https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/7bcbfba1f457719ac5d24571b75f51a2.pdf 9f62162e4c6bfa36c4580324b3fb609e PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information ActDocument dhtalgtye^nouertu derUrLoi Air I'accesJa I'kifofipation DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CANADA - „ ** S~¥6 w 9,0 • f".^«.y 7o 00T31/57 liT! Ijl fe.icf,.1i.>. %A''-:A,H DATE OTTAWA EXTERNAL FM: OUTGOING MESSAGE #**/p*Mrt-' ¥c. tyt> $L COMCENTRE USE ONLY PRIORITY *otrsFEGES DL-949 WASHINGTON SECRET Ec€[ PRECEDENCE NUMBER TO: SECURITY e INFO: Ref.: •*•••.' • • Subject: STOCKPILING Off ATOMIC WEAPONS IN NATO COUNTRIES THE USA AMBASSADOR GALLED ON ME THE OTHER DAT. AND IN THE COURSE OF CONVERSATION MENTIONED THE'POSSIBILITY THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT MIGHT BE MADE WITHIN 2 WEEKS OR SO OF THE USA INTENTIONS TO STOCKPILE ATOMIC WEAPONS IN NATO COUNTRIES. AS YOU WILL RECALL, AT THE LAST CONSULTATION MEETINGS WE WERE GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE AMERICAN PLANS REGARDING THIS MATTER WERE WEIL ADVANCED AND IT WAS HOPED THAT THEY M K B T BE PUT FORWARD AT THE NEXT MINISTERIAL MEETING. 2. MS. MERCHANT'S RMARKS ARE THE FIRST INDICATIONS WE HAVE HAD. THAT THESE PLANS HOZ2: BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO THE DECEMBER MEETING, WE ARE NOT CLEAR AS TO THE REASONS WHY IT IS NOW. CONSIDERED THAT AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT IS DESIRABLE. IT WOULD SEEM TO US THAT '•OSF SO A. F a•'/=• i T s IF TECS I S DONE THE NATO SUMMIT MEETING WOULD BE-SOaCTBAT- OP AN A3fK£i^ AS OBVIOUSLY THIS I S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SUBJECTS, THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY HKADS OF GOVERNMENTS* LOCAL DISTRIBUTION ccdis ORIGINATOR NAME. . . ....PTBEMBLAY/AH EXT.18(REV.IZ/56) _ D 1 V1S1 ON D.L.I APPROVED BY PHONE 2-3402 SIG... . . * * < & » 000455 �,• 3. Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act ' ; ' • " • Document divulgue en vertu de la Loisur i'acces a I'informatio FROM A PURELY CANADIAN POINT OF VIEW WE ARE OF COURSE ANXIOUS TO KNOW AS SOON AS PGSSIBIS OF THE USA INDENTIONS IN THIS RESPECT AS SUCH. AN - ANNOUNCEMENT IS BOUND TO ELICIT CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC INTEREST AND GIVE RISE' TO MANY :•-.'. ENQUIRIES BOTH IN PARLIAMENT AND IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 4. ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN FROM THE STATE DEPT REGARDING USA INTENTIONS ABOUT AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE APPRECIATED* 000456 � 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 CDNW02247 Title A name given to the resource External to WashDC DL-949 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 31-Oct-57 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived �NATO - Stockpiling of atomic weapons in NATO countries,� RG25-A-3-b, vol. 5958, 50219-AL-1-40, pt. 1.1, 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 Subject The topic of the resource atomic cooperation, NATO, nuclear weapons, Europe Description An account of the resource Stockpiling of Atomic Weapons in NATO Countries 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