iA7 NM 9'1 7 1I t t LASSIFI 1 m1na ijl - ll 2 11 go t -_r · M -rs ftgll 1 7-5 · Action IIVO f 1j2 H1llfl Ai j ·I_EUR 1· FROM PARIS ss TO ' ·· J Info · SR G SP j 4 - - · - - _ 1 - ·· · · ' -- -- -- ' ' · Control 6667 -Rec'd March 9 1962 oowngraded To _ SECRET e@ Plee W pm £0 11652 XGDS t r1 2 t 4 Authortzed By H Brewster Secretary ot State · August · 1975 v 'l• NO POL'l'O 1180 MARCH 9 1 9 P M SEcrION ONE OF t r-tf n'- C DEPT • s T _ ·• PAs ···s-D E-·r E- N·s·•EN f f 1 • ' •9 1ji j - 001 TJIREE ·· ' ' 'rifllr-1•· ·· ' '' ·_ _ 'r i'H 4 r• ' 'flm _ • - •- tlj•·ffe 1- i - · • • ' u •-• l 1 •• • J ¥ 1 t· ' 1 • • 3 r1 DEPARTMENT PASS CINCL _NOFORN FOR POLAD FOR -INFO J - 5 • ' ••• • ' W • - _ • ti 1 ' LIMIT DISTRIBUTION 1 l A- T• N5 J_______ _____ _ __ _- - _ _ - - - -- - --- - - - - ---- - 1_---- - - - 11' WP 1 1 ruthority 1 11 i q -f ' 1 '-r 'k'ii - l ' i i l _ - F -C a l - - · - •2- - •· • C J L ' ' - r · POLTO 1180 MARCH 9' _ M SECTION ONE OF THREE FROM PARIS v t •t r 'v · STIKKER 'S •· STATEMENT COMPOSED OF THREE BASIC £LEMENTsi • • i• 1 US STATEMENTS AND ASSURANCES _ 2 NU CLEAi INFORMATION MATTERSt 3 GUIDELINES INTERVENTIONS DEALT WITH THESE 't • SUBJECTS IN RATHER MIXED UP WAY AND FOR PURPOSES or·· CLARITY THIS REPORT ROKEN- DOWN'INTO THESE T tREE PAR - J f - - if S 1 _rik - _ - ' · L • ·' l- J S _ST Tt MENTS ••$ - • - AND ASSURANCES t J· _ ·• -- - - - - - t Cl I j - ' L ' ' · STIKKER REFERRED TO US STATEMENTS THAT US 'ti1ItL CONTINUE J • • • TO PLACE AT DISPOSAL or ALLIANCE ADEQUATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS - ' • ' TO MEET NEEDS or NATO DliFENSE WORD ADEQUATE NEEDS t - - INTERPRETATION BUT WE ' MIGHT WANT TO LEAVE INTERPRETATION r Lf' ' 't r - TO MILITARY Au-fHoRITIES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE QUESTIONS or ·ti - i• NUMBER AND TYPES ARE MILITARY QUESTIONS AS ARE CHANGES · IN TYPES or WARHEADS WHICH ARE DETERMINED sy· CURRENT Ji l OPERATIONAL NEEDS or MAJOR NATO COMMANDERS BASED ON ' 1 J'fi t ' APPROVED NATO PLAN$ US HAS ALSO INDICATED INTENT FOR - - • • - ' FULLEST COORDINATION EXTERNAL FORCES AND 'THOSE AT DISPOSAL -t S • · r f ' ' or NATO TO INSURE MOST EFFECTIVE USE or ALL ·WEAPONS AVAIL• 'f - • ' -ABLE TO DEFEAT SOVIET AGGRESSION US INTENDS TO HAVE ITS '· ' f POWER GROW FASTE R THAN SOVIET STRIKING POWER AND INCON · ' f • • ' ' JUNCTION NATO FORCES COVER ·ALL KEY ELE MENTS or RUSSIAN ·' i'i f ' POWER INCLUDING MRBM SITESt WITH EQUAL PRIORITY FOR