o - o o - oo 11 - - ' o t o - o o-- o - ------ - - - ' - WW ga b r_a sed 1 _the - T 1 '1 0feterla _mee g _t s Deo f and I consider ft llloai inipor t J J ui ' P t tba t maGtW the United StatE1s o o ernm ent bG prt pared - o tatce a p_o it ve tor hcprdng approach Oil lining J concrete plan that we -a prepared to illlPlemsnt Failure to do e o c o'ill d have seriously adverse effects oii NATO 'u r ii y- o - I shi tud thorefore gre atl y appreoi ate word roll you as to l-lben the ourr_en s tu v by the J S will be completed in or i er t hat you and I ma r i sp113s t u 1 13t ter and ii' no9ess ry obtain the Pre ident's 0 acisi n_ 1 n _ a dvance of t he J c - tl TO me e t ing o o o o 0 Sincorcly -y oura - o oo o - o o J ohn Foster Dulles ' - -- o - - - ' o ' _ _- - ' o o - -- - 1 - - -- ' - o t ' o ti o s _ _ f ffl # - - 0ii f ' - _ i tt ' ' ' ' o - o ' o r f h t i f f t H f f ht 1 rl f l f i '- 1 o o- o o 4o -- oo oo o - - o ' o- oo - l' lV f 1 - 1 - -f' Y JJ l loH - '- t-o- '-' o' Cf o oooo _ __J _ _ _ _ __ __ o o - __ 7 ' ' - ' - ooo o o I - -- 4 ' -r 1 rir - 7 - - - - - - e J o - - - 1 - t itf t t t -ltt 3 i 118 t @i u 4 @ s e J' o 2JEI l ir # fi t f J --- -- - -- - - - - - - - -- - r r f2f - - - o zml r f _ __ - - 1 T - - - _ 7- tr 't - f Y i J - o - --- ---- EUR iRA z'ilELTd iimions o- - - - o o o-- o ' o o 1 - o - ' 1 --- -r o o o o o oo o - o - o - o - oo - 'o -- - o - J- 7 o 'o T 1 o lt ' '_ I ' ' o' o o o oo ' ' o -- ' ' o - o - - o oo o o o _ - o o o o o o o o - o 'f f#' JPY t f-- ti f i1'fc f- ' ii ' ' t '' ' o -- - ---- --' -- --- ___ _ _' i ' % ft' _ _o_ _'_ o t _ i i_'_ __t _ r __ '_ _ '__ ' o -- - - - o - ' 1 i t U tc '' ' _ - October 17 - t I - v o'- EUR - Mr Elbrick - o I 7o ' - - ' JI- o Thru S So - o ' ' - The Secretary considers that in view of the discussion and action at the NSC this morning the approach to Defense should be along the line that now that the matter is decided it is for State and Defense promptly to get together and work out the details This in preference to the draft here submitted l o eene Jr J N Attachment Staff Study re NATO Atomic Stockpile dated October 14 S JNG Jr jm o' - - - - - _ - ' ---- ' 18 docmaeat conaute ol - - Cow No i i_ of ' r- ' ' Tot The Secretary pa1 Copi Sei r October U 19$7 ' 'hrollih s s Froat Subjecta 7 UR - c Burke El briclN ro Atomic Stoclcoile BaclcgroWld l You vill recall that 7ou discussed this question with Deputy Defense SecretaI7 Quarles on Septl l lber S 011 felt that there1 were rev aubsta DtiTe di erences between State a od Defense 00 the qu est 1011 It vaa tben agreed that Defen e would obtain General Jforatadoso Tievs and the tve Departaenta would continne to work an tbe utter in order to develop a coocrete plan which ooald be annoW c d to oar NATO allies t3 r r o t- N ' o 'I t - 'o J - o o ' 2 Sept9111ber 101 o ie ral Jroratad sent bis TI '1'1J to the Chairun of the JCS L ilthough Det''ln se has neTer sent WI a coi i r ot Horstadoa cable ' w received on privately tr-011 Oeoeral lJorstadoa litieal adYieer Detenae 1a aware or this aot D 3 GBPm aa ant to t llt1cal Directive adopted at the NATO 1' 1nisteral Oellff' l loratad baa jaat ecapleted a SRAPE M1ldlma-Toree St11d7 19 196 o OM o the basic require111ent atated bT General Borstad to be e111ent1 al to an e ective de eme ot Western arope OYer tbe next five 7ears 1a creatiy increased st ngth th naelear-e11oable deliTeJY s rateu llissiles grow id- groaod and ground-to-air together with the atmic warbeada f- r such ld s1iles SpecUicallJ' he stat es MM i ng 1n ober 19 9 A Nu clear Stockpile for ' ' o 'I - NA ro Two baaic building blocka 1n the structure of the 111 nimwit- oroe arer dtJTelopment ot a nuclear deliVeJY capability 1n our orc'lS where necessary 11ith0'1t regard to na onal or comand a flliations and dispersal or the delivery units The two blocka vill continue uset'ul oaly1 naclear weapons tor the delivsI7 sy3te11S also diepersed1 are aTailablo in emergency These C nd1t1ons are t herefore integral 1n Strike and Shield force reqaireonts Wbetber a07 KAro nation bu pos session ot nuclflai veapona 111 not vi thin the p rovi Dce ot thie C nd It is hovev r or us to ensure at our dispos al a store or weapons o a pl ropriate llUllbers and ty-oea so locsted that the Allied deli very systems can us e the II effectively Such a sy teai