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7 September 1954 

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MEIDRANDUM FOR THE MEmEffi OF TBCIB: 

Subject: Final Minutes. 

Forwarded herewith is a copy of the finaJ. minutes 

of the 105th Meeting of lBCIB. 

Enclosure 

l copy of Final Minutes, 

105th Meeting of TBCIB. 

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REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENI' IN WHOLE 

OR PAR!' IS PROHIBITED JIXCEPl' WITH 

PERMISSION OF TH! IqSUING OFFICE. 

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OOHF'IB!llft'IAL • tJ.§, EYE~ 6MLY 

ONE HUNDRED FIFTH M&EI'ING 

OF THE 

,YBITED STATES CQliMUNICATJ:ONS ImIGENCE BQABD I 

!£t 1 General C, P, Cabell,_ Acting Chairman 

PRESENT: 

DEFEN§E: 

STATE: 

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AISO PRESENT: 

DEFENSE: 

STA'.l'E: 

Mr, w. R. Godel 

(for General G. B, Erskine, USM] (Ret,)) 

Mr. w. P. Armstrong, .Jr. 

Lt. General R. J, Canine, IBA 

Mr. S. D. Ellis 

(for Mr. L. V. Boardman) 

Mr. H. Do Sheldon 

Brigadier General R. A. Schow 

(for Major General A. G. Trudeau) 

Rear Admiral C. F. Espe 

Major General M, Lewis 

(for Major General J. A. Samford) 

Captain R. L. Taylor, USN 

Mr. H, D. Jones 

Mrs .. D. o. Tucker 

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Mr. P, J. Patton 

Mr .. F. Howe 

Mr'. T. A. Polyzoides 

Mr. R. F. Packard 

Captain D. M,. Agnew, IBN 

Captain J. s. Holtwick, USN 

LCDR P. J. !a.rl 

Mr• B. :K.. Buffham 
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AmJI: 

COtJMITU CttAIBMAN: 

Mr. w. H. "'11eeler 

Brigadier General F. Mason 

Colonel J. P. Kaylor 

Lt. Colonel R. Leffers 

Mijor A. L. Millican 

Captain W. M. McCormick 

Lt. Colonel F. J. Harrold, Jr. 

Mljor W. s. J. Curley 

Captain,A. T. Miller 

Lt. Colonel H. c. Simmons, U3A.F (Intelligence) 

The One Hundred Fifth Meeting of the United States Communications 

Intelligence Board·:was held in the Projection Room, Administration 

Building, Central Intelligence Agency, at 1430, on Friday, 1.3 August 

1954. 

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QNE HUNQRED FIFTH MfJiil'ING 

OF THE 

UNITED ~TATES CQMMQNICATION§ INTELLIGENQE B9.ARJ2 

FINAL: 

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UNAL: 

CQRRECTION SHEET 

TEXT (Tentative and FINAL) 

"An expression of views f'rom the Joint Chiefs. of 

Staff is expected. t1 

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"MR. SHELDON stated that the .fundamental question 

is the release of 1 third agency' information.ti 

t1MR. SHELDON stated that another tunda.mental que~tion is the release of 'third agency' 

information." 

TENTATIVE: _ "MR. GODEL pointed out •••••••••••••• it is a 

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'matter over which the Board has expressed a desire 

to take cognizance. It would therefore, !J.e 

indicated, be odd to now deny any IBCIB·concern 

in acting on such matters." 

"MR. GODEL pointed out •••••••••••••the policy relationship between COMINT and ELINT has bee~ 

recognized in that the Board has expresseq a 

desire to have cognizance over both :fields.ti 

t1MR. GODEL said he felt reluctant to give the 

Report any degree of sanction as he views it only 

one man's opinion and therefore woul~ consider 

release on that .};>a.sis the least damaging course 

of action. n· · --· · · 

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"MR. GODEL said he felt reluctant to give the 

report tS sanction because he views it only as 

the op!nion of an advisory group and, therefore, 

would co:t;LSider release on that basis to be the 

least embarrassing course of action." 

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"MR. GODEL said he thought it would be better 

not to release it but felt greater importance 

than is w.rranted -would be attached to such 

action as the Canadians ~eady know the contents 

of the Report which, he added, is without much 

value." 

"MR. GODEL stated that to withhold release of the 

report would be to imply t,rrea ter importance and 

degree of official sanction which ve are not now 

prepared to attach to the report. While he 

personally viewed the report with mixed feelings, 

it was his impression that a substantial amount 

of information in the report w.s already know. 

"••••• Other aspects, including the effectiveness 

o:f NSA, he said, fall under the cognizance o! the 

Department of Defense as ExecutivF Agent of the' 

Govermnent for the production of COMINT. He sugge~}ied ther~fore that the Board render a , 

favorable advi$ory opinion on the COMINI' asi:ects 

and ref er the Report to the Secretary of Defense 

for consideration of the releasability of its 

non-COMINr aspects," , 

"•••• Other aspects, he said, fall under the 

cognizance of the Department of Defense. He 

suggested, therefore, that the Board render a 

favorable advisory opinion on-the co~ aspect 

and refer the report to the Secretary or Defense 

for consideration on the releasability or its 

non-COMINT aspects." 

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