https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/c1f07b777a554a6b8033e5752248f01d.pdf 9bf637818eea933b8558e4013d749723 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under tht^ Document divuigue en vertu deja1 (often Act '{fiil/ormotion HQTS5 2001-121/1 Vol 2 (VCGS) OFFICE OF STAFF OTTAWA Cha i ma n t Chie fs of S ta ff' C anadian Troops in Korea I refer to your l etter C SC :7.10.5 (D /C JS) 1 dated 11 D ec 53, concerning the draft com m ents prepared i n the D epartm ent of External Affairs in answ er to despatch Korea No 17 dated 28 O ct 53• 2 W ith respect to M r Scott’ s Q uestion 2, the M inister has recently agreed that, should the Com m on w ealth D ivision be reduced to an integrated brigade group, we w ould provide in addition to the one infantry battalion, one fi el d am bulance at a reduced strength tailored to the fi el d m edical needs of the brigade group. O ur contribution to the brigade group w ould then, therefore, becom e one infantry battalion and one fi el d am bulance. I tshould also be noted that, so long as we have any C anadian units serving in such an integrated brigade group, we shall have to continue to provide certain C anadian detachm ents w ithin the base and com m unication zone to take care of the needs of our ow n troops i n the brigade. Apart from the above, Ihave no com m ents 3 to add to those set out in the D epartm ent of External Affairs l etter of 9 D ec 53 w hich Ibelieve adequately covers the various questions. Sim onds) Lieutenant-G eneral C hief of the G eneral Staff SECRET /000479 <A � 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDKW00663 Title A name given to the resource CDKW00663 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Korean War - Reaction by Canada," RG24-B-1-a, vol. 20811, 7-10-5, part 3, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Korean War Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en