PRAISED PJBD FOR ITS FLEXIBILITY MILITARY STRUCTURE,AND SUGGESTED.THAT IF AND MIXED CIVILIANBOARD HAD NOTINOT FUNCTIONED AS WELL AS IT MIGHT HAVE IN PAST,THIS, WAS PERHAPS BECAUSE IT HAD NOT/NOT BEEN GIVEN ENOUGH To· DO.HJ!'. NOTED THAT,AS A STEP TOWARDS . ,,,_-' A MORE EFFECTIVE ROLE,PJBD WAS HOLDING SPECIAL ONE-DAY MTG IN I WSHDC ON APR28 TO RECEIVE HIGH-LEVEL BRIEFINGS ON ASW AND CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN SALT•ACTING CDN CHAIRMAN "EXPRESSED AGREEMENT WITH BORGS VIEW THAT PJBD COULD TAKE ON WIDER RANGE OF SUBJS,AND SUGGESTED THAT AS PART OF PROCESS OF SELF-EXAM,PARTICULAR ATTN MIGHT BE PAID TO BOARDS COMPOSITION AND TO ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER BODIES SUCH AS MCC• 22.AT CONCLUSION OF MTGjMND EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS TO HAVE DETAILS DISCUSSED FURTHER BETWEEN CDN AND USA REPS AS WORK ON WHITE PAPER PROGRESSED~ 2~.COMMENT:INTERESTING FEATURE OF MTG WAS CLEAR INDICATION SECTY LAIRDS PRIORITIES THAT IT PROVIDED•HIS PRINCIPAL APPEAR TO BE STRATEGIC BALANCE WITH USSR,ABILITY OF CONCERNS OF USA TO MAINTAIN ITS WORLD WIDE INTERESTS AND COMMITMENTS,AND PRESERVATION OF EXISTING NORTHAMERICAN FORCE LEVELS IN EUROPE WHILE SEEKING MEANS OF PERSUADING EUROPEAN.-ALLIES TO DO MORE•IN ADDITION ,AS CABINET OFFICER WHO HAS GENERALLY SHOWNACUTE PRECEPTION OF DOMESTIC POLITICAL ••• 11 TRENDS, �un er t e Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii /'information " • PAGEELEVEN1203 SECRETCDNEYESONLYLTDDISTR HE IS CONCERNED THATCONTINUED EBBOF PUBLICSUPPORT FORDEFENCE COULD EVENTUALLY POSETHREAT TO USASABIL!TYTO MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE DETERRENT•IT SEEMSA FAIR SURMISE,THEREFORE,THAT LAIRDWOULD NOT/ NOTREGARD PROV!SIONS OF DRAFTWHITEPAPERAS DETRIMENTAL TO MAJOR USAINTERESTS,AND IN CERTAINRESPECTS<FACILITIES FORSAC, MAINTENANCE OF .FORCE:S IN EUROPE)CDN DECISIONSWEREUNDOUBTEDLY WELCOME TO HIM• \ 24.AT MILITARY LEVELTHEREAREPROBABLY SOMEWHAT MORERESERVATIONS• THIS SEEMS REASONABLY CLEARFROMVARIOUS COMMENTS BYCHAIRMAN JCS ' • ANDCINCNORAD•THEIR RESERVATIONS WILLOF COURSE NEEDTO BE WEIGHED IN ARRIVING AT FINALDECISIONS•ITIS HOWEVER RELEVANT TO POINT OUTTHATTHEYANDOTHERSENIOROFF~CERS UNDOUBTEDLY MAINTAIN SIMILARRESERVATIONS ABOUTPASTANDPROSPECTIVE DECISIONSOF THEIR OWNGOVT• THIS COMMENT APPLIESPARTICULARLY TO DISCUSSION OF AIR DEFENCE SUMMARIZED ABOVE.ITIS SIGNIFICANT THATLAIRDLTDHIMSELF TO A BRIEF GENSTATEMENT AT OUTSET,AND THENTURNED DISCUSSION OVER TO OFFICIALSFOR EXPOSITION OF BOMBER THREAT,ADVANTAGES ANDDISAD'{ANTAGES OF VARIOUS DEFENCE OPTIONS ,ETC•ATNO/NOTIMEDID HE (OR ANYONE ELSE)SAYTHATUSAFOR ITS PARTHADTAKENFIRM DECISIONTO MAINTAIN FORCESOF A SPECIFIEDLEVELOR CpMPOSITION - _,. CEG BOMARCS)OVER THELONGTERM• NOTWITHSTANDING EXTENSIVE STUDIES ANDARGUMENTATION DEVELOPED TO DATEBYJCS,WEHAVEHADINDICATIONS FROMOTHERQUARTERS THATUSAIS STILL SOMEDISTANCE AWAY FROM DECISIONSABOUT FUTURE OF AIR DEFENCE BEYOND FISCALYEARFORWHICH ••• 12 �n 1scose under the Access to tnforma Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces ii l'informa • PAGETWELVE 1203 SECRETCDNEYESONLYLTDDISTR BUDGETARY REQUESTS ARECURRENTLY BEFORECONGRESS,AND THIS IMPRESSION SEEMSTO BE BORNEOUTBY MANNER IN WHICHSUBJ WASHANDLED AT MTG• 25.I WOULD JUDGE,THEREFORE,THAT FINALADOPTION BYCDNGOVTOF PACKAGE OF DECISIONSALONG LINES SET OUTIN MNDLET WOULD HAVE LITTLEADVERSE IMPACTONOURRELATIONS WITHUSA.ATSAMETIME,BY ENDINGPROTRACTED UNCERTAIN1Y ABOUTFUTURE CDNROLEIN NORTH AMERICAN DEFENCE<INCLUDING FACILITIESWEWEREPREPARED TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO USA)AND BY PROVIDING A FIRM BASIS FOR OURFUTURE RELATIONS IN THIS FIELD,NETEFFECTOF WHITEPAPERMAYIN FACTBE ,,,--r BENEFICIAL CADIEUX EYES 2120002 002711 � 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 CDNW18653 Title A name given to the resource WASHDC to External 1203 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 20, 1971 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG24, Acc. 1997-98/050, Box 2, File Title: White Paper (April 12-22, 1971)