bu This dooment cnsots of L pages — rem — No_L___ of A27 Goles Series _ — C0ReRERIM— — Rebrsary 4 3959 L Downgraded To semez —couriosvti— to ## wee Lfo nee xos® 2 @ a Beem Btk —— wert i Autonet u n 5 conner Subject Request for Cai Approval under X Procedures® of S10 Exercise Aistomne Alort® Te attached Aster for Ne Muphy‘s signature constitutes a request to the Canadian Corermant for advance appro £8 principle of a SKG exorcise called Mirbomme Aezt which 4s achoduled for the ported March—June 1959 and will fnvolve overtlights of Canedtan Rorritory by SHC atrerart carrying nuclear components ° Clearances of orenflights of Canadian territory by S40 atreratt aro governed by the so—ealled IZ Frocedures® which vero established % by the Canadian Coversnent‘s Onder—fn—Come FO—2307 April 7 1952 Amnox B HeratoCore clenrances under these procedures of orertlights of Canadian territory by SHC aizeraft carrying muclear components hare I beon accomplished on an individual basis through diplemtle chimnets 4 At a péltical—ntlitary meoting with the Camdtans last November the Catzian of the Camadian dotnt Ontets stated that clearance procedures C under the DZ Procedurefhad proved too cunborsme and that intor— bl poreensental clearance of a three to stx—nonth program with individual clearances to be accomplished at the Service—to—Sorvice evel vould be acceptable to the Canadian Corernaant The attached Jotter therefore constitutes a followup of the sugges— 1 tion by the Chaiman of the Camétan Joint Cntefs and should be fevorably recefved by the Canadian Goverment mesoentattont Tat you sloan the attached letter for He Murphys signature requesting the Canadian Goverment‘ appromal in principle of a S10 program entitled Mrbome Mort® which to achoduled for the periad Hazch—lune 2959 astactmont better to lir Richio i Canadian Entusey 2 — ummou o peep ooop COBRAMIET os I Emoctmome — huakie osalilte wok Caz—ape—s4 — r« % smae nnomnrmmmten Shits destment eenatets of he I COEYRERE T OI mss med —— ChGREL urseneuet Museo 1 et ntt f ——Ascnies tories 4 1958 domeict ro accoet conmoemen 5EB 6 to nex ober‘ wnoued ay M 0 eat # homes 1s 0 if Doar Hes Anbsosadors © I refer to arrengmonto for oloaring flights of United States $ Stzatogte Afr Oman atrenaft orer Canadian tersitery viore the o movement of stout vdpons a Anvolied ‘IIZ Prosidares® which‘ were eatetished ty thé Conadtan Government‘ Onder in gooncit 70 2307 ApeiZ 17 1952 Amex 1 a The United States Ar Porca is at preonit testing a new § eporstfonal concept for an atzbome alort Evaluation of this is concept v11l requtze contfination of the tost at Jeast daring the fizet atx mouths of 2959 An initial tost exorcise vis con— C ductod daring the fell of 2950 from Toning Air Force Beso Iitne 9 14 fnrolad the leanching of one tully conbet configured 3—52 § atzeraft ovary atx hours and clearance for oreefZight of Canadian © territory uss armmagad with your Government in accordance with the abore referenced Procodares Prelninary resulta of that teat appear forerabla and hare intloatad a requirement for more tost date 4 R Hits Eresitony 3 64 A4 D P Hecnery Kol genonows Appofited intessedor of Canada f Io ma Inonst éememep — onusine — C b Crues wedeasr Bp z— 2 Hastie t a Phol estcle mey gol K ow ARitctety # 20 pegmen as data on a broader reale and At 4s propoied that e variety of Stzategte Afr Commnd unite be incorporated into the teat program for 1959 and 1960 The prosont tentative schedule for the first atx moaths of 1959 intolyes a total Znanch of 2 436 atzoraft from various bases beginning in Mirch A more detailed explanation of the plan ant a reathty onder of maguitute overflight schedale witch has beon propered by the Dnttad States Adz Poroo 1s enclosed Hot all of the atreraft Anvolyed vould oreefly Canaday and the exest nubor of Fights which would do so camet bo gtvon at this time Consoquantiy clearance vould not nscosserily be requested for all flights The mmbere of Ciighto ohoun in the enclosure hovevery would mot be axcorded and detailed achedulea would bo enmmnicated to the Royal Canadian Ar Force All flights