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FEB2 7 \985 000667 �ALEC FM NATOPARIS OCT31/62 TO EXTERNAL 2544 SECRET I PRIORITY REl• OURTEL 254 1 OCT31 BERLIN CONTINGEtWY PLA.NNING R..ANS AS APPROVED BY COUNCIL OCT3UBEGWS: 1..THE couHCIL BERLIN TOOK NOTE or THE srAND.U~G GROUP A?PRArsllP~F' 1~ 962 GON'f!NGENCY FLANS PROPOSED BY THE MA,JOR tii/.\TO ;MDR::;f.D ;,ND AGREED THAT l'IY.:S:s WERE Rl::SPONSIVE :·o THE INS1'RUCTHm:::;TO THE: NATO MILITARY AUfHORITIES CONVEYED IN GOUNC[L R:i:SOLUTION C M(c;DJ04., 0 AND Sl-'APE/70/A/62 C PSACEUR:SHAPE/70/6'.2 SACLANT13011/C,'°982 CINCHAN:CH~00!107/8 OF :,EPlO Ofi AUG 1\5 )F' APR2 1 2 ..THE COUNCIL APPFIOVEJ !1\1 PRINCIH..E '°'ND F'OH R...~rlNIN•3 PURPOSES THE MAJOR NATO CMDRS PLANS IN TM!: DERCON AND MA!?GONSERL~S mJ THE BASIS THAt THESE REPRESENT A CATALOGUE OF FLMJfi FOR POSSIB ..E ACTION BY NATO FORCES !N THE EVENT THAf Tr£ MAINTAIN ACCESS TO BiRLIN UNSUCCESSFUL T}£ 0 EFFOHTS O? 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L.B. as to Consultation of the Pearson file with NATOAllies day: (Leader of the Opposition): I should like to ask the Prime Minister whether he can assure the house that the government is being fully consulted by its major NATOallies on any measures which may have to be taken or any policies which are to be followed in the event of a serious situation developing over Berlin. Right Hon. J. G. Diefenbaker Mr. Speaker, there in respect of that I . l :. i-iP~;~~:} "EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Berlin F lanning (Prime Minister): is full consultation taking matter from day to day. 000669 place �FllECOPY D FM NATOPAHIS OCT3 l/62 .,....SE "L.,---1 TO EXTERNAL 2541 PRIO~ITY 8 INFO CCOSEMBPARISLDN WASH~--- BEHLIN COUNCIL ~ 11 ~ ,J' ll• CONTINGENCY PLANNING ..,1_:,~h ,,..... ~-, ~~I'll/ '~¼ 1J kEF YOURTELDL1544 OCT29 RESUMED DISCUSSIONIN RESTDSESSION 0CT3 . o ~~~~ 6~ CTING SECGEN .. . CIRCULATED A DRAFT DECISION PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL Or" THE BERCON/ MARCONPLANS AS IN PARA 8 OF P0/62 /641. OF OCTB,AMENDED IN ACCOH~· DANCE WITH THE PRIVATE UNDERSTANDING A.RRIVED AT OCT29 AND REPORTED IN PARA2 OF MYTEL2532 OCT29.. 2. I THEREFORE I!l4DICATEDTHE APPROV1~LOF CDN! GOVT IN A STATEMENT BASEDON YOURREFTELINCLUDINGIN PARTICULA~THE UNDERSTANDING IN PAHA 2,, 2. PORTUGUESE AND TURKISH PERMREPS ·wERE WITH.OUTINSTRUCT IONS BUT . . ARE EXPECTED TO ACCEPT THE DECISION SHORTLY.ALL OTHER PERMREPS, . t [ \i \ INCLUUING ALL TXOS[ WHO HAD PREVI0VSL'( ·.