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AGREEMENT POR CO-OPERATION
Between the United States of America and Canada.
Concerning the communication of data, as contemplated in
the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954- (hereinafter referred
to as "the Act"),

for the purposes of defence planning, the

training of personnel in the employment of and defence against
atomic weapons, and the evaluation of the capabilities of potential
enemies in the employment of atomic weapons.
It being recognized that the exchange of such data between
the United States and Canada is in the common defence interests of
the two countries and can be undertaken without threat to the
security and best interests of either.
Now therefore the United States and Canada mutually undertake and agree thats
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Subject to the terms and conditions hereof the
United States will co-operate with and communicate
to Canada, through channels of communication
established or recognized by this agreement, Restricted
Data as authorized in subsection (b) of section !/»/»
of the Act, and data declassified or removed from the
Restricted Data category pursuant to section 142 of
the Act.

2.

The Restricted Data referred to in paragraph 1 above
shall be such as is necessary to the development of
.defence plans, the training of personnel in the employment of and defence against atomic weapons, and the
evaluation of the capabilities of potential enemies
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in the employment of atomic weapons, to the extent
permitted by the Act.
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Without limiting the generality of parajgraphs 1 and 2,
the communication of Restricted Data and other data
under the terms of this agreement shall1include, to
the extent permitted by the Act, the maximum possible
cooperation in tests, trials, exercises, training
programs, staff and operational research studies and
Intelligence activities.

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Canada undertakes and guarantees
(a) that the security safeguards and standards
as set out herein will be maintained;
(b) that any Restricted Data communicated
pursuant to this agreement will not be
communicated to unauthorized persons or beyond
the jurisdiction of Canada except as specified
herein.

5.

Nothing herein shall be interpreted or operate as a
bar or restriction to consultation and co-operation

This paragraph is
included on the
understanding that
the U.S. desires
such a clause.

by the United States and Canada with the United
Kingdom in all fields of defence, but Canada agrees
that it will communicate Restricted Data to persons
within the Jurisdiction of the United Kingdom only
as authorized by the United States.
•6.

Data communicated under the terras of this agreement
will be transmitted through mutually agreed channels
of communication.

7.

Security safeguards and standards urutually agreed
by the United States and Canada will be maintained.
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This agreement shall continue in force as long as
Canada is participating with the United States in
a regional defence arrangement.

9.

This agreement, being primarily concerned with
matters set out in subsection (b) of section 144.
and section 142 of the Act shall not operate as a
bar to the entry into further agreements for cooperation under the Act.

10. Words and terms used in this agreement shall have
the same meanings as in the Act.

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