https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/42e377d2be91acc1ac063cf108909dc6.pdf 65b012329b278453035dfffdc7d85bb4 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information FM WASHDC N 0 V 2 7 / 5 7 SECRET TO L ERNAL 2 5 2 7 OPIMMEDIATE S~\ \ \ §~62/?-"&~ p ^ FOR HOLMES FROM ROBERTSON FOLLOWING I S TEXT OF AIDEMEMOIRE INVITING t A N / U p ^ T O BE REPRESENTED AT SECRET TALKS WITH THE USA AND UK AS TO THE AREAS AND TYPES OF COOPERATION WHICH MIGHT BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE ATOMIC ENERGY FIELD* THIS AIDEMEMOIRE WAS GIVEN TO ME THIS AFTERNOON BY ROBERT MURPHY, DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE,AT A MEETING AT WHICH THE UK AMBASSADOR WAS ALSO PRESENT.I UNDERSTAND SIMILAR COMMUNICATIONS ARE TO BE MADE TO OUR MINISTER,JOINTLY BY THE USA AMBASSADOR AND THE UK HIGH COMMISSIONER IN OTTAWA0 2.GREAT IMPORTANCE I S ATTACHED TO KEEPING THE FACT SECRET THAT THESE TALKS ARE TO TAKE PLACEpPRIMARILY BECAUSE THE OTHER NATO ALLIES WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY BE UPSET I F THEY THOUGHT THAT THERE WERE ORGANIZED CONSULTATIONS GOING AHEAD BETWEEN THE USApTHE UK AND CANADA,TO WHICH THEY HAD NOT BEEN INVITED.BEGINS8 ^AS-STATED IN THE°DECLARATION OF COMMON PURPOSE n AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RECENT MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRIME MINISTER, (IHE USA^AND THE UK ENVISAGE CLOSE AND FRUITFUL COLLABORATION OF THEIR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN THE ATOMIC ENERGY FIELDoTHE PRESIDENT WILL REQUEST THE CONGRESS TO AMEND THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE TO THIS END. A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF USA AND UK EXPERTS I S TO REPORT BY DEC20 AS TO THE AREAS AND TYPES OF COOPERATION WHICH MIGHT BE UNDERTAKEN. ANY SUCH CLOSER COOPERATION WOULDsOF COURSE,BE CONTINGENT ON THE NECESSARY REVISION OF THE USA ATOMIC ENERGY ACT. THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE I S TO MEET IN WASHDC BEGINNING DEC3. THE UK REPS WILL BE SIR FREDERICK BRUNDRETTpSIR WILLIAM PENNEY, AND DR ROBERT COCKBURN.SUBGROUPS WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS? \ \ A,NUCLEAR MATERIALS0 V \ V B.NUCLEAR WARHEADS. C.MILITARY PROPULSION AND POWER REACTORS. D.DELIVERY SYSTEMS. 0\0 01 ft^ n^V W&> /VT^ \ \ \ x v>^0\ N V^%3' \XT ^gr «*• v^> J • %X V *& **f r. \ 000410 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE TWO 2 5 2 7 E*CHEMICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL WARFARE. F.DEFENSE AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILES. GoANTISUBMARINE DETECTION AND DEFENSE. H.AIRCRAFT AND AEROENGINES. IoINFRARED RESEARCH. J.THERMIONIC VALVE RESEARCH. THE USA AND THE UK WOULD WELCOME DESIGNATION OF A CANADIAN MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.THE UK AND THE USA WOULD ALSO WELCOME A CANADIAN OBSERVER ON THOSE SUBGROUPS CONSIDERING ACTIVITIES OF DIRECT INTEREST TO THE CANADIAN GOVT. THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE,OF COURSE9INFORMAL AND HIGHLY CONFI~ DENTIAL.IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF THE CANADIAN GOVT WITH THESE TALKS BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL FOR THE TIME BEINGj THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT AGAIN AFTER THE NATO MEETING.TEXT ENDS ROBERTSON 000411 � 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 CDNW01219 Title A name given to the resource WashDC to External 2527 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/27/1957 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Canada/US Agreement for Cooperation concerning military aspects of atomic energy." RG25-A-3-b, vol. 5957, 50219-AK-40, part 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of External Affairs Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Atomic energy cooperation Description An account of the resource For Holmes from Robertson 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