r - - - - - - - - - -- REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHlVl 5 _DECLASSIAEO ' rr - - - -- - - o Autho@' NtvD 15 Z'i '- r By _ _ NARA Dat el2 r r II - 'T r ---------iiil'i vfi Ji t j U i'l ' Toe Tbe tm-y 'lbr usbt S S l'rcmt iUR - Gubjeo 1 a At0tll1 c stockpile r 1 ' c aurw Llbrlck ' - I l ICll 'ld ll ncill that Vol'Gi6n M n1 l te I' in au g113 titated at the ll'oani Li to H1 lstenal 1119etu i last Hay tho orMtion o a TO Gtockpilc a uaic -- onsw iim 1011 ropliad that thu t n intereat ing idea a d that 1 t 11oulA receive IIOGt osrious oonndcra Uon t i' tho il t N18i ect ive c1 ate lenta attached at 'tab On JWUJ 12 dm-il'l s tbe pet'IIIRMnt CoUDCll 1s iow ot eticn Nqtlired aa a ruult ot the llocn oot1ug the U S tot 1- litated h1s Go 8melrt ws e a- 1nSne ti c ie st ion md vould report to the Counc1 l v ran concllw cma wero reached tbD Solem Represent a U w atatod he boped th18 wul'i be v1 tl- in a raascnablo Um period 2 On 21 t o tbu Wenero Q i ropelU'l Chie 11 ct Ki em on lllefting in Pari e APbaaaodot'a ir1JCO lo'Qtht ou I'ork1m1 and ldhitve y rec aended o ol l Tab B tb4t t tie u -1 act artimat ivQl on t hc ii 1'0 at oc kplle stim Gcmeftll Sclnqlff General Horst ad' a Cbie ot tart Hro 11mono IIQd I part1c 1 pated in tho diiw useion 1'rtn -bich the aa IJSadorso recwula Uoo fflCrged r 0n Jui 26 1'ala C aJ14 JulJPY 2 'lab i 'OU l 'Ote to SocrG-taey ot Defense 'iii J l ll1ll an Uds avbjec urging that Dderu o o q ed1t e its tltud7 ol tl mt ltt' and 'tranmittiq onr Vie ni on tbe lllaMfJr in which a l U tO atockpile coulJ1 be wnati't rt 84 a rd collld unction Ii At 7om- precs confft'e ICe on Jnl y 16 Uie qucatian o e ro fftoekp1Je aroa Ar d J011 disel28NC1 tbo 11atter at ac in length T b I lie ba'fO nott received a lettor 1' rcm Dei'enz o re ferril l to your letters oE 26 and JaJ y 2 Tab r It 111 e1n larl1 unresponaive m wbse 1 1mt in 'ormal discucsiona Hi th wfense w told Hr ' uarles v1ebGd the Jlla'tter tnndled on ti Scacretarlal hwel ln AUf fulrt 30 l f o Qlli l'le t ol d ro Hurpl be VQuul be h d to have the mtter d iscu11aed 1n a ldn rey TM bat -een repreeentativcs o the two rtramt prior to a ol'Q ll 1 g Tbore tho r c tter stands I 1 I t I r l I REPRODUCEU AT TIii NATIONAL Al ClllVES DECI ASSIFiEO Authori y NNO 1 S Z' ZJ2 By NARA Date I l f - 2 - P zoopttopa l tbat 700 Wore Mr UUeon or JCr Quarles eitMr at th te aber S --Una or ratel 1 tllllt 1ou strongly ed th9 quuti01i or JIA tO atockpUe aboal d be pursued aa a natter ot urgooey ltetON doing this 1t 1a reccmiMded tba you read the r at Tab O entitled htent ot BUOoe COl lld taont to an Atcw1c StratoQ' oo %bie paper 11'01111aricea malopn ente aince 19 4 an lC-b5 aa adopted Sh01i8 bow tho U S bile taken the lead 1n we an a om c atr -tco' 1A WO and llldioata the ate tbe U li baa taken t o creat G cm atQlldc f4bU1ti ' 1n