https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/dd2191f47f4cd3e98b78b3e91e88339e.pdf c7eca4ad163e8254eff5ed3753b40a31 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulge en vertu de la Loi suri'acces a I'information COPY No../.. OTTAWA, NCVEMEER 15TH, WISER NO. 15 TOP: 91/8. -P.H. TOD: /: /” P.M. 1951. WISER - TOP' SECRET - CYPHER. - AUTO ATERZNCE: YOUR TELETYPE WISER NO. 14(14 OF NOVEMBER 208. SUJECTg PROCEDURE: FOR HANDLING URGENT U.S. REQUESTS ; DISTINCTION BETWEEN FLIGHTS OF POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND OTHERS. FOLLOWING FOR WRONG FROM HEENEY. BEGITS % : WE HAVE NOW HAD SOME • OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE INFOR! ATION GIVEY IN YOUR MESSAGE, AND. HAVE REACHED TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS CONCERNING GUR COURSE OF ACTION. IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE:TO OUTLINE WHAT WE THINK MIGHT BE:DONE, AND TO ASK FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ' 2(2. • AS IGNATIEFF SUGGESTED TO ARNESON, WE WOULD NOTCNOT WISH TO RECEIVE FORMAL PROPOSALS IN THE TERNS OF MR. LOVETT’S LETTER-. PRESUMARLI OUR "PRELIMINARY REACTIONS" AS THEY MAY BE GIVEN TO.THE "STATE DEPARTLZIT .WILL.-BE- INCORPORATED--IN A REPLY FROM MR. ACHESON. 'BEFORE ANY-.FORMAL COLUNICATION IS MADE TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT 2' THERE ARE CERTAIN POINTS ■■WHICH WE THINK YOU SHOULD RAISE INFORMALLY WITH ARNESON. UPON SOME OF THESE POINTS WE WILL HAVE TO -HAVE THE AUTHORITY CF THE PRIME MINISTER ■ BEFORE TAKING; ANY POSITION, BUT WE DO NOKNOT WISH TO HAKE ' DECOMLENDATIONS TO HIM UITHOUTCUITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING YOU, WE ARE CUTLINING BELOW, THEREFORE, THE LINE WHICH WE ARE- DISPOSED TO . RECOMMEND TO THE PRIME MINISTER AS A BASIS FOR YOUR APPROACH TO THE • STATE DEPARTMENT. 'IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE YOUR COMMENTS' WE WILL SEEK NR. ST-LAURENT’S. AUTHORITY TO INSTRUCT YOU. . 3(3. WE WOULD PROPOSE'TO PUT THE PROBLEM TO THE PRINE MINISTER ' IN TERNS OF THL THREE(THREE CATEGORIES OF 'FLIGHTS LISTED IN LOVETT’S LETTER AND QUOTED, IN YOUR PARAGRAPH 3(3. WE ARE INCLINED.. a a o 00347 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulge en vertu de la Loi surI'aci^^l'information . wi ? *85 5 : ' . 5 ■1 ■ 4. - 1 . . . ■:. r 4 .. , - ,0 ,* ' . v ■'. v •- v : ■ A. -. WISER NO. 15 27a . * t . -PAGE TWO : ___ _______ ' -t - 1n 89 102. ■ pe ■ "t .. . . I WISER-TOP SECRET* --■ • --- , : *-7, " f f * .1 ...........ARE. INCLINED CONSIDER ALL THREE (THREE. . . . , / OFTHESE CATEGORIES AS INCLUDING FLIGHTS- OF "POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE". ■ "4 . ; <. ... ■'■ . " : ' ■ ■ . <- IN THESENSOF-OUR-PRVIOUSDISCUSSONS. WE ARE NOTCNOT AWARE CTOF/T . ’ ’ 4 ' ■ - .. . / ' ' : . : ': : . .. — ■■ • . ' ' 1 ‘ , a . ' ; .. A' r a " , HAVING INDICATED. THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS PREPARED TO.GRANT A "BLANKET . - 8 . . 