This series consists of those records created by the Committee for European Air Space Coordination (CEAC or AC/92) between 1955 and 1988 that have been systematically declassified and disclosed through the NATO Public Disclosure Programme (PDD). The records relate to the joint civilian-military management of European air space and air traffic control for the conduct of NATO military exercises and manoeuvres and other measures requir...
Comité de coordination de l'espace aérien européen
This sub series consists of those records of the NATO Naval Armaments Group (NNAG or AC/141) between 1958 and 1989 which have been systematically declassified and disclosed through the NATO Public Disclosure Programme. The records cover the research, development, and production of a wide range of maritime armaments, most of which are used by the navies of NATO Member Nations. These armaments include, but are not limited to hydrofoi...
The records in the AC/324 chronological series reflect the work undertaken under the auspices of the Archives Committee, especially in the initial development of the NATO Archives Service and development of NATO information management and public disclosure policies. The information items primarily comprise of: Archives Committee Annual Reports to the Council, draft archives policy proposals and working papers, Archives Committee meet...
This series consists of those records of the NATO Industry Advisory Group (NIAG) between 1968 and 2018 which have been declassified and disclosed through the NATO Public Disclosure Programme. The records cover a wide range of subjects in which national industries are involved in researching, developing, and producing armaments for NATO member nations. As a consultative body, the NIAG drawing on largely private sector experience has ...
This series consists of those records of the Conference of National Armament Directors (CNAD or AC/259) between 1967 and 19939 which have been systematically declassified and disclosed through the NATO Public Disclosure Programme. The records cover a wide range of subjects across the fields of armaments, and defence research and production. As the body responsible for the three Service Armament Groups, the Defence Research Group, a...
This series consists of those records of the NATO Army Armaments Group (NAAG or AC/225) between 1963 and 1989 which have been systematically declassified and disclosed through the NATO Public Disclosure Programme. The records cover the research, development, and production of a wide range of armaments and systems for land warfare, including but not limited to artillery, tanks, armoured vehicles, land mines, ballistics, small arms, b...
This series consists of those records of the NATO Air Force Armaments Group (NAFAG or AC/224) between 1958 and 1989 which have been systematically declassified and disclosed through the NATO Public Disclosure Programme. The records cover the research, development and production of a wide range of armaments and systems for aerial warfare, including but not limited to low level detection; air to surface weapons; detection of IRBMs; el...
This series consists of those records of the Defence Research Group (DRG or AC/243) between 1964 and 1989 which have been systematically declassified and disclosed through the NATO Public Disclosure Programme. The records cover a wide range of scientific and technological matters studied by the Group for the purpose of providing research advice to the NAC and the Military Committee. The subjects include, but are not limited to, Nuc...
The documents of the SHAPE historical office center around the production of an Annual History, known as the SHAPE History. Documents from this series include the history itself and the background material (footnotes) used in its production.
Originally this series covered various types of correspondence, from private letters to memoranda addressed to delegations or to other NATO bodies. In the early 1970's a new series (SG) was created to cover personal communications by the Secretary General, and it was decided that PO memoranda would be used for formal documents addressed to Permanent Representatives for information or decision regarding the work of the Council. PO mem...
This series is comprised of memoranda addressed to Secretaries of Delegation, i.e. Council, and relate to questions examined in Council as well as administrative matters, including appointments of Permanent Representatives and high officials of the Organization, and administrative arrangements for Ministerial Meetings. These memoranda also serve as cover notes for forwarding reports or letters from other political or military bodies ...
The PDD Series contains NATO’s official publications from the organisation’s founding until the present.The largest section of the Series includes regularly updated and published Handbooks, which were used to describe the history, goals and functions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Fonds also includes speeches, articles, documents, brochures, pamphlets and informational guides that were collected and published by PDD.
AC/119 series records contain information on East-West relations and reports on the evolution of each satellite country and its relations with the Soviet Union. The series also contains documents on the relations of NATO countries with Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia (e.g.: economic aid in 1957-1958, the emigration of Hungarian refugees following the events of 1956 in Hungary; the events in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and in Poland in ...
