https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/5be658e4cd65449b27c0e85aeb7861e8.pdf 8ba27ce7b3a37cc9092833bcf00ca969 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ■ Document divulge en vertu de la Loi surl'acces a /’information WISER - TOP SECRET Minute Sheet January 30th, 1953* The Ambassador. DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE LAST MEETING OF CONSULTATION ON JULY 18th, 1952. You may wish to bear in mind and refer to the following developments since the last meeting: gi.gm 1. The Goose Bay arrangements have been regulated by Exchange of Notes, accompanied by specific understanding that procedures agreed with the State Department for handling U.S. S.A.C. requests and continuation of consultations. 2. The Soviet Party Congress in Moscow in October, and particularly Stalin’s accompanying statements suggesting that there was greater danger of the Western Allies falling out among themselves than the U.S. attacking the Soviet Union, produced in Europe at least the reaction Has the that the Cold War had cooled. risk of general war appreciably diminished as the result of any developments in the Soviet Union, including the recent purges? 3. The U.K. (and other European NATO members) raised the question of how much stock should be attached to the deterrent effect of U.S. atomic capabilities in NATO planning.. 4. in Korea the armistice negotiations have broken down and the U.N. failed in the attempt made on the basis of the Indian Resolution to resolve what appeared to be the outstanding difference on P.O.W.s. 5. Communist pressure has continued unabated in Indo-China and Malaya. 6. National upheavals have grown in the Middle East, particularly in French North Africa, Egypt, and Iran. 7. While the efforts to secure a contribution from Western Germany to the defence of Europe have still produced no result, pending ratification of the EDC Contractual Agreements, the partition of Germany seems to be becoming increasingly firm, with particularly dangerous implications for Berlin. 00271 � 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 CDNW16822 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW16822 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wiser Consultations, RG25-B-2, Volume number: 3095, Library and Archives Canada.