https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/54e5a5aba8f85afd6a73d560e17a545b.pdf 3bc53c0337fa33d5f7f5746e25c32865 PDF Text Text DEPARTMENT OFEXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA ) OUTGOINGMESSAGE DATE SEP18/62 EXTERNAL OTT FM: l 11 s ti NUMBER PRECEDENCE DL-1366 NATOPARIS D(h.!'::•\n••,-,· 1{.:,J'Ji l coos -·· ,\~J~" .... • ~ .. i"\ • . ,. ' . j. ~- ,ll, ! 11 ... -· . .. ~.;.., I I_..,,, .,,.-- LDN, PRIMDELLDN, WASHDC, PARIS OPIMMEDIAT : •t _..., • ' .. ' ,_.,. r" .... \ . INFO: //--t-r--1() ~SECRET :{'6 0:, 0., I TO: SECURITY FILE . ' j !J l:iUJ ' TEL2151OF SEP15 Ref.: Subject: BERLINCONTINGENCY PLANNING (CCMMUNICATIONS: THIS MESSA~E TO REACHPARISFOR A MTGSEP19AM) IH VIEWOF THESHORTNOTICEANDBECAUSE WE HAVE ONLYTODAY RECEIVED THEMAINDOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN YOUR TEL UNDER REF, WESUGGEST THATONSEP19 YOUCONFINE YOURSELF TO FAIRLYGENERAL REMARKS.WECONTINUE TO BE INTERESTED IN THERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRIPARTITEANDNATOPLANNING AND . ARESTILL CONCERNED TO ENSURE THATNATOPLANNING IS MESHED WITHTRIPARTITE PLANNING TO ENSURE NATOCONTROL OF MILITARY OPERATIONS AT ANEARLY STAGE. 2. IT APPEARS TO US THATIF THENATOCOUNCIL IS TO BE ABLETO TAKEINFORMED DECISIONSIN THEPOLITICAL,ECON()(IC ANDMILITARY FIELDAT DIFFERENT STAGESOF A MOUNTUIG BERLIN CRISIS, IT MUSTHAVEMOREDEFINITEINFORMATION ABOUT THE DIPLOMATIC MEASURES WHICH THETRIPARTITE POWERS INTEND •• •/2 LOCAL DISTRIBUTION NOSTANDARD. CC: EUROPEAN DIV. (DONEIN DIV.) ORIGINATOR DIVISION ••a.. :... ·. "EPl3lack/sn ........ D. L. (1) NAM£ .... , •. ,, .. , ....•...... EXT, II fREV. 12/ltl ,,.,,,.,,,. PHONE 2-3795 APPROVED SIG.,.,, NAME, BY JJ~ttROBERTSON .. •••, .. •••••••••··••••••••••••••••• .. ,.,.••,,••••••••••••·•''••'''''''''' 000410 �- 2 - TO TAKEIN PARALLEL WITHTHE"LIVE OAK"PLANS. 3. WEREALIZETHATTHE TRIPARTITEANDNATOPLANNERS AREAT A MILITARY DISADVANTAGE IN DEALING WITHACCESSTO BERLINANDTHATIN ORDER THATTHEIRPLANSCARRY CONVICTION THEYMUSTDEMONSTRATE THEEVENTUAL DETERMINATION OF THE NATOPOWERS TO STANDBY THELDNANDPARIS AGREEMENTS OF 1954 "TOTREATANYATTACK ONBERLINFROMANYQUARTER AS ANATTACK UPONTHEIRFORCESANDTHEMSELVES". WEARE CONCERNED, HOWEVER, XTO ENSURE THATTHEPLANSOF THE MAJOR MILITARY C0~1MANDERS CONTAIN SUFFICIENTALTERNATIVES SO THATTHESOVIETUNIONCANBE UNDER NOMISAPPREHENSION THATTHEINITIAL WESTERN RESPONSES RELATEDIRECTLY TO THE QUESTION OF ACCESSTO BERLIN. ,. 4. 1S WEWOULD WANT MOREINFORMATION·ABOUT SACEUR PLANFORTHE"SELECTED USEOF NUCLEAR WEAPONS".WEHAVE GRAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THEUSEFULNESS OF SUCHA PLANANDWOUID WISHTO HAVETHIS QUESTION FULLYDISCUSSED IN COUNCIL. 5. WITHREGARD TO THEIMPLEMENTATION OF ALERT MEASURES WEBELIEVETHATANYPLANSSHOULD INCLUDE A STRICT DIVIDINGLINE BETWEEN MILITARY ANDCIVILIANMEASURES. MANY OF THEENVISAGED CIVILIANALERTMEASURES AREFOR DOMESTIC REASONS EXTRE)1ELY DIFFICULTTO IMPLEMENT QUICKLY ANDIF BROUGHT INTOEFFECTATTHEWRONG TIMEARELIKELYTO CR.~ INCREASE THEDANGER OF ESCALATION, 000411 �D.L.(1)/EPBlack/sh ' ' . Security ~ SECRET ........................ . ~!!P~~!1!9!'.Z:..~$.,.. ;L.99. &te File No. REFERENCE: .......................... Berlin : ......•.........•.............. Contingency SUBJECT: ••••••••••••....••••••••••.••.•.•..•.•••.•....••••.•. Planning l ,,., •. ·,·····················,•··••·•··,•·•• The NATOCouncil is due to discuss Berlin contingency planning at a restricted session on September 19. The discussion will be based on the plans of the Major NATOCommanders and appraisal of these·plans by the Standing Group as contained in SGM-479-62 of August 28, 1962 (copy attached) and on a note by the Secretary/General on Berlin Contingency Planning P0/62/581 of September 11, 1962 (copy attached). In telegrams 2125 of September 12 and 2151 of September 15 (copies attached) our NATODelegation has asked for guidance for this meeting. CIRCULATION 2. A letter signed by Mx;:,Campbell enclosing a draft telegram'of instructions,was sent to the COOSand in a reply dated SepteITTber 17 (copy attached) the COOSraised a nU111berof questions and asked that there be a meeting with officers of the two departments. We have held a meeting with three members of the Directorate of Strategic Studies and have come to an agreement on the general tenor of the instructions to go to the NATODelegation. c...t....-o ) DIVISION Ext. 326 (6/56) , 000412 � 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 NATO 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 Berlin Crisis / 18 SEPTEMBER 1962 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-09-18 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 CDTT00041 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived External Affairs to NATO Paris, ‘Berlin Contingency Planning,’’ 18 Sept. 1962, LAC, RG 25, vol. 6080, file no. 50341-A-2-40, part 1. BERCON plans Berlin contingency CCOS NATO Council Norman Robertson nuclear weapons