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SUBJECT NUMBER 

USCIB: 13.7/8 

Subject: 

Item 3 of the Agenda for the Thirteenth Meeting of 

USCIBEC, held on 26 March 1954. 

Distribution and Security Control of COMINT Required 

by Certain Non-Member Organizations. (USCIB 13.7/7) 

THE CHAIRMAN opened discussion by stating that substantive action 

on this item would be def erred until the next meeting in order to 

permit necessary preliminary administrative action to be taken by some 

of the members. He explained that the purpose of' the instant paper is 

to review the existing situation and to achieve centralization of 

routine distribution and security control in the hands of only one 

member for each activity and organization which receives COMINT and is 

not under the exclusive cognizance of a single member department or 

agency. He stated that this action is recommended as being in accordance with the as yet not fully achieved purpose of USCIB Directive 

Number 5. He asked that the members consider the list with that idea 

in mind and be prepared at the next meeting to present specific 

deletions, additions or other amendments as necessary. He recognized 

the unique problem racing the OSD Member and suggested various alternatives by which it might be solved citing as an example the action 

taken in assigning security and distribution control for the White 

House to CIA. 

CAPTAIN AGNEW asked that in preparation for the next meeting the 

record show that NSA questions the propriety of assigning responsibility to NSA for Budget, Treasury and Project LINCOLN, pointing out at 

the same time that NSA is not in the dissemination business. 

THE CHAIRMAN explained that the list is only a working paper quite 

arbitrarily drawn in order to provide a point of departure. 

MR. KEAY noted that the list makes USCIB the clearing authority 

for the Department of Justice and asked if that is intended to imply 

that FBI obtain USCIB approval for such clearances. 

THE CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. 

MR. KEAY pointed out that such a provision would not be compatible 

with the emergency situations that occur in handling such matters. 

THE CHAIRMAN explained that his intention in presenting the 

problem was to cover routine situations involving distribution and 

security control and suggested that Mr. Keay's point be discussed at 

the next meeting. The Chaiiinan added that emergency situations must be 

dealt with on the basis of the circumstances of the moment which might 

preclude an opportunity for prior reference to USCIB. 

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USCIB: 13.7/8 OGA l !brought up the question of clearances in the Bureau of 

theuugeL. 

There followed a general discussion of the problem in which it was 

brought out by MR. PACKARD that the Bureau of the Budget presents a 

good example of duplication in clearances. 

THE CHAIID'J\N pointed out that the effort under discussion is 

singleness of responsibility in routine distribution and security control of COMINT. He expressed the opinion that administrative clearances without reference to codeword material should suffice in the case 

of the Bureau of the Budget. 

Referring to the Chairman's remarks concerning the problems facing 

the Department of Defense, COLONEL TOWNSEND asked if the OSD Member 

could provide some indication of his contemplated action so that the 

Service Members could adjust their positions accordingly. 

MR. ZANDER agreed that his office would discuss Department of 

Defense solutions with the Services in time to be prepared for substantive action at the next meeting of USCIBEC. 

DECISION: (26 March 1954) That action on USCIB 13.7/7 would be 

deferred to the next regular meeting of USCIBEC. 

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