https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/a9da392c2b632d283181a1a76dfe2dd2.pdf 0d3c873a02e81cc9a3d4fce3fae92845 PDF Text Text P - Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'informatio $b7/J •AAA *** (' j V • >*4; 7)x» f.\j -•• 8V THE M/iviSTE,, ytdFTl jA 777A ,-JJP- \ SECRET December ?, 1966 MEMORANDUM FOR 'IHE MINISTER Anti-Ballistic Missiles The United States State Department has prepared a series of anticipated questions and suggested answers on anti-ballistic missile defence as a result of a recent statement by Secretary MacNamara in which he restated that no decision had been taken regarding deployment of ABM's. We have received this series of questions and answers from the State Department with a request that if we have any, comments we should provide them as soon as possible, 2. The questions and answers are contained in Washington telegram 3677 of December 5 which is attached. They indicate that the United States has discussed its thinking with its Allies including Canada, It is Indeed a fact that the U.S. had briefed Canadian officers on a number of occasions on various aspects of ABM's. The latest such occasion was at the PJBD meeting in Kingston last October where the United States Section presented a briefing on political implications on a global scale of a possible decision to deploy or not to deploy an ABM system. The emphasis of their briefing was on the political implications as related to East-West Relations and Communist China, There was no mention of political implications with respect to NATO countries and there was no discussion. This briefing followed an exchange of views on the future of NORAD during which the U.S, representative mentioned that if ah ABM system was to be deployed on the continent there would inevitably be important implications with respect to Canadian air 6pace and possibly Canadian territory. He 000122 +*9 ./ \ �.„.„.„., i I, ..-.ji.i^.iTwifcrviiiaA.raM.^--,-itr.fli%gtftfit»ntclisclesedu n e r < ^ i ^ > ( < # » > ^ ^ ^ ) i * l Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information I - 2 - simply concluded that the United States assumed that Canada would wish to discuss them at an appropriate time. 3» At other times we (particularly members of the armed forces) have been briefed on such questions as the nature of the ABM system and the progress made by the United States in their development. We are not aware however that these contacts have ever le|£d to discussion on the implications for Canada of the deployment of such a system. V/e have no knowledge of U.S.A. deployment plans in respect of ABM weapons. DND officials have told us that they are aware the United States Commander in NORAD is working on such a deployment plan but that the Canadian component of NORAD has had no access to it so far. **• We could probably argue that our contacts with the U.S. on ABM's have been more in the nature of briefings by the United States than discussions as such. This is a dubious distinction and I do not think it would be wise to try to make it since the United States briefings have enabled us to follow technical development in the field of ABM's as well as the USA's general thinking. This is very important for Canada from a political, military and also defence production point of view. 5. 1 would thinly that the amendment we are suggesting in the attached telegram for your approval if you agree, is sufficient to protect our position. In any case the United States intends to explain that the discussions with Canada have been quite general and that their objective had been for the U.S. to describe in broad terms the status of U.S. progress in developing the ABK and to put forward U.S. views on strategic and other implications of ABM developments, I // 6. I would recommend that it is in our advantage to treat this matter in a low key. Meanwhile we shall prepare suggested answers to possible questions which may arise in the wake of the U.S. statement. k j +17 y - M. C. 000123 � 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 CDBM00033 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum for the Minister Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/7/1966 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). 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