2 • " 2 . . " J ’ . ■ 20 . oant :: . ■ ■ ■ L AUTHOR IZATI ON ”, SUBJECT ONLY TO NOTFICATION, FOR FLIGHTS IN ANY OF. . . . : THESE CATEGORIES: AATTER RE-EXAMININGTHE PROBLEM,-' HOWEVER, WE ARE ' 6rmr.a1 ..* • "dlr./ • *. ′ 3 . . g . “Now PREPARED TORECMMENDHATTHEGOVERNMENTGRANT A "BLANKET: AUTHOR- . " IZATION" FOR. FLIGHTS INLCATEGORY A(A.. NAMELY "IN TRANSIT* FLIGHTS . -t"i. >* ‘ - ... ‘ ) . ■’n . : \ 1 ... . ' . ,-** .2 : - v 0'1 , . . 020600. / . : -NOTCNOT INVOLVING STRIKES,’..TO; AREAS' OUTSIDE OF CANADIAN TERRITORY. ' 1 . 4 f , " ** . "1 " "oddane i ' .. - f -/. •′ "/tit a).. THIS "BLANKET AUTHORIZATION" WOULD NOT(NOT, Op COURSES ".COVER ‘ THE . II/ . E : MOVEMENT OF ASSEMBLED BOMBS, FOR- WHICH GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZATION)* ./ 3 WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ACH CASE, BUT ONLY- THE MOVEMENT ' OF NUCLEAR -' s r • • f / - . 4. - . p -■ : ■■ ..: . — - ' * ’ I| I l - . - - COMPONENTS/OR . "CONTAINERS" IN ACONS IT ION -WHERE THEY COULD NOTCNOT ■ J ■ ,S ′ -1022/0..2=========2======??5? 1 . : .1 .BE- DETONATED. SUCH AUTHORIZATION WOULD-. BE SOB.jECT' TO A MUTUALLY' ’ u --23. ' * ‘ .3 . ' - ' . * *" . • - ; 4 , • . - " /• . ’ SATISFACTORY PROCEDURE FOR PRIOR NQTIFICATION ON A.:SERVICE' LEVEL.' : : , 1 4(.AROINTOFSOME IMPORTANCE WOULD' ARISE' CONCERNING THE TERM, ■- " . .. ' ' 2 - —* . * ..... J Pjis P { , , "Mu t u a l l y 's a t is f a c t o r y ^ in RELATIN t o t h e - n o t if ic a t io n 'pr o- c e d u r e ..-'' . ' ‘ ' , * ” 4 ' 40 ‘ tri ■ ′ . 1‘ .′* h • I WE"'’SHOULD NOTCNOT . WISH T HEZNOTIFI.GATIQN MERELY. TO ■ RELATE TO : t 7 r ′ ** - *.* .*** ’• • • . . .** •■ _ •*"" ... e* - : ■ . ■ - , - FLIGHTSCLEARANCES FOR INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT.’ WE THINK WE WOULD BE GIVEN: - * ,5P - * , - » . ".o* .li . : - . .* ' .. - ; ' 1 ** s .. THE MAXIMUN INFORMATION OF POSSIBLE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN RELATION ′- t .* _ ‘ . ,9 : ■ ■ . ... ... . : ro THE’OPERATIONS BEING UNDERTAKEN^ . ' WE- REALIZE THAT IT.IS PROBABLY . • • - ‘a - 4 0 . .■• 1 • * , . .. ... . s < .UNLIKELY THAT THE. DEFENCE. DEPARTMENT WOULD BE WILLING TO TELL US,. . PIN CONNECTION WITH ANY PARTICULAR SERIES OF FLIGHTS, EXACTLY HOW MAY I ; SPECIAL'WEAPONS WERE TO BE MOVED OR EXACTLY.WHERE THEY WOULD BE . . " ’ - t ' DEPLOYED. NEVERTHELESS, WE, SHOULD. .WISH TO’h AVE. SOME GENERAL INFOR-'; N \ J . . ‘NATION ■ ON THESE POINTS. 2 ASATISFACTORY NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE WOULD / . 2 ■ INVOLVE' A 'GENERAL STATEMENT' OF THE PROGRAMME CONTEMPLATED, SUCH - AS. / i . WAS ' GIVEN IN" YOUR WISER TELEGRAM NO. . 16610 QF ' SEPTEMBER.' 1(1. IN 1 • ■ * . 4 •■ ■ ■ 2 ' 4 ' * ■ * a ■: . . . - . a *d CONNECTION WITH THE RECENT SERIES OF FLIGHTSTO THE U.K. BEYOND. ... . • ■ ' ■ . "i" 4 V ■:■ . 