/ USCIB: 29./5 

18 October 1954 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIBEC: 

Subject: Procedure for Handling Intercept Base Rights Problems. 

The enclosure is circulated for information in connection with 

Item 3 of the Agenda for the 21st Meeting of USCIBEC to be held on 

Friday, 22 October 1954. 

Enclosure 

DI USAF Memo SS 9941 

dtd 14 Oct 1954 

USCIB: 29./5 

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Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 04-17-2014 pursuant to E.O. 1352B 

'f'OP Sl:CRE 1 
mPAR'fiDT <R TS& AIR 7<1\CI 

HendqwrUra tbite4 states Air Force 

Wllsbington 251 D.C. 

14 October 1954 

~I'm THI ra.cm'IV! SltCRNtARYt> WC?B 

SO&mC'r: (~) PZ'ODtl!htre for ~II& l°onlp Miltte.r;y R~ 

• ~co Ill~· ta a NQ.Ufl9t mda at the lath (~lal) Mletigg 

J lEClB!C,, 15 ~r 1951f., a 'brld' rnlov ot tha proce4ure• 

ftall.ova4 vitbm th• ~ or Dlf•on tor ta ~1'\iaa ~ 

for.elgD mi.l1~ r1sbt.a 19 inelOM4 ~or tbe ird'orma"Son t:4 tln 

MleboN c4 U3CJlWC. 

2. It is suga~ated 't.hat the Ineiosure be considered in 

connection with U9C11EC discussion o~ the item, "Procedure tor 

Band.ling Matters Involving Base Rigbts ~or Intercept Activ1t1ea 

in !'o?etsn C.Ountl"1ea" • 

l Incla.ure 

tt. above 

J' 9 J. UAR4lOLD 

Lt. Colonel, mAI' 

Directorate o't Intell1gence 

Reptaduetf.on or t.hi• 4ocumen~ iD whole 

or in· pa.rt 1• prohibited. u:npt vi.th 

perm.lesion at the iantng of'tice. 
PROCEDWIS ro~ Wft'HXJi '!'BB r.&PAR'J.')l:Jft' Cl! w'llisE wrm 

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~~!?19' at -~y RlllifN p P<m:lJlJI COU!frRlES 

l. '!be prceedure• f'cl.lowd Within the Depertmaot. ot Dlt'eaae 

COlleern1ug the 1n1t1ation and COlllluct ot intQrne.tione.l. negotiations 

t'or mU1tar;y base right.a tall within the 't'.ramrwark ~ various policy 

atatements aa a.greed in an exchange ~ liRtere be't'WHn the S.Cre· 

'tarie• ot State and Def'ent•· Within the ~part.ant of Defense, tbe•e 

guf.clelines have been •uce..-.'f;ded. by tbe 570 S.riea of JC3 directives 

which have s~1t1cally ~f'1ned tbe Services role 1n th1a procedure. 

2. Dltpa.rtmant ot Defeoae responsibility ror &XJ.:'f particular 

Mr1es ot nq;c.t1at1orls ia ~%'taken by one military dBpa.rtment, ae 

mut\18.lly agread, vhieh act.a a.a 'the Service c:oordina.tion agency througb· °"" '\lw cour- <1t the negcitiations. 'Becav.e thsr Air :force baa bad a 

primary intert1at. in MCUrS-~ tore1g,1l military r18bt., the Department 

or the AJ.r l'Oreii baa Ullde:rt.&lcen 'this tuk 1n the m.jori'ty ot cuee to 

date. The Directorate ~ Plana 1a 'tl'i8 e.etiou &l!Jfb'Dt:y tor tbe Air J'urc:e 

in th1• matter. 

3. Tbe mU.ttary :righte praceaa can best be reviewed by consideration ~ the auceesaiv• ·~ involvetl: 

a.. ~105!!!8':~ Consol1datf.on !J.! Nili'tary !tequiNmen~!.· 

All military req,vt.rusent• are de~ 'lithin the. Service•• tbe;.r a.re 

aUbmittecl to thg JCS tor review and app?Oval. .Aftnr they1re approved 

by t1:¥a JCS~ the to'ta.l u.s .. M111tary requ1~nte ~o't: any om comitry 

llU8t be p$elmged into a single 11Sta:t.-~Jt ot u.s. M:U1tar:r Ptequirnent•" 

prtor to the initiatiori or mtgotiationa. 'l'hie atatement Will contain 

nrt1e1ent. 1.ni'oratioo :tor. tbe Department. at Ste.te w conduct d.etaU.114 

Uacwsaicna with the' fore1g'D Qovemmsnt conosl"Md.. Al. DOted. aban, 

'2ita reap<raa1b1l1t;y tor coa90lid&'tiag ~nt. ~ Mense requ1r~ 

into one conpreheusive statement baa normally been given to the Depart .. ment ot the Air Porae. · 

'b. l!!E8=i;-at1~n o~ ~ Propo~e~_Gc>~ntal .y,reemen:.,. 

