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USCIB: 9 .3/2S HANDTE llIJ COHDJT SHANm!i±aS 0Nfi¥ 

28 February 1955 

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MEMORANDUM Ii'OR THE MEMBERS OF USCIBEC: 

Subject: Master Requirements List. 

1. Fw.'"ther to the discussion of subject topic at the 26th meeting 

of USCIBEC <>n 25 February 1955, enclosed herewith is a draft of what I 

propose be E~ent to the Board for consideration at its next meeting on 

11 March 19~>5. 

2. ThE~ enclosure with the attached draft is not included due to 

press of time but it would be the cover memo and TABS A and B of the 

enclosure with USCIB 9.3/26, but not TAB C. You will note that the 

difference c>f opinion over TAB B is explained in the draft. The memo 

and TAB A will be corrected as agreed at our meeting. 

3. As this seems to be the simplest way of handling this rather 

complex ite111 your concurrence to this action is requested leaving the 

st;ll unresolved aspects to be worked out in accordance with whatever 

action the Board decides t~ take on this. 

4. I would be grateful for an indication of your views by the 

close of bu1,iness Thursday, if possible, as time to prepare the papers 

for the Boa.rd is short. 

Enclosure 

a/s 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 04-01-2014 pursuant to E. 0. 1352B 

USCIB: 9.3/28 
DRAFT 

MEMORANDUM F'OR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: USCIB Master Requirements List. 

Reference: USCIB 9.3/23 of 10 January 1955. 

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1. Fu1-ther to the plan outlined in the reference, the USCIB 

Executive Committee has received, and on 25 February considered a report 

of the Ad Hoc Committee established by the reference. 

2. USGIBEC was unable to recommend the report in its entirety. It 

did, however, agree to several basic aspects of it and is continuing 

considerati<>n of the remainder. In addition, the State Department member 

expressed the view that the general plan now being pursued by USCIBEC may 

not be the 1>est one. He has indicated that he will present an altemative 

plan for concurrent consideration. Meanwhile he agrees that such progress 

as has already been achieved should not be delayed because of his lack of 

enthusiasm for the plan presently under consideration. 

3. This notice, therefore, constitutes a progress report to USCIB by 

USCIBEC setting forth what has been agreed to date and what remains to'be 

done. 

4. Turning to the enclosure herewith, the memorandum. for the 

Chairman, USCIB and TAB A thereto are agreed by USCIBEC (with the State 

Department member abstaining). TAB B is not agreed. The majority of the 

Committee favor instead the following change to TAB B proposed by the NSA 

member: 

Enclosure with USCIB 9.3/2a dtd 2S Feb 1955. 

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Subject: USCIB Master Requirements List. 

- -- -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - ---- "Para l: No change. 

Para 2: Delete all after subpara 1d 1 • 

Para 3: Delete entire paragraph and substitute the following: 

13. The CoIIDnittee is of the opinion that it would be 

jJnpracticable to set forth details of the mechanics or the 

m1,chanisms by which supplemental guidance is provided until 

after the procedures for providing suitable basic guidance have 

been implemented and been found to be satisfactory. It therefc>re recommends that the Director, NSA, submit his recommendations in this respect, as soon as possible, but not later than 

s:i.xty days, after he receives the initial basic guidance as 

pl:"ovided in TAB A. 111 

The Navy anci Air Force members stated that they cannot accept the above 

quoted NSA proposal as they feel that the mechanism for providing supplemental guidance must be stipulated as part of the whole plan. They would 

accept TAB B with a few modifications (not included in this report). 

5. TAB C to the enclosed report is still in draft form and has not 

been ful:cy considered. For that reason TAB C is not included with the 

enclosure al.though it is mentioned therein. It consists or a list of 

intelligencE~ requirements based on the National Intelligence Objectives 

set forth in DCID 4/4. USCIBEC 1 s intention is that when the requirements 

list has beEm completed it will be sent to USCIB for approval together 

with the recommendation that, as approved by USCIB, the list be forwarded 

to the IAC for approval as indeed representing national intelligence 

requirements. It is recogriized that approval of the list by the IAC ma:y 

be a time ccmsuming process-. It is for this reason that Recommendation 

3b. of TAB A suggests that USCIB use the list (as approved by itself) as 

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Subject: USCIB Master Requirements List. 

a basis for indicating which requirements USCIB believes should be assigned 

as COMINT tasks thus avoiding a long hiatus in implementing the plan set . 

forth in TAB A. 

6. It should be pointed out that the above described requirements 

list is a key factor in implementing the plan owing to the fact that the 

. assignment of CClUNT tasks and the development of an implementing plan for 

allocation of facilities are based on the assumption that an agreed 

national intelligence requirements list will be achieved. 

7. USCIBEC therefore recommends that the Board consider the plan set 

forth in the enclosure in the light of the explanation set forth above and 

indicate whether it approves the action taken by USCIBEC thus far and 

issue such additional guidance if and as it may dea~ appropriate. 

DRAFT 

RUFUS L. TAYLOR 

Captain, U. s. Navy 

Executive Secretary, USCIB 

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