2:)'" !' :■ " ■ - . ' X. ■ , : 2 - . . - 1" t • *;A —5 ' . ■ ■ ) .. .... ....... . - - ... V ■ ■ 3 00348 22 . / �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ■ Document divulge en vertu de la Loi suri’acces a /'information p PAGE .THREE WISER-KO. 15 ....... BEYOND TOP SECRET • .SUCH A STATEMENT HE SHCULD REQUIRE ONLY THE SERVICE LEVEL FLIGHT CLEARANCES’-WHICH ARE USUAL .FOR OTHER USAF(USAF OPERATIONS 9 EXCEPT THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT TO BE -INFORMED OF ANY . . . SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE PROGRAMME. ' 5(5. WE. CONSIDER THAT YOU SHOULD 2E INSTRUCTED TO EXPLAIN TO' THE STATE-DEPARTMENT THIS POSITION CONCERNING FLIGHTS .IN.CATEGORY A(A • - MAKING IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS A NEW POSITION AS FAR AS THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED. YOU SHOULD THEN GO ON TO DISCUSS .CATEGORIES B(B ANDC(C. 6(6. ••'■THE PROVISIONS OF. LOVETT’S LETTER APPLYING TO CATEGORY C(C APPEAR ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY TO US. WE SHOULD BE HAPPY TO SEE THEN PUT IN'' WRITING IN A LETTER. FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO YOURSELF (AS SUGGESTED ' TH YOUR PARAGRAPH 5(5), TOGETHER -WITH THE NEW.UNDERSTANDING TO. WHICH I HAVE REFERRED CONCERNING CATEGORY AC A. 7(7. . THE HOST DIFFICULT PROBLEM ARISES IN CONNECTION UITII CATEGORY B(B. IT SEEKS'CLEAR" THAT- LOVETT THINKS THAT . COMPLETELY .SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CATEGORY AC A MERELY REQUIRE FORMAL CONFIREATIO19 AND 'THAT TEE. SAKE ARRANGEMENT SHOULD. BE MADE FOR CATEGORY B(B. IT IS OUR VIEW THAT FLIGHTS IN CATEGORY ECE ARE OF SUCH POTENTIAL .POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT WE COULD.NOT(NOT'AGREE TO A PROC- EDURE SUCH AS HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY LOVETT” FOR CATEGORY, AC A. IN GENERAL WE WOULD WISH TO HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE .IN WHICH TO ASSESS. THE -FACTORS IN THE SITUATION WHICH NIGHT-LEAD THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO A DECISION EITHER TO LAUNCH AN ATOMIC ATTACK OR .TO- DEPLOY ATONIC WEAPONS IN PREPARATION FOR SUCH AN ATTACK, ALTHOUGH WE RECOGNIZE THAT TIKE MIGHT NOTCNOT ALWAYS PERMIT’ THIS.- OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD LIKE TO . HAVE SUCH INFORLATIOM IN RELATION TO ANY.POSSIBLE -ATONIC ATTACH, WHETHER I ’ INVOLVING CANADIAN FACILITIES OR EOT(NOT, AND VE HOPE THAT THE. 00349 �S ''. . Rd50mpng :2 e y 22 * t * 58 npoudleegs . 4 . ...$ / 2. .2* - i / • , ■ **.* ... ’• •”. ; 9 1, : . k : ■ 1 - " A . ′ ,0M2t2 .. ... . ” . P . ... TOP SECRET z897 ' . gr. . ... - r' , . "/ > . .' . c . ■ " _ i ■ i) t ' ' 4,. * *9 f ‘ V • 22 t t hmmn 5 ....... a . . i 23 ■ .. WISER NO. 15 220 TS4PAGEEOUR - ; 747 .