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USCIB: 29.9/7 Item 4 of the Agenda for the 19th Meeting of USCIBEC, 

held on 21 September 1954. 

Subject: 

(Note: This item was considered as the first order of business 

at the 19th Meeting.) 

The CHAIRMAN requested that all members in entering into a discussion of this problem endeavor to approach it on the basis of attempting 

to determine just what solution will be best in the national interest. 

He added his hope that the Committee can reach a unanimous decision, 

which will avoid the necessity of a Board meeting on the subject. 

LT. COLONEL HARROLD stated that he is not prepared to make a final 

decision today, indicating that General Lewis desires to give the matter 

some further consideration. In reply to the Chairman's question, however, he stated that he is prepared to join in a recommendation by the 

Executive Committee to USCIB • 

.MR. POLYZOIDES said that it appears, then, that the Committee cannot take final action and that a special meeting of the Board may be 

necessary. 

LT. COLONEL HARROLD agreed. 

The CHAIRMAN opened the dis cusaion by asking the CIA m$miber to 

present any additional information on considerations affecting the CIA 

position. He said that he would then ask the NSA member for any 

information he may have as to the relative value of the prosp~ctive OGA 

COMINT involved. 

'""'""""-----'described. ~t some length the interests of CIA in this 

matter. He explained that it had not been possible to go into the 

problem thoroughly prior to the last meeting and that, following the 

meeting, additional facts had come to li ht which alter somewhat the 

position taken earlier his A enc • 

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is unwi i.ngness o provi. e e Wl. 

any COMINT. In view o:f the :foregoing, he requested that the pro em be 

reconsidered, and asked for an expression o:f NSA views on the subject. 

thatL.... ......... - ....... .-----...-......---.-........ -....--------r---.,_ ________ ............ He con inue y saying a e imper ance o 

greatly increased i:f we are unable to secur ...e-.......b=a=s .... e=.s-=in__._ _______ ..,, 

and if contemplated arrangements involving .fail t.o materialize. This, he sai.d, is above and beyond y·t imlior&I\•~ of I . . . ' 

bases in the event of war. On the value o:f . COMINT he said that 

the principal objection lies in the inability o receive it on a timely 

basis. a~·d·i··· .. ng that another obstacle is the inability.····.\·.t. o \\· .. as·. sign th··· e .. •· .... Ja direct problem, resulting in the receipt \Of nta.terial which 

........,i_s_n_ot.--p .... arti(lularly responsive to NSA requirements, and which is,• in 

large measure, overlapping because it is received :from four separate 

sources. He point~d out that the I 

MR. BUFFHAM reported on the q~lity o:f th~ I by 

stating that some of it varies :from fair to excellent, with theJllajor 

portion of it being good. On the value o~ the intelligence\ it (l()ntairts, 

~;r=~d~heH1:!~~~a~ ~~~!~ ~:t g~~:tiih:lre Hmebr .; .. ceij!e·. ~~.·.···.r · ... .. ~.·.·• · .. ... ·.··s ... J~e.· intelligence requirements to the extent of 5% tol , and that in.many 

instances this is thel feCe~ved. 

On the subject of quid pro quo, CAPTAIN AGNEW stated ~~a"s/his 

Director has stated that he would not be opposed. at the pre~~t time, 

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MR. BUFFHAM went 011 ~o explain. that a principal difficulty in .._ _________ _. is that the necessary changing of format, editing, 

etc., is expensive and difficult. 

The CHAIRMAN said that he would like to hear some discussion 

regarding the potential of the proposed bases, following which he would 

like to hear the views o:f the Department of State member on the political considerations. 

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at both will certainly be 

MR. POLYZOIDES, speaking to the political implications, said that 

the Political Bureau feels that the whole base rights package probably 

would not be prejudiced if the requirement for the specific bases in 

question were to be withdrawn. \.He added, however, that a final 

decision in his Department would\not be sought until a clear position 

is agreed upon at Board level. 

MR. POLYZOIDF.s observed that NSA a.n.d the Services do not a: ear to 

offer stron su ort for these bases 

He suggested that it might be well to consider withdrawing, fo.r the 

time being, the request .f'or these two sites, a:nd reopening the subject 

as a new approach in, perhaps, a year. 

A· ..fter further discussd.on; MR. PATJ,:lJil sugg~ .. t. ed that.· the high-level ~sen··.t· .. atives o.f' NSAI jwith the U •. s. Char·g· '€, meet with 

L____J and present the matter o him in such a way as to recognize his 

past and preseiil.t assistance, but inform him that \.we have a project 

which, while it wil:LI'l.ot affect his operations or\our assistance to 

them, is of a striotJ.y U.~. nature which must be handled completely on 

our own. He said that he envie~?ns this as a "more 'yes' than 1no 111 

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withdraw the request for these two bases should I r opposition to 

the tenor of the approach deem such action desirable. He suggested that 

a diplomatic approach along these lines would at least give us an 

opportunity to get a definite reaction from.I ~ even though such a OGA 

reaction may well be negative. 

The members discussed at length the alternate proposals set/f'orth 

above and allied proposals as we11 in an effort to agree upon a/solution 

acceptable to all. Such unanimity was not achieved; however, a majority 

of the members expressed their preference for the proposal made by 

Mr. Pattonf 

CAPTAIN AGNEW informed the members that his Director will be unable 

to accept that part of the recommendation which would authorize the 

negotiators in advance to withdraw the request for bas.e rights. 

This reservation was noted by the members. 

The CHAIRMAN informed the members that he saw.inc purpose in further 

discussion and would ref er the matter to the Chai.rman of the Board, at 

which time the CIA member could present his minority view. 

DECISION: (21 September 1954) The members of'/USCIBEC, with the exception of the CIA member, agreed in principle that an approach to General 

lla:Lt)IJ.g the···l· ...i.·nes suggest\~.W !-it· ,f,at¥.~Nai~ ~~li!eie.JiY .A,b.~~=­ ~repfesentjtive of NS~"T , accomp~iea by the-u.~ .. ..._,. Charge in It 'W'a.8: flJ.rther agreed that the Chairman should present 

the case to the Chairman o.f USCIB. 

The meeting adjourned at 1640. 

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