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21 July 1954 

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: 

Reference: 

Release to Canada of NSA Scientific Advisory Board 

Report Entitled "The Potentialities of CCMINT for 

Dtrategic Warning" 

USCIB 3.5/7 dated 9 July 1954. 

1. l'he enclosure hereto constitutes a proposal by the Director, 

National Security Agency for an alternative to the action indicated 

in the reference. The enclosure is self-explanatory. However, it 

might be added that release of the information through .the channels 

indicated in th~ original proposal would not violate the policy of 

USCIB insofar as to the security of COMINT is concerned. 

2. It is requested that the Members execute the attached vote 

sheet and return it to this office by 1700 Tuesday, 3 August 1954. 

3. THIS DOOUMENT AND ITS ENCLOOURE CONTAIN COMMUNICATIONS 

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND SHALL BE HANDLED cmLY IN CHANNELS 

EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR CCMINT. 

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Enclosure 

NSA ser 000335-S dtd 16 Jul 54. 

USCIB: 3.5/8 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 04-10-2014 pursuant to E. 0. 1352B 

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

WASHINGTON 25, O. C. 

Serial: 000335-S 

16 July 1954 

MEMORANDUM roR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB 

SUBJECT: Release to Canada of NSA Scientific Advisory Board 

Report Entitled "The Potentialities of' COMINT i'or 

Strategic Warning" 

References: (a) USCIB 3.5/5 dated 1 June 1954 

(b) USCIB 3.5/7 dated 9 July 1954 

1. Reference (a) circulated USCIBEC'a recommendation tbat 

USCIB interpose no objection to lTfY releasing to Ce.nada the expurgated version of the subject report, contingent upon certain 

additions.! deletions which were recommended by several members of 

'USCIBEC. 

2. I have reviewed these deletions, which are contained in 

reference (b), and find that they pertain in general to three subjects; namely: personnel deficiencies, ELINT, and the North 

American Con\inental Ai~ Defense System. 

3. M;y intention in submitting the sanitized version of' the 

report to USCIB was to obtain clearance solely with respect to 

the releasibility of' any COMINT that it might contain. IDasmuoh 

as none of the deletions recommended dealt with COMINT per se, it 

seems apparent that the USCIBEC members considered the document 

sufficiently sanitized insofar as COMINT was concerned • . 4. I realize that the question of proper releasing authority 

for EI.INT matters bas not yet been :f'ul.ly resolved. I also realize 

that USCIB does not have authority to release information concerning Continental Air Defense. However, the Canadian authorities 

already possess :f'ul.l and complete information on both these subjects. Therefore, any USCIB opposition to the release to the 

Canadians of parts of the Report dealing with these subjects presumably is ~rected against the opinions expressed by the Special 

Study Group whereby the efficacy of u. s. ELIN'!' and Air Defen.~e 

Operations are questioned. I propose to take care of this objection by an appropriate covering memorandum clearly indicating that 

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' ~M~ the entire report constitutes only the opinion of the National Security Agency Scientific Advisory Board and, therefore, should not be 

construed as official positions either of USCIB, N~A, or the US 

Govermnent. I therefore propose releasing the report, as original.l.y 

expurgated, to the Canadians. If you do not concur in this proposed 

action I shall request inclusion of this paper he Agenda of the 

next USCIB meeting. 

RALPH • 

Lieutenant 

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