https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/062c9d057428c4abab8ca065b89c0915.pdf bc7790e937474c436cdb70a18bb297a1 PDF Text Text , Document disposed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a (information COPY k SECRET Ottawa, January 31st, 1947, MEMORANDUM FOR FILE: At a meeting of the Secretary of State for External Affairs, the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of Finance, with the Chief of the General Staff, the Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs and myaelf, on January 31st, it was agreed that National Defence should proceed v/ith the purchase of ^ the available 100 kw Transmitter for Hydra^ referred to in the attached memorandum of the C.G.S. totheMinister; the cost to be defrayed from National Defence appropriations for the current fiscal year; anu application for appropriate authorization to this end to be made to Treasury Board forthwith. It was also agreed that the Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs, in consultation v/ith the Services and other civilian departments having need for external communications should prepare and submit to Mr. St. Laurent a report upon external government communications requirements v/ith a view to the handling of all government traffic to the United Kingdom through the new facilities to be available upon the purchase of the above equipment, I agreed that Mr. Gill, v/ith Mr. Crean, should communicate with Brigadier Wrinch with a view to preparing the necessary dat^J upon which Mr. Pearson should have prepared a report upon the government communications in relation to improved Hydra facilities. Reference was made also the the means of providing in the estimates for the next fiscal year for the capital and operating costs involved in the Sigint programme. It was agreed that this be gone into by the Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs in consultation with the President of the National Research Council and Chiefs of Staff. To date no adequate provision has been made for these costs in National Defence estimates. y A.D.P.H. v~ ^y 000224 � 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 Hydra 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 HY00023 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum for File Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/31/1947 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hydra Communications - Policy, RG24, 1250-36 Vol. 1, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of National Defence Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Canadian takeover of Hydra, DND, External Affairs, Oshawa Wireless Station, SIGINT, signals intelligence, CBNRC, government communications Description An account of the resource Memorandum to file by Heeney, External Affairs indicating cost of 100 kw transmitter had been approved, and that External Affairs and Services had been tasked with examining possibility of dedicated communication network for civilian services needing to be in touch with UK. Report to be submitted to St. Laurent. External Affairs to estimate cost of SIGINT programme for next fiscal year alongside CBNRC. 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