https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/ad49d31dac2f5cacb00f68746b3f4a6c.pdf 6fa062c3ff8bc2a08a269cc0a91e8c28 PDF Text Text D.L.(2) G.H.Southam/bel DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA. (FILE COPY) NUMBERED LETTER OAMnUN . ~sat ... ,................ ,,..... , , SecuritJP,9"-+P.~l'l:'\'+A~ ............. . . . . . . .'WA$1ttN4'1~1$ ..............•....•............ , .. , . , . FROM: THEUNDER-SECRETARY OF STATEFOR q:6..L................... NPJ:h•• Date: /\11.gtl.lJ.t. ~9•.. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, OTTAWA, CANADA. "J..951. •....•. ..••. &iclosurea::•. , •.... ~ ............... Air or &rface Mail,........ ; ......... Poat File No,......................... ... . . t O O I I O I w1th the United States O t O O I I t o t t t t O I I t t t I I I o t t t o t I I o o t t t I t I O o O O o I t o • o t O O Ott • w• File No. $0303-40 ······························································ References After the Prime M1n1ster had issued the statement on this subject passed to you by our telegram under .reference. he requested this .Department's views as to whether any reply was needed to the United States note. In a memorandum which we submitted to Mr. Diefenbaker on August 20 we reported Mr. Robertson's opinion.'·tb.at the exchange might well be terminated by the August 1$ statement. We pointed out that it was certainly in our interest, as well as in the interest o!' th.e United States, to bring this exchange to an early close for the sake of good relations generally and particularly in this .important and delicate matter of exchanging security information. 2. Nevertheless, our memorandumpointed out that the following considerations would seem to favour a repl-r being .sent: "(a)' Internal Circulation Press .·ficer A111eric~ft1v. ~/\ -t,\.)1 @ft,., Distribution to Posts (b) It is a fact that the United States note does .not (perhaps it could not) give us the explicit assurances requested by our note of April 10. Although we are prepared to accept the United State.a note, for the sake of the record it ought to be made clear that we are doing so because we trust and rely on such assurances as they have now given us, and not because we consider that these assurances are the ones we sought. One reason that we are prepared to trust and rely on their assurances 1s that in fact effective improvements have been.made in our exchange procedures in recent ~ars (my memorandumto you of July 23 on the relations between the RCMPand the INS is relevant in this connection), and we think that this tact also should be placed on the record as it is in the third paragraph of our draft note. You will notice that the United States note l!lpeaks only of the adequacy or their existing procedures, without admitting the obvious fact that they broke down badly ln the Norman case. 000474 Ext.18113 (!1ev. 2/ 52) , .. . . . �(c) Weattach somo trnportance to the United States ottw to contlnu.e with cons11ltat1orui concornlng security procedu.rea~ Indeed it' we.aat our e11ggest1on tbat th1e po.lnt waa 111ade1n their note. It would therefore seem w1ae to stress th1s point a.lao tor the record.'' 3. I have now to 1nform 7011tbat Hr. Diet'enbaker rettll"lled our 111C1nOrandW11 on Augu.et 23 wltb an indication that he wishes to 11let the matter ride and not send a reply". 4. Sb.ould you rece1 ve any informal onqu.lry trom the State Department on the s11bject, there appears to be no reason w~ JOU should not communicate th1a decision to th.em. M. CADIEUX ~ Acting Under-secretary ot State !'or .EXternal Atfaira 000475 �D,L,(2) 0ttr,rw11. August 28 .• 19.57 Dear Mr, Bryce, You will l'er:iember that at our meeting with Com!llissione:r Nicholson in the Privy Council Office on Thursday• Augu.st l!,, to discuss the United States note of AUgUst lJ on the exchange of' security information, we drafted e. Canadian repl:y' which we thought would be deai:rable to send for- several reasons .• I attach herewith tor your informa• tion eop:r of a memor.!mdum ad.dl'.'essed to the Prime Minister on August 20. submitting our proposBd draft repl}' for h1:s approval end .setting out three reasons why we considered that it ought to 'be sent. I have now to inform you the.t Mr. Diefenbaker retumed thii!! memorandum to this Department on August 2,3 w1th an indication that he wished to let the matter ride and did not wish to send e. reply to the United States note. ~_0 / t' ,'\\ missioner A copy of th1.s lettex- 1s going Nicholaon .for his informntion. \./21:1~ \l \I-\) .s--/ 1 Acting R.B. Bryce, Esq., to Com• M,QADIE'Ul; Under-Secretary ot State for External Affairs Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Co,mcil Office, East Block, Ottawa. 000476 � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage 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/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 29 AUGUST 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-08-29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00139 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Canadian Embassy, Washington to Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs, ‘‘Exchange of Security Information with the United States,’’ 29 Aug. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1.