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IMP) (M gyw ilE / o & a t APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSUR E 0 3 5 COPY NO a'Wr<AMTIC MILITARY COMMITTEE IMS Control N` CQMITB MILITMRB DE L ’ATLANTIQUE MORD Beoord - M C 303 REGRÄDED MATÖ UNCLASStRED March 196 8 (Approveö for Public Disclosure; Peûttorify iMSM-ö462-Q2 SUMMARY RECORD 30 3RD MEETING OP THE MILITARY COMMITTEE The Military Com m ittee met in Permanent Session at 1000 . oars on Thursday« 22 February 196® in the Situation Centre (Presentation Room}, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium FRESENT Lieutenant General Baron äe Cumont Chairman: V>J Belgium: Lieutenant Colo nel J a Fremont Vxj Canada: Rear Admiral R» w. Murdoch Denmark: Major General I. J. D» S chröder G«nnany : Lieutenant General Gerhard Wessel £ Greeces Captain Constantine Noteras Italy: Lieutenant General Ottavio di Casola Luxembourg: Major Pierre Oau££enbach Netherlands : Rear Admiral Count R* W. Van Lynden Norway : Colonel Vilh elm Evang Portugal% Lieutenant General H. C. doe Santos Paiva Tmtfksiy: General Rsfik Tulga Utoitsd Kingdoms Admiral Sir Klgal Henderson Cited States* Admiral A» G. Ward DECLASSIFIED-PUBLIC DECLASSIFIED-PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DECLASSIFIE-MISE EN IMSM-0462-02 LECTURE Director»PUBLIQUE IMS : Lieutenant General Eseio Pistotti -l- This docunent consists Ssaeoæâ - MC K o ® APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE K l» MlMiOFDIE APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NATO SECRET ALSO PRESENT Vice Director, IMS : Vice Admiral J. M. Lee French Military Missions Major General J« E. Cavard (Fart t only) rn, C _ . M. S. HANCOCK Brigadi«?, UK A m y seeratasf DISTRIBUTION: MILREPS LIST B SACEUREP SACLANTREP FMW (Part I only) DECLASSIFIED-PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DECLASSIFIE-MISE IMSM-0462-02 EN LECTURE PUBLIQUE BI&TO SECRET -2- Record - M C mm ÜUKKsILÄsilllFDIE APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE m s ® mjsm>APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE CONTESTS Stem Esas-Sa- Opening R*m irks 4 wag x ïtera 1.1 ,1*1 - Up-Date d SHAPE Bri of lag on th. Throat - UH*- te NATO in th© ittediterranean Area Ifcein 1.2 Strategic Study of the ..dlt.rran.Mt - 03 $ - w ith Particular ftsferenes to tho Security 5 of Malta Item1 .3 _ flotation of Papers Approved Out of 6 Committee Item 1.4 — . toy other Business _ 1,4a 40th MC/CS Session - ßjft- 1,4b Exercises FIRST HOOK „ 1.4c Appointaient of New Italian ' U ß t " " Chief of Defence Staff — l,4d Farewell to the German Meaber PAST II Item 2.1 - £ - Programm e of Work on Defence Planning Item 2.2 __Notât ion of Papers Approved out of Committee Item 2.3 — Next Meeting item 2.4 — Any Other Business „ n # 2.4a Studies on the World-Wide soviet üfjësr'* - Maritias Threat _--n>.Q 2.4b united States participation in - Exerei*«« — 2.4c Future Studies DECLASSIFIED-PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DECLASSIFIE-MISE IMSM-0462-02 EN LECTURE PUBLIQUE waao SEC RET -3- Eecord - MC 303 mm w < § y * \m APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE mm « [ » O r e l s APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NATO SECRET Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed Major General J.E. Cavard, French Army, as Chief of the French Military Mission to the Military Committee. Major General Cavard thanked the Chairman and said that General Ailleret hacT directed him to develop, at his level, the mutual trust necessary to the effectiveness of the Alliance. The President of the French Republic had rece ntly reiterated that France remained attached to the Alliance in the present situation. France's military policy had been clearly defined on several occasions by the Head of State, the Minister of the Armed Forces, and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces ; it would be the basis of his work with the M ilitary Committee. He hoped that his mission w ould be highly effective. PART I Item 1.1 Up-Dated SHAPE Briefing on the Threat to MATO in the Mediterranean Area ` ' References: a. IMSM-55-6 8, 7 Feb 68 b. IMSWM-41-68, 12 Feb 68 c. IMSWM-47-68, 19 Feb 68 The Chairman invited discussion on amendments to the Draft MCM at Enclosure to IMSWM-47-68 which had been suggested in writing by the Turkish, United Kingdom and United States Members. During the discussion, The French Representative said that, pending a complete study of the question within the scope of the MC 25 5 revision, he agreed with the present document. He had, however, the following observatio ns on the size of the land forces capable of being committed in the area:- a. The number of fifty-five Divisions on the Southern Flank ought to be considered as a maximum. b . Consideration should be given to the logistic capacity o£ the routes in the region, which was clearly less than that of those in Western Europe. c. The size of the forces to be considered would vary with the conditions under which war started, i.e., either with complete surprise or after reinforcement of major units deployed near the theatre of operations. d. The seizure of the Turkish Stratis should be considered as the priority mission of the Soviet forces and the possibility of a combined services operation should be kept in mind. The United Kingdom Member said that the United Kingdom considered that the primary current task of the Soviet ships in the Mediterranean was DECLASSIFIED-PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DECLASSIFIE-MISE IMSM-04S2-Q2 EN LECTURE toPUBLIQUE counter the ability of the United States 6th Fleet to strike at Russia. Other Members considered that this was true of Soviet submarines but not of surface ships. NATO SECRET Record mi® M G » © » ! ® APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE n « y » ! ! ® 2ÏATO SECKtT APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DIS CLOSURE T h e Un L tee. H ` ■ koi'v.eer t ha t t:hc- 'lni tac iCinadom Would raise tiils subject; csçaiiwît â later -date.,, 2 V f t e r £urtne,r discussionr ffSE H 1 L I T & R Y COMM la1 TEE a* ïqqJï. note of idte stafeemeatö % the French and United Kingdom Masters*, b* Disîeïsfeeô thê Staff t© râ~«lâ*.£t the fOS at Bnclosnra to !■-HÎQ t© tills© inta aeœimfe the amendment» agceetö the âissRJssior . Item 1,2 Severance t ■ IHSWK-4Ö-6S, 14 F©. §8 yha tn itod Kingdom Member- salü tftat U » Government» of Mal ta an/ of the U nited *%ir!gfiam , la a ôint ttöter invite d th e Council to and ertake an appreciation of the strategic situation in th*» r.eäifcö3^®raea« îth particular irafareaea te the security o f. aaita against esstexmal aggression and fciie forces ragmêö t© @o»t@r tno W M N S d fc&seafc an£ to enstacre tJ*3 ©aetirifcy of î$&lta* ®h*s C o w p U &@i äecxded that the study should be eoindteted is fchr«e parts, namely, a political ss-sessatent,. & Enili fcasjf m m m * > meat and a re view by the Ocn*ernment .&£ fsalta* ©6*e Malta Sovemment »as aware that- the milita»# & 8 & @ 8 & m a t was being made and vjere inquiring as to t i m Sat© of completion« Urn consi de red th at the terms of .refsyetsga i s m the OOMB.il quite cleat,- font tbai tcie SI21I?! stlKlf- âiâô 8©fc them com pletely i n th at:- - “ a. It inolvâec matters ® £ s®.«rlfcy and o ? political and econmls g^neSÄ, • an a , b* It had net detailed t'a« /ßrsos ïtîsis©# t© counter the n?se«ee/ ehrest at'-'! te a n a a e itè se^rity Of Malta« He added that un der ti'xe defanee agreement between tlie Governments of M alta sad €>f tits ûàifcæd kingdom f the Waited Kingdom forces i. feltst S©ff »wttml DECLASSIFIED-PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DECLASSIFIE-MISE IMSM-0462-02 EN LECTURE PUBLIQUE de fence against external session an. to cfoard United Kingdom installations in Malta« He suggested that the SUftPE paper shcmM fo*s .©-Rafted by the Staff as a Military Com mittee pages?* APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NATO ' - CCRET n i H i HUD APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE After discussion, THE MILITARY COMMITTEE Agreed that SACEUR's study on the Strategic Situation in the Med iterranean with Pariticlar Reference to the Security of Malta againist External Agression and the Forces Required to Counter the Assessed Threat and to Ensure the Security of Malta, should be re-drafted by the Staff, with assistance from SHAPE and from the staffs of Military Representatives, as Military Committee paper. Item 1.3 Notation of Papers Approved Out of Committee THE MILTIARY COMMITTEE Agreed that action should be completed on MC 115/7 (Draft)(SD), Nomenclature and Functions of Meteorological Formations Supporting NATO. Item 1.4 Any Other Business 1,4a 40th MC/CS Session The Chairman suggested that, to allow for attendance at SHAPEX, 7 - 9 May, and the Spring Ministerial Meeting 10 May, the 40th Session of the MC/CS should now be scheduled for Monday, 6 May, which he hoped would be acceptable to all Chiefs of Staff. Since only one full day would be available, the session should start at 1000 hours. Unless strong objections were raised in the very near future, all preparations would be made on this basis. The Chairman further called attention to the fact that very important papers of far reaching consequences would have to be passed by the Military Committee more than a month before the Chiefs of Staff would meet. He referred to: 1969-73 Forces Proposals, the SHAPE Special Study and the External Reinforcements for the Flanks. If at all possible, an extra meeting in Chiefs of Staff Session ought to be held for this prupose.

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