----------oo ---- _ -------- o IW RJ 1 $ o o TAtiOAftD l'OftM o $ o f-----4o- I ' INIII NO 1M WAIJJc o oo - l 0 0 6 - - - - Thisjcument consists o t d age No L t IA copies aeries-A - ----- a- m dNiTEn sTATEs GOVERNMENT TO In v 1 w i ot re ent 1 Soviet - and Polish moiea direo ted agains th g ot Git 'With nuo_lear weapol ls 1 t may be_ to o e forth the 1present status -o t this quel t l on i ' f o oo ' ' o - -' oo ' o o o ' i o t interest - e b sio J'il'O poe ltion on ithe question ot $quipping the to lf J t o thei'_ lU O cow t ies - ith ian atom e capabili was co l t_ ed _iii tl1 e 1_coDU1 UDiqu6 taaued at the co clusion ot the Bon n s1Feri _al meeting in Hay J 95 -o ir fhe rel-evant- excerpts from t 4 o qd o -re- at tached e tJ A The 1 0sition stated at Bomi was reiterated in the comm uniqul ot the NA Beads ot Government meeting in December 1957 Relevant excerpts from that conmruu1qu 6 are attached at fJ B B $ _oJPYd idll ecall that Chancellor Adenauer last March obtained ___J a ma jori ty vote in Parliament tor the proposition that German armed torces 81 muet be equipped with the most modern weapons S0 and that the Chancellor stated publicly in May- that the equipping o German forces with atomic-capable weapons was envisaged r HC O requirements tor Germany include a number ot weapons with dual or atomic capability notably Honest John Lacrosse Redstone Matador and Nike However the Germans having to pay - tor weapons which are furnishedoo grant aid to other llATO nationsf have been shopp most care tully There is indication ot a _ German desire to leapfrogo current weapons systems and dela 9 nJ sizable acquisition ot new weapons until they are fully satisfied that the equipment they can obtain will be best suited to Ge s i-equirements According to the latest intor mation from De tense the German ' have ao t u ordered only the tol1owing atomic-capable weapons 'V 3 Nike battalions 60 Ajax and 40 Hercules per battalion - only J Hercules is atomic-capable 2 Honest John Battalions and 1 - Matador battalion These are in the process o t delivery exce tor- tlle Matadors1 which o scheduled tor delivery some time b ---- -w ftll n n August 195 and July 1960 The atomic warheads tor any o IUt 1 ne weapons would of course remain under US control and the ' Ge s have indicated to us that they prefer it that way 1ai-- ---Oecasion will be taken during the German Annual Review exam1Dal1 n on November 27 to needle the Germans on their slow a rms buildup o cv-----ae uding new weapons and the will be asked to decl their I int ntions in this regard 1 -o --------- snaw 4se21a GBPuR Rij e ehT1 MM0Ns c 1 0 v - 2 - In addition to the foregoing the Ge1 m uis have acquired some 225 F-84F fighter bombers a portion of which are equipped with conversion kits 1o which give them an atomic capability Further a German group is presently in the United States to complete negotiations for acquiring the F-104 including license for manufacture in Germany This plane of course has an atomic capability As part of the NATO stockpile system the United States maintains atomic warheads and bombs in the German Federal Republic With Gorman permission SACEUR has embarked upon a program of stocking in Germany atomic bombs and warheads in United States custody for BRITISH CORPORAL regiments and BRITISH CANBERRA bomber squadrons However as yet there are no atomic warheads and bombs being stocked in Germany for the use of German forces although SACEUR would like to move forward on this aspect of the matter at a very early dateo Clearance GER - Mr Behri ii l 45 EUR RA BEL ons WSmith lf REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES _ 18 The Soviet leadeI while preventing a general disarmament agreement have made it clear that the most modern and destructive weapons including missiles of all kinds are being introduced in the Soviet armed forces In the Soviet view all European nations except the USSR should without waiting for general disarmament renounce nuclear weapons and missiles and rely on arms of the preatomic age 19 As long as the Soviet Union persists in this attitude we have no alternative but to remain vigilant and to look to our defences We are therefore resolved to achiove the most effective pattern of NATO militai-y defensive strength talcing into account the most recent developments in weapons and techniques 20 To this end NATO has decided to establish stocks of nuclear warheads which will be readily available for the defence of the Alliance in case of need In view of the present Soviet policies in the field of new weapons the Council has also decided that intermediate range ballistic missiles will have to be put at the disposal of the Supreme Al ied Commander Eu rope I - -I oT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES REPRODUCED ' '- The Council noted thut since ita last meeting the Soviet leaders have launched a campaign which while throwing the cloak of oblivion ovor Soviet repression in Hwigary is designed to induce public opinion in various member countries to oppose the modernisation of defence forces and to weaken the principle of collective security in NATO The Council agreed that one of the objects of this co mpai gn was to ensure for Soviet forces a monopoly of nuclear weapons on the European continent Such a situation clearly could not be accepted It was with satisfaction that the Council noted the firm replies given to these Soviet manoeuvres The Atlantic Alliance must be in a position to use all available means to meet any attack which might be launched against it It is the availability of the most modern weapons of defence which will discourage attempts to launch any such attack on the Alliance Pending an acceptable agreement on disarmament no power can claim the right to deny to the Alliance the possession of the modern arms needed for its defence If however the fears professed by the Soviet Union are sincere they could be readily dissipated All that is needed is for the Soviet Union to accept a general disarmament agreement embodying effective measures of control and inspection within the framework of the proposals made on numerous occasions by the Western powers which remain an essential basis of their policy REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 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