https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/f6bee24555026bc0932b2a9c513ec5fd.pdf 72d320b0fee4a2b6f52ad478f5755a4d PDF Text Text yy x A Document disqjfi&d under the Access to Infornyafkn Act ormation /Ptyf/ UF^F/ <&ed£it.M aivoigu DS2S/425 WASHDC N0V27/5 7 SECRET' J . / |i^^LZ^Q^~£—£S*£\ EXTERNAL 2520 OPIMMEDIATE &Tfgv^9<> I'T'Ol <T \£D j TH^iTALIAN AMBASSADOR CAME TO SEE ME YESTERDAY.HE SAID THAT HIS FOREIGN MINISTER,WHO IS PLANNING TO LEAVE TODAY FOR A PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED MEETING IN MONTEVIDEO OF ITALIAN AMBASSADORS IN LATIN AMERICA,IS PLANNING TO COME TO WASHDC OVER THIS WEEKEND FOR A CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ABOUT MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE NATO MEETING. 2.BR0SI0 SAID THAT HIS GOVT WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE VAGUENESS AND IMPRECISION OF THE PRESENT NATO DOCTRINE ABOUT THE CONTINGENT EMPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.HE THOUGHT THEY WOULD FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE CLARIFIED BEFORE,SAY,THEY HAD TO TAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE INSTALLATION OF IRBMS IN ITALY.HE ASSUMED FROM HIS CONVERSATIONS HERE AND FROM WHAT WAS SAID AT DULLES" PRESS CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO LAST WEEK THAT THERE WAS NOW MORE READINESS THAN BEFORE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WAS NEED FOR A PROCEDURE UNDER WHICH THERE WOULD BE A CERTAIN AND INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE TO ANY ACT OF AGGRESSION BY THE USSR AGAINST A NATO ALLY.I WAS NOT CLEAR WHETHER HIS ARGUMENT LED TOWARD GIVING A LOCAL OR NATIONAL COMMANDER THE DISCRETION TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN REPLY TO A NUCLEAR ATTACK,OR WHETHER HE WANTED TO SEE THE NATO COUNCIL GIVEN AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.IN EITHER CASE HE THOUGHT THAT,IF THERE WERE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN POSITION IN ITALY AT A TIME WHEN A NUCLEAR MISSILE WAS EXPLODED OVER ITALIAN TERRITORY,THEN NATO SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT ITALY HAD THE RIGHT TO RETORT IMMEDIATELY AND IN KIND. 3.1 SAID I THOUGHT THE PRESENT NATO POSITION HAD BEEN CORRECTLY STATED BY SACLANT WHEN,FOLLOWING MR DULLES' CHICAGO PRESS CONFERENCE? HE HAD SAID IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES THAT HE DID NOT REGARD HIMSELF AS PERMITTED TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS,WHATEVER THE DIRECT PROVOCATION,UNTIL HE HAD RECEIVED THE AUTHORIZATION OR INSTRUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT TO USE THEM.I DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THINKING IN OTTAWA HAD GONE BEYOND THE PRESENT NATO POSITION BUT I SAID THAT FOR MY OWN PART I WAS MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE RISKS OF PRECIPITATE OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS THAN ABOUT ANY HYPOTHETICAL DELAY IN THEIR RETALIATORY USE ROBERTSON 000373 � 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 CDNW02282 Title A name given to the resource WashDC to External 2520 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27-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 The Italian Ambassador 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