https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/184e7e9cccb74211d51fe88f7ca19aa1.pdf da5d110ada35a9bbf8a3f05b2483336b PDF Text Text . DtMcunrtent disclosedgnder the Access t&informqtionJKctj, Document qlivfjlftie f n «e/tthc^la L<wsltf J'acces 6 {'information DEPARTMENT,OF,EXTERNAL AFFAIRS i/ -. MEMORANDUM .' S-_55F TO: Legal Division and .rrrrrnmlAZl.My.UiQn.... Security . A ,?..... S E T Date . . . . . . _Hg™? _ 2,, X963 FROM :.... D.L* (1). Division. .'• -...; File No. 6 OLfyjuWo REFERENCE: NATO Tels 159S July ZL. 1642 . July. 3"i» j g s Q u g u s t j i y • 13_;;i^i .uiy 30'>' and' IM.3) 63 y j g y ^ 2 j a j^eady~9p.rcui.at edjy,, r SUBJECT: .. ,9r.a.£t. Agreement .between. MTP. .$??£!?£?• ^°. Co-operation regarding Atomic information.' ••••;•-. • In accordance with t h e announcement.made by the USA Secretary, of Defence at the Ottawa NATO'meeting, the USA has tabled a new draft agreement for co-operation regarding atomic information t o supersede the agreement approved i n 195. CM(55)J1» 2. The SATO Council has approved the establishment of an open-ended Working Group of experts t o study t h i s draft agreement and the Working Group i t s e l f w i l l be separated into Security and l e g a l sub^gro«{wsJ_The Working Group i s expected to meet (611 September^ most countries are expected to send le'gfe_r-aner security experts and a large USA team w i l l be on hand" *"" •*=== 3.* The main purpose of t h i s USA i n i t i a t i v e i s n to share with our a l l i e s in NATO, t o the f u l l extent that United States law wil l permit, a l l the information on employment of atomic xseapons for mutual defence purposes t h a t i s v i t a l t o the m i l i t a r y plans of the Alliance and to the p o l i t i c a l and s t r a t e g i c concensus upon which our m i l i t a r y capacity depends". One of t h e main differences between t h i s new draft and th© former agreement i s the intention t o give the NATO Secretary-General s u b s t a n t i al new r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s in the security f i e l d , / 4. We -would appreciate i f you would examine the draft and prepare substantive comments on i t for use of the Canadian representatives on t h e Working Group, We IXwould also wish t o have your views'as t o whether l e g a l and s e c u r i t y e x p e r t s s h o u l d represent Cansds-orr-the-4fork_ng Group or~w£iet]_er i t will be-pessible for the Relegation to cope on the basis of regular i n s t r u c t i o n s from Ottawa. 5* This Division w i l l a c t as co-ordinator of Canadian views on the new draft and w i l l be responsible for obtaining t h e views of t h e Department of National Defence* . * ' • ' • " CIRCULATION Mr. Ross Camjpbell Mr. M. Cadietxx Ext. 32.A (6/56; * Defence, Liaison (lT Division 000174 r � 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 CDNW05461 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum to Legal Division and DL(2) Division, from DL(1) Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/2/1963 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "NATO agreement for cooperation regarding atomic information," RG25-A-3-b, vol. 5958, 50219-AL-40, Part 1.2, 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 Description An account of the resource Draft Agreement between NATO members for co-operation regarding atomic information 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