The records in the AC/98 chronological series report on the work of the SCEPC and its relations with the working groups and planning boards and committees which came under it.It contains mainly the reports of these Working Groups and the summaries thereof prepared by the SCEPC. These reports were discussed at SCEPC meetings. The series also contains the replies by NATO member nations to questions raised by the SCEPC with respect to c...
Haut Comité pour l'étude des plans d'urgence dans le domaine civil
This series includes meeting records by the Military Committee Chiefs of Staff (MC/CS) and the Military Committee in Permanent Session (MC/PS) between 1949 and 1959.
This Series contains a list of attendees, decisions made and a verbatim transcript for each of the four meetings held by the Defence Committee between 1949 and 1950.
The Meeting Records include a list of attendees, the items for discussion and the decisions made during the Military Representatives Committee meetings.
The Memoranda Series includes MRC Memoranda created between 1953 and 1957. Many of the documents are reports on military programs, strategy plans or major issues and were sent to or sent from the Military Committee and the North Atlantic Council.
While the Council, the Senior Political Committee, the Military Committee and other Military Authorities were involved in setting out NATO's position in the negotiations, most of the detailed work on MBFR was carried out by the Working Group and its sub groups. It developed models of reduction and provided technical analysis and evaluation to the North Atlantic Council on matters related to MBFR. It also supervised the work of the va...
Groupe de travail sur les réductions mutuelles et équilibrées de forces
The archives of the AC/274 chronological series report on the work of the CCMS, in particular follow-up of the various programmes supported by the Committee. Various types of administrative documents can be found there.
Records (R) are reports on the regular or plenary meetings of the CCMS. They address either general policy matters or the review of the pilot study programme over a given period. They are the committee’s reference doc...
Documents in the AC/137 chronological series address the various fields of scientific research. The series includes documents on research training opportunities (research grants being awarded, student exchanges within NATO) and scientific cooperation among NATO nations,in particular through the exchange of scientific intelligence and the coordination of civil and military research. The fields studied are oceanography, meteorology, de...
The documents in the AC/127 series include reports and studies on economic problems specific to the NATO nations (eg: Greece, Turkey, Iceland), as well as economic studies and critical analyses of the Warsaw Pact nations. They contain information on the oil policy of the USSR, oil and oil product exports by the Soviet Union (1966), the construction of pipelines, the transport of petroleum in the USSR (1974), and data on Soviet energy...
Comité économique - Les echanges commerciaux entre l'est et l'ouest
The records in the AC/112 series deal with the following subjects: general organization of the NATO Pipeline System; financial responsibility for its operation and maintenance; matters involving taxes and customs duties; linefills; pipeline safety; transportation and distribution of POL products in wartime; requests for civilian use of pipeline segments; terms and conditions of service; status of personnel, etc. Also contained in the...
The AC/74 series comprises chiefly studies, projects, reports, notes and corrigenda issued by Committee members and delegations, and records the outcome of Committee meetings.It deals with upholding the European production potential, industrial mobilization, standardization, armaments equipment, the creation of groups of experts or working groups and their activities.
Records in the AC/52 series include notes from Member country delegations on their exchanges with the satellite countries, intelligence on the fight against Communist propaganda in the Member countries, and information about NATO’s overall information policy and the cultural links between Member countries. The series also includes information about the structure and operation of various countries’ information services and about UNESC...
Comité de l’information et des relations culturelles
The records in the AC/35 series contain drafts and opinions from the members of the Security Committee. They trace the discussions and results of the meetings of the Committee with regard to the security system at NATO. The records in the AC/35 series deal with security arrangements within NATO, the proposed review and implementation thereof, and the plans and inspection reports of the security arrangements put in place in the variou...
The documents in the AC/4 chronological series present all the aspects of NATO infrastructure:
• Infrastructure programmes: The NATO infrastructure slices were discussed, at their beginning and throughout their completion, in the Committee. Progress on the projects was analysed, status reports were produced and administrative procedures were followed. The International Staff issued reports on the infrastructure slices under way. New ...
The documents in the AC/36(M) chronological series contain activity reports, annual reviews and reports on the issue of manpower. Various questionnaires were sent to the member countries. The replies to the questionnaire on manpower mobilization in the armed forces and civil defence services (see AC/36-D/32) have been kept. Another questionnaire on the same topic was issued to supplement the first (see AC/36(M)D/5). There are also qu...
