1959 NORAD CONAD History Jul-Dec.pdf - US Northern Command
1959 NORAD CONAD History Jul-Dec.pdf - US Northern Command
1959 NORAD CONAD History Jul-Dec.pdf - US Northern Command
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The Cbief of the Air Staff asked that it be postponed<br />
until Ij May 13GO when the 25th <strong>NORAD</strong> Division SAGE<br />
combat center became operational. By that date, the<br />
RCAP would have the required personnel in place at the<br />
25th. <strong>NORAD</strong> agreed and on 19 Febl·uary aevised all<br />
parties of this postponement.<br />
'MAl:}: ING OF THE HEADquARTERS OF NORTHERN <strong>NORAD</strong><br />
REGION AND CANAD} AN/U. S. }:ORDER REGIONS<br />
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Manning<br />
Organizat ion of NNR Headquarl '~rs .<br />
By General Order<br />
6, dated 5 August 1958, <strong>NORAD</strong> csta~shed the <strong>Northern</strong><br />
<strong>NORAD</strong> Region, effect:ive 10 June HI,.. ~ (th::.; date of the<br />
<strong>NORAD</strong> Terms of Reference), with j·it'adquartcrs at RCAF<br />
Station, St. Hubert~ <strong>NORAD</strong> designated t;.l.l~ commander of<br />
the RCAF ADC as commandor of the KNR and advised him by<br />
me~sage that the staff of the RCAr ADC would hav~: to be<br />
used for <strong>NORAD</strong> work until separatf manning was approved.<br />
proposals were ·then ~'..liJmitted to the JCS<br />
and COSC for the NNR Headquarters On 24 <strong>Dec</strong>ember 1958,<br />
the JCS concurred in <strong>NORAD</strong>'s nE"ed for the U. S. manpower<br />
spaces. The Army and Ai r ForcE' W(·~·e asked to provide<br />
the personnel. A total of L: spa("f~s were authorized, l.t!<br />
officers and two enlisted men. Tt.irteen of the officers<br />
an.d the two :.mlisted men were to h provided. by the A1r<br />
For~e. The U. S. personnEll began to arrive on l!~ May<br />
13G9 at::td were assign~d to the "!IIi'l" staff, but in a liaison<br />
status only pending Canadian ;•. pproval. All spaces<br />
were filled with the except ion ,·1 ~wo. the deputy commander<br />
and d.aputy for· plans !JOSi(!':"I1S, both of which<br />
called for Air Force bl'1gadiur ~";. , '"aIs "<br />
On 17 August 19:"'9. :<strong>NORAD</strong> \lias advise(~ of Cana(",ian<br />
Cabinet Defence CommittE:€ appeL'ia]. in principle, (.)f<br />
u. S. part i(~ipat ion in the }H-iR ;~cr.c":quarter5 anu the 35th<br />
Region Headquarters (as N~R was l~ tcr to be redesignated~<br />
• GO S was rascinded by GO 11, 1 Septemher 1958,<br />
but NNR' s establishment effect L c: 10 "r~me 1958 was not<br />
changed.
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