SITES • •_ · k ifh - t 1 THREATENING NATO EUROPE AND US• US ALSO WILLING TO FURNISH t ii FULLEST AMOUNT or INFORMATION COMPATIBLE WITH'· SECURITY J ' 1 • _ ·· · · · · f ·• ' PROBLEM IS WHAT KIND Of INFORMATION INVOLVED THIS IS -FOR _f _ h· ' • LATER DISCUSSION SHOULD IT COVER TYPESt NUMBER St STRIKING • 'i• ' · • l t POWER DEPLOYMENTS TARGETING LOCATIONS DESTRUGTitrE · ' J • • · 1 vjL_ J POWER¼ us ALso WILlING MAKE A PROPRIATE lN ORMATION · f AVAILABLE RE OVER-ALL PLANS STRAT GIC •FORCES US WILLING '• • ••' · - Ji ' f m - ' · ·1lt -r ' r k J- ·· l ii' · 1 f t1qi · L i Tig I i E lT N R iEsT • i t 1 P f ' w _ IMPORTANCE2 VERY SATISFACTORY 1 AND SEEM TO CORRESPOND 1 • q • - · · ruLLY TO 7A AND 7B or MDP 62 2 THESE POINTS SHOULD 'BE ' ' f i- · C EARED UP IN eAJ tR r_oR Ii ·· y - •r- AT ENs MEETING · • • ·• -1 · _· -· t- ' - • 1 ' - - WOULD • •r - r· t J -• - m a- r_ r t • • Li • · • TSEeM f - l ' - ' - ---· ' _ I ti ·· · · - · • -l - - _ ir - ' · · • HAVE SUTFICIENT AMOUNT Oi' KNOWLEDGE ·ffiJC t EAR · CAPABILITIES AND PLANS TO USE FORCES EXISTING IN us J · ' 1 ONLY ON THrs BI SIS CAN EUR9PEAN ALLIES DISCUSS PROBLEMS ' ' ' ' ON ADEQUATE LEVEL • · · - - _· • - - 1 t- · I • • - ' ' '• · ST IKKER UNDERSTOOD us · i so WILL ING MAJ E -ALL TH IS TYPE' ' ' · if · - INFORMATION AVAILABLE RE EXTERNAL FORCES AS ACK-UP FOR • NATO FORCES STIKKER CALLS T IRE or us TO A SOCIATt• IIj · if _ ft - LIES WITH NUCLEAR DEFENSE EOJ lQ E _ _ _ S · · 1 11 7l 7 9 1 • ' _ L -l • • · - • c ---- - __ -- ----- · - ----------- - - - ------- - - - ' - -- ----- - ------- · • i - Id ---- • ' ' FROM PARIS 1 J r ji ' CALLY WITH THIS PART OF STIKKER SUMMARY OTHER THAN TO ' r ' REFLECT GENERAL APPRECIAT ON or ·US· STAT MENTS AND ATTITUDES 1 • l II NUCLEAR INFORMATION · f · foi t owiNG INTtRVENTIONSOF JiERJ•flfEPs· DI - NOT D AL SPECIFIF° • g f · t W' 1 - 1 t · ' _ 1 r· • t STIKKER THEN TURNED TO INFORMAT ION IDEAS SAID THERE WERE THREE LEVELS CA INSURE ALL GoVJmNNENTS HAVE GENERAL 1 t ' • - INFORMATION ON PLANS FOR DEPLOYMENT AND USE or NU CLEARS j · f' ··- SQ AS TO APPRECIATE PROBLEMS RE CONTROL AND FULFILL _'i · - RESPONSIBILITY RE IMPLEMENTATION or DEFENSE PLANSJ B 'i f' f - INFORMATION or A REGIONAL NATUREJ C SPECIAL INFORMATION 1 tt1ti l - TO HOSTCOUNTRIES SUCH AS NUMBERS TYPES 1 AND PHYSICAL 'tj§l r- i_ CONTROL AND POSSIBILITIES or US_E A COULD BE HANDLED 1 - th BY COMMITTEE OF A WHOLEl CB BY R EGIOtllAL COMMI'I' TEES _ CC