https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/6396c7b5d0203d5f754c4609a8695831.pdf c4e940d0558e94d860773ef916f31776 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ■ Document Ze6anzdel—bbi surl’apces a I'information WISER - TOP szcr Minute Sheet October 24th, 1951. The Ambassador. OX _ un hall I f Xalr /kuk I hur Krd *- 4 ko k M emuilkoa *a) / Rut akolaaZowly. Mas > ko u ike Bxl / MPais R kall La 0.M.0, M . I awlis 8 /k CowtoA Of . lswoolA*] souo shod (l A/k This afternoon, at George Ignatieff’s suggestion, I called on Gordon Arneson to deliver to him the letter designating me as one of those on the staff of this Embassy who are indoctrinated You will be aware that in in "Wiser" matters. these questions with communications of this kind we have to act as our own postmen. What I expected to be a very short and routine call developed into a real conversation. Arneson had a good deal to say about the present status of the United Kingdom’s request that they should be allowed to test in the United States The information the first British atomic weapon. he gave me on this subject seemed of sufficient importance to incorporate in a letter from you to A draft is attached for your Norman Robertson. — consideration. Arneson also discussed at some length the question of drawing a distinction between routine requests from the U.S.A.F. to make use of facilities in Canada or to overfly Canadian territory and requests which are of political significance. . He said that he was somewhat concerned by the delay that there had been in reaching He mentioned agreement on such' a distinction. informal conversations which had taken place both between General Bradley and General Foulkes and between General Henry and General McNaughton; but he was uncertain at whose feet the ball now When I suggested that I thought you would lay. be willing to institute an enquiry in Ottawa, he expressed appreciation but said that it might be better for him to make some soundings first in As soon as he has done this, he the Pentagon. He1 said that at that stage will let us know. it might be very useful if we were to send a message to our people in Ottawa. AYu kilu / v telaif , WJL -L- A wurhy ), 1 y lk A fun y FAke *X w/- AQ w h/ Aal&u k 5 0 •)-, al howh m 4 inid h * kl shann/ huno t wu-wu eoionon & 4 &Akoakudvl.gm /9 171/ 00371 � 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 CDNW16681 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW16681 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wiser Consultations, RG25-B-2, Volume number: 3094, Library and Archives Canada.