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Volume #18 - 698. | |||||||||||||
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CHAPTER VIII RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES | |||||||||||||
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1 DEFENCE ISSUES | |||||||||||||
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SECTION
E NORTHEAST COMMAND | |||||||||||||
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DEA/50221-40 | ||||||||||||
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Memorandum from Defence Liaison (2) Division to Defence Liaison (1) Division | |||||||||||||
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SECRET |
Ottawa,
January 20th, 1952 | ||||||||||||
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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. MAcKAY With reference to our discussion about two weeks ago I attach a JPS11 redraft of the paper entitled "Basic Provisions for Canada-U.S. collaboration on Defence in the North Eastern Areas of Canada."? The original was drawn up in February 1951 at a meeting between General Whitten12 and the Joint Services Committee (East Coast). In approving the current Canada-U.S. Emergency Defence Plan (MCC 300/3) on December 18, 1951, the Chiefs of Staff observed that "The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff should be advised that since CINCNE had been specifically excluded from the Command Principles (Appendix F) the Command relationships between CINCNE13 and Canadian Commanders, which have not yet been negotiated, should be taken under consideration as soon as possible." The JPC subsequently approved, on January 3, a signal to CJS(W) suggesting that this question be discussed at the next meeting of the MCC.14 The U.S. section of the MCC have agreed but noted that at the meeting of the PJBD in November, 1951, the U.S. Chairman had made an informal suggestion to the Canadian Chairman that the question of Canadian Participation in the North East Command should be discussed. At yesterday's meeting of the JPC the attached paper was tabled as a possible basis for discussion at the MCC meeting which begins next Monday at Petawawa.? It was agreed that unless there was general satisfaction and agreement with the paper it would not be presented.15 Mr. Glazebrook would appreciate your views by tomorrow, if possible, as to whether this paper is a satisfactory basis for discussion with the U.S. section MCC or whether it would be better to inform them that the question is still under consideration and invite some discussion. In either event, would you consider it useful to have a discussion with the service members of the JPC later this week.16 J.M. COOK
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