https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/427986692fe9b20ceae9dff778c30db9.pdf 24205e2d3044d6afc20a718d9bf41810 PDF Text Text /) Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act frnrtimirnt rtenu de Iwtoi sMcmtceesH{information Document rfhmlrriw divulgue rn en vertu la loisur faeces a finforma 2kk6 EMERGENCY TT TT INFO LDN NATOPARIS P«)RMI SNY RE? OUI" 77. 2i»A5 N 6 v i 9 F PRESS yo^/9 AAv: CONFERENCE-TRANSCRIPT fl 3 IS TEXT OF TRANSCRIPT REFERRED TO IN OUR REF T Q.M; AETARY,THE SECRETARY OF DEFENCE REFERRED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF NEGOTIA 'REATIES.WHAT I<? THE LEGAL POSITION THERE7D0ES THE EXECU VE AUTHORITY ON ITS OWN,SO THAT IT COULD NEGOTIATE THOSE WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE SENATE' A.I THINK THE WORD TREATY WAS USED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENCE IN ITS Bl INIFICANCE AS AWAGREEMENT* ,AND NOT WITHIN THE TEl M LEANING OF AN AGREEMENT OF THE TYPE WHICH HAS TC BE SUBMITTED TO THE 'RATE FOR RATIFICATION.WE BELIEVE THAT THESE MATTERS CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY THE EXECUTIVE UNDER ITS OWN AUTHORITY, AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE AGREEMENT WITH THE UK,AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A TREATY IN THE TECHNICAL LEGAL SENSE OF THAT WORD. Q.WOUL r APPLY ALSO TO ATOMIC WARHEADS? A.YESjBE' 5E,OUR ARRANGEMENTS' WITH THE UK ALSO INVOLVE 1 PLACING THERE OF ATOMIC WARHEADS.NOW THEY ARE STILL UNDER THE TEC AL CUSTODY OF THE USA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT.I DOUBT WHETHER IT WILL BE NECESSA CHANGE THOSE PARTICULAR PROVISIONS INSOFAR AS THEY MIGHT.BE APPLICABLE IN ANY FUTURE AGREEMENT TH THE CANADIANS,FOR EXAMPLE.IT IS CONTEMPLATED THAT THEY WILL -K OLT SATISFACTORILY WITH THE UK,WHICH IS STILL PROSPECTIVE, BUT WHERE THE TERtfS IN THAT RESPECT HAVE BEEN AGREED UPON,AND A CERTAIN TECHNICAL CUSTODY IS QUITE COMPATIBLE,I BELIEVE,WITH 1 VIEWS CF SACEUR.WE UNDERSTAND,OF COURSE,THAT IN THE EVENT OF WAR, THEN THE P R L S I D E N T , U N D E R HIS WAR POWERS^OULD BE ABLE TO TURN THEM OVER TC THE ALLIES IN THAT WAR WHO WOULD PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN TRAIN AND WHO WOULD THEMSELVES POSSESS THZ EQt rPMENT FOR USING THE ATOM OR NUCL :AR WARHEADS. 000406 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de ta Loi sur faeces a {'information PAGE TWC I S THIS AGREEMENT HICH YOU IMPLIED • R WEA A SYSTEM i / WARNING SYSTEM,THE DEW LT :,WHICH COULD BE REINFOR: CLE ,PROVIDED THAT SATI WITH CANADA Q.AA.YES, WHICH HAv JRY ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE IN THAT RESPECT. R'.RHEADS IN CANADA NOW? >0,ALTHOUGH I AM NOT ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN AS TO WHETHER THEY ARE ACTUALLY THERE IN! ISSILES T.YOU MILITARY SOURCES,THEY ARE EITHER WOULI HAVE TO GET THAT THERE,OR IN A POSITION TO BE QUICKLY PUT THERE. 000407 � 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 CDNW02270 Title A name given to the resource WashDC to External 2446 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 19-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 Secretary Dulles' Press Conference - Transcript 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