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WISER - TOP SECRET

RECORD OF
WISER NUMBERS FROM WASHINGTON

LETTERS
and
TELETYPES

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WISER - TOP SECRET
RECORD O F
WISER NUMBERS FROM WASHINGTON
LETTERS
Wiser N o . 1, M a y 26/51.

Forwarding report o n 1st Meeting o f
Consultation

2, M a y 26/51.

U S SAC Projects.

3, June 2/51.

to ADPH enclosing list of questions concerning use of atomic weapons and circumstances
giving rise to war with Soviet Union.

k, June 15/51.

Forwarding report on 2nd Meeting of
Consultation.

5 , June 23/51.

Methods of handling U.S. atomic requests.

6, July 114/51.

Forwarding report on 3rd Meeting of
Consultation.

7, July 21/51.

Methods of handling U.S. atomic requests and
forwarding draft letter to Mr. Arneson on
this subject.

8, July 21/51.

British views on atomic warfare and forwarding summary of British paper on this subject.

9, July 23/51.

Communication facilities at D.N.D.

10, July 28/51.

Forwarding report on lj.th Meeting o f
Consultation.

11, Aug.6/51.

Forwarding copy letter to R.G.Arneson, p r o cedure for handling U.S. atomic requests.

12, Aug.9/51.

Change suggested b y State Department in
letter to Mr. Arneson above.

13, Aug.20/51.

Forwarding copy revised letter to R.G.Arneson^
procedure for handling U.S. atomic requests.

II*, Sept.5/51.

15, Sept.28/51.

Transmitting exchange of correspondence with
State Department on U . S . request to overfly
Canadian territory on series of logistical
t
deployment flights to U.K. and returning
during September 195l.
Discussion with Sir Oliver Franks, Sept.25,
on U.K.-U.S. consultations.
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LETTERS, continued

Wiser No. 16, 0 c t . l j / 5 l .

Arrangements concerning the possible use of
atomic weapons.

17, Oct. 15/51.

U.S. request to station operation and maintenance unit for SAC operations at Goose Bay.

18, Oct.2l*/5l.

Procedure for handling U.S. atomic requests addition of name of D.V.LePan.

19, Nov. 13/51.

Results of Trial Emergency Alarm.

20, Nov. 17/51.

Conversation.-jwith Sir Christopher Steel on
U.K.-U.S. consultations.

21, Nov.28/51.

Procedures suggestion by U.S. and related
questions.

22, Mar.3/52.

Transmitting record of 5th Meeting of
Consultation, Feb.29/52.

23, Mar.5/52.

U.K.-U.S. Meeting of Consultation, Feb.5/52.

2k, Mar.20/52.

Possible public statement on use of
Canadian facilities by SAC.

25, Apr.30/52.

Exchange of correspondence with Secretary of
State, procedures for clearance of SAC flights.

26, May 15/52.

Transmitting record of 6th Meeting of
Consultation, May 13/52.

27, May 19/52.

Amendments to record of 6th Meeting of
Consultation.

28, July 22/52.

Transmitting record of 7th Meeting of
Consultation, July 18/52.

29, Aug.7/52.

Further U.K.-U.S. Meeting of Consultation,
July(?) 1952.

30, Aug.21/52.

Procedures for SAC flight clearances.

31, Dec. i|/52,

Goose Bay Lease.

32, Jan.31/53.

Transmitting record of 8th Meeting of
Consultation, Jan.30/53.

33, Feb.lj/53.

List of Wiser-indofctrinated names. 000273

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LETTERS, continued
"iser No. 3k, Feb. 10/53.

Changes in record of 8th Meeting of Consultation; information on Project "Counterchange".

35, July 23/53.

Canadian Embassy and State Department
personnel authorized to deal with Wiser matters.

36, July iS/Sk*

Can.-U.S. Emergency Procedures: EXERCISE
D00RN0B..

37, Aug.3/51*.

EXERCISE DOORKNOB.

38, Aug.20/5k.

State Department personnel authorized to
deal with Wiser matters.

39, Oct. 22/56

Special Arrangements for Rapid Communication
on Wiser Matters.

kO, May 7, 1957

Special Arrangements for Rapid communication
on Wiser Matters.

kl, June 21, 1957 Special Arrangements for Handling Wiser
Matters during the Month of July.
k2, July 26, 1957 Request for Overflights.
k3, Sept. k, 1957 Request for Overflights.
kk, Sept. 11, 1957

Request for Overflights.

k5, Oct. 21, 1957 Washington WISER List.
46, Nove. 12, 1957 Special Arrangements for Rapid Communication
on Wiser Matters.
47, Nov. 27, 1957

Request for Overflight.

k8, Jan. .2, 1958

Request for Overflights.

k9, Jan. 17, 1958

Request for Overflights

50, Jan. 23, 1958

Request for Overflights

51, Jan. 27, 1958

United States Proposals for the Closer
Integration of Atomic Capability in the
Defence of North America
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- "LETTERS,"continued
Wa-Wiser No. 5 2 , Feb. 13 Request f o r o v e r f l i g h t s
5 3 , Apr. 21

Request f o r

overflight

5k, Apr. 21

Numbering of Wiser Communications

$$, Aug. 29

Request f o r

overflights

56, Sept. 9

Request f o r

overflights

57, Sept. 9

S p e c i a l arrangements for

rapid

communication on Wiser M a t t e r s .

1959

5 8 , Nov. 6

Request f o r

59, March 16
60 March 17

List of Indoctrinated Personnel in Washington.
SAC Overflights

61

SAC Overflights

April 6

overflights

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WISER - TOP SECRET
RECORD OF
WISER NUMBERS FROM WASHINGTON
TELETYPES

1, June 12/51.

