f't 1' 1r- t ' - -- bR'iiouctoATTHE NATIONAL AROI IES t ---- - jj DE 'LA SSIFIED - _ Authotity_J NJ mt cz_ --- ----- _ ------·--- _________ B J 't U Date$Q_ h • 'i OMING _ m ·- fJ partment of State SECRET 34 Action EUR Info ss G -SP L D SAE --- ----- i 11 23am RM R Seoretary of State NO ' Control l 8716 Rec'd S SP • 27 1961 FROM ROME TO i GONTROL copy 1058 SEPTEMBER 27 1 PM ACTION DEPARTMENT l058 INFORMATION PARIS 122 NAPLES UNNVMBERED NAPLES FOR ROPD PX IOP INR PAR JS - FOR USRO STOESSEL AND MCGUIRE _ M I T DISTRIBUTlON DEPTEL 851 PAR IS t1llpJ TOSEC 7 v 0 f Lf - ft - I BE IEVl IT IMPORTANT THAT INSTRUCTIONS BE SUPPLJED PROMPTLY RE OUTSTANDING ISSUES STOCKPlLE AGREEMENT RELATING TO GOI DESIRE FOR CONSULTATION ON THE NUMBER OF WEAPONS AND TO SEPARATE CONSENT FOR USE'' AGREEMENT ALONG L INES lRBM AGREEMENT PROVISION GO J STRONGLY ARGUES THAT IT MUST KNOW EXTENT TO WH I CH IT ALY BEING USED FOR STORAGE WEAPONS THIS TYPE AND BELIEVES THIS IS A MATTER WHICH NO SOVEREIGN STATE COULD OR SHOULD IGNORE THEREFORE THE ARGUMENTS WE HAVE USED SO FAR A THAT GOI REPS HAVE PARTICIPATION lN PLANNING AT SACEUR AND THAT B CONSULTATION ON NUMBERS WOULD BE AN UNACCEPTABLE IMPEDIMENT TO SACEUR 1 S REQUtRED FLEXIBILITY HAVE NOT BEEN CONVlNCtNG IN FACT WE BELIEVE OUR ATTITUDE HAS TO SOME EXTENT AROUSED GOl SUSP JC IONS THAT WE MAY PLAN STORE IN ITALY WEAPONS BEYOND NEEDS FOR ITALIAN DEFENSE I BEL lEYE IT WOULD BE MOST UNFORTUNATE IF WE WERE TO PERS I ST JN A POSITION WHJCH MIGHT UNDERMINE THE VITAL BASIS OF MUTUAL TRUST WHICH HAS EXISTED IN THIS FIELD UP TO NOW AND RECOMMEND THAT WE GO AS FAR AS POSSJBLE TOWARD MEETING GOI DESIRE PERHAPS AN ORDER OF MAGN iTUDE '- FORMULA SUCH AS SUGGESTED REPRODUCTION FROM THIS COPY 1S UNLESS UNCLASSIFIEP --- SE C R E T_ _ _ _ _ PROHIBITED ' j - EP llODUCBfmHE NATIOIW ARCHIVES -' I - -i DE 'LASSIFIED I Np 2 B J NfRA D a t e - -- - - -- Authority _ SECRET -2- 1058 SEPTEMBER 27 1 PM FROM ROME BY GENERAL NORSTAD MlGHT PROVE ACCEPTABLE SlNCE AS DEPT IS AWARE GOI HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE THlS Fl ELD HAS PERMITTED ENTRY WEAPONS THUS FAR ON BASIS INFORMAL ARRANGEMENTS HAS ACQUIESCED JN OUR HAVING NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT AVIANO WlTHOUT EVEN INFORMAL APPROVAL AND HAS NEVER BEEN JNQUISITlVE AT EITHER GOVT OR FORCE LEVELS AS TO WHETHER OR JN WHAT QUANTITY WE HAYE ACTUALLY INTRODUCED SUCH WEAPONS ALSO WHEN WE RECENTLY SECURED PERMISSJON RETURN ONE SQUADRON TO AVIANO NO QUESTION WAS RAISED RE NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS NUMBERS INVOLVED ETC EXPERIENCE THUS SUGGESTS THAT GOI WOULD PROBABLY TAKE A REASONABLE ATTITUDE TOWARD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY CONSULTATION FORMULA WE MIGHT PROPOSE AND THAT THE ''-ORDER OF MAGN ITUDE 11 FORMULA MIGHT WELL SUFFICE ON THE OTHER HANO lF WE CONTINUE TO REFUSE AND JF SUSPICION AROUSED THE BAS IS FOR COOPERATION MIGHT BE ENDANGERED EVEN IF WE SHOULD OBTAIN AGREEMENT ON OUR TERMS THE GOI MIGHT STILL IF UNEASY OVER THE OUTCOME LIMIT THE NUMBER OF WEAPONS ENTERING JTALY BY RESTRICTING STORAGE CAPACITY GOI WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS SINCE ARTICLE J AS PROPOSED BY US REQUIRES AGREEMENT WITH ITALY ON LOCATION OF STOCKS RE CONSENT FOR USE GOI WANTS PROVISION SAME AS THAT ALREADY INCLUDEO IN IRBM AGREEMENT I AGREE WITH GENERAL NORSTAD THAT SUCH A REQUEST CANNOT LEGITIMATELY BE DENIED ALSO BELIEVE SUCH PROVISION FULLY CONSONANT WJTH PARA 7 E OF APRIL 20 P l lCY DIRECTIVE ALTHOUGH lRBM AGREEMENT WORDING CALLS FOR GO I AGREEMENT'' IT MAY BE POSS lBLE MEET GO I DES IRES BY SUBSTITUTING CONSULTATION FOR AGREEMENT AS FAVORED BY NORSTAD EMBASSY EXPECTS PROMPT ARRIVAL CINCEUR REPS TO ARRANGE FOR CONSULTATION ON COST PROBLEMS EARLY AGREEMENT ON ABOVE ANDING ISSUES COULD FAVORABLY INFLUENCE GOI ATTITUDE SECRET ' ' SECRET -3- - 1058 SEPTEMBER 27 1 PM FROM ROME ON COSTS AND THUS LEAD TO EARL I EST POSS IBLE CONCL US ION AGREEMENTo EMBASSY HAS HAD NO INDICATION FROM GOI THAT ALLESSANDRINI HAS REPORTED GENERAL NORSTAD'S VIEWS BUT ASSUMES HE MUST HAVE AND THAT GOI NOW KNOWS OF SACEUR'S WILLINGNESS ARRIVE AT tt oRDER OF MAGNITUDE FORMULA FOR NUMBERS AND CONSENT FOR USE AGREEMENT REINHARDT BA SECRET I_ NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE 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