Documents in the AC/36 chronological series address the issue of labour, mainly in times of crisis. The discussions focus in particular on the need to prevent a manpower shortage in the Member countries.The series contains the Working Group’s interim and final reports as well as the discussions of the national governments of the members of the Group on the issues raised by the latter.In addition to migration and manpower shortages, t...
Groupe de travail sur la mobilité de la main d’œuvre
The AC/33 chronological series includes the report on the meeting of the Working Group. The report consists of bullet point lists of the potential topics for the agenda, as well as brief discussions, all of which concern NATO strategic policy.
Groupe de travail chargé d'établir l'ordre du jour provisoire pour la réunion commune du Conseil et du Groupe permanent
The AC/30 chronological series contains records of meetings of the Working Group as well as documents issued by the group. Documents in this series consist of proposals submitted by delegations for a taxation system, a report on how other international organizations handle taxation and the final report to the Council. During the meetings the group debated the merits of the proposals, with items of particular interest being whether in...
Groupe de travail sur l'imposition de certains employés internationaux
The AC/29 chronological series includes reports on meetings of the Working Group. During the meetings the Working Group discusses which criteria was previously used by the Joint Meeting of the Infrastructure Committee and Military Budget Committee to deliberate infrastructure. The Working Group was also given the task of determining a clear definition of infrastructure. The Infrastructure Committee and the Military Budget Committee a...
Groupe de travail sur la définition de l'infrastructure commune
The AC/28 chronological series includes reports on the meetings of the Working Group, in which the challenges of converting the technical drawings, including measurement and projection systems, different testing standards and symbols used to represent surface finish, were discussed.
The series also includes summaries of recommendations made by the Working Group, in addition to memorandums on imperial to metric conversion scales. Thou...
Groupe de travail des experts de production et logistique sur l'adaptation des dessins américains
The AC/27 chronological series includes a report on meetings of the Working Party. During the meeting the Working Party discusses the apprehension of the MAAG and how they will attempt to help the countries involved prepare the information and assist in supplying the information. Furthermore, the Working Party deliberated on the urgency of the information and the specific requirements each country had to present to the Council and th...
Groupe d'études sur la production et les acquisitions off shore de munitions
The AC/26 chronological series includes reports on meetings of the Working Group. During the meetings the Working Group discusses which issues are to be included on the agenda of the ministerial meeting. These issues are quite varied, and include the Soviet Union, NATO policies, military strength and political matters of common concern.
The series also includes reports to the Council as well as proposed agendas for the Ministerial me...
Groupe de travail sur la session ministérielle du Conseil
The records in the AC/24 series deal with subjects discussed by the Working Group on Information Policy, namely: the objectives of NATO information policy and discussions and coordination in the area of propaganda and counter-propaganda. NATO Information Service projects were also discussed, such as the creation of a NATO stamp, the adoption of a NATO emblem and flag, tours by NATO journalists, exhibitions, etc.Also in the series are...
The AC/22 series includes the report on the meeting of the Staff Team, a copy of the statement made by the United States representative in the Council and an information notice for delegates. The series also contains a report on the funding requested by individual nations, as well as the number of aircraft recommended by NATO staff, compared against deficiencies and costing.
Groupe d'étude international sur la production aéronautique additionnelle
The AC/20 chronological series includes a Note by the Office of the Secretary General. Included in the series are responses from the delegations of the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy and the Netherlands.
The final documents of the AC/20 series are records and summaries of the meetings.
Comité d'étude sur le financement de la production aéronautique additionnelle
The AC/18 chronological series reports on the activities of the Working Group. It includes administrative documents that represent the successive reports of the French Representative on his Government's enquiries and exchanges of views on these reports.
Groupe de travail chargé de la question de l’installation du Siège permanent de l’OTAN
The AC/16 chronological series includes records on meetings of the Working Group, which contain considerations, points of disagreement and possible rectifications from the French Government regarding the stimulation of aircraft production
The series also includes suggested corrections and changes to be made to the report, such as responses from the Italian government, the United States’ position, and comments from the United Kingdom.
Groupe de travail sur les plans de production aéronautique
The AC/14 chronological series reports on the work of the Legal Working Group and its relations with the Council Deputies.
