https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/6c1826983d4624ba8b4726bc852e0f3b.pdf dead0f7c03817af84717338b97777d83 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access tqlnformation Act Document divulgue en vertuictella Loi sur faeces a I'information EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AFFAIRES EXTERIEURES The Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs, Ottawa, TO !fUR,TY UNCLASSIFIED NUMBER Numero REFERENCE Reference SUBJECT. Sujet .March 2 8 , 1969 DATE .The Canadian Embassy, OSLO. FROM De • / i^C Q yv/'i U n i t e d S t a t e s m o d i f i e d ABM s y s t e m . .IbSlUN ENCLOSURES. Annexes. •v DISTRIBUTION The Labour Party newspaper Arbeiderbladet on March 26 carried an editorial calling on the Soviet Union and the United States to open urgent negotiations to stop the nuclear anas race. Brief extracts of this editorial are set out below as there is some mention of this subject in the context of our Prime,Minister*s visit to Washington. .'' wieJiiU7 ' 4*fis\ M _ DE3A3 n • ' • • President Nixon has taken his first important decision since he moved into the White House. He has decided to order deployment of a "modified" ABM-system. In the United States this decision will result in a political storm with Senator Edward Kennedy heading the opposition* 1 ^ * •• * • • - ' Nixonfs decision, involving bases in Montana and North Dakota, is casting a shadow over the. * current visit of the Canadian Prime'Minister, Mr. Pierre Trudeau. The Canadians are worried. The ABM rockets might be destroying attacking ••• missiles over Canadian territory. • _• It is, however, not only the Canadians and Americans who have reason to be worried. Nixon's decision can contribute to a worsening of the international political atmosphere as,well# -• A. ,X In the United States opinion is divided as to*the efficiency of the ABM system,.demanding enormous costs. Tho Soviet Union.has also, been" experimenting. There Is now a danger of opening up a new senseless armaments race and waste „of x""A_ vXV X economic resources' which Could be used,in a "more • •'• ' * ; •„- sensible way. ' ; * ."- - . •".'• ' «: '•'. 7 .«••"* ."X. '' „'"' • '•<*?' . ' . -"• ••.; "-.X- *'' '•' "\7 . Mr. Otto Grieg Ti demand, the Minister for • -y^ Defence,, has stated" that new weapons' system can ^t cause disruption of the power balance between East and West,.while failing tb increase military safety . to any significant^degree. Politically they can result in Increased insecurity'and renewed tension.Ext. 407C/Bil. [Admin. Services Div.). . . . 2 000048 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Docurrient divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information *M tf* • *-* UNCLASSIEIEt) President Nixon has one possibility of retreat: To have an agreement with, the Soviet Union that both super powers refrain from introducing new weapons' systems. But this agreement must come about before it Is too late, Arbeiderbladet said.R • o G. K. GRANDE ,J I-.. % 000049 � 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 CDBM00212 Title A name given to the resource Oslo to External 140 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/28/1969 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 5, 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 US Modified ABM System 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