US SAC projects; draft minute.

2, June lk/5l.

U.S. agreement to revised Minute.

3, June lk/5l.

Text of "Agreed Minute" as above.

k, June 27/51.

Consultations with State Department.

5, July 6/51.

Procedural matters and other questions.

6, July 10/51.

Third Meeting of Consultation.

7, Aug.17/51.

Procedures for handling urgent U.S.requests.

8, Aug.17/51.

do.

do.

9, Aug.31/51.

US SAC request to overfly Canadian territory and use of Goose Bay on series of
logistical operation flights to U.K.
and return during September, 1951*

10, Sept.1/51.

Text of written request as above from
Defense Department.

11, Sept. 5/51.

US SAC logistical deployment flights
as above.

12, Oct.10/51.

US request to station operation and maintenance unit for SAC operations at
Goose Bay.

13, Oct.30/51.

U.S. proposals on reduction of armaments.

Ik, Nov.8/51.

Procedures for handling urgent U.S.
requests - ltr from Secy.of Defense to
Secy, of State on understanding.

15, Nov.11/51.

Test of Wiser communications arrangements.

16, Nov.17/51.

Procedures for handling U.S. requests.

17, Nov. 20/51.

Omission Copy No. k of Wiser Letter
No. 20, Nov. 17/51.
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. TELETYPES, continued
Nov.23/51.

Procedures for handling U.S. requests.

Dec.3/5l.

Armistice in Korea.

Jan.2/52.

Discussions during Churchill visit.

Jan.11/52.
Feb/k/52.

Truman-Churchill talks.
Discussions here on our reply to Secy.of
Defense, use of Canadian facilities.

Feb.k/52.

Resumption of "Consultations".

Feb.8/52.

Meeting of Consultation'set for Feb.Ik/52.
Reference Wiser Ex-l8 and Ex-19.

Feb.11/52.

Discussion with Genl.Walsh and R.G.Arneson
on procedures for handling U.S. requests.

Feb.13/52.

Postponement Meeting of Consultation.

Feb.19/52.

Asking guidance for Meeting of Consultation.

Feb.25/52.

US SAC request to overfly Canadian territory en route to Alaska, Mar.2-5, 1952.

Feb.26/52.

Requesting guidance for Meeting of Consultation, Feb. 29/52.

Feb.27/52.

SAC overflight of Canadian territory en
route to Alaska.

Mar. 1/52.

do.

do.

Mar.3/52.

Meeting March 10, modification of procedures, notification of special flights.

Mar.3/52.

Postponement SAC overflight en route to
Alaska.

Mar.13/52.

Check of Report of March 10 meeting with
State Department record.

Mar.26/52. '

US SAC request to deploy non-nuclear
cores to Goose Bay.

Mar.27/52.

Transmitting formal request, as above.

Mar.28/52.

Clarification on above request. ,
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TELETYPES, continued
Wa-Wiser No. 38, Apr.2/52.

Procedures for SAC flight clearances.

39, Apr.5/52.

do.

do.

kO, Apr.15/52.

do.

do.

kl, Apr.25/52.

do.

do.

k2, May.3/52.

Next Meeting of Consultation

k3, May 7/52.

do.

J+k, May lk/52.

Berlin

•I4.5, May 15/52.

Berlin

k6, J u l y 2 / 5 2 .

Deployment of n o n - n u c l e a r

components

t o Goose Bay.

k7, July lk/52.

Date of 7th Meeting of Consultation.

k8, Nov.2k/52.

Goose Bay Lease.

k9, Dec.k/52.
50, Aug.l0/5k.

Goose Bay Lease.
Exercise DOORKNOB.

51, Aug.ll/5k.

Exercise DOORKNOB.

$2S Aug.29/5k.
53, Oct. 1/56.
5k» Oct. 10/56

Exercise DOORKNOB.
Request for Overflight.
Request for Overflight.

55, Nov. 19/56

Request for Overflight.

56, May 28/57

Request for Overflight.

57, June 27/57

Request for Overflight.

58, Aug. 5/57

Request for Overflights

591 Nov. 12/57
59, Nov. 26^57

Waohington WIDER List
Request for Overflight

60, Dec. 17/57

Request for Overflight

61, Dec. 31/57

Reauest for overflight

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TELETYPES,
62,

Sept.

17/58

63,

Sept. 24/58

6\x, Feb. 6/59
65 Feb. 11/59

continued

Request f o r

Overflights

O c t o b e r M e e t i n g PJBD
Request for Overflights
Request for Overflights
I

66 Feb. 28/59

U.S. Request for Clearances on Overflights

67

March 3/59

SAC Overflights

68

March k/59

SAC Overflights

69 March 9 / 5 9

SAC

70

Unscheduled Stop of C-12U

March 23/59

Overflights

71 April 6/59

SAC Overflights

72 April 9, 1959

USA Proposals relating to (a) Wiser
Procedures, (b) the Revision of the MB-1
Overflight Agreement and (c) Certain Matters
Relating to Facilities in Canada for the
Storage of Nuclear Weapons*

73 April 9, 1959

Text of Draft UsA Note re Revision of Wiser
Procedures and MB-1 Overflight Agreement and
Annex

7U April 9, 1959

Text of USA Aide-memoire, April 9, 1959
re Storage of MB-1 Rockets in Support of
USAF Squadrons at Goose Bay*

75 April 22, 1959

Unscheduled Stop of C-12U

76 June 10, 1959

USA Proposals re Nuclear Weapons and
Overflight Arrangements.

77-Jrjng 18, 195?-

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