It contains copies of the draft texts produced by the Delegations of the United Kingdom, France and the United States that were discussed by the Council Deputies, who requested a revision.
Special attention is paid to Articles 3, 4 and especially 5 and 6 of the North Atlantic Treaty (see D-D(52)35-FINAL and AC/14...
Groupe de travail juridique sur les engagements réciproques entre les membres de l’OTAN et les membres de la CED
The AC/13 chronological series includes two documents with notes from the Executive Secretary about the Working Group and draft directives produced by the latter. During the meetings the Working Group produced draft directives.
Groupe de travail sur l’utilisation de firmes ou compagnies de pays membres de l’Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord pour l’exécution de contrats impliquant la communication de renseignements secrets.
The AC/26 chronological series includes reports on meetings of the Working Group. During these meetings the Working Group discussed how to divide the costs of SACLANT Headquarters. This includes issues such as the method of dividing the costs, whether grouping the nations by size is best, or if the share should be derived from the capacity-to-pay principle. The formula used to share costs for SHAPE is also frequently mentioned.The se...
Groupe de travail sur le partage des dépenses des quartiers généraux du SACLANT
AC/10 series documents address the topics discussed by the Committee on the North Atlantic Community, i.e. foreign policy co-ordination and discussions, closer economic, financial and social ties and co-operation on culture and information. The movement of labour is also addressed, a topic discussed during the 1952-57 period by the Working Group on Labour Mobility (AC/36).In addition, the series contains many reports presented by the...
The AC/8 chronological series includes reports on meetings of the Joint Working Group. During these meetings the Joint Working Group discussed the problems surrounding defence production, such as military requirements and defence expenditure.The series also includes reports on the production, finance and military requirements problems, and the terms of reference for the Statistical Coordinating and Screening Committee.
Groupe de travail commun sur les problèmes liés aux besoins financiers, militaires et industriels.
The AC/7 chronological series includes the report on the meeting of the Working Group. During the meeting the Working Group discussed the particularities of war time shipping, including the distinction between civil and military requirements as well as which organization would be coordinating or in charge of the effort.The series also includes the notice of the meeting.
Groupe de travail sur les besoins en tonnage du temps de guerre
The AC/5 chronological series reports on the activities of the Working Group on Use of Export Controls. It involves a point-by-point study of the articles of D-D(51)137-REV1.
Groupe de travail sur l’utilisation des contrôles d’exportation
AC/3 series contain the five records of the five meetings of the Special Working Group (from AC/3-R/1 to AC/3-R/5) in which the Group discussed the Draft Resolution on the Terms of Reference of the FEB. During these meeting the following topics were discussed: Modification of the Economic and Financial Working Group in Paris’ Terms of Reference, location of the Financial and Economic Board in Paris, relations between the Council Depu...
Comité spécial sur l’établissement d’un bureau économique et financier
AC/2 series records mainly address the political, military and economic situation in the USSR and the satellite countries (GDR, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Poland and Czechoslovakia). The military situation in the Balkans is also mentioned. The series also contains considerations regarding Swiss neutrality during periods of East-West tension. Finally, NATO’s reorganization is discussed, and a comparison of NATO and the USSR ...
The AC/1 series consists of the Conference agenda, statements and speeches given on that occasion, resolutions which were discussed and a press release.The records deal with the role of the NATO Information Service and of the various national Information Services, the information technologies and resources used to raise awareness of NATO, the nature and scope of Soviet propaganda, counter-propaganda and elements impacting on the mora...
The Military Representatives Committee issued documents including Decisions, Reports, Proposals and Memoranda on a variety of topics, such as the establishment of the Military Representatives Committee, activities of the Standing Group, Medium Term Military Planning and Goals, Naval Control of Commercial Shipping, NATO Military restructuring, NATO Exercise costs, Logistics and Command Organisation.
The AC/288 series comprises principally a questionnaire, reports by the two sub-groups, the draft Study Group interim report, various corrigenda and amendments, and the terms of reference, programme of work, discussions and results of meetings of the Study Group.The documents concern the effects of an interruption or reductions in normal supplies on NATO's overall defence capabilities, the militaryand civil requirements for oil neces...
