https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/9a2966f518e6c0d9669cc57e7b28cd3b.pdf c845a9efbe4187a8b0c4a9f4e204b0a8 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ■ Document divulge en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /’information TOP SECRET 1 April 6th, 1951. Minute Sheet The Ambassador As agreed with you, I have made arrangements for Mr. Arneson to come to your office for a talk on the matters referred to in the attached correspondence at 11:30 Saturday morning. 2. I think in our talk it is important to ■start from the premise that we are willing to cooperate in arrangements for strategic air operations within the context of existing defence agreements under the North Atlantic Treaty-and of Mutual Defence. From the canvassing of opinions of the Prime Minister and responsible Ministers, however, Mr.. Heeney has, expressed the view that there would have to be a clear distinction between operations involving the movement and storage of fissionable materials, and operations involving Canadian ter-,; ritory or bases in Canada, and activities of the Strategic Air Command such as training programmes, deployment of aircraft, and preparation of storage facilities which do not involve fissionable materials. We can also make'the point that the Canadian authorities are fully alive to the importance of security and speed of communications, and are willing to consider practical arrangements to ensure that maximum effectiveness is obtained to provide for both, on the understanding, however, that in peacetime at least, the Canadian Government should be consulted, in each case at the highest political level before any action is taken by the Strategic Air Command involving Canadian territory or bases where fissionable materials are concerned. 3. . ’ It might also be a good idea to take the occasion to tell Mr. Arneson about Dr. Mackenzie’s letter concerning the plutonium purchase arrangements. (‘1: GI: e s 00459 � 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 CDNW16640 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW16640 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wiser Consultations, RG25-B-2, Volume number: 3094, Library and Archives Canada.