------ --·· • BRIEF DESCRIPJION Of n ACHED DOCUMENT $ Orl in S Ul tct r't fa no or • 1 2 Con' IN FQR MTI0N odw T si minmt daw S AE File copy re storage at Thule AFB dtd 10 3 6 57 a 'l Dftd S AE RFC l JOltW AlPHI Wl t No JDascbbaeh Top PE ll S0NS 10 WltOM ROUTED Ot lllAD ING DOC UM£ttT c ff®lAMS HSP A TCHES' ITC - - -- - - 4 o ·4 co ars Series A• 10 16 57 R X ACTION COP'l--- INfORIMTIOM COp' Ltr to Val Peterson Ambassador Copenhagen S_ n Omml 7 OFFIC E SYM Or 'l '1- 10 1'- 57 Offkn M Becker •• -t• o SIGNATUR E S DA TlHtt IVEO DA TEUAO 11 ' lJ J ' - - --- --f----- ---- --- Courtney -- s A E - - 1 C-t 1 ' - ' S AE File - ·-- - _ I _ _ ¢· · - --· n rP VOUCCO A T lHE NAftOtlAt ARCklVES · · r--- -o- · -• - - ·-- -r·· - ' f • lf vv 11 J I - • • 11 t U Vt · ' _' ' • ' • S v J - ·• - 'v• l•oril 01 J -·- · _ ' __kW NArttl J 1 1 • • 1 _ ' « o · t - p g s '· --· A _ ----- of - -- - Sorio _£ _____ _ u _ ··- • In reply refer to S il October 22 1957 Dear Mr Ambassadort le advised you by letter or Augu it 6 1957 or tho De 'ense Depurtment 1o wish to store ato 11ic weapons for the Stratogio Air Colmwld and for air defense purposes at Thule Air Ba so in Greenland In b ia reply or August l2 Mr Ga ntenbein suggested that perho ps the beat vay to proceed vould be to inquire informally or the Don1 sb Foreign Office bather the Danish CoV'6rnment 'Would 111 sh to be informed in the event that tho United states should docida to do this This suggestion bAs been carefully consldored by both tho Depar ment of Stete e nd ths Depart nont oC Defense The latter has exprosaed serious doubt of the advisability or s ny prior approach to the Danos In tho present cir-cW11Stances we are inclined to ai -ee that it probably would be bettsr si llply to take tho oction 11ithout creating the opportunity or 1n viev of public sentiment perhaps tho necessity for the Danieb CovenuDent to raise eome objection rr wo 'Were to do tbis e might either then inform the Danish Government when the veapons hod been stocked at the Thule Air Base or say nothing et oll about tho matter It would be approc1oted 11' 3·ou could give us your further oouient on th1s proposed proceduN You are in the host position of course · to judge the possible Danish reaction e nd its consequences Ir you believo that le could fely go nheod vithout any notii'ication or ·inquiry in advance we will eo inform the Defense Department which it is understood wishes to begin daplo ment of the weapons promptly We would inform you when deployment bed begun and 11' you believed it advisable to do so you could then inform appropriate Danish officials in tho manner you thought best It it seemed best not to invite any attention on the part of the Danish Covorn1110nt to the deployment the fact that the necessary storage facilities are ready should rodu co to ll minimum tho likelihood of particular notice being taken or our action If you The Honorable Val Peterson American Ambassador Copenhagen ··1· ·1 · •• •' - '· · · i ' ' · · - •• • ' ·- -21£ you wish to co mmunicate by 0legram on th ls aubjeot would you please caption messages nror S AE•1 in order to keep knovledge or it on a restricted bae1s Sin c erely yours ·• Philip J Farley Special Assistant to the Sacre-tar - TI BNA Mr Meyer TOP Mr M phy -- ' l • - · ''t ·-- Ii • - - • •• I _ _ _ _ I I - ta