https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/c949b4386eb980c623bf49a3613e2635.pdf 263c57b8100ddabd82d75cf8b613781e PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL MINUTE DEFENCE SHEET REMARKS Referred to To be signed in full showing Appointment, Telephone Number & Date yy<^ >/ ^ ^ C^VK_-»-_x9 -— ^ &yz<. <rs&- <&7 &yU^ A> *^^&Z^^u ~^^Y ^ / D N D 317 000315 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL MINUTE DEFENCE SHEET REMARKS Referred to To be signed in full showing Appointment, Telephone Number & Date lAjtSZZT _JT ** -^7 _,» •__«_. (XJS D N D 317 ^y^c^-v ^*-' *?^-g_. * 000316 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL MINUTE DEFENCE SHEET O REMARKS Referred to To be signed in full showing Appointment, Telephone Number & Date £ 6 v^^ -&- J^Yt r-; -HE s3 ^/7UJ&I D N D 317 000317 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information DEPARTMENT OF N A T I O N A L MINUTE DEFENCE SHEET REMARKS Referred to To be signed in full showing Appointment, Telephone Number & Date 0*-M|p 2*I5> „ 3, Ltd 9. . ^ v ^ r ^ YYYI~~~~<>X*~° ^pfe^. > ^ ~ - OCT 2 7 1961 D N D 317 000318 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information CONFIDENTIAL 1250-36 y^! (Sigs 2) A8SX. BEASQtJARTERS OtTAWA't Ontario 4 i Sep 61 Deal? Mr-furner: •'•.'-.' As you know one of the users -of the Hydra Communis anions system is the Canadian Chairman Chiefs of Staff• Recently** we have been experiencing delays. in passing Messages-of government public statements and other uneiassified traffic to the Canadian Joint Staff in Washington* This delay is due to the time taicen to encrypt this traffic vfeefore sending it over v the Hydra circuits* This >practice of encrypting all traffic 'has been followed to avoid messages feeing ejsnt in clear ©n radio circuits and to protect the identity of the fiydra users and the types of messages feeing handled*'' • . - 'f , • • ' ' |t was thought here that this was an established general policy in Hydra* However, on checking our files and records, we could find no reference to this matter* «< A mpte? of the traffic at Ottawa fraffle Centre reveal#§ that a large-number of messages containing press releases and public statements are.'feeing, passed both waifs over eafeie and radio* In addition* small amounts of unclassified administrative traffic arefeeinghandled in clear* \ • ; It would seem therefore 'that we would not be violating any Hydra practice by passing in. clear the un* classified traffic originating frera the ^Chairraan' s communications centre, fe would confine this to the typesof messages containing public statements and press releases* J , < - • • • : • " ' 1 ' V May ire;-have your comments on.this please* ', . " 4 Yours sincerily UP* w Colonel Director, .RoyalICanadian Corps of Signals m&ybm Mr CA inirner c/o Room 109 Foreign Office LONDON, SW 1 England CONFIDENTIAL �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL MINUTE DEFENCE SHEET REMARKS Referred to To be signed in full showing Appointment, Telephone Number & Date TJaoWTrr *?H«j#y &**- we-«5£*-viJ — y&A. s_^£j__ ,-fi-*-^-*-,- .^a-^CL*. &~i~£Z>&O)—•*<_<___ V>^*- et^-d' y^ ?*—y 3 6v. ^ s^YL^gcc^ J^-e»—p* A, 000320 DND 317 £ �-* ~* *• Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information i r ^Ql&.:Yr'<*?