https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/bb9123b85eaab7adc43541265706035f.pdf 813a996a431c38584d0e9c57d67c4d60 PDF Text Text ci O/SSEA O/tJSSEA Pari. Sec. P & L Division Disarmament Divi Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act - %^ ' 0...". .il ft\,*U\Bl$ Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information MULUUR ORIGINAL D.L.(1)/Q. S. Smith/jde a yu,-. file division diary 0* •\i - X Ottawa, Key 3, 196? 3^ Dear tfir, Seer, Xn answer to ths questions raised i?y Hr. Maxmell In his letter you jalgbt wish to joafce the follcwing points:1} Ifee SQHA8G installations at La Maeaaa and garth Bay havs nuelsar weapons. 2} tfuolsar armaments havs bssn aads available for ths VOODOO interceptor squadrons. 3) Beth ths aC&ASC and ¥00000 ars purely defensive ayoterae designed fo* use against bosbers. Ths BCKABC is a surface-to-air udssils, ths VOODOO carries air-to-air uisolleo. 4) Ifce Q&nrmost** pellet ° ® nuclear wfrepems is stated in the 1964 itfhito Paper on Defence. This paper esys, in parti- "The question of . . * joining tte so-called nuelsar olub . . is essentially fictitious, there has never been any seriouB owstion of Canada beees&ng a raeaber ef ths nuolear slab - i.e., one of thoss nations whlab by its own national deoision can launch nueloor weapons. This ability oould be attained onlytoythe national uonufacture of nuclear weapons. It is not contemplated. "Ihe sajor threat to North Asjsrioa at this tims is fress the sir, and it ia in the field ef continental ail" defenes that co-operation with the United States has eoouaed ths largest proportions. While a downward trend in continental air defence forcee seems likely, yet, short of total disarmament, one oajmot foreooo the day wtoa Canada will not be directly involved in s«ae f«ea of air defense operations. Hr. Bruce S. Boor, M..P., Soon 264, West Block, Perliestfuxt Buildings, Ottawa, Oratorio. 000007 "7* �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 2 "Such defence, to be fully effective, Involves nuclear weapona. It should be noted that these weapons could bs used only in the event of a deep enea-y penetration of Canadian air space.n la connection with Mr. Mannell*s information concerning Canada's policy in ths we have attached a copy of the statement made February 28, 1967. I trust this will provide he seeks. point cati the lack of non-proliferation negotiations, by Lt. Gen. S. L. M. Boras on HT. Matmellwith the information yours truly, Maurics Jeffries Executive Assistant to the Secretary of State for "asternal Affairs 000008 � 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 CDBM00103 Title A name given to the resource Letter to MP Boer from Office of SoS for External Affairs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/3/1967 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 3, 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 Nuclear Weapons and North America 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