Concurrently with the pre}iKtre.tion ot the t:onsol:f.ds.ted statement ot 

military requireinenta, tho Air rorce 1n coas=di•t1on with tbe Department 

ot State and the other Services will prepare a proposed governmental 

agreement tailored to :tit the particular country in question.. U' a 

f'ol'!Dl!l. 1 tull-scal.e agreement is not required, instructions aa to the 

type ~ arralJ6e!nent requil'*l Will be preparN. aa a substitute. ' . . 
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c. 9?P@!t.1on o-r the "nept1a.t1pg pa.cpe". 

'n1e Air J'orce wiU assemble the "nego-t.iating pae!kage" 1ilh1ch no~ 

eonaists O't: (l) !be statAl•nt ~ military requirements; '2) 'l'he 

propoaecl Govenamental agrEement, 8.Dd (3) A letter tram the Secretary 

ot Dltten~ to tha Secretary 'ot State to:rwarding and. elaborating on 

'tJJe t'irat two documents. '1be lettar w:LU al.so tormel.ly reqaeat that 

mgo't:Lo.tiona be 'initiated 'fo~ ti. military rights 4ea1red. 'l'hl• 

package vill be coordinated With all interested ageneiea. Wolloving 

\be receipt ot the request to 1n1 ti.ate uegotio.tiona 1 'the Department . ot Dttense wrka closely with the Depertment o~ State 1n the prepara• 

'tiou of uegotia.ting illstructi.ona to tbe U.S. Bm&••Y concerned.. 

Copies ot tbe negotiating instructions alld. aubaequent State•Def'enae 

meaaagea CClllcem1ng tbe negotiations are :tona.rdecl to the Jo1n't ~nder concermid vllo Will' be called vpon t.o usi&t in working out 

tbe technica.J.. pbaae of tbe negotiations. 

cl. Actions During ancl J'ollovg lfegotiationa. 

'1'be ae111or U.S. Diploma.tic Representative in the foreign countr.r 

concerned is reapona1ble tor concluct1ng tbs actual. negotiations. 

However,, du.ring these nego'tiationa, be may be"asaiatecl b;y technical 

a4.v1aora prov id.eel b;y the military Services or ageuc:iea as required. 

During the course ot the nes'lt:l.ations, tbe A1r Force viU continue to 

monitor the 11egot:J.at1ons tor the Department or De:l'ense. i'he reaponsibilit;y v1l.1 continue until a aat1afactor;r asreement 1• negotiated, an4 

rrequentl;y, extends into the subseque~t phase 'Wben the agreements aze 

ill'lemented. Thia process necessarily mtaila continuous coordina.tian 

amns the Services and intereate4 agenc1e•. 'Whan aD acceptable agree-

:meut 1• reached and s1gl1ed, tbe Air Poree bas the continuing reapolltl1-

b111t;y t"or monitoring the 1Jll'lementat:l.on and interpretation ot tl'le 

p1'0V1s1ons ot the agreement. 'l'h1s description ha.a 'been O'ler-siq>l1f1ecl; 

hotM'ver1 it my be 11Sed as a guide tor the usual pattern ot negotiations. 

i... Separate tram but supplemente.r.r to tbe above procedure 1 tmre 

1a an agreement between the secretaries ot State and Defense concerning 

the obtaining of rights :required to conduct site aurve.v• in ro:reip 

cauntriea tor the purp0se ~ locating ad:table e1tea tor u.s. Comint 

mait•. By terms o'f this agrile:ment, a representative of 1ih• llepa.rt:m9nt 

or state (Mr. w. Pork Armatro"Dg1 Jr.) ancl a repreaentat1ve.ot the 

Dept.rtment of Defenme (Jla.jor· J. Craig !eUer, Directorate of InteUigeuae, 

DIAi') have been designated ~or their respective departments to c01DIUD1c:ate Urec~ to ettec:t co"Dtinu1ng and deta.ile4 coord.:lna.tioll on a1te SVYe7 ' 

proJ•cta. Although Mr. Armstrong wu named aa the Department ot state 

repreaent.at1ve, Mr. Robert 'W. P9ckard, Special. ProJecta sta.tt, bu served 

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aa the Department at State contact on these mttera. Under the 

agreed. pro4:edure, the Department ot J)efenae representative is 

cmrged with furnishing 1nt'ormation in considerable detail nga.:nli'ag tecbnic:al and ot.b1;r requirements so that 'the DP.pe.rtment or St.ate 

ma1 proceed vit.h negotiat.iona for req~lited sit• tsurv•ys. Inf'orma .. tion provided the :Dllpartment o-r St.a:~ he.a concerned such matters as 

acreage requirements, numb<era ot positions to be established, number& 

ot peraonnel to man the inotal.lations; and consists of clArit'ieat1on 

ot eventual requirements, in most instances. · 

5. It mst be rei'btra.ted that this exchange o~ intorme.tion is 

primarily concerned with the in1t1B.l request to conduct site surveys 

wb1ch m.y eventually lead to torml approacbea tor military rights . 

in vezioua countries. It 1s 11ot intended tba.t euch o.n approach to t.be 

foreign govemmnts concerned f'or be.so rishta ~ made prior to compl.e· 

tion or site surveys. At that time, it tbe requizement 'for specific 

m1l1te.ey rights is aubatant.iated, e. tallow-up request will be submitted. 

to the Department of Ste.tA 111a::oorde.nce with established procedures, 

looking toward the opening o~ diplonatic negotiations. 

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