https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/46319d2902a410e7c45a0fca92ed2dd1.pdf 9aae33499a4fc69cb52813b1f918a507 PDF Text Text , r l Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information > MESSAGE t. • PLACE DEPARTMENT ORIG. HO. LIEU MINISTERE N ° D'ORIO. OTT FM/DE EXT AFF DL-2988 SECURITY SECURITE FILE/DOSSIER DATE 27-1IL5.71 DEC.6.66 J SECRET £ 6 r7~/y-3 PRECEDENCE TO/A WASH DC IMMEDIATE INFO CANFORCEHED IMMEDIATE NATO PARIS ROUTINE NO STANDARD DISTR. YOURTEL 3677 DEC5/66 3UB/SUJ ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OPPORTUNITY. TO COMMENT ON STATE DEPT'S PROPOSED' ANSWERS TO ANTICIPATED QUESTIONS ON ABM DEFENCE. SUBJECT TO ONE fXtENDMENT THE PROPOSED ANSWERS ARE SATISFACTORY TO US. 2. WE WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WORDS QUOTE OF NORTH AMERICAN AIR DEFENCE PROBLEMS UNQUOTE BE DELETE0/ROM THIRD SENTENCE OF FIRST ANSWER. THIS PHRASE COULD BE MISLEADING TO CDN PUBLIC OPINION IN GIVING IMPRESSION THAT THERE HAD BEEN PERIODIC DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN CDA AND USA ON DEPLOYMENT OF ABMS IN SPECIFIC CONTEXT OF NORTH AMERICAN DEFENCE. AS YOU KNOW THE IMPLICATIONS POR CDA OF A DECISION TO DEPLOY ABMS HAVE NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED BETWEEN CDA AND USA NOR FOR THAT MATTER ARE WE AWARE OF USA CONTINGENT ABM DEPLOYMENT PLANS. 3. AT LAST PJBD, USA STATEMENT^ CONTEXT OF DISCUSSION ON FUTURE OF NORAD STATED THAT IF ABM SYSTEM WAS TO BE DEPLOYED ON CONTINENT THERE WOULD INEVITABLY BE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CDN AIR SPACE AND POSSIBLY CDN TERRITORY. MATTER WAS NOT CARRIED BEYOND THIS OBVIOUS STATEMENT THAT USA ASSUMED CDA WOULD WISH TO DISCUSS THEM AT APPROPRIATE TIME. WE; HAVE BEEN ASSUMING THAT ABM DEPLOYMENT COULD BE ONE MATTER VJE SHOULD BE EXPLORING FURTHER AS DISCUSSIONS DEVELOP ON FUTURE OF NORAD. 4. AS YOU KNOW, ABM BRIEFING AT LAST PJBD MTG'DE^T WITH POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS ON GLOBAL SCALE OF A POSSIBLE DECISION TO EMPLOY OR NOT RPT NOT DEPLOY AN ABM SYSTEM. ,../2 *EE DRAFTER/REDACTEUR SIG. P.A.BISSONNETTE/dc DI VI S t O N / D I R E C T I O N UL(1) APPROVED/APPROUVE TELEPHONE 2-7921 SIG. PAUL MARTIN- E X T I S / B I L IREV B/701 000120 �. Documeht disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de fa Loi sur I'acces a 4/inf orrpatior - 2 - SECRET THESE WAS, HOWEVER, NO MENTION OF POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS' WITH RESPECT TO NATO COUNTRIES INCLUDING CDA. 5. IN ANY PUBLIC STATEMENT WHICH WE MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE AS A RESULT OF USA PROPOSED STATEMENT WE WOULD OF COURSE ACKNOWLEDGE Tfi&T THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN CDA AND USA ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ABM PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN USA DRAFT STATEMENT BUT WE MIGHT BE REQUIRED TO ADD THAT TO DATE. THERE HAS BEEN NO RPT NO DISCUSSION ON PROBLEMS OR ABM'S IN SPECIFIC CONTENT OF NORTH AMERICAN DEFENCE NOR OF IMPLICATIONS $0R CDA OF A POSITION TO DEPLOY ABM'S. 6. WE LEAVE IT TO YOUR DISCRETION AS TO BEST WAY OF PRESENTING THIS AMENDMENT TO STATE DEPT, , .. \7i . •. . . E. •"• (RetypediiP^Q{CheckediffldP. ) 000121 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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 CDBM00032 Title A name given to the resource External to DC 2988 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/6/1966 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG25-A-3-c, file 27-11-7, "DEFENCE - CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS - ANTI - BALLISTIC MISSILES (ABM) = DEFENSE - ARMEMENTS DE TYPE CLASSIQUE ET NUCLEAIRE - ENGINS ANTIMISSILES (ABM)," vol. 10357, part 1, Library and Archives Canada, (LAC). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource External Affairs Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Anti-ballistic missiles Description An account of the resource ABM Defence 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