tba tc a-cea or 011 r Mtv allleo Ia t he 1iffht ct t 1wl biatol7 1 t ia not eurprlmn ha ott r ZiA T I a Jios an now aakinf -to knoA ubat arr4Iliemnta vo haft in Jd nd to l'Sllke the actual atocuc 1' 1'beada and bombs a va1 able t o tbem 1n tba ffefl ot host ilit cs It 'OU do sm ban the tiM to ru4 allot 'l'4b o tbs n-iJ'lCi el points are au uarhed in fut i o 0oncl tieSMs 2 fbat 'Oil d $rrlgmto lfeeas Siaith loi nbardt eJld JqlSOl f Uthe Deperlalmt oo t 1 ' f 0 s to di80Wl8 the ilrO etoolq U proposal 'llitb appl'opl'late t 1 w s fl'Clllll Del nae Coqg@'lti90 t8 G - Kro ey C - Jlr Beinbardt S AK - Kr th REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHlVc s'tA'ffll'fflB ur 1orunoa MU w m pmr IJ OF t m lM w nmo c siOCtPlJB a m rw KimSmw t 9JPY 0G - Ill% e - 4 1951 JJm 11 V 2 1957 - Ta troSm o - et u e te1t COlller aoo ocre w como 4o cca clfmlera Joura - c'eat celnt 1 o dee emnc - ot ccc1 pe eoocittclJQQlnt l a Ge 1'1ft'11smteJPYon c1d oo 1 wsts as in p vcsusm e 'lea Etata-Ul 11 t 21o' a l f f l tlQDt pll I oe Dl9 amt 1 1111l 1 eura JU - l e6 o pam' WU leo ili ffi'i CG 411 i iOt re Ol#l' Mt1on- bl ce quS lee 0011 ada bUathawc p le piverw nt 1108 B tata-Umb paw xclt pl8Mr awo tol 011 tel aea saz e fo ael1ree de mt -e Je ae pea cp'U alt M - UNII ell ce CODOW N lee o eR pWS 4oena w e m'qtatB ma5Js il '8 4Ut'1cul t c onasflwtblH dll- f 1 1 t 11e118 le lo1a r1 4 p lll1 la 1 1 ll a a d arSJG cpt 4veatuolle1ent c ies aglre- Cec1 J018 e JIOblW 4D JOUl 1 11011 f SWMo 0ltla fCMlil %11111 dM ' froo iiffld M 4 lSdt IM pqe et 1- J0 16 d_ qp1 t ou aw rdce1ew1l't _ l' o11 131 -le l ooaeet et 811iJ91'lllie Je m'emaae I ft ln oll1 111on mia JIDQI o IT 1d JICN'' ta tn' le fml Oil prob Hma IIOQS le - trent 'Ida a ll o 4alW 11'3o um P l '_an p ie M te lc sS ps t p IUZ' dee rtd80M F - 9 iJ l M 8to ci ' e onees 11 tu1o-4aes eur w teffltoire c1ft ss11l l f llCID'M ''' Il I I I ' ood1o 61tn on4o- Qr lo l an mncn a 1e probUme mac pa- piaa toat -11 fe it lA IDCIQI ' uJJ 1lkn qpe Sid a al l-6Pii-S41 car - Je 1t'eml9C c'le le l5i A mrh1_ - S' 1l '3 Q ml Rell CWIS l oo pin1on publiqut l a1 a1o o w J19t1 111 1 do 1 mua a a de mt N cotd um psttte c dle -1CD3l1em J le Ut crriwr t 1oun ou l 1'aatll alt - v rt _ ellt1n pr NZ' lei mi -eoot on soaoeB h te p nt et la -dlft'Oal tt-nre me 'SCtGlt UD pel' dftfA1 41' c IA f1o11 it we t teJlomn etockff c1D an s a tclldq A IZISW J opin1an p b qpc f 'e ne1 it 1o ms1 an qae oett e s 1 1Aii xa 1 0i a toute vezducil1'bG oar h l a 6e p ea td 'e tot rl tm m A cUt qi ae ses at4ok c p l P t coaoU'bm' tlell db M fP1 f ' - 6wctuel 88GBP18 p llOUG puias1QIUI l e eette ma a ma atatd quo llQIJr re i C'R'l1 e 8'Ullit - Et o ' cot IM ceio m 1Wsiatar trl is V'iw ieo t l p- iW'Mlll t m dricain iJOW uno rormul e qu1 cx1sern a REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES_ DECLASSIFiED