** . • - V • ’ "" Klst 7 ■' . . : • . • , : . s Az - . .' na '. ■ . bi n)m sPM/ " : i e ■- ' _ 1. .tt 2 5232 T* Ka AA - A : ** <f N A A 6 " ti .Ar. .* - n 7 ‘ AT* . . : 145 ! - ,• . • Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ■ - Docliment ^ul^e en vertu de la Loi surYacces a /’information . . ... ... . . . .. . • — ■ THATTHE SPECIAL CONSULTATIONS WILL SERVE To KEEP, ‘ 5 US INFORMED ON THIS SUBJECT. ANY SUCH ATTACK, HOWEVER, FOR WHICH.CAN- ' . . .3 * : 3* .. rr v0*i , t 1 > : .. . . 0 * . ' . ADIAN FACILITIES MIGHT BE USED WOULD BE OF SPECIAL POLITICAL . • 1 , 5 . ; . • A *: .. .2 ’A ... : A . • j ~ —t .. . . ’ ’ \ 4 IMPORTNCETO"CANADA,ND-FOR-SUEHANTTACKIT WOUEDBE t . ■ . . 3622 h .7 : s "20 ' A "a ^ N;a ; P2 70 - 0 1 : " . IMPERATIVE:THATWE SHOULD-HAVE THE FULLEST POSSIBLE Ac c o u n t -o f THEN ( . ■ ' pi 4f , * ’ *, _ 2 ... 2 : 2- , * A‘ 1. ‘; • . ■. • •. $ . '' - : $ . . -; , - - t.s ' -f a 16 : dkag.a . . . ? " - CIRCUMSTANCES N^ECESsiTATiNG M A ..IN. THIS CONTEXT N'.KE: "REGARD"' DEPLOYMENT 1 .2 ... ′ ■ . . ... . .7 - ' 1 , j : ■ • ON CANADIAN TERRITORY AS OF IMPORTANCE. BECAUSE ■ WE. WOU EXPECT THAT- A ■ ' s ■. s* A pmmgjs " 2 _ . IT MIGHT BE CARRIEDOUT LONG ENOUGH IN ADVANCE OF ANY ACTUAL' STRIKE"' . : ' _ FOR US TO BROUGHT FULLY INTOATHE: PICTURE.A REQUEST FOR PERMISSION to ■ 7 A ' 7 i 1904*22*6 Papgns .—d . /=*492*** ft" :/7 • LAUNCH STRIKES FROM OR THROUGH CANADIAN TERRITORY MIGHT BE SO URGENT < : ■ ..-21". : TMATNO(NO TIME WOULD BEAGiVEN-UF ROR WEIGHING ^OURSELVES THE ISSUES,. ' i 00 ■' .73 *"*511 ' ′ A * ? 'J ' 5*52 * •* s - " .. 4 INVOLVED. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE URGENCY WOULD NOTC NOT ...LIKELY BE SO i . • - . . - . ' " ' - 1 ■ *. — 1 , . ■ ′ •" • - - s , '4-;. ■ •„. .. ............................. - / -* . 7:' •■ .. * i 1 ' • A ■ * • ■ .... " . . - - ..** r - . • 28 ■ ' . " * . • ■ . *** 3 . . •■ • - ■.. : . . ; "<A,.AA\ ‘ at ' ( .5 r'npc* ;.9 692// GREAT IN A.CASE OF .ADVANCE DEPLOYMENT-. INDEED, WE ARE INCLINED TO 1 . ’■ ■ a . - . ■ ■■ . ... "n - "2" 1' 447 " - ’ ) /4 : 1 i . / . - . ■■ . 2 : . . r •• . .......... I r1 ′ ■ REGARD BOTH DEPLOYMENT IN PREPARATION:FOR APOSSIBLE STRIKE AND THE ‘2, ***-.*4, 2 *429* 6**—, A ■ ■ * .07 919 /10 _ ■ " ACTUAL LAUNCHING OF A STRIKE/. AS LIKELY TO BE OF ALMOST EQUIVALENT ' . I ■ euilt " V | P • xn ■ * *1el - 1***1 1 / "6 . . - ■ - < . ROLIT ICALIMPORTANCEMTHE CHIEF DISTNCTNON BETWEEN THE “Twod TWO IS THE . . " : "t),t221—".**4me Rod 5. / , • . PROBABLETIME FACTOR INVOEVED:, a. : 0 edd *3 gib ; o 4 — : 05 ; ; : . • ■ . 8(8." IN PROPOSING THATTHE PERMISSION; OF THE CANADAN GOVERNMENT ' ‘ SHOULD BE'OBTAINED, PRIOR'J'O; THE DEPLOYMENT OF: ATOMIC WEAPONS ON .) . '• i -2" od -24. 1***/*, e 25824 11/3 " • 182 —n Hti 0 ..CANADI AN'TERRITORY, WE -.SHOULD^ NOT (NOT NECESSARILY INSISTAUPON.. ', “ " " . - i -f = A . - : ' . GOVERNMENT CONSIDERATIONOF EACH INDIVIDUALTLIGHT: WE WOULD SUGGEST ■ ,1409 - P .. "39)im 9— 427 . a ■ ■••'•THAT. AN. ■■■AGREEMENT‘.BE’. RACHEDCONCERNING FLIGHTS ' OF THIS TYPE UNDER ... : . . 