over Canadian tareitory vould bo of extogory T It 1a hereby requestody accordingly that approval in principle for the exercice propren described in the ensloouro be gmmatod by the Canadian Goverment Upon resoipt of such epproml detailed nontlily requests with exect routas vould bo eataitted on a service—to—sorrico oto at least thirty days In edrance Ma pys Zn 3 in advance f exporicnse fron this proposed exercise indfoates that the consept 1s feasible end supportable future sent—annsal pro— grens vill be aubattted for advance approval of the Canadian Goverment — It vill be approstated if you will forvard this request to the Conadtan Governsant In view of the proposed tize schedule any steps vith could bo takon to expedito ecnefderation vould also bo appreciated Sincerely youre Rebar Marphy Depaty Undo Secrotary Enclosures Explanation of plan and schodsles Clearances BIA — r wither som — we nt Ne f shsisooSeyccP — ay a February 3 2959 5 Chalsd HE Cetia_ O —SEORET Tigo Arevront eansiste en nfe inn drvionce mecrostie 1 The Stzatogto Mr Command SNC of the SAP makes a potost contefbution to the security of North Anorica and the entire free world by tts atrike capability and constent readiness to Jaunch affective retelation in an emergancy The maintonance of an adequate capebility end otato of readinoss An view of advancements in the nflftary pooture of the potential aggressor bas necessitated continacl changes in S1G s operational and strategto concepte Fron the neod to counter the compression in time and epace of nixeila verfaro has evolved a concept of Mzborne Mort 22 The plan for Mzborus Mert ‘ tn mado possible by present day Tong—rango atreraft morfal refueling constant and Anatantenous comemications and perfosted safety procedures for moloar veopons This concopt to comparable to en operation from forvard basso in that the conbat configured atrereft are at come dfstenco from home basey but atzborne Mevevuzy the big difference Meo in the fect that destruction of the atzeratt per so 5s the ouly means of proventing that oteike agatzst the onesy f ordered A gratuitous benefit 45 thet a ateke upon the heae base vould not destroy any atroraft that are atsborne This systen eppaare to offer considerable bonefit An a eritical pordod howvorery continued tasting 1s necessary to detoraine the fosstbility fron both an eperationa and cost view point 3 in tntttad sconct —z— 3 An initial Atrborne Alert tost exercice eo conducted during the fall of 1958 from Loring Ate Force Bessy Matos This test azerctso Involved the 2axishing of one fully conbet configured B—52 each atx houre Proliminazy toot reculte appear favorable and have dndfcated a requirement for nore test data on a broader neals 16 1s proposed that a varfetyof S4 unito be Incorporated Anto the tost progrun for 2959 and 2960 Auda Zong—range test program 4s of extzess Importance to the USP In onder to daternine the operational foastbiZty of the concept A The prosont tentative Mzborne Moct tost echecute for the frst atx months of 2959 Anvolvos a totol launch of 1 436 aireraft frou various base The proposed monthly schodule for this period fot January — 0 Pebrnazy — 05 Merch 232 April 330 Vay 4543 and Juno — 420 Pirn requtzenints will not exceed 14 atzenaft launches per dey Al of theso etreraft ii2l not overly Canadas nome reutos by—paso Canada coupletely on ofther the eastern or western boundary dopenting upor the hos base of the atrcraft 5 Approval for overflight under the extating porerment—to— gorermzent procedures known en TIZ will not necossarily bo requented for a11 the atreraft The order—of—maqaiinde schodule do the naxizus nuther planned for the first ofx months of 1959 Within this program detailed montly requests to Snclndo exnct routes will bo eng ESET 3 w12 be eubsitted on a service—to—sorvics bests so as to be in the hands of tho RCP at Teast 30 days prior to the month fer which the achedule covers — 6 Pavorable consideration by the Canadian Government of the Afzborne Alert tast ochedale 4s requestod in order to poruit advanced and necessary detailed plasning by the USP ‘corr —St—