AuthotNND '1'i' ZJ2 By _ _ NARA Dale I l lf I I ' pat eta a Sflcst1Cll dms lo18 1rfc e1nea ais 1 11 -t JIU 1111 pt ble o 1'4-tct 411 OOic 1 4 6 om41 4Ttz11 quc ac g bUat aia coetrt oalle ft' aoint4gner u 'IIZ1nrn la9 _ nt I ato1ft1I i S dliN D tre Qs i iit1tf8tl ca AUtro PU3t dl 1 f1Ji 1oom1HF1UL otnid p eolt ISi' AfiilH SQ tif p'4 la 41 QQlll at oeew f'ee1t en dlat as 1 onre sest1on BAllO A tut GD111S lbl- o SICil P1P llht4 l 1 1t l'ul qiaoc 4cbonp -4 1 daqqe q_uc 1 Cfa oe 4 'tlllt'N - cooreAt J lnJaJ111rer u4t dla ftlt 4't stodqiaJ t c1elJ - ro atord g S 0U 4t e 'Joe en Am m - ee eJWI c e np crto It 'fUo da fe mt nt OJdtdOjl p l l p '111 p 11 tt le 11erwma ce o s J U 481 GCWl8 k la 4t s Poe'itiozl 4 ' im ' - Idol fl 4a de 'IIWI- he311 191e ea taxa tt la J OU1bU1t 4 4'avof l t'W u m a Qt oo mt l '' t 1 ntoa pabJ tquc pe11t m av et w I i iI I i e aeisw 3- a - o JOU1 REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES o DECLASSIAED Thi AuthotNND 129ZJ2 es No By _ _ NARA0atel2 f I 9 oo o o o o o o o o o o o oo ' o oo o o ooo I o o o oo I K6i'O Defense tr tep twin 19$3 HAro ipraao Canmandera 1n1t1at cd a acme o CZpeb4J1tJ cs Stndioe Tbe 1e etudiaa Wl'G esse t lall o re s Jrt'lo'l tian o UAW at rategy BM tActics m llgbt of the prospective avAilability ot J'Q21 Pr IOO pQtl3 to Sov l at bloo Cllld Jato fOC Qo ln l'iovOll 'oer 3954 the KU1tar - Com1 -tee apprond MC 48 11 he o t F tGBPeoUn Pa ttern or UATO mlltar - utl'U1 1 h t or the Jiut ll'ew Year8 11 o In thia t the Military Cormt tce re emtottndf'd o now pett cm or tu o R fms iw atrength 1 as on the 11v 1JahU1ty or ata 11 o dellV'Gt'y rorccG oc eqwit ely proteatod ran im 1 izil attack and rea dy to hunoh o r 1 n1Uato COWltor attack'' At the 1fln1 et erial Muoti Dtt the t o 111011th the CoimcU approved -Ii 48 as II lnsis dotense pJas rofn1 and pr para tions by twi HA TO 11 Wtary auUioriU notine thllt t hia app t 0Wl does not inwlw the dele tion or tho responaih111t i 1' or go1'Wlllllffits or putting plane 1n1 o aoUGn in the ovcmt ot bostil f t ies nie us took the load 1A o in i 1Sppi-ovol Jt ro 48 and hcd w ovorcOClle canai reluctance on tho part or nan u-o eoant riOG 1 n Ho-reabelr- elllber l 9 iS thG Milita 'f CouS t teG approved and t ho Comu 11 noted MC 48 l vl dcll comir ed GWd rounded out pcrrti cular 1n roapect of DaVa1 Eoroca tho str t agy and 6aBU1'416 irot 1'ort h 1n MC 48 In March 19S6 tho Atomic In onaation A g t ' t cntca-cd into forco_ mo 1 petllittJ iig JiA'H to obtdn oert a1A infol'A ation Gil awm a matt ors tl Oll1 tl1c OS undar the At edo r l'D' Act iJlli spnns and l5Ullmler or 1956 the and several other tu 1'0 OCNatri ea YC1c d ccncem ovor th cost of MAW f mdorn11ai im and da R te over c0l 1 a in aspoota 0GBP NATO de CMo ot nites To 'the IJnWl6 d 1 sowlsiona the Col l lcU C11lrdnaT od 1A APJ l'OVal at h i t Hf ting 