https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/e9f22cec34e4eab37c1bf3a41099550f.pdf 137b0fc5c98fbfddd1a163f3818aa490 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document diuulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a I'information y Xu g~o/oa ~g- Vs i ITS ' 4 0 1 FM wASHDC NOVS/57 SECRET TO EXTERNAL 23SO PRIORITY INFO NATOPARIS LDN PRIORITY REF YOUR TEL V697 N0V7 y~0£ , Qyfif/rj -^/o /7% c^J) DEC MINISTERIAL MEETING WE HAVE ASSUMED HERE THAT I T I S YOUR INTENTION TO FOCUS IN PARIS THE PRELIMINARY CONSULTATIONS ON THE SUGGESTIONS FOR A POSSIBLE DECLARATION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEC COUNCIL MEETING,BUT OUR MSGS 2 2 8 2 0 C T 2 8 , 2 3 52 AND 2 3 5 3 N0V6,WILL BE RELEVANT BOTH TO THE PROBLEM OF THE SUBSTANTIVE CONCLUSIONS OF THIS SESSION AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE FORM OF THEIR PUBLIC PRESENTATION. 2 . 0 N THE SPECIFIC QUESTION RAISED IN YOUR TEL V697 N0V7 , I AM QUITE SURE THAT OFFICIALS IN THE STATE DEPT ARE TURNING OVER IN THEIR MINDS THE SAME PROBLEM YOU HAVE PRESENTED,IE HOW BEST TO RELATE THE DECISIONS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN CONCERNING A NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE WITH A CONTINUING AND CLEAR EMPHASIS ON THE PREPAREDNESS OF THE NATO POWERS TO CONTINUE TO SEEK A SOLUTION TO THE DISARMAMENT PROBLEM,AND TO MAINTAIN THEIR PREPAREDNESS TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS OF CURRENT INTERNATIONAL TENSIONSdN MY CONVERSATION EARLIER IN THE WEEK WITH GERARD SMITH,ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY PLANNING,AND THE FORMER PRINCIPAL ADVISOR IN THE STATE DEPT ON DISARMAMENT PROBLEMS,SMITH INDICATED QUITE CLEARLY HIS AWARENESS OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ANTICIPATED NATO DECISIONS AND THE DISARMAMENT PROBLEM.WHILE I THINK I T I S FAIR TO SAY THAT PRECISION HAS NOT YET DEVELOPED IN THE STATE DEPT r S THINKING ON THIS SUBJECT,SMITH FOR EXAMPLE WAS AWARE OF EARLIER SUGGESTIONS MADE AT THE TIME OF GERMANY'S ENTRANCE INTO NATO CONCERNING THE POSSIBILITY OF INCORPORATING WITHIN THE NATO STRUCTURE MODEST INTERNAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES<ROUGHLY SIMILAR TO THOSE OPERATIVE IN WEU)TO ENSURE THAT FORCE FIGURES AND EQUIPMENT LEVELS WERE UNDER CONTINUOUS CHECK.WE SHALL EXPLORE FURTHER WHETHER THE STATE DEPT WOULD WELCOME YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR BRINGING THE TWO POINTS MENTIONED IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA2 OF YOUR REF TEL TO THE FOREFRONT IN ANY PUBLIC STATEMENTS MADE AT THE NEXT SESSION. ... 2 000440 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a I'information ~ . m. PAGE TWO 2 3 8 0 3.WHILE THE PARALLEL I S FAR FROM EXACT,AND IT SEEMS VERY GENE YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FACT THAT,IN HIS STATEMENT LAST EVENING ON SCIENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY,THE PRESIDENT,HAVING DEVOTED THE BULK OF HIS SPEECH TO THE NEW WEAPONS AVAILABLE FOR DEFENCE, CONCLUDED AS FOLLOWS: * . . . S 0 FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED THE AMASSMENT OF MILITARY MIGHT NEVER HAS BEEN —AND NEVER WILL BE—DEVOTED TO ANY OTHER END THAN DEFENSE AND THE PRESERVATION OF A JUST PEACE. •WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS TODAY EVEN MORE THAN A GIANT LEAP INTO OUTER SPACE,IS A GIANT STEP TOWARD PEACE.TIME AND AGAIN WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUR EAGERNESS TO TAKE SUCH A STEP. "AS A START IN THIS DIRECTION,I URGE THE SOVIET NOW TO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH THE PRACTICAL AND WORKABLE DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS APPROVED YESTERDAY BY A LARGE MAJORITY IN THE UN. "NEVER SHALL WE CEASE TO HOPE AND WORK FOR THE COMING OF THE DAY WHEN ENDURING PEACE WILL TAKE THESE MILITARY BURDENS FROM THE BACK OF MANKIND,AND WHEN THE SCIENTIST CAN GIVE HIS FULL ATTENTION, NOT TO HUMAN DESTRUCTION,BUT TO HUMAN HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT.* it.WHILE TOO MUCH SHOULD NOT BE READ INTO THIS CONCLUDING STATEMENT, I T SEEMS CLEAR THAT THE PRESIDENT SUBSCRIBES TO THE VIEW THAT "WE ARM TO PARLEY*.ON THE OTHER HAND,AND THIS HAS PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO POINT 7 OF THE DRAFT POINTS WHICH MIGHT BE INCORPORATED IN A GENERAL DECLARATION,KHRUSHCHEV'S CALL FOR A HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF FREE WORLD AND COMMUNIST STATES HAS NOT RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME HERE.MR DULLES,BEFORE LEAVING FOR DUCK ISLAND,IS REPORTED AS HAVING SAID THAT EXISTING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ARE ADEQUATE TO PREVENT THE USE OF FORCE AMONG NATI0NS"IF PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED*.THE STATE DEPT HAS ALSO ISSUED A PRESS STATEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT HIGH LEVEL MEETINGS WOULD BE"DESIR£D ONLY IF THERE ARE REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR EXPECTING THAT THEY WOULD BRING BENEFICIAL RESULTS. rt IN REPLY TO BACKGROUND PRESS QUESTIONS,THE DEPARTMENTAL SPOKESMAN RECALLED MR DULLES' RECENT NEWS CONFERENCE REMARKS THAT THE NATURE OF COMMUNISM MADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EAST PRACTICALLY | USELESS.(SEE NEWS CONFERENCE 0CT1S).ACCORDING TO TODAY'S o« .3 000441 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur faeces a {'information PAGE THREE 2 3 8 0 NEWYORK TIMES,MR DULLES SAID HE DID NOT INTERPRET MR KHRUSHCHEV'S SPEECH IN MOSCOW YESTERDAY AS A PROPOSAL FOR"A SUMMIT MEETING*. *HE DID SAY THERE SHOULD BE A MEETING OF HIGHLEVEL REPS OF SOVIET COUNTRIES,MEANING COMMUNIST COUNTRIES,AND OF CAPITALIST COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF AGREEING TO SETTLE OUR INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES PEACEFULLY AND NOT BY WAR,*MR DULLES REMARKED. "HIGH LEVEL REPS*DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN HEADS OF GOVT,THE SECRETARY EXPLAINED.HE CITED THE KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT RENOUNCING FORCE AND THE UN CHARTER AMONG THE WORLD'S AGREEMENTS DESIGNED TO PREVENT SETTLEMENTS BY WAR*.ENDS ROBERTSON 000442 � 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 CDNW02254 Title A name given to the resource WashDC to External 2380 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08-Nov-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). 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