BY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH HOST COUNTRIES f - L i' Ji- ' i gE o 0 tgwc i R T s lA _Am•eri s1iiR _ ' 11 · ' ' 1 - - t1·· f · · · ·COMMANDERS • s_TIKKER THEN ASKED FQJL C P ttm f t QN JllEA QF - · _ I- 1 ''tf ' - •- • COMMITTEE Orv1HOL£ R AVimdMiii i P HAJ J ONSULTATIVE AND t-r · '• t 1 · · 6 - ADMlNIStkATI S AS ffiOP PSJ J2 if' K ltE STlroNGLY --t • ' · · J • · ' m't •· - URGED srr-uirs-PtCIAL C011MITTEE UNDER COLERtJ GE TO STUDY ·I I l•t r - f¥Jff L • SECURITY ASPECTS TO KEEP- D SEMINAT O DOWN T·O ABSOL t TE • fr _· t t iiirU i'- 14i ' MINIMUM AND DE ITllyOTHER SECURITY SPECTS • · 4 J°if '1' • ·i· 1 r • t 1 _ ··- - • u•• •• • t 1- -1 -'ici - r i'i i ·f- Ji 1 11 -1 1 'i- 4 i p 1 1 t't -' · '1 l ' · DML ts% NOTE RELAYED CINCLANT FOR POLAD 3 9 62 ' t 1if • ' I • _ • · • _ _-- 7 _- '' i I i· · ·- - 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Ol'Fc Ctll TO -- __ ·---r _ __ __ __ _r-_ _ ----- 01111E C Tl0N5 IIM 11 -- - ··- - - - - - - L ' · v_ r-1---- --·-·· ----·-'----- ' n i -1 ' I · MBeliBT' It • 1 • t I ·r · · · J ·· · f · _ ' rt - - l-lrJ • - -- - - - -' I - 2· POLTO 11 0 Marcli _ 9 p m Section Two of Three from Pax is 0 1 ' '1 UK PAPERl INQUIRED'iBY· WHOM COMMITTEE WOULD BE CONSULTED E G • NATO MILITARY AUTHORITIEST · - · · 'J' Tl t '- ' ' CON SEN SU s STRONGLY ·suP P ORT L SillK J RPP OSAL liAVE WM KI Nti ' · tn1EE I ON •stWRttt 1Wf-CfflTS - UK THEN ATTEMPTED RESPOND fotmrs'rl1ffl'fflfflj I SMS PAPER HAD BEEN i' MERELY 'FLOATING AN IDEA AND SO HAD NOT BEEN EXPLICIT IDEA-HAD DEVELOPED APART FROM US STATEMENTS• I_DEA WAS NAC 1 · ·· MIC RT HAVE GREATER KNOWLEDGE or AND GREATER SENSE or CONTROL OVER NUCLE iMEAPONS ASSIGNED TO NAT O IT BASICALLY ' r DEALS WITH PRESENT ''NATO-ASSIGNED FORCES AND GOES BEYOND · • • I · tl -i d i - I N Nb f 1 l _ i · T Ei Mii R 1tg T gE '· 'TO ESTABLISH SMALL l STBERING GROUP YET ' ARGUED FOR CONCEPT f ·-· 1 - ON BASIS OF EFFICIENCY ON INFORMlTION ASPECT PURPOSE - · • IS TO REGULARIZE F LOWllOF INFORMATION AT PRESENT - - ' SACEl R BRIEFS-ON1·ADr'moc· BASIS ·IN RESPONSE TO couAcIL · -- _ REQUEST • IF NAC KNOWS ONzCONTINUING BASIS WHAT IS IN ITS ' ·yJ · J _ ARMORY THERE WILL BE MORE CONFIDENCE NDIED- IHAI SYB- ·4 i ff ti-A 1eH CD COVERSJ lQ N NAI Q A C'tS tilt A R GRAPHS 2 -7 GR 1 t - ' AND ruttLGENERAL BliEFeNGSA iti ftR«r C- -IN - · i ' t' - i• TELLIGEN C_E OF -SAMEUN TURE M AM Acq · rINLETTER · ' · 'BR1'ffINCs • t fl tn-r-· _ _ _ t ·' · sr•z · -- ' ''-- 1- q- 0 _ -1 I · •- • i·· · AS - l ' ' · ' l 1 r · ' r · - ' - l l · i ' ' NSULTATI - -i _i · it UK ·SAID IDEA or ·A ISTRATION · - DID NOT MEAN TECHNICAL INFORMATION SUCH AS· MATING IT · DOES MEAN MORE -SAY WOULD BE GIVEN AS TO COMPOSITION or• NUCLEAR ARMORY · THEORETICALLY POSSIBLE CERTAIN TYPES '_ OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS -WOULD BE WITHDRAWN OR INTRODUCED WITHOUT - NAC KNOWING or IT AND WITHOUT EXPRESSION or GOVERNMENT OPINIONS UK NOT SUGGESTING · VITO OVER MILITARY ·AUTHORITIES - t BUT' NAC SHOULD KNOW ABOOT THIS CERTAIN WEAPONS ARE DE- ' • 17 SIGNED- TO COVER CERTAIN TARGETS OR YIELDS AND MAY BE MORE - ' OR LE S THAN NEEDED• SOME CHECK OVER WITHDRAWAL OR ADDITION · r WOULD BE DESIRABLE PROPOSAl AS TO GIVING ADVICE· STEMS · •_ FROM FACT THAT DIFFERING OPIN IONS OF SUPREME ALLIED · ' ' f COMMANDERS AND GOVERNMENTS MAY gccuR WI·TH REGARD TO RELEASE ·j 1 ··- N i i R- pg p t o s -e irg O Hi _' · - · - ·-1 f•· t ' ' J CUM NT ··- b '• · ••I • I' • ' r ' ff't ·i ·· roR •SECURITY' REASONs _FAVOR SMALLEST· INFORMATION COMMITTEE ' 1 - _ POSSIBLE FRANCE · ALONI EXPRJtSSr D GENER'At SUPPORT FOR U-K - III GUIDELINES --' '• ' 1 ·i ------------- - ·---- - ··-·- - · __ - ' I 1 I r @ · · aV r · _ _ _ _ _ _ -_ _ _ _ J -- -3- POLTO 1180 March- 9· ·g p m Section Two of Three from Paris STIK l E R _REFERRED TO · -s r1ARCH 2·· AD REFERENDUM STATEMENT• - m MADE CLEAR GUIDELINES WERE NOT A DELEGATION or RESP0NS · •· • IBILITY BUT WHAT ACTION NECESSAR Y BY MEMBERS IN IVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY IN VARYING CIRCUMSTANCES STIKKER HAS 1 tl •· ' REDRAFTED PARA 13 IN LIGHT DlSCUS 5 H l·lS AND AS BASIS FURTHE l ' TALI REDRAFT A RES TO STIKK S R' S THREE BASIC CATEGORIES t _TEXT s NT SEPARAT LY - -· - i b l' 1- I I i '· • • STIKKER CONCLUDED BY REFERRING TO US STATEMENT MARCH 2 AND ASKED IF ALLIANCE COULD CONCUR IN PROPOSAL FOR INTERIM GUIDELINES PENDING FURTHER STUDY GUIDELINE QUESTION IN R D · ' IN TO ·JOIN CONT tNG REFINEMENT or EXIS IN GUIDELINES PRESENTLY IN FORCE AND TO ENTERTAIN ANY NEW PROPOSALS SAID HE WAS _NOW IN os TION TO CONFIRM MARCH 2 STATEMENT THAT Bm INJ TIJRTHER STUDY GUIDELINES MIGHT l ' 'BE USEFUL TO CONrIRlr XISTING ONES ON BASIS APRIL · J 2 STATEMENT- OF P ESIDF NTIAL ASSURANCEs ·· wHICH HE Q OTE D · I t ' t• I ' ' fr'- ' '' · I · ·I l · 1 GiU ij · I 11 1 i oi r H Es i Jb tk ¥1i Ail D RD •• LIGHT 'SECSTATE AND SECDEF DECEMBER MINISTERIAL STA·TEMENTS DESI·GNED' TO· REASSURE