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TO EXTERNL 3677 IMMED INFO NATOPARIS' LDN TT CFHQ DE OTT ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE YOU WILL BE AWARE OF DEFENSE SEC MCNAKARA3 STATEMENT NOV10 FOLLOWING A MTG WITH PRESIDENT JOHNSON IN TEXAS CONCERNING SOVIET DEPLOYMENT OF ABM DEFENCE AND CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO P0SSI3LE USA DEPLOYMENT OF SUCH A SYSTEM.MCNAMARA STATED THAT NO RPT NO DECISION HAD BEEN TAKEN REGARDING USA ABM DEPLOYMENT BUT SAID HE HAD RECOMMENDED AND IMPLIED DECISION HAD BEEN TAKEN TO PRODUCE AND DEPLOY POSEIDON MISSILE WITH GREATER RANGE AND IMPROVED PENETRATION CAPABILITIES OVER POLARIS.WE ARE REPORTING SEPARATELY ON THIS. 2.MCNAKARAS STATEMENT HAS REVIVED DEBATE ON WHETHER USA A3M SYSTEM SHOULD BE DEPLOYED.SO FAR STATE DEPT HAS DECLINED TO COMMENT ON QUESTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN PUT BY CORRESPONDENTS AS TO WHETHER THIS SUBJECT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH USAS ALLIES.HOWEVER,MOUNTING PRESSURE FOR COMMENT HAS LED TO DECISION TO PROVIDE STATE DEPTS SPOKESMAN WITH GUIDANCE FOR ANSWERING ANTICIPATED QUESTIONS.WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM STRAUS OF CDN AFFAIRS OFFICE,STATE,TEXT OF QUESTIONS AND PROPOSED ANSWERS.THESE ARE SET OUT BELOW*STRAUS SAID THAT THIS MATERIAL WOULD PROBABLY BE USED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON LINE BEING PROPOSED IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 3.GUIDANCE MATERIAL GIVEN TO US IS AS FOLLOWSl QUOTE l.HAS THE USA DISCUSSED ABK WITH NATO ALLIES? �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces'a I'information PAGE TWO 3 6 7 7 CONFD YES.USA THINKING WITH RESPECT TO A3M WAS SET FORTH TO WORKING GROUP III OF THE SPECIAL CTTEE LASTFEB.NATO DISARMAMENT EXPERTS ALSO DISCUSSED THE ARMS CONTROL IMPLICATIONS OF ABM AT THEIR MTG LAST S E P . I N ADDITION,USA HAS DISCUSSED ABM PROBLEMS BILAERALLY WITH CDNS IN CONNECTION WITH PERIODIC DISCUSSIONS OF NORTHAMERICAN AIR DEFENSE PR03LEMS.THE MOST RECENT OF SUCH DISCUSSIONS TOOK PLACE LAST OCT.WE HAVE ALSO HAD AN INFORMAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS,WITH BRIT ON THE STRATEGIC AND OTHER RELATED IMPLICATIONS OF AN ABM PROGRAM,IN RESPONSE TO THEIR REQUEST. 2.WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE DISCUSSIONS E1TH UK AND CDA? THESE DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN QUITE GENERAL AND HAVE HAD TWO OBJECTIVES. FIRST,TO DESCRI3E IN BROAD TERMS THE STATUS OF USA PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING AN ABM.SECOND,TO DESCRIBE OUR VIEWS ON THE STRATEGIC AND OTHER RELATED IMPLICATIONS OF ABM DEPLOYMENT.THESE SAME VIEWS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE KNOWN TO OTHER ALLIES IN GENERAL TERMS. 3 . I S USA PLANNING TO DEPLOYMENT ABM? WHILE THERE I S NO RPT NO PLAN TO DEPLOY AT THIS TIME ; THE MATTER I S UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW,AND WE DO NOT RPT NOT PRECLUDE THE P O S S I BILITY OF A DEPLOYMENT DECISION AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE. 4 . I S USA PLANNING DEPLOYMENT OF AN ABM OVERSEAS? NO RPT NO.WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN SOME PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL F E A S I BILITY STUDIES OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS !\. ORDER TO GAIN A EETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POSSIBLE COST AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTSoOUR ANALYSIS HAS NOT RPT NOT PROGRESSED BEYOND THESE CONSIDERATIONS AS OF THIS TIME. 5.DOES USA PLAN TO CONSULT WITH ALLIES A30UT ABM DEPLOYMENT? 000118 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PGE THREE 3677 CONFD WE HAVE DISCUSSED OUR ABM PROGRAM WITH OUR ALLIES IN THE PAST6AND WOULD PLAN TO CONSULT IN THE FUTURE AS APPROPRIATE*OF C0URSE9ANY FINAL DECISION ON ABM DEPLOYMENT WILL BE MADE BY THE PRESIDENT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL RELEVANT FACTORS BEARING ON USA SECURITY INCLUDING THE VIEWS OF OUR ALLIES*UNQUOTE* 000119 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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