https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/07ffa7e788d5acf3561fbb581b14c8d6.pdf 787fe9392fc2dfd1e7c192ba0631ab47 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulge en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /’information TELETYPE MESSAGE s' A From: THE CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES To: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS WASHINGTON, November 23rd, 1951. Originated by.. Authorized by •. H,...H,...WRONG. ............................... Cypher ( X) or En clair ( ) ....... ............... Time... 11 :.0Q 1 p..m. ... ;..I f \. .* * I Nk.t .....tQ.mTimes. .... . hj 8. ii a h L >+* is u —88 11 ___ . 4/22 Time. Despatched by THE APPROPRIATE SECURITY OR URGENCY PREFIXES, WHEN REQUIRED BY THE CONTENTS, SHOULD BE TYPED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MESSAGE WISER - TOP SECRET WISER No. WA—. 18.. Following for Reid. Begins: Reference my Wiser No. 16 of November 17th, paragraph 7. 1. Chase (Arneson’s Assistant) has told us that it would be helpful if we could inform him definitely that there would be some delay before we would be able to comment on the proposals of the Department of Defense reported in my Wiser No, l4 of November 8th,giving as the reason the absence of senior Ministers concerned in Europe onU.N. and NATO business. He would then be able to prepare an acknowledgement of the letter from the Secretary of Defense, saying that its contents had been taken up with the Canadian authorities but that consideration of the ; . proposals would have to await the return to Ottawa of the Ministers in question. 2. I have a further suggestion to make on the substance of these proposals for consideration in Ottawa. of a discussion with the British Embassy. It arises out As I think you know. no nuclear components for atomic weapons have so far been transferredfrom the custody of the Atomic Energy Commission to the - U.S. Air Force for transfer abroad. We might consider whether. all flights involving the deployment of the nuclear cores of weapons either to Canadian bases or through Canadian airspace should be regarded as having political significance. If this were acceptable here, it should make it easier to agree to a /considerable 00332 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ■ Document divulge en vertu de la Loi suri'acces a I'information 77 - 2 considerable relaxation of the present aprangements governing the deployment of weapons without the nuclear cores, since such weapons cannot, of course, be used until they are completely assembled. Ends. HHW:mgm 00333 � 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 CDNW16699 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW16699 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wiser Consultations, RG25-B-2, Volume number: 3094, Library and Archives Canada.