1n lloomlx r l 956 ot a Polit1oal D1reot1va to the mo aWt acy' aut bor1tiea Ml Unt' tor o revie o UA'lO detense p'Jnnn1ng to bl r 11ritlwl tho r e ow 'Cea like Jr to be 3vailault1 the detmu e et ort of the Alli Ill' ' acd or each 1D t1 v1dwtl Ml lber can btr Jt achie e lllOSt ctteotivo pattern of Coni os 1he i lireotivo stipul at ad that ot bc ehiold toroea - t inohlde th oapabili o to NS 'Xlnd qu1clrly sbowd t h 11 ituot soai oo '1 1 1 '- ith m cleai- 1reBpona to m7 twc f ragpessioo i'he7 t or eow ite wo hav8 tho ea l ility to ieti with the aitw tic lll envisaged in p h hb above intiltration ineuraiona or hootillt local actions itbout uccoosu rily havjng roeour l to Due veapoi'l8 In Apl'il 1957 tho WJJ ta 7 COG11 tto c npprovc i tl' 1 1 1rst t Jo o t' throe 1d lltary paperc Glcvcalopcd in rcsponeo to tbie Cd reoti vo l1 lyMC 11 2 1107m'ell St n c ic concopt 1'or the lXr GBPeni e of the HA'i'O f roa Qld RC 48 2 E' easu ree to Impl 6l00llt tho 5tn ter io Canc 1pt The defensive 11N rooClliiM ld0'11n these pa pera aro f 1 4 aru 1 C o ont y of 0 t ive 11 auclou Nt a 1et-oey- o '11 l cu-v' LO Land_ soa aru al I' -orccs count int on the use oi' thoir nuolcar weapallS at the out et o rho t ird p i pcr REPRODUCED AT THE N Tl ON L AKCll l Vt S o DECLASS FiED Aulhori y NN O 'l r ' Z l By NARA Dale 12 ff -2paper liC 70 be M Sn1aua tssesitial ro 1 orco RGlqulr s ienta 1s now undor chm llopamt An initial unapproved voraion or suu-r oo contrl o Ut 1 on to tho par l'oroo Posture Alllfld fttJJl6nd 1illrope l960-62f et-rosa93 tho t for ind-to-ground Qurui-to-e ir md air-to- Jd uen auxtJ nr tore mat be cap l e or participating in a tull-aoale t111cloar var should it ccno abl e t o call lotn nuoloa r tire Oil the eoem r at th o earlieet J 0$1Jiblo 'IOIJC1t1o 11 J th pri na ry rol a or the 111r 1'0 'Cff 11s to lauuch a nuclear counwr- oUcnsivc 41 '81nst t h air and r d3$1le oollver o ipabllit-y uithin SA Ctrun' s cc t' roapoo ibW t n 8Jl i nnval orces will mke a s t nir tcmt cc ntd t-utJ on to the nuclenr d r 111 a oc 1 countct-e fCll ivo the dccis1on 1n Ocooabet' 19$4 l p li ltc roaf imod e l nce that HA TO datenso pbnn1ng 1111st bo l JaBed on tho Ol q-U o t o nuchlU' 10apena in ca so or ojor attcck roots 011 the OO ll xil ling facts s that tho Sovi at bloo torces faeina TCI aro l now to pos oo sci uuch oaponsJ b t h it Nti'i1J1 s cn 3 hope ot e fe lt ive dei'ense AfiQ inst nll f aric tlly superior oppoeing i orooa evm ii tho so forces rii i not poasotm nu olonr woapo 3 1 is posRession or tho m t e tfectivo 1roap na1 and c that C 'llfA Ct force utW dne tho latest oapcnn are the o kind of for cs l'ir o c m a 'ford undar c dst poll1 1ce loGCCl lom1c limitat1ons on deGBP oo oCforts The continued Vtllidity and indeed t he co t in c xistcuce of t ho sldeld in 7 lropo u rlGpOO dent on tho oontinu ed vtllidity