Groupe d’étude sur l’Alliance et le problème des approvisionnements en produits pétroliers
The Study Group collated relevant background data and set out the possible options whereby other members of the Alliance might relieve the US burden, and more specifically bilateral negotiations between the US and Germany.
Groupe d’étude sur les problèmes financiers créés par le stationnement de forces sur le territoire d'autres pays OTAN
Documents in the AC/297 chronological series report on Committee's work and its relations with the Council and the five working groups."Documents" (D) are reports (provisional or final) to the Committee from the working groups, or to the Council from the Committee.Notes (N) are organizational in nature. They prepare forthcoming meetings (planning, list of participants, agenda).Records (R) are reports on the regular meetings...
Comité ad hoc sur l’interopérabilité des matériels
The AC/202 series records contain information on measures involving civil aviation, the total embargo, partial economic counter-measures, assistance and co-operation between member states and the impact of these economic measures on the member states.
Groupe de travail sur les contre-mesures économiques
Documents in the AC/267 series address the measures taken by the Relocation Group regarding the Conversion of Evere into a Permanent Headquarters, based on the instructions of the Council. The series contains: Documents which discuss building requirements (with respect to additional buildings, modifications and supplementary facilities, and embellishments) including visual representation of proposed works, Decision Sheets noting the ...
The AC/200 chronological series consists of a draft report to the Council containing information on the economic problems of Greece and Turkey and the standard of living of people in those countries.
Groupe ad hoc sur l’étude de la résolution C-M(60)142
Documents in the AC/262 series address the creation and scope of the Special Working Group on International Technological Co-operation. The series contains Notes which outline the first meeting and a list of the possible participants and Working Papers which either served as a basis for discussion on the Terms of Reference agreed upon March 1st, 1967 (C-R(67)10, Item I, paragraph 49) or as Draft reports intended to be presented to th...
Groupe spécial de travail sur la coopération technologique internationale
Documents in the AC/260 series address the creation and scope of the Senior Communications-Electronics Group. The series contains Documents, Decision Sheets, Notes, Records and Working Papers detailing the legal, financial and technical aspects of a NATO Satellite Programme.
Groupe principal pour les télécommunications et l'électronique
AC/151 series records mainly consist of documents and working papers containing proposals for studies of interest to NATO made by professors, progress reports on NATO fellows and minutes of conferences of teachers of public international law.
The documents in the AC/146 series consist of draft reports by the Committee on Africa. They contain information on events occurring on the African continent, information on the communist penetration of Africa, and data on damaging repercussions for the Alliance countries.
The AC/132 chronological series reports on training in the Soviet Union, discussions between national representatives in AC/132 and action proposals by AC/132.
Groupe de travail (Task Force) chargé d’examiner les mesures nouvelles que pourrait prendre l’OTAN dans le domaine de la coopération scientifique et technique
Documents in the AC/123 series report on the preparation of the Working Group's report to the Manpower Planning Committee.
They contain the terms of reference of the Working Group, the presentation by the expert of the US and a second note by the US on the tasks of the Working Group.
Groupe de travail chargé d’examiner les mesures nouvelles que pourrait prendre l’OTAN dans le domaine de la coopération scientifique et technique.
The records in the AC/111 series deal with subjects concerning the review of the organization of the NATO Pipeline System in the Central European area. They also contain, among other things, comments by SHAPE on France's proposals, a plan to divide up the central European area into divisions and information on the structure and functioning of the Central Europe Operating Agency.
The documents in the AC/110 series contain information on the problem of economic development in the underdeveloped countries and data on the various economic and technical aspects of the Pineau plan (e.g.: proposal to set up an agency for world economic development), as well as information on the position taken by each NATO member nation vis-à-vis the Pineau plan.
The documents in the AC/100 series are primarily the records of meetings on topics relating to the military defence of NATO’s territory.Several topics were discussed:A- air defenceB- the organization, dispersal and readiness of air force unitsC- the divisional organization of the land forcesD- the duties and organization of the naval forcesE- new weapons and equipmentF- problems caused by ageing equipment
Élaboration des plans de défense - discussions multilatérales
The documents of the AC/108 chronological series contain notes and memoranda that review, correct and amend document C-M(56)45. These amendments concern political and economic co-operation between the countries, the public’s knowledge of NATO, and NATO’s cultural activities.
