l DECLASSllflJ£U A UD CJ 9tg thority 1-- L_ __ -_ __ __ __ __ -- --- - ---- --- -- - '-' - - __ ' •- PRIORITY e- DESPATCH 229 Ainembassy IONDON FRS M '-- ro · THE DEPARTMENT d' l ·Secl I 1 ' Clauif cation - fn ·F D-REIGN · s ERVICE- t ---- e l e e 'I '-- - --- --- _ --- - - - 1' l leRB' F DO NOT TYPE JN THIS SPAC' - i _j - - - c-our terl ouch j oEsP No ''CO•QIIJL-1 1-A-- ----c- -ll-l '- A' ·--- August 3 1961 OF STATE WASHINGTON i DATE I I DEPTEL 511 EMBTEL 533 REF o'O ACTI G '6- ltJ o DEPT I I K 17 e E ae D 6 1 E For Dept Use Only 1---'- RE C- D- -lF OTHER l ' NATO Atomic Stockpile SUBJECT LlMIT DISTRIBUTION I £ I There are enclosed for the attention of the Assistant Leg l Adviser for Treaty Affairs the follom ng documents relating to the understanding be tween the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States on the establishment of stocks of nuclear weapons by the United States for United Kingdom forces assigned to or earmar ed for NATO and for NATO forces of other countries in the United Kingdom 7 J 1 from the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the American Cbarge d'Afi'aires ad interim dated August 3 1961 Enc1 osure Number 1 · The original of a Note • 2 A certified copy of the re1 ly o f' the American Charge d'Af'faires adinteri J rt dated August 3 1961 Enclosure Number 2 _ l Additional copies of the enclosures to this despatch a re being pouched I separately to the Department attention BNA J J For the Chargi d'Affaires ad interim J J - r r li-e' I um y 0 I i itt E Tru •g '® · z· -· '°iif roRTER r ' -- · ' 71- --1- ·o __ C William C Trueheart· First Secretary of Embassy -' iJ i eclassified ut l rnrity 7447 By aurie Madsen ate '4-04- ' 1 1-n J 1961 OB'ARlMENT OF STATll IY' - ' - I 2 t ' 'lt 1 I c---- t I r 17 in E Cl ACTION COPY TMENT·OF STATE ___ The actlon office muat return th1il permanent record copy to DC R tiles wltq an endorsement ot action taken NW# 27447 Docid 617641 • ' • •' SAN11·1zeo COPYSENSiTIVE INFORMATION DELETED - • • Authority 6 Ub 59'8 ·1 - ·• ' '·- - · 1 1-'•_ r-i--• - -_ - - - -rr -__ - __ _ - -_-- - _ r1 -- - - - ----- ---- - - - ' _ · -- · - - - _-_ _ _--c- -_ 9·1 f '1B6R£1i 1 • ' 't'-l CC ltiy ti l I -· I oroign Office · SJf J ' i August 3 1961 · I' '' i I have the ··honour to refer ·tp articles 20 and 21 of the Communiqu·e i sueq by the Nopth Atl'antic o·ouncil on December _19th -1957 ' on_oerning the eiitapl iehment of stock a of nuclea we pons i ' O be readily _ S eilal le _for the defence o-f the North tl ant1c alliance in case of need and to arrangements ·which have be eri 'cira m up by the Major commanders ·o-r ·th ·North Atl nt i9 Treaty ·_ · organiza ion for · the BUJ por t of NATO unit with tlni·ted • l l i I I - · I_ r States nuclear weapons • · · l l' · · ' '• r ' ' ' · t '•t · • i· I i - t ' •• • · r - · t_ Sir E025X6 STATE·--·······---·-······ __ ______________ _ r· · '· • · • SANITIZED COPY SENSITIVE INFORMATION DELETED 1 'f• I - •• 1 • i · ' ' ' - • 1· ' • ' - ' • 1 · • I ' NW# 2i441 - l • r i ' • ' •' ' I l · • DoOid 17641 o _ - - nJ · __ z_ _·_____ _ z ' ' ' 0 j I 11· •l • 'l ' ·1 1 · e- r- ' 'I • · _ f • - • A I • ' l r ' ' I • • ·t· '' 1· ' E025X6 STATE• ' r'r ''' I 'I -· -r· ' i f f t • - f 'h l • t k • '· • • 1 SANITIZED COPY SENSITIVE INFORMATION DELETED ' i 11 •' I I E025X6 ST ATE ·························· 1• • •· l _ i- f f l I ' l t t · ' ' ' ' r 1 I 1 sANfntZED COPY '$1NslTIVE · · -INFOR ION' 0ElETED ' • 1 I I ·· ' 'r_ • AP '--0 SEC h1 E -- ·•2· r t E025X6 STATE IJELLAi i lJ'l l V IJ Jb 9q 598 ----·--- ---•'- j uthority t I E025X6 STATE ' I I l SANITIZED COPY DECLASSIFIED Authority fQ I '-t II I A I 9'- 59 - - '--·--·-r--------- ' · ---------------- E025X6 STATE ·· If you OQ Bf'11'8 I M that thW r st9 oo I i • t b1i t1e - 15 aol l l C 4Sn • • • • nth tG t'J an · tm i'4J t3 of4_ 1 ta pu· -1 L il' cim s ffi --T i' ' - 'i n tht0 Ii l1t°bar u I I 1i l0 to -t r e Q i t J f thti min 8iJa - tq¢thflr· mth M s 11 · oo mtl JI'- f it t - r l lh·- to 'W · · 'J p cm t l tL-a 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 Read related article The U S Nuclear Presence in Western Europe 1954-1962 Part II 2020-09-17