o tbe az Ulilpt i on or avnilo bility and employo ment 1 t' Dee Gaey of 1mcle 1r ioapona Lu ring the ncaotJ attorus ovor tho pa at lQO tl s 1n Condoo illllO l the h'antem fot r l o di 'lg to tbe Wor 1 r- iup pupai o on r o s t mi oh wn tabuid in the Subcomz a1t too J ist week tho l ll -itis h and -rencll mrlo a 'n or 130 e o J not prohib1tmg the poseiitdllty of t r uisf rrini nuolour wea oris traa odlstJ n e stookpilss It was f' aJ ly on o aoet the llr1t1sh and poe1tioD 1n tb1B reapeot Acc0l' t1ngcy in t h wot ld n roup pauer 1n P41'llgl'Qph ufil 1- ie pn r id l t 'ln tt 1 G r 'l O I tr dat or tho cozuation or 1 ro ction o f fi ir io -uti 'lo aterill l or ll l4pons purposo 3 i cvii lcd in I'' lrA raph Iii A le ' I I i l t ach part y undes -t akc not 1 o t - lll lfci out or i t r1 cc n 1 rol eirf nuclear 111i ipcma or 1 c ucc p't t 'er s 'er o l o sw h weo po - s rucoept wl e rc witklr arranu folcnts beti t t 11 1 o -GBPUlSf '1'0 ' nncl trcJJoC r 1e 1 th cir US -u1 l o it1 oonror tlty h ' itb Pnra 1o 1 J1 II o I 'I ' 'I I The piJrponc o - this l ani ia e is clcat ls a CY W _ l o lop 1 t 1rt of arrangew nts such a l th J W l'O stoclqrl lo I I I I I I I tis 11Z'apona forces in rnpe ba ro bt -e PJ -oz -o ively 1 1 ipp 1 iti 2to1 lic- l Foo J P 280 nm ato nic as 1 IJ i i Y t ' ' f y 'H 1 c J v le rco l 1n 119 'anny n s Utl ly REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED Aulhot_ NNO 'lr Z Jl By _ _ NARA Date 12 ff -J- flU'l 1' a s l 95 3 tallowed Corpor and l oncat John in 19 4 and Ma t dor in A t th a pre11mt ti M US torcos in cTtropo incl udo 6 Corp ral bat-teJ1ana 6 280 1u111 at cmd c e lll -on 3 ioncist John ba tal10l'l 6 nll c iillttaJ1ons 3 1-1 atadcr aqu ad 'Onaa and ame O tJ cal baabor cqu llfrcN c opoble 0GBP CIUT 'ina atom o We JODII By 1960 tbe p l sntwd f l are S Corporol 6 Z60 Ai U 3 lionMt John 3 cds oae 6 Ltlcrof so 10 cT 3 Mat adm' and 37 t Act ieu boQbur aqund Olle r tiou h cetrtcdn o GBP the a- u-f i eoto-s a-tACe sil aile units arQ m obilo J mJ Uicro torc cnpnbla of usa up to a certain dia e is ucc docl en tho ctntral fn nt thoJt unit a aru bn ic 3 con t1n tl t o tho IJ 3 se-ol' or 1n Ooxmany AUiod roroes 1n tho l TO ahiold aro or eoar ie min -0 o tt eir r-o1atJ T e 1' lalcit SG due to tho rnot tl at they a re ail y now 'ba to NC-'live atornic n ulo wej Oll i rr d our 'o o oo aro ins rtoq-J atol y aupport'ld al their 1'lankG d o to this 11c Jkno ' W o US tilltary At1ei at6Ilco Pro5ell 1 fo othnr tlA'tO Co mtr1cs The ts bas 'irllllJ or tentatively pro r u DOCIO o 300 mJJion 'ICOrth new 4t n1o- capa tJ e Q1 u y mi1 mil and nd'm 1 od airc raL't capable of earcytng wclear boRbe n nd wU'tloads f'or - pcnn m-ro aounti 1 e a lndu FI l 9 56 and 19 7 tl lit a t7 Asai3tanc e l' rof ra te a 'ld anotbar $JOO 1 3 1cn 1a tcntat ivol y al l ocatod tor thof le cc' lllt r1c i