https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/cdd580d37733d91e7db7b9840c3d6193.pdf 0131c7d474ef30b460fe8bb30ae66183 PDF Text Text .. INCOM~NG .. ., . MESSAGE f) ORIGINAL Security Classification FROM: THE CANADIAN AtmASSADOR TO THE UNITED STAT UNCLASSIFI~ filoNo.? TO: THE SECRETARY OF STATEFOR EXTERNALAFFAIRS,CANADA System Priority EN CLAIR Departmental Circulation No. WA-481 I ~/' Dore V ;r MINISTER Subject: A/UNDER/SEC'S POL/CO-ORD t 'N SECTION Dulles, - March 20, 1954. Reference: UNDER/SEC D/UNDER/SEC /.-I I ~#//~-- i testimony on United States defence-referencei to iir. Pearson's comment. In a three-hour session open to the public on Jlarch 19, Secretary Dulles answered questions posed by the Senate Foreign Relations Commi.ttee on the nev United States defence strategy~ An officer of the Embassy attended the hearing and a report will bs forwal'ded to you next veek. We thought you might be interested, houevar, to knov of the references made in the hGaring to your remarks bsfore the National Press Club on. I • I I March 15. References ccos T)/M. OND ~tw• ~,~~t;t;,v ~/.Jr. ,i t 'I t~ ,T JtJ, 2. At one point in the hearing Senator Fe?'guson (R-Mich.) asked Mr. Dulles how many allies of· the United States had expressed concern publicly over the new United States defence strategy. Mr. Dulles replied that to the best of his knowledge~ none had. Since reference had been made earlier in the hearing to 70ur statemen.t, Dulles want on to say that in private converseticns vhich you had v1th him last veek, you had indicated your surprise that the press had regarded your statement as critical of United States defence policies and that you had assured him that you had not intended that your remarks should be taken as criticism of United States policy. Senator Ferguson said that he had been equally surprised at the 1X>neof the press reports. He thought that you had simply indicated the basic t~uth that nobody could declare var for Canada, a situation which he hoped would hold true for the United States as ~ell. In a. fleeting reference to Canada's historical background, Fe:rguson suggested that Canada had always baen "jealous of its position in the British Empire" and had historically insisted that it have the right to make up its own mind as to whether it would act 1n an instance where a United K1ngc:1om declaration of war vas made. Dulles said. that he thought that you had been simply expressing tb.e proper concern or a responsible ~1n1ster of the Canadian Government. that Canada's action in any particular circumstance should not bs taken for granted, oither by the UrLited. States or the United Kingdom. Ferguson asked Mr. Dulles if Canada had been consulted on recent develoµnents in United States strategic thinking and Dulles assured him t~t Call&da and all the NA'l'O allies had been made aware of t'4e la~eat vieva or the United State• Oovel'Jl9nt 1n th1a reapeot. · ••••••• 2 000082 Ext.230 {rev.5/52) ------~----~~----------------~ ___ J �-.. ... 1."' ... ' . -2- 3. In an earlier exchange with Senator (R-N.J.) on the question of consultation of the United Sta.tea., Dulles said that with Smith the allies he had assured you in private conversation that consultation by the United States with its allies was basic to the United States capacity to retaliate against an aggressor. He we.nt on to say that the new strategy of the United States had been thoroughly discussed at last December's meeting of the NATOCouncil. 4. The transcript of this hearing is not likely to be available for a month or so. Tb.ere have 1n the past been occasions, however, when we were able to arrange to get access to the tape recordings made of such hearings. You might let us know if you think the exact transcript of the exchanges mentioned above are important for your purposes and we will make an effort to get them for you. 000083 � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Deterrence 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/. Title A name given to the resource New Look / 20 MARCH 1954 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-03-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00024 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Washington to External Affairs WA-481, 20 March 1954, LAC, RG 25, vol. 4903, file no. 50115-P-40, part 2. British Empire John Foster Dulles Lester Pearson Senate Foreign Relations Committee