Groupe de travail sur la révision de l’étude des activités relatives à l’article 2
The AC/95 chronological series mainly addresses the terms of reference and composition of the committee that the Working Group was planning to set up. That committee’s responsibilities are therefore detailed, as are the amendments made over time.
Groupe de travail chargé d’examiner la proposition des États-Unis pour la réorganisation de la structure en comités de l’étude des plans d’urgence dans le domaine civil
The records in the AC/76 series deal with various subjects involving the organization of the NATO pipeline system (status of the bodies in charge of operations; financial aspects related to operating and maintaining the system; the composition, functions and primary duties of the supervising agencies; proposals concerning initial linefills and warehouses, etc).
Groupe de travail chargé d’étudier le contrôle, l’exploitation et l’entretien du système des pipelines de l’OTAN
The AC/71 series includes drafts of a report recommending the creation of the committee, and of terms of reference for it. It also records the discussions and outcome of the Working Party meetings.
Groupe de travail sur la création d’un Comité de production d’armements
The AC/38 chronological series contains the records of the Special Committee of Ministers on Infrastructure. The documents mainly address the funding method for projects in the fourth infrastructure slice and the cost-sharing between the host countries and the countries providing funding.
Most of the SGMs give instructions for greater effectiveness of actions, reports, studies, inspections and surveys conducted, as well as of participation in meetings, organization of travel and conferences, etc.Some SGMs submit documents received to the service responsible, for approval, revision or further study.Others are memoranda of the International Planning Team (IPT) of the Standing Group or the Logistics and Materials Plannin...
The SGLPs contain the following kinds of information:
administrative (personnel changes, security procedures, budget proposals)
military (annual review of forces and infrastructure, military exercises).
Bureau de liaison du représentant du Groupe permanent à Paris
The SGLO series is divided into three categories.The SGLO documents contain mainly administrative information (personnel management and classified documents).The SGLO-AR-MEMO documents deal mainly with military issues (yearly review of forces and infrastructure).The SGLO-MISC documents deal with administrative issues (the annual report of the Liaison Office among others)
The two remaining RMD documents are of an administrative nature. They were produced in 1954 in the name of Vice-Admiral Dick, who was SGLO representative at that time. They deal with the annual review and the NATO Defence College.
Bureau de liaison du représentant du SG à Paris - vice amiral R.M. Dick
The issues dealt with were of a military and organizational nature, in particular:
the review of defence planning and force requirements,
the preparation of military exercises,
the organization of regional area commands,
the establishment of new SG working groups or agencies,
the management and protection of informationFor all these issues, the SG published its decisions (approval, revision, request for further study) through d...
RECORD-DSG documents were records of working meetings chaired by the SG Director. They dealt with the day-to-day management of the SG and its subordinate groups (meeting agendas, secretariat...) and were signed by the Director.
The LOMs consist of:
presentation of a policy proposed by the Council, NATO committees or the IS
a personal communication between the SG representative in Europe and an SG member in Washington (e.g. the Director)
a request for instructions, sent by the Liaison Office staff to the SG secretariat
routine mattersFrom what can be gathered from the two preserved documents, the LOM(W)s consist of:
a personal communication between the...
Bureau de liaison du Groupe permanent (SGLO / 1952-1956) et Bureau du représentant du Groupe permanent (SGREP / 1956-1967)
The LBSG sent around one hundred memoranda (bearing the same acronym) to the Standing Group in Washington, to several regional planning groups and various services and managers in London.These memoranda were mainly of an administrative and organizational nature. They were produced in 1951 and 1952 and dealt with the organization of the LBSG, the management of correspondence and documents, security procedures and the move to Paris.The...
Secrétariat du Groupe permanent, antenne de Londres (LBSG)
The SG dealt with 265 topics related to unified defence in the North Atlantic region (see ISGP-2-52). Each topic was defined, then information was requested and actions proposed.Major issues included the creation of an integrated European defence force, the creation of SHAPE, regional defence planning, information security and infrastructure.
