https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/12e60ec289c01dc8d7ae876a37710125.pdf 6af15cac4d7f9a46c54fc331e2c64518 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information V DRBS 190-60/144-4 SECRET DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE DEFENCE RESEARCH BOARD Office of the Chairman ' OTTAWA 7 January, 1958. Chairman Chiefs of Staff Tripartite Discussions on Areas of Technical Cooperation ; ^__ The situation in respect to this matter should be discussed in some detail by the Chiefs of Staff Committee. It is necessary to arrive at an agreed method of dealing with the various demands arising from the deliberations of the high level Tripartite Technical Committee which met in V/ashington during the week of 3-6 December, 1957. A resume of the discussions of this Committee is contained in the paper CSC 1888.1 (TD 15) dated 10 December 57. In brief, the Committee identified 10 fields of research and development where there could be an increase in the cooperative effort. These fields are: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) Nuclear Materials Nuclear Warheads Military Propulsion and Power Reactors Delivery Systems Biological, Radiological and Chemical Warfare Defence Against Ballistic Missiles Anti-Submarine Detection and Defence Aircraft and Aero Engines Infra-red Research Thermionic Valve Research Sub-Committees of the main Committee held more detailed discussions of each of the above fields and agreed on certain actions in each case. The actions agreed on are contained in the paper CSC 1888.1 (TD 15) (JSWPC) dated 20 December, 1957. It will be noted that Canada was excluded from the discussions on fields (a) and (b). In respect to field (g) dealing with Anti-Submarine Detection and Defence, a tripartite group met in Washington during the week 9-13 December, 1957. They constituted themselves a Steering Committee on Undersea Warfare Research and Development. The results of the meeting of this Committee together with recommendations are contained in a> memorandum to Chiefs of Staff Committee, dated 20 December, 1957. There has been no further activity in the other 7 fields in which Canada is involved nor any indication as to who will initiate further action. It appears to be somewhat loosely organized in Washington. On the other hand, national approval of the proposed actions may be necessary before further moves are made. Both these points need consideration. 000282 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - 2 Up to this point, this matter has been handled on an "ad hoc" basis. The Defence Research Board, on your instructions, acted as the coordinating agency for the Undersea Warfare Research and Development meetings. Subsequently, the JSWPC has been named as the coordinating agency in Joint Staff and presumably will relieve the Defence Research Board of this responsibility. If the Undersea Warfare Research and Development field is indicative of the actions which may arise in other fields, it is apparent there will be a considerable effort required on the part of the Armed Services and DRB to provide representatives to attend discussions and formulate recommendations for consideration by the Tripartite Technical Committee and finally by national authorities. In view of this, it is recommended that the Chiefs of Staff Committee: (a) Approve, in principle, continued participation by Canada in these discussions; (b) Approve the recommendations in the memorandum to Chiefs of Staff Committee dated 20 December 1957 on Undersea Warfare Research and Development; (c) Instruct the JSWPC to examine the situation as it now stands and will develop and forward recommendations to the Chiefs of Staff Committee for continuing Canadian participation. Such recommendations should includes (i) Approval or otherwise of the agreed action proposed by the Tripartite Technical Committee (CSC 1888.1 (TD 15) (JSWPC) dated 20 Dec 57 and the extent of Canadian participation; (ii) The establishment of a Tripartite Coordinating Committee in Washington to coordinate the activities arising from these discussions and to ensure action is initiated and carried through in the designated fields of research and development; (iii) The probable need for an over-all tripartite agreement to facilitate cooperative activities arising from the discussions. � 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 CDNW01279 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum from DRB to CCOS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/7/1958 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). 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