has been ' I NO Cf3IO'i' -7 ' SfFIE0 ii n - _r -' J - r t o o ' f bu bMn deTeloped to o emce United Stateo orce11 lxwaded 1t v1ll aeet the o Ui taIT reqairaenta ct the Alliance vitboat entailing complicated and perhape dito tioult changes in 11yste11111 ot c ontrol and cuatodT a1 e1t ablisbed b y l av We v1ll c nt1nue to ad Tocete the creation o tbJa capability oo an essential llrt ot our collectiTo 1trength o Thie 1aau rise11 the basic oloente or a NATO Stockpile at011io warheado in U S c011tody' and c00trol but deployed in accordanc e wit h S C UR'o plans as Oe neral lo ratad 1Ha t bea h Tl o abject ot t ha WA TO atoclcpilo Y1 ll be a topic of the ireatelt int z Nt to l tTO at the H11liaterial aeting tbia Decellber particularq 11a light or General Hontad1 11 11tud r It 8 u to us iJlperatiTo that the o s G-oTvtcu 11t be in a position to annowiee it1 intention or proceeding with a atoclcpUe aloag the 11 Del Oene -al Norat ad hao in ldnd lie tam the JCS are re11tud71ac tbe utter in the light ot Jl0Nt11do1 o01Utenta Ve haTe 1ooo than tvo aontb a in which to pre llre for the Deoemer ootine and n ahoald v e De enee to haw tbe Jee c0111pl 9te their etu eo t-hat a hip lnel political decision on the 11atter can be odoo ' 'bat 7011 oi n the attach cl latter Tab J to De eme S Cretar 7 NoKlro r 1ttachMut Litter to So cNt r7 MDKlro r Tab A t 1 ' 11 ConcurNoce11 0 o Mr w ey- This dooument consists of -2 pages CoP 'lo o 8 Copies Series I - - C - - -- --- - ' - - - - - _ ' l - - o ooo - Dear Neils As you knO l our two Departments have been discussing for some time the question of a NATO Atomic Stockpile The basic concept is -that the United States would uintain t'ull custody and control as required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 but the atomic bombs and warheads destined for use in the event of emergency by the nuclearcapable forces of our NATO allies would be stocked and deployed in accordance with SACEUR 1s plans I went into this matter in 1110re detail in uzy- l etter to Charlie Wilson of July 2 1 and in his letter ot August 2 Charlie Wilson sugges ted that ve discuss the matter which I did with Don Quarles on September $ At that time the sense of the meeting was that the study made by the JC was along the same general lines as the thinking of hi D_epartment and that we should proceed to work out a concre plan that could be announced in the NATO Council At the September $ meeting 1 was informed that General Norstad1 s corarnents were being sought and rq start bas been informed by officers o your Department that these co1111ents have been r eceived are now under stud ' 'by the J CS ___ I have been particular interested to see SACEURos requirements for atomic-capable deliver r srsteu in bis 11Minimlllll-Force Study 19$8-1963a an l his remarks on t he oeed for the establishment of the NATO stoolcpile to ensu re that atomic warheads llill be available to our allies 1n time ot hostilities o '- 0 o - t o o oo o _ - - oo o - o o -- o _ ' - o Tho question o the NATO stockpile first arose at the NATO ' Kinis nal Mee 1ng at nn' i -May ot this year and 'I ' bniwd stud3 t e proposal I States would ' o 's aid tliat ' iiie reel certain the question ' will again - o - ' The aono rabl o Hell M Elro SecretJrr of Detenae - ---- o- 'f csm 0 IBffi1 1 1 - Ho- - - - - - - - - - - - o - - - - o 1 I -- -- -- o _ ' _ _ __ t i 1 f _ c 'o ' ' 'o --- r- -7 o - - - o - ' ' t _ o ' o' oo o ' - - o o o u o ' o - -- ---- _ l o r o o o o __ -- I - - -will again be raised at th8 NATO e_terhl mee ing this Deoemb8r and o o to i i' oii o 1 oat t tan ' t'-' o t -'o w 8 o'- o on a p 9 l ' 1 ' ' ' oo o o _ _ Ou 1 e Ill s 'Or o lY - L a t 1118 y Cl orm e iit l e pared o t a po itive 'tor _t bdpmlni aj proaoh ou o o liirlng a c o norete plan that we ar p par to im9lemeot Failure to do oo ' eeriousq ia e - ects on - - ' ' ' o o J o o o _ _ I ehoii 1 d theretore gre at y apprecj 8 te WQrd fro you as to when the ourt eJi s u by the J will b - pl et81 1 in or T that 7ou and i i s t li 111 a ter d 1 9 1 sm obta the Pre 14eqto s ' - - l ' 'PdV ll IO Q th - r ir tt o ' ' - r- o ' i - o J ohn Foster Dulles o 'o o - o _ --o o' ' _ _____ 'o - o - - o o o o _ __ _ ' o ' ro - ' ' ' oo h o o 1 o oo o S nc e rely'_ yours o - f ' oo This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu