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British Armed Forces
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-2 · Series · 1942-1964
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Series consists of files pertaining to the British Armed Forces. Includes messages, reports and memoranda that discuss the reorganization of British Forces, and the command and administrative structure of the army in the field. Also includes booklets on defence and pay rates, the 1948 National Service Bill, and maps showing locations of British Armed Forces.

General Files
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-3-2 · Subseries · 1948-1961
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of files on Canada and the United States’ joint efforts to develop security plans and warning systems to defend North America against enemy threats. Files consist mainly of reports, charts and draft agreements which assess the threat and discuss ways in which Canada and the United States could collaborate to protect North America, including the development of a Distant Early Warning line, shared occupancy of key geographic locations, and security plans.

Air Defence in Europe
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-5-1 · Subseries · 1954-1964
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of files pertaining to NATO air defence in Europe, and its efforts to integrate defence control of all member countries to enhance security and military capabilities. Topics include the development of the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) Air Defence Technical Centre, as well as the development of an early warning system for allied command in Europe. Also discusses the rules of engagement for unidentified aircraft, defence against very low-flying aircraft, and long-term requirements for air defence.

CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-10-3 · Subseries · 1950-1965
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of documents that discuss plans for the 1st Canadian Infantry Division in the event of war or heightened political tensions. Topics include equipment and personnel reserves in Europe, estimated personnel wastage rates, and the logistics required to move the balance of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division to Europe. Also discusses the estimated costs associated with these plans. Includes charts, reports, case studies, memoranda, correspondence and draft copies of new or amended policies.

Untitled
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-10-4 · Subseries · 1949-1964
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of various files related to mobilization planning. Includes directorate notes and instructions on how to fill out a war diary, but is comprised mainly of anti-aircraft defence plans and coastal defence plans involving the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), as well as plans for the Mobile Striking Force. Anti-aircraft defence plans include documents on the development of a programme for operational sites, notes on establishing NIKE bases for air defence, minutes and memoranda from meetings held between Canada and the USA, and reports that estimate Soviet long-range Air Force capability. Coastal defence plans include reports, memoranda and tables of requirements for coastal defence including a report on the RCN submarine programme, u

Nuclear Weapons
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-12 · Series · 1954-1965
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Series consists of files pertaining to disarmament and controlled use of nuclear weapons, including reports and correspondence contributing to the development of treaties on the cessation of nuclear weapons tests. Contains United Nations drafts of the Agreement on Cessation of Atomic and Hydrogen Tests with suggested amendments from countries including the USA and USSR, and the 1961 Canadian Policy on Disarmament. Also includes files on controlled use of nuclear weapons within North America, such as the Canada-USA agreements on the acquisition of nuclear warheads, and reports on Honest John, a missile free flight rocket to be used in peace and war time.

CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-16 · Series · 1963
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Series consists of memoranda regarding casualties in conventional and nuclear warfare in the early 1960s. Includes a conventional casualty estimate for Ground Forces Allied Command Europe in 1956. Also includes extracts from the minutes of the Army Policy Co-ordinating Committee (APCC) 9 May 1954 meeting defining the division of responsibility between the General Staff (GS) and Adjutant General (AG) branches.

CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570) · Fonds · 1942-1965

Fonds consists of files from the Directorate of Military Operations and Planning. Files mainly consist of meeting minutes, memoranda, draft reports and proposed amendments. There are also defence plans and research papers from Canada and NATO. The majority of the documents evaluate the Soviet threat during the Cold War, and focus on security and military preparations in response to rising tensions. The files are arranged in numerical order according to the file numbers created by the Central Registry system. There are 17 series:

  1. Advisory Committee on Northern Development – Interdepartmental Committee
  2. British Armed Forces
  3. Canada-USA Military Cooperation
  4. Congo
  5. Defences
  6. 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group
  7. Intelligence
  8. Korea
  9. Miscellaneous Files
  10. Mobilization Planning
  11. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  12. Nuclear Weapons
  13. Organization and Administration –Emergency Army Headquarters
  14. Reports and Returns
  15. Training
  16. Conventional and Nuclear Warfare (85/320)
  17. Requirements for the Canadian Army (112.3M2 (D570))
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CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-5-2 · Subseries · 1957-1964
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of files contributing to the development of the Canada-USA Emergency Defence Plan, which was to provide guidelines for the mutual defence of North America in the event of war with Soviet Union. Also includes files on the ALCANUS EDP, which was developed to support the Canada-USA Emergency Defence Plan. Files mainly include reports from conferences, draft emergency plans and proposed amendments.

Intelligence
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-7 · Series · 1955-1965
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of files regarding intelligence that assessed the threat of communism to North America, and the likelihood of an attack. The documents look at threats such as enemy lodgements, espionage and sabotage, and economic activities in undeveloped areas, and suggest ways in which Canada can improve security. Series is mainly comprised of research papers to be considered by the Joint Planning Committee, but also includes memoranda and correspondence.

Vital Points
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-10-6 · Subseries · 1950-1961
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of files pertaining to the protection and identification of vital infrastructure and geographic locations in Canada. Documents evaluate vital points and propose plans to protect them from attack. Points include infrastructure such as bridges, airports and communication towers. Includes correspondence, RCMP inspection reports, protection plans, site layouts, as well as lists of important infrastructure in Canada. Also includes 8 maps detailing guard post requirements at vital points.

CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-11 · Series · 1950-1964
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Series contains files pertaining to NATO defences in the event of an attack. Documents include those from NATO’s annual and triennial reviews of defence build-up and reports from NATO’s Military Committee on military activities. Also includes documents from the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), which maintained NATO’s allied command operations. Files discuss military capabilities and efforts to improve defences against enemy attack, and assess whether current plans are adequate. Files also include documents which evaluate Canada’s contribution to NATO defence plans. There are 7 sub-series:

  1. Committees – Annual Review of NATO Defence Build-up
  2. Committees –Military Committee
  3. Committees – Triennial Review of NATO Defence Build-up
  4. Future capabilities and plans – NATO
  5. NATO Conferences in France
  6. Organization – Defences - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  7. Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)
Untitled
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-11-1 · Subseries · 1957-1964
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series contains files that contributed to the development of NATO’s Annual Review of Defence Build-Up. Documents mainly include correspondence, meeting minutes and memoranda from the working group on annual review procedure. Includes draft questionnaires and Canadian replies to the finalized questionnaires.

CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-11-3 · Subseries · 1960-1963
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of files that contributed to the preparation of NATO Triennial Reviews. Files include comments and amendments from the working group that developed the Triennial Review procedures, procedures for assembling the review, and Canadian replies to the review questionnaires. Also includes reports of NATO force requirements and comments about the reports from different member countries.

CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-17 · Series · 1952-1955
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Series consists of material from the Directorate of Military Operations and Planning including assorted reports, messages and correspondence, as well as information they collected on nuclear warfare from the years 1952-1955. These papers include:

• Messages from Army Headquarters in Ottawa to the various directorates, or messages from one directorate to another.
• Requests sent to the Department of Defence Production recommending the purchase of weapons.
• Staff Ammunition Scales which include information on the distribution and types of weapons found across the Canadian Forces.
• After action reports.
• Tables of Seaward Defences for both the east and west coasts that assess the defences of the ports and bases.
• Extracts from conferences about the design of the uniforms for various exercises performed by soldiers.
• Information on the Canadian military’s desire to work out a deal with the British so that they could store unit equipment in the United Kingdom.
• Correspondence between the Canadian military and the Military Adviser for the High Commissioner for India to Canada, with advice on weapons.

CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-3 · Series · 1948-1964
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Series consists of files from the Canada-USA Military Cooperation Committee, as well as those from the sub-committee on Mapping and Charting. Documents mainly discuss joint efforts between Canada and the United States to develop defence plans for North America, including security plans, the Distant Early Warning line, and aerial monitoring projects. Files mainly consist of meeting minutes, memoranda, as well as draft reports and agreements. There are 3 sub-series:

1: Canada-USA Military Cooperation Committee
2: General Files
3: Canada-USA Military Cooperation: Sub-Committee on Mapping and Charting

CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-6 · Series · 1961-1964
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Sub-series consists of files regarding the changing role of the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group (4 CIBG) in response to rising political tensions and the development of nuclear technologies. Includes memoranda, reports and correspondence that discuss moving 4 CIBG from a peacetime to defence position. Also includes documents on 4 CIBG’s role in guarding nuclear equipment during transportation and at Special Ammunitions Sites (SAS), and estimated vehicle and equipment requirements.

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Korea
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-8 · Series · 1953-1955
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Series consists of files on the cessation of hostilities in Korea during and after the Korean War. Includes correspondence and reports on progress and efforts to reach an armistice, and discussions on using Canadian troops to help rehabilitate Korea after the war. Also includes captions for photographs that were to be included in the Official History of the Canadian Army in the Korea War.

Mobilization Planning
CA ON00093 99/7; 85/320; 112.3M2 (D570)-10 · Series · 1944-1965
Part of Directorate of Military Operations and Planning fonds

Series consists of files regarding mobilization plans for the Canadian Army, and files on plans to defend key resources in North America. Files on mobilization plans for the Canadian Army focus on the Canadian Army Defence Plan, the Canadian Army War Book, and the role of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. The files which discuss the protection of key resources in North America centre on missile and anti-aircraft technologies, and defence of vital infrastructure in Canada. There are 6 sub-series:

  1. Canadian Army Defence Plan
  2. Employment of Guided Missiles
  3. 1st Canadian Infantry Division
  4. General Mobilization Planning
  5. Records and Returns, Procedure, Policy
  6. Vital Points