https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/79ca063861027d0f755d08f63b8a5a83.pdf c12769ead78719b5ad01fb7971dbd531 PDF Text Text i[L^c^m 52Ft . Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act . Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information >v- >M,JHAGUE NOV 1 3 / 5 7 SECRET ?t> WSy^-^ {As TO-EXTERNAL 437 PRIORITY V ^-.# —INFO] LDN NATOPARIS , iNF0JLDN NATOPARIS EMBASi EMBASSYPARIS BONN BRUSSELS ROME t j _^ m ( ,| REF YOUR VS97 N0V7 AND BONNS k99 NOV 12 ]0 ~i STOCKPILING OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN NATO COUNTRIES 1| Wv'llHBki 0 0PINI0N IN THE NETHERLANDS IS PROBABLY AS SOLIDLY IN FAVOUR OF THE NATO ALLIANCE AS IS OPINION IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY OF WESTERN EUROPE.FOR THIS REASON THERE IS. GREAT INTEREST IN THE FORTHCOMING MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVT IN DEC.FOR THE SAME REASON A PRONOUNCEMENT AT THAT MEETING CONCERNING ARRANGEMENTS FOR- STOCKPILING NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN NATO COUNTRIES WOULD PROBABLY BE RECEIVED MORE CALMLY HERE THAN IN MOST WESTEUROPEAN COUNTRIES.NEVERTHELESS,IT IS OUR -]F ESTIMATE THAT PUBLIC OPINION EVEN HERE WOULD BE ACUTELY DISTURBED IF SUCH AN ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING NUCLEAR STOCKPILING WERE UNDERLINE NOT END UNDERLINE ACCOMPANIEDCAS YOU SUGGEST)BY A DECLARATION OF SOME KIND REAFFIRMING,IN CONVINCING TERMS,THE ESSENTIALLY DEFENSIVE NATURE OF NATO AND STRESSING THE DETERMINATION OF THE PARTNERS TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO SEEK A PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF OUTSTANDING ISSUES INCLUDING,OF COURSE,DISARMAMENT, 20HERE,AS ELSEWHERE,IT IS DIFFICULT TO GENERALIZE ON POSSIBLE PUBLIC REACTION TO SUCH A DECLARATION ON NUCLEAR STOCKPILING.IT CAN BE PRETTY SAFELY ASSUMED,HOWEVER,THAT SOCIALIST REACTION IN THIS COUNTRY WILL BE GENERALLY UNENTHUSIASTIC WHILE THE RIGHT-WING PROTESTANT PARTIES WILL PRESUMABLY BE MORE FAVOURABLE.NO DOUBT THESE DIVERGENCIES OF OPINION WILL BE REFLECTED WITHIN THE COALITION GOVT ITSELF. HOWEVER,DESPITE PARTY AFFILIATIONS,MY ESTIMATE WOULD BE THAT NEARLY EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY WILL FELL A SENSE OF DISMAY IF SUCH A DECLARATION ON STOCKPILING IS THE ONLY MATTER OF SUBSTANCE TO BE AGREED TO AT THE DEC MEETING.WE ALSO AGREE WITH Y0UCPARA1 OF YOUR V697)THAT MANY PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE THAT A DECLARATION ON STOCKPILING AT THE PRESENT JUNCTURE,EVEN IF NECESSARY FROM THE MILITARY STANDPOINT,WILL BE OF CONSIDERABLE PROPAGANDA VALUE TO THE SOVIET UNION IN ITS EFFORTS TO PORTRAY NATO AS AN AGGRESSIVE ALLIANCE. 3,1T IS POSSIBLE THAT HERE,AS ELSEWHERE,PUBLIC REACTION WOULD BE MORE RECEPTIVE IF THE DECLARATION ON NUCLEAR STOCKPILING ARRANGEMENTS • • •&. 000427 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Att Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE TWO 4 3 7 WERE TO EMPHASIZE IN FRANK AND CAREFUL TERMS THE PRESENT NEED FOR SUCH STOCKPILING IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT FAILURE OF THE DISARMAMENT TALKS.IN OTHER WORDS THE ESSENTIALLY TEMPORARY NATURE OF THESE ARA RANGEMENTS COULD BE STRESSED.THIS MIGHT TIE IN WELL WITH THE COMMON STATEMENT ON DISARMAMENT SUGGESTED IN PARA4 OF YOUR TEL DL959.AT THE SAME TIME IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT PUBLIC OPINION WILL BE MORE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE INHERENT RISKS OF NUCLEAR STOCKPILING I F IT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THAT THESE DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BECOME EVEN MORE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE RECENT DRAMATIC SOVIET ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE BALLISTIC FIELD.THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE IN HARMONY WITH THE UK-USA VIEWS ON THE NEED FOR A WIDER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND POTENTIALITIES OF NEW WEAP0NSCPARA2 OF YOUR TEL D L 9 5 9 K 4 0 THE ABOVE COMMENTS ARE,OF COURSE,ONLY OUR ASSESSMENT AT THIS EMBASSY.I WOULD WELCOME AN INSTRUCTION TO DISCUSS THIS SUBJECT WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN THE FOREIGN MINISTRY WITH PARTICULAR REF TO THE IDEAS GIVEN IN YOUR V697 AND YOUR DL959 STONE 000428 � 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 CDNW02259 Title A name given to the resource Hague to External 437 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13-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). 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