· HAD DJFF PROPO~ED DECISION, SAID THEY COULD NOW-.APPROVE ICULTY WITHTHE IT .AT THE SAME L TIME A NUMBER MADESTATEMENTS FOH THE RECORD SIMILARTO OUROWN, f· i TO COVER PARTICULAR POINTS OF DIFF'ICUl.TY '· ., THUS ITALIAN PERMREP HEFERRED ro ALEtns; THEY MAD EXPERIENCED. DANISH PERMREP TO LEGAL ,\' ,\ PH0BLEMS; NORWEGIAN PERMREP TO LEGAL PtWBLEMS, THE USE OF NUCLE.4R WEAPONSAND THE DIFFICULTY EVEN AS A OF APPR0V'INIG ANY PARTICULAR SET OF PLANS CATALOGUE;NETHEHLANDS PERNREP TO THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CONTlNUlNG DISCUSSION OF PARALLELPOLITICAL -PLANN!NG,ETC.I WILL NOTRPT NOTATTEMPTTO GO INTO THE OETAILOF THESE STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING., THEY1<l/ERE FOHMAL .STATEM'ENTS FOR TH.E RECORDDESI= GNEDTO ACCOMPANY ADHERENCE TO THE DECISION.A DOCUCONTAINING ALL OF THEM INCLUDING OUR OWN WILL BE CIRCULATEDuWE WILL DRAW YOUR ATTEN- TION TO IT WHENIT APPEARS~ 4 ..COUNCILALSO INDICATEDGENERALWILLINGNESSTO ACCEPTTHE TWO 000670 �j: FEB2 7 1985 '. PAGE TWO 2541 ;~ELATtD DOCUSON TH£ RELAtIONSHIP BETWEENTRIPARTITE ANDNATOCON= TROLANDTHE ?REFERREDSEQUENCEOf MILITARYACTIONSON THE BASIS SET ' _OUT IN PARA4 OF MYTEL2532 ANDPARA4 OF MYTEL2515 OCT27uAS YOU KNOW IHESE FORMULAE PROVIDEFOR QUOTENOTINGUNQUOTE ANDQUOTE ;ACCEPTING UNQUOTE THESE ASSOC IA TED PAPEHS AS A BASIS FOR CONT!NUING I '.DISCUSSIONBur DO NOT RPT NOT INVOLVEFORMALDECISIONS OF APPROVAL A~ SUCH~ 5.IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT IN FUTUREMTGSTHE COUNCILWILL CONTINUE DJ;jCUSSIONON PARALLELPOLITICAL PLANNING,ONALERTS IN BERLIN CON= !EXT,~ND ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEGALIMPLICATIONSOF SOME OF THE CONTINGENCY PLANS~ 6.ALTHOUGHNO RPI NO OTHERDEL TOUCHED .ON QUESTION OF ECONOMIC COUNTERMEASUHESr I THOUGHTIT USEFULTD TAKETHE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL OTHERDELS OF THE RELATEDDECISIONS OF. WHICHYOUAUTHOHIZED ME TO INFORMTHE COUNCILIN YOUHTELE2134 OCT30~IF THE ICELANDICRESERVE . JS ALSO LIFTED,! UNDERSTAND THATFURTHERDISCUSSIONOF THIS ASPECT Of BEHL!NCONTINGENCY PLANNIN3WILLPROCEEDQUIETLY IN THE CTTEE OF icoNOMIC ADVISEHS,ALTHOUGH BECAU3EOF THE SCHEDULEOF OTHERMTGS ,IN NOV AND DECi:)ISCUSSION IN CTTEE: IS. i'-lOTRPT NOT EXPECTED TO BE CARRIEDMUCHFURTHERUNfIL JAN~ .· '.7',. IN SEPARATE TELS I WILL BE SENDHilG(A)THE S!ON ON THE BERCCN/MARU)N ~..--- PLANS; (B)THE TEXT ~,_INAJ'. TEXT- 0F THE DECI.~ or· MY ' STATEMENT DEALING WITHTHIS DECISION; C)THE TEXT OF MY STATEMENT ABOUTECONOMICCOUN= TERMEP,SURES I GNATIEFF. 0 '' ,. 000671 � 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 / 31 OCTOBER 1962 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-10-31 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 CDTT00050 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived NATO Paris to External Affairs, "Berlin Contingency Planning,’’ 31 Oct. 1962, LAC, RG 25, vol. 6080, file no. 50341-A-2-40, part 2. BERCON plans George Ignatieff John Diefenbaker Lester Pearson Marcon Series