• USCIB: ,3.8/.3 

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.30 August 1954 

Ml!MORANDUM. FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: Reorganization of Canadian CCMINT. Policy Control Structure. 

Reference: USCIB .3/87 dated 22 April 1952. 

1. The enclosed messages between SUSLO, ottawa and the Executive 

Secretary, USCIB are circulated for infonnation. 

2. Members will recall that, as described in the reference, the 

Communications Research Committee (CRC) was the Canadian CCNINT.policy 

body established to advise the so-called Senior Committee on communications 

intelligence matters and to give general direction to the operations of the 

Canadian governmental COMINT agency known as CB (Communications Branch). 

CRC has been equated approximately with USCIB while CB eqUa.tes with NSA. 

The ultimate Canadian national authority for maintaining policy control over 

all aspects of communications intelligence has been the above mentioned 

Senior Committee chaired by the Under Secretar,y of State for External 

Affairs and otherwise composed of the Chiefs of the Armed Services and subcabinet level representatives of other interested departments and councils. 

The Chaizman, CRC served as Secretary to the Senior Committee. Thus in the 

former organization, and although roughly equated with USCIB, CRC actually 

had in many respects functions similar to those of the USCIB Executive 

Committee although the level of representation was one step higher. Nevertheless, the more important functions of USCIB seem to have more nearly 

equated with those of the Senior Committee. 

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,3. The reorganization mentioned in the enclosed SUSLO message would 

appear to have the effect of replacing the Senior Committee with the new 

"Communication Security Board n whose functions may be expected to correspond 

closely to those of USCIB whilst the former CRC falls in line with the USCIB 

Executive Committee and Mr. I I operates in some respects in the same 

capacity as USCIB1 s Executive Secretar,y although at a considerably higher 

level and with greater authority than the latter. In sum, the new Canadian 

organization appears to be markedly similar in concept to the present USCIB 

structure although its subordinate elements would appear to include broader 

responsibility and authority than ~ts USCIB cou...iterparts. 

4. THIS .DOCUMENT AND ITS ENCLOSURES CONTAIN COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE 

' INFORMATION AND SHALL BE HANDLED ONLY IN CHANNELS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR 

COMINT. 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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FOR YOUR INFO TERMS OF REFERENCE OF.THE CCIOOJNICATION SECURITY BOARD, 

DIRECTOR OF CCMMUNICATION SECURITY AND SUBSIDIARY COMMITTEES HAVE 

BEEN APPROVED. COPIES OF THESE TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE BEING FORWARDED 

BY MAIL. MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE: 

1. MR • ._I ___ _.I/CHAIRMAN OF CRC IS DESIGNATED AS "DIRECTOR OF 

COMMUNICATICfi SECURITY" AND IS SECRE'rARY OF THE CO.MMUNICATION SECURITY 

BOARD. 

2. CRC HAS BEEN RELEGATED TO AN ADVISORY CAPACITY ON INTERNAL COMINT 

MATTERS. 

3. As DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION SECURITY, MR Ors RESPONSIBLE 

FOR THE INITIATICfi AND EXECUTION OF ALL POLICY MATTERS ON COMINT AND 

ELINT AND HAS FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAY TO DAY BUSINESS ON THESE 

SUBJECTS AS IT IS ANTICIPATED THE COMMUNICATION SECURITY BOARD WILL 

MEET ONLY A COUPLE OF TlMES A YEAR. 

4. SUSLO, OTTAWA SHOULD NOW BE ACCREDITED TO COMMUNICATION SECURITY 

BOARD. CONTACTS WILL BE WITH DmECTOR OF COMMUNICATION SECURITY. 

IN FUTURE TERM "CHAIRMAN, CRC 11 AS USED IN USCIB CORRESPONDENCE WILL Nor 

BE EMPLOYED, BUT RATHER 11DmECTOR OF COMMUNICATION SECURITY". 

THE POSITION FORMERLY TITLED "SECRETARY CRC" NOW WITHOUT A NAME PENDING 

SELECTION OF AN APPROPRIATE TITLE. 

Enclosure 1 with USCIB 3.8/3 dtd 30 Aug 1954. 

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FROM: EXEC. SECY. USCIB - CAPTAIN RUFUS L. TAYLOR, USN 

T~ : SUSLO, OTTAWA (CRYPTO NSA PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO SUSLO, OTTAWA) 

INFO: DIRNSA 

W0-¢99 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY USCIB S»JDS. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OW ¢9¢. 

FORMAL NOTIFICATION FROM APPROPRIATE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES TO USCIB WOULD 

BE DESIRABLE. ASSUME SUCH ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. 

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