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DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972
By NETHU NARS Date 6-23-75
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
October 1, 1946
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Joint Defense Measures with Canada
The Canadian Ambassador, Mr. Pearson, who is to call on
you Wednesday at 12 noon is leaving to become the active head
(Under Secretary) of the External Affairs Department at
Ottawa, where he will be in daily contact with the Prime
Minister. Mr. Pearson, who has been immensely popular here,
has been particularly active in UNRRA and other international
organizations.
The planning and application of joint defense measures
remains the most active and important aspect of our current
relations with Canada. Our military authorities are naturally
insistent on closing the gap between Alaska and Greenland and
on pushing the defense of our industrial centers north of our
own border. For this we are dependent on the cooperation of
the Canadian Government.
The Canadian military authorities are in full agreement
with ours and planning under the Permanent Joint Board on De-
fense is progressing steadily. The Canadian Government has,
however, not as yet formally approved the 35th Recommendation
of the Board (approved by you on May 6), although tacitly per-
mitting its practical application to be commenced. This Recom-
mendation laid down principles for close peacetime collabora-
tion between the armed forces of the two countries.
In view of Canada's traditional close association with
the United Kingdom, the shift to an even closer association
with the United States armed forces is a matter of great mo-
ment in Canada and one which involves considerable political
risk for the present Government. Some Canadians fear we
would encroach on their sovereignty and some fear that Canada
might ultimately have to withdraw from the British Commonwealth.
I am sure that it would help a great deal if you felt in-
clined to express to the Ambassador your interest in the ef-
fective carrying out of joint defense plans.
TREMEN
: ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE RECORDE AND
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Acting Secretary