__ --- - - - - - o Ul PROOUCCOAr THE tJ TIOtlAl Ancrnves - 0 o ---------NF MORA DOR i raa1 ttacbed at 'l'e b A 1o a October l 8 tl'Oll Cta -1 the secrvtaiy ot COl CerAf ng ot torase or Atomic Wce poaa in Continental F-urop for U S and lon-U S JIA1'0 Fbrcce at thlt Joint Chie- fe or GBP t4tt to 'lbio rurtber mmm tl'CU U10 Joint CbJ ot'o llllll'U acJDe over their prcv toue poGJ Uon of J 26 1 o 11b1ch tlley caiie out flatly a sa inBt i'1e ot a nA1'0 t t-Omf c l l e but 1D our viev tbo PrO ollal e irt 1U tall Gbort of' the Zl9C dec taJ oft 1n princ1 Plti that a JlA'1'0 BtoclQ iile v1ll be fftebl iabed 1be co ut 4ovelo Pc4 by ao11e1a3 lloNta4 11114 r VOred b y thia meat 111 tbe t VGrt leadt tor the 1 1lC1eer-c qable cleliwiy o u r HATO ISlllea abou ld be kcyt in a um -t ocq l e UQtlar 0 oa'lll Jlonta4'o c ontn l as Allied C tmlN lder El rrope Altbollsh the 11141vilbal pot a c rioinG the atoelq 1le would of cour c be i cated in a n Wlbor ot countriea they vould 'ol'T 11 _prr rt of a s1f16le lltoclwlle an4 the n s held in the RA ro atoclr Ue V0W d not be reeone4 or for th t orcee of 11Q1 c MCUl r JIAro country llhUe the f'toc Q 111 e Wuld thwl be C't u t u a 5Rl'O Dtoclt pile Vith all the oUt1C l d s deriving thcrefr m ettc ct controJ - 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Deft IE uto liWft JPY 2 of tat acs ao it eow lrtien bJ teU or lwr 'tlOllt1JllS wt % ti JJew o c an a etat meat to t o a11e tn tDe CcmzM U bl r tc at r Ii a o s o IIA1'0 oM1id'lkfm' ' ua I N I o 4 t ba po 1t 1ac 3 2 1le vtiJSDI sa 41110Useione N- Apea1c rMihrr JOI br fb2a 11 fl 11it 11111 _ a o ut 1a 1n tho v a '-'wt a Dt t1111t o D1'0 fl11oclr pUe W1U be o o e -u 1'I 4 mil that tbs Stat 11111 2'11Cus o are Rav W C-2 tJS '4 tM 4etA1J o# llbiclt W i l l be Ci iiid de4 ta bit 1111-tb DJ -'oo- Atlant1c Cow nU o o--- --- - - TOP SECRET 18 October 1957 MliJ'IORA 1 HJM FJP Tl IT' 5ECRF TARY OF DEFENSE Subject References Storaee of Atomic Weapons in Continental Europe f or U S and Non- U S NATO ForceA s o l-lflmor indurn by the Chair n Joint Chiefs of Staff dated 26 Tuly 1957 subject as GBP bove HernorandUJ11 by the Acting Assistant Secretary of Def ense ISA dated 15 October 1957 subject a s a bove 1 By refe renc e the Joint Chiefs of Staff provided their views on th desirability and f P asibi lt ty of establishinr a NATO Corn'1lon Atomic Stockpile o The Joint Chiefs of Staff have re-e ami ned the problem and reaffirm the views expressed in reference a The Joint Chiefs of St aff lieve that the term TO Col l On At0111i0 Stockpile Ills dangerous irnplicat lons for the United St ates It ma y connote the cof llllitn ent of wea pons to individual nations or the ir transfer t o international control or infer the a1locati0n of weapons on the basis of the desire s o individual countries rather than uoon the basis of NATO aoproved requirements 2 Ho evf r t he Joint Chiefs of taff agree ttJAt political a dvantages might ccrue from N TO recoP nition artl understandinr of the procedures whic h can be e stablJshe d to l lrovide at ornic weap ons for the cornr on defense of the NATO a rea Such proc ldure s h i ve h en rkP d out in c0nsidera ble technical arrl operat inP detail with the Briti sh in connect ion wi th t hr ir Canberra and V-boll'b r proP rams 3 The Joint Chiefs of St aff rf'co rend that a document entitled PrQcedures for frovidin1 U S Ato'Tlic Weapons f or the Com on Defe nse of the NATO Area be de veloped and for arded through esta blished channe ls to the Standing Gro11l' the Military Coot it c anrl the North Atlant ic Council After review by appropriate NATO ar enci1 s such a document could c0nstitute NATO ipproved terms of reference on uniform and i pwrtlal basis for the necessary bilateral country- by-countrJ agreements for stora e sites TOP 3 - Ci1r T o o I ' ' ' ' o I V l o t 4 I1' the above recommendation 1s concurred in the Joint Chiefs of Statr vUJ develop the ouggested document and 1'orwa rd it to the Secretary of Def'ense f'or proval and coordination with the Department of State 'lhe Jolne Chiefs of Statt are inveatisi ttng the acceptability of' various terma as an unclassified label to be app1ied to the final arrangement 5 For the 1Jae41ate purpose of conaultation with Mt- Spaak the Joine Chiefs of Staff recamnend that a He be advised that U S policy 1a directed to 18 l d providing atomic capability for possible employment by forces of our HATO o l lles predicated W n the individual HAi'O nation 's ability and vlllingness to absorb utilize and maintain t he atomic capable vcapon syotems upon its ability technically and t1llanc1 all y to support the eff'ort and were applicable upon the necessary agreements f'or ataui c storage rights an b He be advised that subJect to the tore ping conditions it is possible UDder existing U S lav to provi an illmediatel y ready atomic capability to NATO forces U S l ava require hm ever that the maintenanca and custody of the nuclear conwonents be by U S personnel but procedures can be wrked out ror release of these COIIIPOnents to HATO delivery forces should their use be required c Ile be advised of' U S intent to forward to NATO the document- suggested 1n paregroph 3 above For the Joint Chief's or Staff' N F TWINING ChAinnnn Joint Chiefs of Starr 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