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Volume #16 - 500. | |
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CHAPITRE V ORGANISATION DU TRAITÉ DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD | |
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3E PARTIE POLITIQUE DE DÉFENSE ET D'AIDE MUTUELLE | |
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Note du secrétaire militaire du Comité du Cabinet sur la défense pour le Cabinet | |
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CABINET DOCUMENT No. 8 50 TOP SECRET |
[Ottawa],
le 4 mai 1950 |
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OFFER OF TRAINING FACILITIES | |
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1. At a meeting of the Cabinet Defence Committee, on 22nd December, 1949, a proposal to offer a limited number of vacancies at Army and R.C.A.F. training establishments to the Armed Forces of North Atlantic Treaty countries was considered. It had previously been ascertained through informal discussions that such an offer would be welcomed by the majority of participating European countries. 2. Without increasing capital plant or instructional staffs, the Canadian Army could offer 149 vacancies at the various Corps schools. Under the same conditions, the Royal Canadian Air Force could provide instruction for 50 pilots and 50 navigators. All personnel administration, including rations, laundry, transportation in Canada, and medical care, would be provided by the Canadian Armed Forces; the cost of transportation to and from Canada and the pay and allowances of the personnel under training would be borne by their respective governments. 3. The charges for this scheme would be absorbed in the normal Service appropriations and would not be the basis for a special appropriation. 4. At a future date, it is possible that arrangements of a similar nature may be made by other North Atlantic countries and that Canadian Service personnel will participate on a reciprocal basis. 5. In order to indicate Canada's willingness to assist as far as practicable in the development of the North Atlantic Defence Organization, Cabinet Defence Committee felt that the offer of training facilities should be made with the least possible delay and that the invitation to participate should be extended by the Minister of National Defence to his opposite numbers in the other countries. 6. The Cabinet Defence Committee recommend that approval be given to the proposed scheme of training, subject to the conditions outlined above, and that the Minister of National Defence be authorized to extend an invitation to the North Atlantic countries to participate in this training programme.25 J.D.B. SMITH | |
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