https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/fb83cc00404b3318b90bd1545f5162e3.pdf 21fbb7a849e217ef9ba49b73f89e3cb3 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ■ Document divulge en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /’information TELETYPE MESSAGE From: THE CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES To: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS WASHINGTON, November 30th, 1950. Originated by... Authorized by... ..G.Ignatieff. .... I- Cypher ( X ) or En clair ( L" .. w- ) ...Time...... .4.’. 4 Q.. .p.. m s. i / 9 1 = r V . '................... :: * 2 : 5.5 ‘ " W! .... Time.... . ................................. ll I l h V _ L _ ./ Time. Despatched by. Tims 6.52 Ates THE APPROPRIATE SECURITY OR URGENCY PREFIXES, WHEN REQUIRED BY THE CONTENTS, SHOULD BE TYPED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MESSAGE No. WA— 2.0.82 CONFIDENTIAL IMMEDIATE Reference to atom bomb in President is press conference today. As there has been:.some. question as to what the President 1. is supposed to have said in answer to questions at his press con- ference today relating to the possibility of the use of the atom bomb, I am reporting some information which we have been able to obtain through a friendly correspondent about what transpired at the press conference on this point, together with an official statemerit on the question, issued from the White House after the conference. As there is a strict rule applying to these conferences about quoting the President directly, transcripts of the actual questions and answers are not obtainable. The record given to us in confidence, therefore, should not be disclosed. 2. The following are the questions and answers relating to the use of the atomic bomb:- "Q. Mr. President. Will action in Manchuria depend on action in the United Nations? A. Yes, entirely. Q. In other words, if the United Nations resolution should authorize General MacArthur to go further than he has yet, he will? A. * We will take whatever steps necessary to meet the military situation just as we always have. • ‘Q. Does that include the atom bomb? A. That includes every weapon that we have. 00568 .. 2 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ■ Document divulge en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /’information -2- Does that Q. You said that means every weapon that we have. ' mean that there is active consideration to use the atom bomb? A. There lwayshas been active consideration of its use. I don’t want to see it used. It is a terrible weapon. It should not be used on innocent men, women and children who have nothing to do with. this military aggression. when it is used. Q. That is what happens (intervening questions) I wonder if we could retrace that reference to the atom bomb. Did I understand you correctly to say that the use of the atom bomb is under active consideration? A. It always has been, Smitty.’ It is one of our weapons. Q. Does that mean against military installations or civilians? A. That is a matter for the military people. I am not the military authority that passes on it. Q. Mr. President. You said this depends on United Nations action. Does that mean we would not use the atom bomb except with United Nations authorization? A. ■ No it doesn’t mean that. The action against Communist China . depends on the action.in the United Nations. The military commander in the field will 'have charge of weapons as he always does.” 3. My immediately following teletype en clair contains the text of the statement released by the White House following the ■ press conference, in clarification of the discussion reported in the paragraph above.. Giles 00569 � 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 CDNW (Wiser) 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 CDNW16608 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW16608 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wiser Consultations, RG25-B-2, Volume number: 3094, Library and Archives Canada.