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21 January 1955 

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIBEC: 

Subject: 

Reference: 

Intercept Base Rights on Formosa. 

USCIB 9.2/22 of 2 December 1954 (Minutes of Item 2 of the 

Agenda of 22nd Meeting of USCIBEC). 

1. In accordance with the decision recorded in the reference the 

. . enclosed report is subnitted by the Department of State member. 

2. The enclosure will be considered in connection with item 2 of the 

of the Agenda for the 24th Meeting of USCIBEC to be held 2S January 1955. 

En.closure 

Memo for Chairman, USCIBEC 

dtd 20 Jan 1955. 

USCIB: 9. 2/26 

Captain, U. s. Navy .&:IA~n;u.ti ve Secretary, USCIB 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

WASHINGTON 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN, USCIBEC 

JAN 20 1955 

SUBJECT: Negotiations for COMINT Bases on Formosa 

REFERENCE: USCIB 9 .2/22 

The following sets out the status of the negotiations for the 

COMINT bases in Formosa in accordance with the request contained in the 

referenced paper. 

1. As of the last USCIBEC meeting Ambassador Rankin had received 

all the base requirements, had had preliminary discussions 

with the Chinese and had informed the Department or the points 

raised by the Chinese. These included requests for training 

and information and certain legal matters, the most important 

being that or the status of US forces. The Department had 

informed Rankin that US policy limited guid pro guo to cash 

and equipment previously scheduled. 

2. In telegrams of 14 and 23 December Rankin stated that he 

believed the Chinese would press their requests for training 

and information. They had raised these points in 1953 when 

granting permission for the small ELINT unit now operating 

under the MAAG agreement. In December 1954 when discussing 

renewal of the permission for the EI.INT unit, the Chinese 

again emphasized these matters.* 

J. On 17 Decenber a State-Defense telegram covered the nonintelligence points raised by the Chinese and suggested 

changes in the draft note in which the arrangement is to be 

set down. The jurisdiction problem was treated by proposing 

that US personnel shall not be responsible to Chinese authorities for acts or omissions arising out or performance of 

official duties and that a certificate from US authorities 

that an act or omission arose from official duty should be 

considered conclusive. 

Enclosure with USCIB 9.2/26 dtd 21 Jan 1955. 

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4. On 30 December .Ambassador Rankin again met with a representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. In the discussion the 

Chinese again indicated reluctance to make a specific 

commitment on the jurisdiction problem and commented on some 

of the other non-intelligence points. He also said that 

President Chiang had personally expressed interest in having 

the Chinese obtain some training and information from the 

proposed operations. Ambassador Rankin reiterated the US 

limitations on quid pro quo and apparently there was little 

discussion of this point. On the other matters, the 

Ambassador asked the Chinese to make counter-proposals. 

5. The Ministry of Defense had been scheduled to make its comments on the proposed bases at the 30 December meeting, but 

were not prepared to do so. These comments should be forthcoming shortly. 

(SIGNED) 

T. Achilles Polyzoides 

State Member 

* The EI.INT unit was granted permission to operate for six months. 

This period expired in July 1954 by which date no position on the 

Chinese requests for training and information had been taken. 

Rankin's 23 December telegram. pointed out that the Chinese still 

had received no satisfaction on any of these matters. This crossed 

a telegram. to MAAG saying that 2 men could be trained and information up to and including that classified SECRET could be provided. 

A telegram. was also sent by the Army asking an indefinite extension 

of the ELINT operation. The delay apparently was necessitated by 

S-DMIGC consideration of the problem. 

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