-"\<" M E M O R A N D U M Ottawa Ontario 18 SEP 61 SIGS 2B Message Handling Procedure External Affairs Message DL1109 1. External Affairs message DL1109 dated 081546Z Sep., is attached. Details of handling insofar as the Joint Staff Signal Centre was involved are as follows: a. Message was transmitted in clear via the HYDRA network by External Affirs (HCMRO) and routed to:; For Action HUPSP/NATO Paris. For Info HTTFNL/Cdn High Commissioner London HCPBW/Cdn Embassy Washington HCPJO/CCOS Ottawa HCPJO/CJS Washington b. Message was received by the Joint Staff Signal Centre at 081721Z, delivered locally, re-routed to Canadian Joint Staff Washington (RFEUC) via the NDCS network. c. Message was transmitted, in clear, to the Army major relay (RASH) at 081751Z. 2. The above referenced message was transferred from the HYDRA network into the NDCS network in order that it could be transmitted in clear. The Joint Staff Signal Centre is required to encrypt ALL traffic transmitted over the HYDRA network. 3 Copies of CJCEC (W) message, COSCO 505, and JTC reply, CJSCOM 2554, are also attached and are self explanatory. ?DF "BucKan; WO i/c Joint Staff Signal Centre r z r \ ~ •?•?-*•:••• '.•«•• ' •'•• 7 . 000321 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information ' o o RfSuC >~. R&&I4S i-[o9 OC 0 2 - . ' ' - - ' - >' •; mk'QkS. ;... oo r•00 .,; td2&2^ 00 HUPSP 00 HUPivL OO'-HCPBW 00 HCPJO DE HCMRO ' t-J'l 0*-©_ft5«rs2 •\- OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE FM'>^TERNAt'OTT SE"Pg/Si UNCUS TQr N|^RA'R'IS, ; DU 109 ;0PIMMED &FW<r, iNFOfffi^WASHDCleCGS iDM/DND OPIMMED T T •Jxijf'.yyyy . '• - :••?*" • . S f f t f e : c f i .0S • OPIMMED • -^SEEE^Ef ••••.• REFf ^ R f I t ' D L U 0 & SEPT". -..,':. ' PERF'D: .'; • ENC'D ; BERLINS-PREPAREDNESS ""MEASURES y • • " . . . - u fc -DEC'D . II . . . . . . '•' •• -^^^a^'-^ar^-arfs ^ FOLLOWING PRIME MINISTERS "STATEMENT "TEXT OF .WHICH WAS CONTAINED" IN OUR' RE FTft"-" MINISTER EOF' NATIONAL DEFENCE MADE ' F G L L 0 W I N £ : S T A T E ~ MENT JON ROLfc OF.NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCES IN SURVIVALo • . TEXT'BE GINS .-'••^ '"S , HON D S HARKNES5(MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE>5MR SPEAKER§1 THINK PERHAPS IT WOULD MAKE FOR A MORE ORDERLY PRESENTATION•IF I WERE TO MAKE THIS FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT,, RECENT DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN RESPECT OF ACCELERATING THE ARMYS PROGRAM IN NATIONAL SURVIVAL-, I SHOULD LIKE TO OUTLINE THE VARIOUS DECISIONS THAT WERE TAKEN AND THE ACTION THAT HAS RESULTED FROM THESE DECISIONS SO FAR* 2 . IT WAS DECIDED TO INITIATE PARTIAL MANNING OF EMERGENCY HEADQUARTERS BY MILITARY STAFFS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GREATER RELIABILITY IN THE ARMY COMMAND STRUCTUREoAS A RESULT A FULL TIME SKELETON STAFF WAS IN OPERATION IN CAMP PETAWAWA FROM THE 2-^TH OF AUGUST, THUS PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY ARMY HEADQUARTERS.IN ADDITION,EMERGENCY COMMAND AND AREA HEADQUARTERS WERE ESTABLISHED IN EACH PROVINCE AT THE SAME TIME,AND THE ARMY CENTRES FROM WHICH THE WARNING WOULD �o **• Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information * PAGE TWO UNCLAS DL1_0_» BE ISSUED TO THE PUBLIC WERE MOVED OUT FROM MAJOR CENTRES OF POPULATION . • ". 3.WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO ESTABLISH HEADQUARTERS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH LIKELY TARGET CITY-THEIR.ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN ACCELERATED, AND IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE STAFFS AND INTERIM SITES. HAVE BEEN SELECTED AND THE SENIOR OFFICERS WILL. ATTEND A TWO WEEK TRAINING . COURSE LATER THIS MONTHo koll WAS FURTHER AGREED THAT ADDITIONAL STOCKS OF.FOOD SHOULD BE BOUGHT AND THAT STOCKS OF FOOD ^VEHICLES BLANKETS9CL0TK1NG9MEDICAL . AND OTHER SUCH STORES REQUIRED TO MEET ARMY NEEDS SHOULD BE DISPERSED TO INSTALLATIONS OUTSIDE OF TARGET CITIES.WE ARE NOW IN PROCESS OF MAKING THESE PURCHASES,AND ARMY COMMANDS HAVE STARTED TO DISPERSE • THEIR HOLDINGSo 5oIT WAS DECIDED TO EXPEDITE THE FORMATION OF THE.NUCLEAR DETONATION AND FALL-OUT REPORTING SYSTEM BY. REDISTRIBUTING CERTAIN RADIATION MONITORING EQUIPMENT ON ISSUE TO ARMY UNITS FOR USE IN RE-ENTRY OPERATIONS PENDING RECEIPT FROM THE VARIOUS .SUPPLIERS OF THE EQUIPMENT WHICH HAS BEEN ON ORDER FOR SOME TIME.THXS. ACTION IS GOING ON AND THE SYSTEM NOW HAS A LIMITED CAPABILITYdT WAS FURTHER DECIDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE SHOULD SPEED UP THE SURVEY OF EXISTING FALL-OUT PROTECTION OFFERED BY ITS BUILBINGSoTHIS IS GOING AHEAD* 6O"DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE OFFICALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND OF THE CBC WITH , A VIEW TO ENSURING THAT THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM IS BROUGHT INTO BEING AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY.STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO EXPEDITE �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE THREE UNCLAS DL1109 THE SIREN INSTALLATION PROGRAM THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND IN ADDITION,AN EXTENSION TO THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED AND IS NOW BEING UNDERTAKEN ToORDERS FOR ADDITIONAL RADIAC AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT ARE NOW BEING PLACED TO PERMIT THE REORGANIZED RE-ENTRY UNITS TO BE EQUIPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLEoTHIS REORGANIZATION INVOLVES ALMOST TRIPLING THE RESCUE FORCE*AND INCLUDES AN INCREASE IN THE MILITIAo So IT WAS AGREED THAT TO ENABLE THE ARMY WORKS SERVICE TO UNDERTAKE THE EXTRA WORK INVOLVED IN PROVIDING FALL-OUT PROTECTION FOR THE NUCLEAR DETONATION AND FALL-OUT REPORTING SYSTEMSTHE ACCELERATED SIREN PROGRAM AND THE SURVEY OF BUILDINGS,A CIVILIAN INCREASESHOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE ARMY WORKS SERVICEoTHIS HAS BEEN APPROVED ?AND THE ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO TAKE ON NECESSARY ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANSoIN ADDITION CERTAIN DECENTRALIZATION OF AUTHORITIES-GOCS AND OTHERS—HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO EXPEDITE THE WHOLE PROGRAM. TEXT ENDS.' OS!6352 GR350 0245/0SSEP6! 000324 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information QFPPFT AP Paraphrase not required. No unclassified reply or reference. P 15HU52FM SECY JTC OTTAWA TO CJCECCW) BT • • • S E C R E T COSCO 505 -• REURTEL 253-}"BF*rtH8tt > PARA ONE REF QUERY A - TO SAVE TIME IN TRANSMISSION BECAUSE ALL DND TRAFFIC ON 30708 MUST BE ENCRYPTED PARA TWO REF QUERY B - YES PARA THREE REF QUERY C - NORMALLY TRAFFIC GOES VIA HCPAO BUT LONG UNCLAS MESSAGES PRECEDENCE PRIORITY OR ABOVE SENT VIA k COMM UNIT <-? TO AVOID DELAY IN ENCRYPTION / flTARA FOUR REF QUERY D - YES PD ENDEAVOURING LOCATE AUTHORITY AND WILL ADVISE PARA FIVE REF QUERY E - NORMAL ROUTE VIA HCPAO LEITRIM CMA FIRST ALTERNATE VIA RFEP ROCKCLIFFE TO RFEUC SECOND ALTERNAETE VIA RAEH OTTAWA TO RUEP BT CFN COSCO 505 2534 lk 30708 k SECRET 000325 �« . .# Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en Vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information . A P Paraphrase Paraphrase not requir< MU not r e q u i r e d. nclassifiec No unclassifie reply or r e f e r de n c e . QFPDF T OLV>i\LI S E C R E T PP U . 6 1 6 Z FM SECRETARY CJCEC WASHINGTON • ~" TO SECRETARY JTC OTTAWA •""" PRIORITY BT CJSCOM 2534 MESSAGE CONCERNS A RECENT INSTANCE IN WHICH CONSIDERABLE EMBARRASSMENT TO CHAIRMAN CJSCW) WAS CAUSED AS RESULT OF LATE DELIVERY'OF A MESSAGE FROM CCOS TO CHAIRMAN CJSCW) X MESSAGE IN QUESTION WAS ORIGINATED BY EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OTTAWA AND IDENTIFIED AS DLU09 DATED-8 SEP BEARING DATE TIME GROUP 083.5452 X INFO ADDRESSEES INCLUDED CANADIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON AND CJSCW) VIA CCOS X POINT OF EMBARRASSMENT WAS FACT THAT A THERMOFAX COPY OF MESSAGE WAS •PRE$AHE«_%¥EEMBAS$Y AND DELIVERED TO CHAIRMAN BEFORE TRANSMITTED feoPY%0E?ECEIVED IN CJSCW) COMMUNICATIONS CENTER X EXAMINATION OFEMESSAGE REVEALS THAT IT WAS ROUTED INITIALLY FR@M CCOS RAEHS VIA ARMY RELAY OTTAWA RAEH CMM 4 COMMUNICATIiNS UNIT RFEP THENCE TO CJSCW) RELAY RFEU X SINCE THIS ROUTING RESULTED IN GARBLED COPY DUE LINE DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN V-COMM UNIT AND CJSCW) CMM ALTERNATE ROUTING VIA CANADIAN ARMY RELAY OTTAWA RAEH TO US ARMY RELAY WASHINGTON RUEPW THENCE TO CJSCW) WAS ULTIMATELY USED X TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING CHAIRMAN WITH EXPLANATION F©R DELAY REQUEST FOLLOWING INFORMATION X . ^ (A) WHY WAS MESSAGE NOT ROUTED DIRECTLY FROM CC©S COMMUNICATIONS yCENTER TO CJSCW) COMMUNICATIONS CENTER VIA CIRCUIT 30708? - I B ) ARE STATIONS IDENTIFIED AS RAEHS TRIBUTARY STATION MINISTRY ^^St^L OF'" DEFENCE. OTTAWA AND HCPJO CCOS "COMMUNICATIONS CENTER PHY- SECRET 000326 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information - -1,.' SECRET kf\ Paraphrase " ^ not required. No unclassified reply or reference. PAGE TWO SECRET CJSCOM 2534 SICALLY COLOCATED AND SERVING, SAME STAFFS? CC) I S ALL TRAFFIC ORIGINATED BY CCOS DESTINED FOR CJSCW) PASSE! VIA OTTAWA TRAFFIC CENTER HCPA®? CD) I S THERE A RESTRICTION AGAINST PASSING UNCODED TRAFFIC ON CIRCUIT 30708 ? IF RESTRICTION EXISTS REQUEST AUTHORITY BE QUOTED CE) A LISTING OF POSSIBLE ROUTINGS THAT MAY BE USED IN PASSING TRAFFIC FROM CCOS TO CJSCW) BT 14/16192 NN» 460/14SEP61 \ SECRET 000327 � 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 HY00126 Title A name given to the resource Hydra Comms - Unclassified Messages Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/01/1961 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hydra Communications - Policy, RG24, 1250-36 Vol. 2, 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 DND, CCOS, CJS, encryption Description An account of the resource Series of correspondence pertaining to Hydra message-sending policy and procedure. Late delivery of message from Chairman, Chiefs of Staff to CJS (Washington) caused embarrassment. Delay ensued because message traffic on Hydra circuits needed to be encrypted, even if message is unclassified. The policy of encrypting all Hydra traffic re-examined, and it was determined that unclassified material could be sent in the clear. 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