TH0S C0UNTRIES CONTIGUOUS TO BLOC · ' '1 US HAD TO RECONCILE GREAT SENS OF RESP -ONSIBILITY TO ACT ·· i ' SO THAT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE COMMITMENT TO DEF ND VITAL · t INTERESTS WOULD NOT REQUIRE USS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IF ·_- i UNDER ANY POSSIB ILITY THEIR us WOULD BE UNNECESSARY -4 1 USE OF NUCLEAR i1EAPONS WAS DREADFUL MATTER A'ND WE WOULD WANT TO USE THEM ONLY IF NEED WERE IJERY CLEAR ON OTHER ·· HAND US FULLY C0NSC IOUS EUROPEAN NATION MORE EXPOSED T·O · · MORE IMMEDIATE LOS ES OF THEIR TERRITORY THAN 'OTHER · MEMBERS OF ALLIANCE' j ALTHOUGH 11UST RECALL ALL' MEMBERS • 1 · NOW LIV£ UNDER THREAT · · · · ' OF NUCLEAR ATTACK ·us AGAIN QUOTED • RUSK STATEMENT FROM DECEMBER MIN1S TERIA MEETINGL ' • • 'f · SAID IF ALLIANCE G ES Q_AN_ C0NJjRtLU SJUJ JN ·I SULI '-' ' · - US TH S N READ STA'ftME T PER · ' · · P NDED TOP0L 1333 AND SAID IF SATISFACTORY WOULD MAKE STAT MENT OFFICIAL ON BEHALF or GOVERNMENT ' f ' ' l · ·1 1 I I • P'INL T'l'Jl R NOTE I RELAYEl CtNCLAN'l -POLAl -- 9J M ds- T ltr • •----•# • p •lh ' J f - - 1 • Y _· _· -- - - - - - - - - - •-- -· ·-- -·- ·---r--- z r - - · - - _ _-__ - - ----__J_ _ - -• -o Y--r ' _ _ I i QECLASSIF JP D q'f ' 2 A01hori1y dMING TELEGRAM r Department of StatPRMANENT ACTION COPY __ 1 t s-41 Control ··· - -· · _ Rec'd Action EUR -· -· · · ss SR G NF A DAC aEcoRDcopy 68¢1 March 10 1962 12 53 AM or State TO Secretary NO POL TO 118¢ MARCH 9 9 PM SECTION 3 OF 3 SP DEP RTMENT PASS DEFENSE SAE p IOP SCA · INR - y FROM PARIS Info T t DEP RTMENT PASS CINCLANT NOFORN FOR POLAD FOR INfORMATION I LIMIT DISTRIBUTION NAC MEETING MARCH 8 NATO DEfENSE PLANNING RMR ITALY SAID U S STATEMENT VERY INSPIRED AND WOULD COMMENT LATER ·fRANCE THANKED U S SAID THAT PROPOSAL TO ESTABLJ Sli INTERIM GUIDELINES ON BASIS AP L 26 STATEMENT AND EWU § STATEMENTS PENDi ER DEVELOPMENT J F GUIDELINES WA 7i lSE INTERTM SOLUflON GREECE SAID GOVERNMENT APPRECIATED AFID ACCEPTED U S PROPOSAL AND INTERIM ARRANGEMENT jERMA THEN THANKED U S FOR PROPOSAL rOR INTERIM GUIDELINES UT RAISED FOLLOWING QUESTION REfERRING TO US QUOTATION RUSK STATEMENT WE SHOULD BEFORE USING' 1NUCLEAR WEAPONS EXPLOIT TO THE FULL OUR OPPORTUNITIES fOR SUCCESS IN PRESERVING OUR VITAJ INTERESTS INCLUDING INTEGRITY OF OUR fORCES AND T RRITORIES WITHOUT RESORT TO USE Of NUCLEAR WE APONS 11 AND TO APRIL 26 ASSURANCE BY PRESIDENT ON USE NUCLEARS IN EVENT FACED WITH CONVENTIONAL