d INCOMING AMERICAN El IBASSY ROME - -- SEC ET Thia doou r ent consists ot_g_pages Number I f copies Series A•• -- ----- -- ----Cl111 si lcation ✓ INFO FROM SECsrATE WASHDC HJ DCM AC'l'IOU ROME 1241 January 'l'U t1 f «un IJl Jbl mbe 11lil1st1Jirti Mi - 7 9 PM ACTION ROME Pllrl'Y INFO PARIS PP1'1'Y 3283 AliKAJtll PRITY PRIORC1l Y - 5 fd f Recd Jann ry P 1963 ACTION M B J Coutrol 135 LIMIT DISTRIBUTION - L ' I s s PARIS PASS PINLE Tl'ER AND CINCmJR Date FOR AMBASSADOR ' 4 J 1lt % D1t1al• __ Ant1o1pated deployment of Polaris submarines to Mediterranean beginning early in 1963 makes possible modern i zation of NATO strategic weapons assignecj that area It is our intention to have at least three boats for the Mediterranean force This means that Jup1ters emplaced 1n Italy and Turkey can be superseded by more effective seaborne Polaris Polaris missiles will be assigned to Saceur and Targeted by HIM with Italian participation These miss G es will be on station by April 1 1953 You should advise Italian Oovemm' 'l of foregoing and seek their agreer e 1t to this as well as their agreeme to take necessary steps 1n accord ce with NATO procedures regarding understanding reached with US on disrifil vling of both Jupiter squadrons in Italy L Your approach to Italian Government would institute review Jupiter sit ation in accordance penultimate sentencs of bas1o Jupiter agreement set forth Embassy note of March 26 1959 We are mindful that Italian Government may be quite willing proceed rapi ily along above lines 1n view possibili y mentioning during spring parliamentary election campaign that it had man to eliminate wlnerable and obsolete Jupiter system from Italy which being superseded by more effective NATO system Your 1253 indicated Italian interes 1n utilization of cruiser Garibaldi as additional vehicle for Polaris system It is anticipated Italian Government may press this point in connection with proposed Jupiter replacement Although we are opposed to this idea you may indicate that we will study with Italians possibility of use of Garibaldi 1n connection with foI'iJIUlat1on of NATO multilateral nuclear force witn view explaining to them the reaso -1 S why we believe this proposal 1Jnpract1ce ble You should state that we believe SECRET Classif c-a_t_i_o1_J_ __ DECLASSIFIED Authority t JN Dlfsq - Io SEG ET PACJE TWO CO lrROL 135 The Nassau Agreement advances pros Eiots f'or o '8at1on of multilateral nuclear force 1n which we would hope Italy would participate · ·· In 8 PProacbing Italian Oovel'l'llOOnt cu should bear in mind that Jupiter proposal will not come as surprise to some officials 1n view of initial McNamarae8ndreott1 discussion at Paris on December l3o In that discussion it was indicated we alao intend proceed with modernization of tactic NATO nuclear force stationed 1n Italy You should confirm that this is our plan and that during 1963 w i ntend replace obsolete Corporal missiles with a suitable force ot more modo11n Sergeant missiles should US and Italy gree on JW pter proposal Equ1pm nt would cover same target system more flexible and ef'teotive way 1n view superior characteristics Sergeant misaile system The US will also aaintain its troops 1n SETAFo Italian Oo mment should be advised your approach being treated t1ithin US Oovernment with great seoreory and that similar approach being made in ADkara We also realize that some uiattributed publicity on notion ot modemiz1ng Jupiter weapons system lo be useful p psration and will be in touch with Italian Ambassador at HATO 1n due course O l this point but _ only after Italian Government has ag ed to our proPoSAl In event ot -- t to Waahi-n i n later in J we IIOUld at tha time repeat to him our views as ou-tl ed above What further views we might express will depend upon prep ll•at1ons for January 11 presentation t C and further development our ONJl tb1nk1ng on NATO weapons problem iill forward aa necessary further d tailed instructions in light your l'eporta on initial Italian react1011 BALL l 8 63 0935 td SBCRI T DECLASSIFIED Authority t-JNI 'fS't o