515 .7 11 //"/.o**9d-* - / . • ; 2 4 ' 7 WHICH THE CANADlAN/GOyERNMENT.''MIGHT BE ASRED-TO APPROVE SOME GENERAL P . • =4 n. ■ " ’ 1/ ■ ′ ■. - - *" - ' 4 " .27 , dur ■ "5 % i 1." .* . '■ - : -107 ** 1 . DEPLOYMENT OPERATIONSUNDERSUCH ANARRANGEMENT, INDIVIDUALLFLIGHTS 1 : ... 7 .1 ‘ +7 ■ ′ ’■ " : • ’ ' - • ... ■ ' ' .**Y * " ’ 4 A •* 13* : " '•• • 2 ", , , ' •v * • ‘ ... ' : , .. - • . 2 ■ • ", ’ "/ *poli f, . U 2 23 1 ’ ' ; , 4’ '3 ’ • 9.14* . A'. . AND ^ASSOCIATED MOVEMENTS .WITHIN SUCH A .GENERAL 'PROGRAMME:' MIGHT BE) a A: ■ UNDERTAKEN "S UB JECT. ag0 * 1 - • " r • .. - 55 ; •• *e G 12 3, " • 1 :• ‘ 28, . , • gih ” '1 F' •* 2 : 22 ' ■ . 3 ’ ' 1,. ,- 3. = . 4 . . A" ' y . 2 00350 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulge en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /'information 7 . WISER NO. 15 . . .SUBJECT s --PAGE FIVE-- TOP SECRET ’.TO NOTIFICATION @N A SERVICE LEVEL. AND ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT WOULD BE CONSULTED CONCERNING ANY SUBSTANTIAL SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION OF " THE'GENERAL PROGRAMME. ' IN SUMMARY, WE.. PROPOSE TO RECOMMEND TO THE PRIME MINISTER THAT 9(9. YOU -BE AUTHORIZED TO' INFORM THE’ STATE DEPARTMENT: (1)(1) THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS PREPARED TO GIVE "BLANKET T AUTHORIZATION" FOR "IN TRANSIT" LIGHTS TO . AREAS- OUTSIDE-OF CANADIAN TERRITORY, 'SUBJECT TO AGREEMENT-UPON A SATISFACTORY. NOTIFICATION -PROCEDURE AND ON THE CONDITION THAT NOCNO ASSEMBLED ATOMIC WEAPONS BE ' CARRIED WITHOUT(WITHOUT THE EXPLICIT APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT. I (2)(2) THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOTCNOT WILLING TO GRANT SIMILAR BLANKET AUTHORIZATION pOR- ATOMIC STRIKES FROM OR OVER CANADIAN TERRITORY. OR FOR DEPLOYMENT OF ATOMIC WEAPONS ON CANADIAN TERRITORY. (3)(3) THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD AGREE TO AN' ARRANGEMENT UNDER WHICH IT- NIGHT GRANT PRIIR APPROVAL FOR A GENERAL PROGRAMME OF . DEPLOYMENT OF ATOMIC WEAPONS ON CANADIAN TERRITORY ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT INDIVIDUAL FLIGHTS AND RELATED OPERATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF 'THE APPROVED' PROGRAMME'COULD. BE CARRIED OUT SUBJECT-ONLY TO NORMAL . FLIGHT CLEARANCES-AS LONG-AS THE' APPROVED PROGRAMME WAS 'NOT SIGIIFICA- NTLY CHANGED. 11(11. WE SHOULD'BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS.' ENDS. MESSAGE - ENDS. 1 00351 � 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 CDNW16690 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW16690 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wiser Consultations, RG25-B-2, Volume number: 3094, Library and Archives Canada.