i' QPI t llo 7'I 1958 ro rcit A t'lu'tbtr SO c d J1on l ul be an or e oxpcetod to be s old to llA'rO u trioa prillla rily and the DK l'uese a - c Rp11bltl forapons i nelu ie 1 lollest Jobll JUKR Matador Corporal and cct1Y01'1Uon ld t G 1o1hioh ill e 1ablo ter-boabars l o carry atomo bombs mly t very e1aall propo -t im o f tho total ot tll el y - orth of t h eo ncM ioopons kw bac1 oolivure but i1Zlli t1 t dolivorio i o dll c e 18 'l rJ ni l 9 6 anc'I mch la r er qtUl lti tie s 1n 19 9 t'n i i flllllO Uloccl in t h lorth Atl ntio o Ouncil in Dooesabtrr l 9 i6 nnd Hai-cb 135 7 that tt woul d p -ovi lc t1oain1n 1n f Aplo ymcnt o t het e wapo oc iucluding training ot seJ aot cl i 1 rri ta 1n teclurlJ u c or d U vor - oGBP atomic uoa-pons lll liAlO pcri onnol u e no rccoivin t tn 1ning at a ctvanced i erq icmo 1-rairJ ng c t er s ill th11 li imd 2 3 mor 1 1o ll ve atcu ted t ru1nins ey the an i o t too yi u- -ca chin a total o r 22c0 by m 1 dol9Ss Th o GBP u-efi nlllt o oozy t o i Ai tra ini n 1 pi-c ' - rru is il tho WIG 0GBP r'-Bh t Q llio converri oo ltlt s 1'-100 -ii l-crai't 21 d c -'1 tllrwr aX ' now beinz Pl'Cp u-Gd li 10 cOUl ltry force p1 1n o foi th cocrl n thNe y-1 ars rc x rted in 1957 Ann '141 l aviou i ub '11 lsiono dopand hc a ' V on pro1 r a nacl doliveries or c a n 16 toapons and t ra i Wl rnui l ol CQ r 11d or course on t l c avail abllit y in ti n ot' - itmrlf -1 n oy o f the n c ccoa l cy totri 1 'W3I'nflQdo and 'ha lbs In ndo 'j tio '1 t o the J ti t h 1 t c r CY io orod tioc rn-o r- a of actu al a 'c lcio l ombs n 11 l r i rnaadG 'rcnc i-ol 'i ' llrzy' r t l y m J vonu o' hr -r i nd J o r niore Cd7 IX1C cd rope m c xmtric s h v1 i2u 1 iated ck v clor 1 o 1 and roct tian REPRODUCED AT TII E NATI ONAL ARCll1 Vl S DECLASSIFiED Autlloriiy VIVO '1c 9ZJ2 By NARA Date I Z 1 f pro of atomic-oapablo 'lfOB l0DII ooos diri tin their eCL'o t2 on o bila toral bGai a 1md 1n l JEU CU1d llA 'O Zhti t S oCGBPered l Mt Doea toor to 1 lrn1sh sm plas o f certain a amic-capllbl e vea pons undor prod icti on in tho us with a c e toohnical Wo -i lltion to inwroetod Ln duat rl and t'1nrmc1o l y qi al11'1GBPid li l v CQWrvrl es t o n s thOill to undert ako tho pro@Uan or wch in t hc1r C1t D territories lta cy- France tho Jletberland8 and Uorwa r req Gllt t i GU lle under th iJI offer a id nec1 1Bsat'J' rl'cl1n1MI 'J socurlty and inOl Jtrial m rYv 18 m o btdn Mdo as he irat step 1n eett1ne tho progt'UIS undar WJo Although it 1s t c boll laree an at o -'lle-eapable --oapons pl O-- uction capacity vill be dsV ll oped in f or b N ro pitU y1 -t he poli ioal ao i -ell as mi 111 nr'J pre 3 rures 1n tbis dircotion are great ar c there is eve -y reaoon ta believe that in spite of irl Blcial handicaps a subat antisl cap i clt y will be dcmw pGd tho UK is the oul y i ie stcm u-opcan o try t hat is Pou able