• - ' REPRODUCED AT TIIE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED Authority N N ''I roo • • By S l- HARA O te I f1 1i7 ·-· ·------- - - ' -• - - - - ' J 4 88 7 OUTGOING TELEGRAM z 0 INDICATE 0 COIIICf 00tAIGf 10 SECRET EXDIS 3 r Classl icatio11 ACTION ► J Amembassy COPENHAGEN J3 II 0 I Ju11 68 02 55z STATE SUBJECT GREENIAND - NUCLEAR OVERFLIGHTS AND STORAGE EXDIS •· 1 Assistant Secretary Leddy and Ambassador R nne exchanged notes morning of May 31 Notes which form supplement to 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement are sU Tlll8rized below 2 i US note refers to discussions regarding Dan ish request as expressed in for supple ent to 1951 agreement their February 26 noteJand proposes following agreement USG assures Danish Government that in exercise USG rights and duties under 1951 Agreement it will not repeat not store nuclear weapons or conduct nuclear weapon overflights without consent Government of Denmark If foregoing proposal acceptable to Gov rnment of Denmark this note and Danish reply shall constitute agreement effective on date of Danish reply Agreement shall form integral part of 1951 Agreement 3 Danish reply refers tc US note quotes full US text states note is acceptable to Government of Denmark and that US note and Danish reply shall constitute agreement effective today which shall form integra l part of 1951 Greenland Agreement 4A_ Copies of complete texts pouched to Embassy today _J • DECLASSIFIED Authonty v IJ---Q_ _f_o_o_ _ ey S L HARA Date IOiitP • Ktl'IWDUCED A1' 1'HE N 'l'IONAL ARClllVt r _ ___ __ --'-- · - ·- - - ·------·-----'' ''- - ' L m to_ __ Am emb a s suy'-' c _oP E NHA G EwN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ SECRET EXDIS Cfossi lcatio11 7 During May 29 meeting at which Leddy and R6nne went over final texts R6nne stated tha t due to upcoming Danish holidays and to adjournment of Folketing he did not repeat not believe there would be any substantial press or parliamentary attention given to Greenland question -· substance 9 f i tb t m ement r f r1Wf t µ tially 6 At May 31 meeting R6nne said that tne ll ln ml had been reported to_the Folketing Committee on Foreign Relations whichlha -fra'lt en -no bf il-t ' 7 In regard to Danish Government public statement R6nne told SCAN officer that statement had been prepared While not at liberty to give details of content or timing R6nne said that he bel ieved we would find statement acceptable and that USG interests as expressed during recent negotiations had been taken into account END ' SECRET EXDIS ' ORM Ml3 0S-322A Cla ssl icat 0 11