The SG Director worked closely with the representative of the Liaison Office in London or Paris (especially during the annual review). They communicated via memoranda known as DSGM from Washington or LOM from London or Paris.In the DSGMs, they discussed the issues being dealt with, or which could be dealt with, at Standing Group meetings.The DSGMs also covered matters under the Director's responsibility, i.e. (for each SG body) premi...
The D/SECY(LMPT) documents were the memoranda sent by Mr J.B. Oldfield, a British colonel and LMPT Deputy Secretary.They are a record of a meeting between General Foulkes and the SG about Canada's decision to reduce its contribution to the SG budget.
Equipe de planning ‘logistique et matériel’ du Groupe permanent
The Chairman of the Standing Group produced a limited number of memoranda each year. These bore the acronym CSGM. Only memoranda dealing with an important issue or referring to an important document were kept.Some CSGM documents were reports sent twice a week by the SG Chairman to the Chairman of the Military Committee (MC). The latter was thus kept informed of the work accomplished by the SG and the Military Representatives Committe...
The SGs are Documents. They deal with 265 topics related to unified defence in the North Atlantic region (see ISGP-2-52). Each topic was first defined in a basic document. Information was then requested in revised versions of the basic document, and finally actions were proposed in the final version.Major issues included the creation of an integrated European defence force, the creation of SHAPE, regional defence planning, informatio...
The documents in the TCC chronological series deal with the resources required to maintain the Armed Forces and how to reduce them. Within this framework, the subjects addressed are troops, equipment, production, defence programmes and costs. The questionnaire sent to the member nations covers land, air and maritime forces. The issue of Germany's possible contribution to defence is also discussed, as are NATO's defence organizational...
The documents of the chronological series with the reference CT deal with the situation of NATO and the Organization's past achievementsin the political, economic and military fields. A questionnaire was circulated among the member nations. Consultations were then heldwith the nations to clarify the written responses. Records of these consultations are available (see CT-R/3 to CT-R/14). At the same timeas the questionnaire, explanato...
The documents produced over the 15 years under consideration constitute a complete documentary history. They contain the material necessary to carry out a comprehensive study of the defence effort by the Alliance nations.The Annual Review series contains questionnaires and replies by member nations, as well as analyses of the nations' replies. Also included are documents by the Committee in charge of reviewing questionnaire replies, ...
The records of this series consist of suggestions for topics and themes to be discussed, draft agendas, contributions and background papers prepared by nations, draft reports prepared by the Chairman and various administrative matters.
The AGV series consists of reports prepared by the Chairman of the MBFR Ad Hoc Group in Vienna which were then circulatedby the Secretary General to the members of the NATO Council. The reports were issued on a weekly basis and summarized the various discussions taking place in Vienna.
The NDAC series records contain information about all aspects of nuclear issues that were of concern to NATO. Many of the records comment on or directly reflect the work of the NPG. This includes discussions about issues related to strategic and tactical nuclear forces, anti-ballistic missiles, atomic demolition munitions, the deployment of nuclear weapons and forces in Europe, and arrangements with host countries. The NDAC records a...
The documents of the AC/290 chronological series mainly address the working methods of the Committee on the Implementation of the NATO Alert System. However, the options of the various alert systems and how to optimize their use are also covered extensively, as is emergency planning.
The documents of the AC/281 series are chiefly reports, studies and questionnaires produced, in the course of drafting the AD 70 report,by the Executive Working Group and its subordinate bodies, various committees and working groups, the divisions of the International Staff, the International Military Staff, member nations and commands, as well as programmes of work, discussions and results of meetingsof the Working Group.The documen...
Groupe de travail exécutif sur l’étude des problèmes de défense de l’Alliance pour les années 1970
The documents produced over these eight years constitute full documentation which clearly highlights the various difficulties encountered by the nations as they strove to collectively satisfy the requirements expressed by the NATO military authorities in their efforts to meet the problems of shared defence together. As a consequence, the DPQ series represents a primary source for historical research, providing matter for a general st...
The documents in this series reflect the participation of the DRC in the various defence planning activities of the Alliance. They include questionnaires on forces, reports on the examination of force proposals and force goals for NATO countries, country chapters, analysis of defence expenditure and resource matters. They should be examined in conjunction with the DPC and DPQ (Defence Planning Questionnaire) series.The DRC was princi...
