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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIBEC: 

Subject: Agenda for Fifteenth Meeting of USCIBEC Scheduled for 

1400, Friday, 21 May 1954. · 

Reference: USCIB 5.3/37 dated 21 May 1954. 

l. The reference listed for discussion as item 3 11Dn.ergency 

Dissemination of COMINT". Papers for this item will not be ready in time 

for due consideration prior to the meeting. As there appears to be no 

great urgency requiring immediate action on this item it is hereby deleted 

from subject agenda. 

2. The military members of the Intelligence Committee have, however, 

expressed a desire for immediate consideration of a proposal to place 

certain material in Category I as soon as such action can be arranged. 

Accordingly, and if there is no objection from the members, USCIB 13.7/16 

will be proposed for consideration as item 3. 

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UNITED STATES COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

AGENDA FOR 

Fifteenth Meeting at 1400, on Friday, 28 Ma.y 1954, 

in Room 2E-687, National Defense Building, Washington, D. C. 

Captain Rufus L. Taylor, USN, Chairman 

Date of Initial Subject 

Consideration Nmnbers 

28 May 1954 3.5/ 

28 May 1954 13.8/ 

28 May 1954 13.7/ 

PART I - Agenda Items 

Subject 

1. Canadian Request for Copies 

of NSASAB Report on "The 

Potentialities of CCMINT for 

Strategic Warning" 

(USCIB 3.5/3, 3.5/4). 

2. Classification and Handling 

of ''War Secrets in the Ether, 

Vol. II (Part· III) 11 

(USCIB 13.8/17). 

3. Emergency Dissemination of 

COMINT. (Proposed USCIB 

Directive to be Distributed.) 

Submitted by 

NSA Member 

Exec. Secy. 

Exec. Secy. 

(SECRETARY'S NOTE: It is requested that each Member notify the Office of 

the Executive Secretary by 1500," Thursday, 27 May 1954, of the names of 

representatives who will attend the meeting.) 

' THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND SHALL BE 

HNa"J:>bm> ONJ:.¥ IN 011.ANNm.s EUEPREiSEffi¥ raorJIBEIB POR eaiIN'f. 

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PART II - Background Information on Items to be Considered 

Sub,lect and Summary 

Final Minutes of the Fourteenth Meeting have not been distributed. 

These minutes will be considered at the next meeting.) 

Canadian Re uest for Co ies or NSASAB Re art on "The Potentialities 

of CCJUNT for Strate ic Wamin 11 USCIB • The 

original report on this subject--the so-called "Robertson Report"--

was given limited distribution to USCIB members as CIB #000199, 

6 November 1953. Based upon a request by Canadian authorities for 

copies of the report a sanitized version was prepared. This 

version has been submitted to USCIBEC (USCIB 3.5/3) with a request 

that it be approved for transmittal to the Canadians. 

Classification and Handlin of "War Secrets in the Ether Vol. II 

Part III it USCIB l .8 17 • The classification of Volume I of 11War Secrets in the Ether" 'Was considered by USCIBEC (USCIB 13.8/12) 

on 27 November 1953 at which time it was agreed that the volume 

should be considered UNCLASSIFIED and that the Director, NSA should 

be asked to take such steps as are feasible to limit distribution of 

the publication and access to it. This USCIBEC decision was 

approved by USCIB (USCIB 13.8/10). 

During the discussion of the classification of Volume I it was 

suggested that Volume II, upon publication, also be considered as 

to classification. Copies of Volume II were distributed to the 

Security Committee for study. Recommendations by the Committee, with 

comments by' the Ek.ecutive Secretary,.are 0ontained in USCIB 13.8/17. 

:Emergency Dissemination of COUNT. The USCIB Intelligence Committee 

has prepared for USCIBEC consideration a proposed USCIB directive on 

the above subject. The proposed directive, which will be distributed 

at the earliest possible date, is the end result of lengthy consideration of this problem--the ;matter first having been raised in 

USCIB 5/460, 30 July 1953. By USCIB 13.7/11, 19 April 1954, a 

previous draft of this directive was submitted for USCIBEC approval. 

This draft was accepted in principle (USCIB 13.7/14), but was 

returned to the Intelligence Committee for review and modification of 

certain designated portions. 

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