ATTACK WITH WHICH FORCE CANNOT COPE SAID BOTH THESE STATEMENTS INDUCED GERMANS TO THINK THAT MOMENT WHEN IT IS KNCWN NATO CANNOT COPE WI TH CONVENT ONAL TTACK ANO OR MOMENT WHEN WE HAYE XPLQIIED to UIJJ NTIONAL CAPABILITY TO at L LWOULO ALREADY B TOO LATE If W£ WAIT rOR SUCH CLEAR PROOF NATO FORCES WOULD ALREADY BE DEFEATED ASKtO U S TO COMM ENT ON HOW ARR I VAL AT THESE CRITERIA WOULD I • This co ACTION ASSIC 111 0 TO NAME o - 0 -FICtR • o - - cE SVMBOL - ll ·' •··-··-·• J- 1 r --·- I --- -· SECTION 3 Of 3 -2- POLTO 118¢ BE PROVEN FOR COUNTRIES CONCERNED TIME MIGHT BE TOO LATE AND TE RITORJAL INTEGRITY SECRETARY HAD REFERRED TO WOULD ALREADY BE GREATLY DAMAGED FOR EXAMPLE MUNICH OR HAMBURG SITUATED CLOSE TO iRON CURTAIN WOULD ALREADY BE GONE SHOULD NOT CRITER tA BE AMENDEDJ3Y ADDING WORD THREAT TO TERR I TOR IAL INTEGRITY OR INTEGRITY OF FORCES' -- ' U S SAID THESE QUESTIONS REQUIRE CONT INUED STUDY IN WORKING GROUP U S SAID HAD DONE HIS BEST IN BROAD GENERAL TERMS TO MAKE CLEAR U S fNTENDED NOT TO TAKE ACTION WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE AND SAID U S WAS DOI NG ITS BEST TO ANSWER VERY DIFF ICULT QUEST ION WITH DUE RECOGNITION OF PROBLEM FORMULA OF CANNOT COPE IS NOT PRECISE AND PERHAPS IN FURTHER DISCUSSION Of SECGEN 1S NEW DRAFT MATTER MAY BE CLARIFIED GERMANY RESPONDED FURTHER STUDY NEEDED BUT HAD TO RA ISE QUESTION POINTEDLY WHICH IS VITAL FOR GERMANY · PROTESTED THAT GERMANY IN NO WAY DOUBTS GOO Ji ILL OF FORMULA BUT POINT WAS VITAL AND MUST BE EXPLORED MATTER OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE TO COUNTRIES BORDERING USSR SUCH AS GFR AND TURKEY BELGIUM WARMLY WELCOMED INTERIM GUIDELINES AND SUGGESTED FURTHER STUDY IN WORK ING GROUP NETHERLANDS SA ID BOTH POLITICAL AND MILITARY ASPECTS INVOLVED IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND STIKKER REDRAFT OF PARA 13 FHOULD BE MORE CLOSELY RELATED TO MILITARY URGENCY RFLECTED IN MC 95 If POLITICAL CONS IDERATIONS ARE DIFFERENT THAN MILITARY WE SHOULD BE DEFINITE ON THIS POINT • _- SUGGESTED INFORMAL VIEWS OF NORSTAD ON THESE FORMULAE BE OBTAINED DUTCH DELEGATION TELLS'0$ NETHERLANDS FEARFUL THAT GUIDELINES THAT WOULD NOT DEAL WITH SURPRISE ALL-OUT CONVENTIONAL ATTACK · OR IN EFFECT WOULD FAIL TO MEET GERMAN POINT WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE AS WEAKENING OF DETERRENT EV IDENCE OF US UNDUE RELUCTANCE USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND _ _ ---'-· ·' ' AS AMENDMENT SE@ ET ' ' r 7 ECLASSIFU P l O J 2 f Authority Ni q c t ' s · Ei · -3- POLTO 118¢1 '--------- - --·· _ MARCH 9 9 PM FROM PARIS SECTION 3 OF 3 AS AMENDMENT POLITICAL DIRECTIVE CANADA WELCOMED PROGRESS BUT SAID OFFER TO CONSULT ON USE NUCLEARS ANYWHERE REQUIRES MOST SERIOUS CONSIDERATION IV l ' ATHENS MEETING RE STIKKER•S OPENING REMARKS ON PREPARING PAPER FOR ATHENS M ETING NORWAY STRESSED NEED TO PREPARE FOR DEALING WITH PRESS AND PUBLIC OPINION AVOID STORIES OF SPLITS GOOD STOR J ES COi i Q 3_E l lt SED ON § L JBt NCES_ f3£J1 1 fil N AN_ s OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND CAPABILITIES OF FORCES OTHER ASPECTS MIGHT HAvr 01r 1tUCT7 5 SSAS'pECTS -GUIDELINES NOT APT FOR DISCUSSION AT ATHENS AND PRESS SHOULD BE TOLD SUCH MATTERS ARE FOR PERMANENT COUNCIL BELGIUM AGREED SAY ING ACT ION AT ATHE NS S H O U LD B_E L l M l T ED - T 0 N _0-- T l- -'-N J 1 TTE RS DEALING WITH PRESENT FORCES AND PERHAPS INFORMATION ARRANGEMENTS AND ASSURANCES ON CONSULTATION MATTER OF MU_LTJ_LATERAL FORCE SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED AT ATHENS CANADA SAID MINISTERS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN ANY ISSUES WHICH WERE NOT WELL PREPARED STIKKER SAID HE DID NOT ANTICIPATE MUCH PROGRESS ON ISSUES OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED IN HIS OPENING STATEMENT BEFORE ATHENS COMMENT ON WHOlE THINK SITUATION CONCERN ING PARA 13 SAT ISFACTORY COUNCIL BASICALLY BELIEVES ANY GENERAL REF INEMENT APRIL 26 GUIDELINES RELEASE NUCLEAR WEAPONS MOST UNLIKELY ALLIANCE BASICALLY SATISFIED APRIL 26 GU IDELI NES FOR EXISTING NUCLEARS ALLIANCE ALSO MUCH IMPRESSED 3 c u M __q 11 ot sH l f lJJ_ Fe 1 t iG Q N sITlr AsouL usE NucIE°Ari · · WtAPONS ANYWHC RE AM ESPECIALLY PLEASED f'RENCHSUPPOR'i OUR P80POSAL tOR IFJ'TtRIM GUIDELINES AS BEST WAY OUT Of' PARA t3 PROBLEM n Sr tRAL · toNVERSXtl s WITH DE LEUSSE ABOUT THIS Btf'ORE MEETING AND HE REFERRED QUESTION TO HIS GOVERNMENT I WAS - - --· ' - ' ' ·r- c ET ·-- · ·· · I II -_- - - - - - - - - - - - - - '---'-----'--- _ _ _ _ _ _ -- ----- - -r ---- -- - 1 td - S ___J • -see -4- PDLTO 118¢ MARCH 9 9 PM FRctw1 PARIS SECTION 3 OF 3 I WAS FEARFUL NEGATIVE ATTITUDE ON PART 11 HIS GOVERt- MENT BUT HE APPROVED TEXT OF POLTO 1163 AS AMENDED TOPOL 1323 TEXTUALLY AND WAS GENERALLY MOST HELPFUL FINLETTER LM NOTE RELAYED TO CINCLANT 3 1¢ 62 ' -- Yi l • · • l-- -• · 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