- •• I Au1honty _¥By tP _ NARA Oat JJiU I OEPAIJMEh T OF STA '· - - • TOP S ECRET COVER SHE'ET I 'fUEif'- OCllifflOI wlff1UffEII DOQIIIIIDl' Sl I · -- • ' Z cc _ I __ _ _ Titl Origl bJact t e trtt11tJu no • or •ir a - d 'JaJ • AE File copy • J lmall WY- - - - Le t te r ·t o A s stSeeDe f Spr gue from Ci-fl Murphy drafted S AEt RFCourtney ll 19 57 re Greenland - - -- - - - L Htl mum 11 12 57 n t o CI Cl i U UIG Dli t 7 L ama S l U1UltS S'VIIIIG I HUii ll 19 S7• MI Harris ' HChambli1L Do ti HJISO G - rEl Dlll HD'HII I oi ·t Ii I I I tt'i ll I DJ 1£ IUiEn B t i rl · ' • DAU W - n lEtW I - I • I I r a I t • • lo • • ' ' J · J • I t• I I_ J f' I l •· I I t I • I •• ' J NOV 2 6 1957 In reply re er to S- lLE-1141 Dear Mr Sprague I refer to your letter Ne I-15496 7 of Ootober 8 1957 to me conce r ning introduction and storage of nuclear veapons at Thule Air Force Base in Greonle nd After i urther careful rev i w and consultation vitb our Ambassador in Copenhagen it vae concluded that it was most advisable that ta make a very private and informal epproa eh to th Danish Govermnent in tl1e manner that vo s suggested in my letter o r August 23 1957 t i you OU I' J mbaasador was aoco rdingly' authorized to inquire or the Prime Minister whether tJle Danish Government would wish to be informed in the event that the United States should place nuclear veapon s in Green1a t1d Ambassador Pete r aon h 1 mode thle inquiry tha Dani s h Frime Minister has taken note 0£ it on a strictly personal basis and made no other comment We are aeoord mgly 1 nov in a position to go ahead with the deployment Ambassador Peterson reports th at the Frime MinistEr vaa uadmnant that there wonld be no publicity of 8 D1' kind about this matter now or later and ha has restri cted knowledge or it to himself We believe that any disclosure vould be highly drunaging both to the- Danleh Government and to our defen s e relationship with Denmark It is req u ested there fore• that every precaution be taken to protect this knowledge Sincerely yours Robert Murphy Deputy Untlor Secretary The l onorr blo Htu1afiold D Ppraguc t esi ltnnt ecrete ry of Defoose IS1' • j • • - Cleuances II 5 ' hi EUR Mr Jones