to pl'Od lee 1o add it ion to itO llic-cc l l o wapons thll aotu u atomic bombs md wt rheads It in 0 i i ted t 'lat too lor noh oouln ei-a --t production or dJ ple rAielo r aeaJ Cl IS iithin lo J t tu ui tw u-s haoo 'i'he pol it l cal p ij'llhol o cal straU t ic aod o a10111itl ni t orl l rcre TOd to 1n this andllln all lroi i to t - concl u -i on l t somo conci-ot c t J t 1on must abortly be t4k by the us to e s o w oe tho otbor NA'l'O oountrioa i h -it arranumimtJJ ' ill t e J l ' ld6 o thn t ' tomio ooar s and wrhaad11 om bQ s arle av 1 lablo to tllcir at al lio-ca iable fo -co -i in th e l'cnt oi' b GtUitics To r ccapitulat the Gitu otiou i huu 1Da l Since 1 954 tll0 u s ha t l lml tha uirui 1n 01' 111 Uat in _ ru ct ol t unNATO upproval o t h-0 t o td ic which lll ' ntnl r Nf e1 ratet -y la wed D its ll'lplcs1 'om t lli do trim s t ho t H 11 t0 do ten ent an dctennve plami1nc counts on the us Gf atomic wea cm s ill ca 1e or Oviet attack In no other wey coul l UA'i'U resist tllo nu 'leric r l i y up rior Sovu t cw r 1 1t ill To J lanlli l-' 1l v uu ic s -i in1 Gtr11tllf t ocd o oa iabil ity i 1 t w hic l l ror-ot S 2 Ul f orces in c 01li llttcc to H u ar hc in o pro r to i 'ivr l y equipped i tb ot aldo eapons Jj 'i'ti-0 US - a i r-icu c 11 1d nal i1e ai cr a1 c c a x bil 1 t cmu t b co fir cd to t 01 ce - alone n rd te ut 7 o rt - o i Ulri i pe r to t ' other NA o countrit $ a s a urdlut ral S dccioi on th tt t h y iho u d o ily be cquip E d s ith incrcasin l 7 outrJo iod ' fca o 1 iad 1n mvz o 61lOk'al t er IS as a US a ttclllpt to c olu lt t t r cm fro rt a i ioll' it pu tt 1 m u 11 of dG 1 sio i akin 4 s t i -- REPRODUCED AT THE NATlONAL Al Clll vi s OECLASSlfiEO Aulhori y o By NNO lr 9Z 2 ARA Date I Z f -54 t ho W is providin atomic-c -ip iblc wca ons such a anoat John to our l-U O ru lici cwd is beef n1o tho trninille ol Coi c0l3 or our allioa 1c tho Utie or 6UCh mopons lita00 -e $ Since have embati a a iJ cunjunc-t ion _ our ll 'i1 J alll io upan Utt c - llltian o tiA' C-wide to nic-cau i l l f ' GBPore cs thor-o i a natul'e l c eairc 00 i l io p t i ot 0111 All1e J t-0 llll01 that t h final atop noc cr d to give 1r oao1 -f to all the provirn ateps will 1n ract be t akcn-- tho t atauc bolllbf ancl w trhcads uill be AVaU i lc to U1 m1 in ev t o host 1 lltios At tJu llA '00 liliu st ri al l 1 4 aet lng in l l ay Franch Fo1 i 1-iiniator Pineau Gl a011tect th Ct oatiw of a '' i 'i'O str ok Ue er atOl lic waapona tu r1na tho J ondon o a ent tcllw t lle llr tish Q l Frtmch i i ido major uwo ol ' not p t Ob bitint th poa111 Jility or tr 111Jlforrirlt't nuclG u iXln J trotA csxl sting stookpileia al culy 1n orrle r t o rotr ic t tho devl J opnunr ot at'TnJll ea l s uch ll 8 a tl 10 stockpile r- uu 1vu ii AFwrcy 9 3 57 i L' l'i - 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