https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/b7a8b09b46fe59c61a5eeff0a8952aa7.pdf 5c8c5aa8b6b15f03e6f6c3d7e78c4fbc PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information aepte-ber 27, 1955* year General Fouiis.es, fou will recall that In a letter dated July 20, you lnforacd ae of your agreesMnt with the proposal that a Heating of consultation should be held this fall. I than sant a telegram (Mo. I -1309 of July y Ajabaesador in -<ashlagte«, I af orating his of our agreement. 1J>5$» 2. i nave recently been giving aooe thoughc to tha agenda and tisaing of such a wasting. It eeeae to mm that it sight be acre fruitful If it vara held aftar tha •reign &>i«iistare* conference at ®mmmm.t -nioh is to begin an October 2?, &nd after the next meeting of tha remanent Joint Board on *»afsnea, ^hich la to be bald from October 31 to Movcobor 3# 1955* 1 *ould suggest &id-ta>vo*aber as a suitable time, and 1 should ba '..lad to anew whetuor this would ba satisfactory ta you. 3. Aa regards the agenda, 1 believe that It la laeor for us to suggest Infernally %o &ne United •atco autboritiea not only tha subjects we would line to -acuas, but also tha Kind of discussion aa would hope to have. I roajld hope that we feignt insinuate tha idea that tha ssotlng of eenault&tien, being informal, at a high level, *nd not inv*i«'ing aoacdeaentS! should be of a character -;uite different from Lhe ordinary and more forael eachanges of views, m o o net follow, at course, that we need set out in detail, in our advance approach, all tha sub-headings wa Right wish to raise at toe seating. 4. 1 would suggest tnat tha first ^aaarai topic for -Uscoasion should ba continental defence, this la bound to ba aa increasingly important subject at nestings ... General Charles -"'suites, Tirana, Chief a of .»taff, t t a w a. 2 000327 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act^^ Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 2- .y| of consultation as the soviet capability of attae* against ssrtb America grows. While *s would want to emphasise our desire to discuss the general trends in continental defence and to take a long-term view, there sra three particular aspects of the problem on which it sesas to ae that we might, c .rates (a) anticipated developments and progrsmassfor tne Morth American early warning system to I960, on land aad with regard to tbs ssaward extensions, in the light of tha probable budgetary situation. 4e would want to ust their views on the magnitude old nature of continental defence, aad would ^roba.ly hope (whether ws mentioned this in advance or not) to got soma j m whether any budgetary reductions woald offset ths united .;tas contributions* (b} developments in the weapons system to 1760. fhls follows directly from our initiative at the last mostlag of consultation on jOpteaber 24, 1954, and from the letter which you wrote as a result . d&iral Radford on ertember 30, 1?54. Ths subsequent conclusion of tha Agreement far Co-operation in the field of Atomic defence turn removed ths leial difficultiea in the way of tne joint ^rograasec you suggested* it sasaa to me that the initiation now of a joint study of this :.ad Is urgsntly required from the Canadian point • (ej relationship between the 1AT0 alerts ayatsm and Morth American air defence* Tho problem I have in alad hare, of course, is how to cope with the inaction In Washington oa ths proposed negotiation of tripartite arrangeaeats to warn of inpendiag aggression against the MATO area. - 1 siai it is most important to got on with th© discussion of &lerts Bosaures and procedures for declaring alerts in north America, ineluuing the exchange of indications intelligence on ths Far -..ast, out 1 also think tnat wo should be careful not to prejudice the success of ths 000328 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information t -3- tripartita approach or our relations with tho United m in tha li i.geaee field* mSm this problem io handled might depend on whet bur before the meeting we hear from the 3tats department their views am the tripartite sag5. As a second general topic, I would suggest soviet inventions In ths light of recent developments, with particular reference to their effect on- eastern defence yogrsaaea* In this subject I think it is very important to got beyond the usual platitudes and to try to find out ..hat ths thinking really is at the highest levels of tho United states iovernment* *'s might, for example, »st some inkling of wnat tho united -States intsads to do about its basss io Iuroso and tho * Addle £nst, givsa ths prsssnt range of aircraft and the political developments la those arts of the world. We might also try to got some mora definite idea of what tha United States expects to acuieve in the ;.ieid of disarmament. And there is tne broader nuast-on, wnst .-.lad of Western defences may ba expected In too a**xt few years gainst what kind of possible Soviet attack? 6. The third general topis might be tha situation la ths far ~«st* -ike the second topic, tnis is obviously related to the basic purpose for *hish tne meetings of consultation wore instituted, i.e. to iiscuos developaoato in tho international situation which mi Ivs r_ss to a necessity for the use of atomic weapons. Perhaps it.would be beat to confine tne discussion to China. I would hops that ws (tight get some idea of United States intentions on ouch uueotions as the future of Formosa and ths recognition of tho Co.aauniat government, although 1 think it would be well not to hint at this beforehand* 7. These suggestions mrm, of course, tentative, and the agenda would have to be reviewed and possibly revised Just before the meeting in the light of current devslopments in tne international situation* ia view of your imminent departare, however, 1 tnought 1 should put thsm to you now, and I would very much appreciate say commsmts or suggestIons you may nave, i am sending a similar letter to e*?<i t»ryce. foure sincerely, ULES LEGER 000324 � 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 CDIW00027 Title A name given to the resource CDIW00027 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Tripartite Intelligence Alerts Agreement," RG25, Box 34, File 29-3-1-2, Part 1, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). 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