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'!'here 111 attaahecl a draft 18lOl'&ldm co this aubjeot tott the 

Cocr.rdinator which contains the1 conolua1rms m1 reommandat:lons 

wh:lch the Committea :reached at its meeting an 2? .luguat 1~2. 

It 1e requaeted that :rou adU'l•• the wde:ra1ped ot 8:17 

changes or corraot!cns vhicJl you daaif'e to haWt made 1n tJt!a 

draft memorandum by t.elepbone or 1n 111'!.tmg prioz- to the 

close ot ~:lneaa m Honcfair, 8 Stptember 19'2. 

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Coordinator 

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lfNl>UHDIH l'OB !H8 USOD OOORDINA!OI 

SVBJIC'lt Godm>l'd tor ~ Mnboc!a 

l. 1'ttc~• !a mm to the Jl!amrCilbN ca tld.s ••.i•~ fi'iom the 

Coot9d'1nakll t.o SDXJClt dat811 15 Jm'Gll1'1' Uf2 m4 16 t1ul7 1952 aid. to 

smmx•e ;btte:lm a.port to the Coard1nato:r ot S Ma7 1952. 

2. ft• BeoudQ' Oormttes has :reaons:lde ... l'd th:la ~blm in 

the light. ot the :recent mcmorandma .ttom tha Ooord:lnator and bu 

. reached 'the oonolue1cas wich are outJ.ined belovo Tbta• conoluaioms 

ditter 1n part fran those contained in t'hl Comtttaa•• lnteria 

&'Qpor°' to the Coordinator. 

:3. The Oomd.ttes has oonoluded that, v:l th~ tha OOHJllt' fleldt 

C1"1P~1a aetbods and techniquea oan be Pl'Otectai adequateq• f.t 

handled in aeool'danee with tha ex1Bting prcni:aiona I.~ the Pl'Otaoticm 

ot Special Intelligsloa and Tra.t'.f:lo J'ntellipnoe• u appropriate. 

lt 18 telt. that the establiabment ot a separate oategoiy or aub-catogo17 

or OOMJN r and the uae ot a separate codeword for crn>tan~o methods 

and toclmiquea 1a not neces•al'Y• and vonld not nacesaarilJ' affol'd. 

adclitton&\ eeaurity proteotion. As a COl'OlJJu.71 :lt 18 Nlt that 

this is equal.17 tl'Ue as it. would app~ to the protection at COMDIT 

proda.ats. bae Tins are based en the follovtag f'actoNo 

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•• S.our1t.7 proteotlon ot 1ntormtf.on oonoendog 

ocyp~:la athoda md toahniqala au\ :rest 

pr~~ on proper oontrol nu tb8 &tr.lbut.ian ot 

this t.ntormucm. 1.ea atrimt appU.eatioD er tbe 

"nnd-W...tnow". ~u pz-Sno1p11 applies 1q1n~ ~ 

'18 u 1PP11cable 1n tho .fie'lc.l ot mt.hods ad tacn:dques 

811 In tla field 'Of OOMlN'l' prcxluOtiGlh 

'bo IlltCIL'lil&tiClll ooncsem:lng metbcds and '8obn1ques 

is not mt1rel.7 separable hem :lnfomaticn ccntainad 

!n pitoduota. 'J.'hia ia puttioularl:y true as regards 

Traffic lhtelltgmoe. It vould net be poasible to 

oroate a aapaate paclage tor all information cleal:lng 

excl•iwl.T wit.h mathoda and techn1qu••• '1be Naulting 

OT9Z'1ap •uld be confusing and could not be handled 

proper]J- by tho uaa or either • nethodl oodnord or a 

products codewl'd ro~ intonation 1n tbi4 area ot 

OYerlap. 

c. 'l'her• 1e no need fetl' produoing personnel in 

USA or for con&llll&Z' agenoi8s to nceiT& :lntoiimati<D 

dealhlg v.lth mthoda md teotoiques ._apt :in those 

apeo1t1o 1nstmoes where that information 1• Pl'$• 

requ11J1te to p1'0par intelligence ue ot OOMJN! produote. 

tlor ta ii; nefSeasar,v for eryp~ts to raoain CCl4JNCZ 

pmducte eave 1n thoae spec1t1o :Snstanooa where the 

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Wo:rmat.t.on can1a1ne4 :In these pl'Odmts 1-s plal'aq\dait.e 

to their an~:la tuts. fhue d:l.riinat:laul aan be 

mtol"CHl-:1 adeqv.toly w1th1n 'the tnur.lvol'k ot a:18U.ac 

coden:"i'.>rta• u 1.adax tbfJJ" appoar to be at pnaent. 

4.s lDdmtP.ln.tion '°" Bpcoial lntell.Scenet ar 

tl-lftl~ Jbtolllpnol daas not l"eq'.Jln 'Uaati1 OD 1be C11t 

Ill.ml, tie eontent of COMJNf prociuuta be dltulpd ta' 

peiiaona aonoened onq with methods and teobnique11 or . 

that, on the other, :uthods or techniques 'be divuJ.tecl 

to pereons oonoerned on~ v1th t ha produotion ~ end· 

product.. Ind?OtrinaUon r.;quired onq that all peracna 

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be 1natruoted u :to the nature of COMIH'f aetiYitiea~ tbe 

sao\Jl':l.t.1' Jr&etiqee ·snemlng tl18ll anc1 the speoU1a taslal 

to vhi~h th97 &1'8 assigned. 

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ho The aanmltt~ has concluded that, :In the oCllll'lmioat1ona 

•our11" (OOMSBC) _....... .tiold, optinma aecur1t,y proteot1on tor CJ7P~io . 

method.a and techniques voul.d be realised by applicaticn r4 the uiet1ng 

seaul'ity practioea fof! Special Intell:l.genco or !rattio liit.ell!gmoe, 

aa appropriate, whereva this :1ntormation (a) i!Nolwa ref.'eranoas 

to foreign eOJlllllUllioaticna or (b) !a ailsila:r to those used, or.1ikol.y 

to be ueed1 in the COMlN! tieldo Ae a corollary, 1t is telt that· 

OOM!NT pJ'Oduata 110\Jld be adequate.'1.7 protected v:lthin the COMSIU 

field 111:1der nch an arr&nganent. These ~ &N bued on tho 

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&o 'rbe Coordinatoit•• :memcrandwa ot 16 JuJ:r indica:t.s 

thah COMm T iraot.1oe• are not derogated by the preaont 

.e11n11 of handling ..,-ptanalytf.o methods and tealnlquea 

in the COMSEC f'ield and that tho aeourit7 pN>teoticn of 

OOMINT products muld no't be thra:atened by *P})lioatim 

ot COMIIT praot.iao• to the handl:lng of 017Ptanal.1'ti0 • 

mst.hoda and teohniQuee Sn the OOJ.13BJ t'lel.d. 

b. Ho unique seourity practice or aeparate wse of' 

a codenrord tor tha protectim at methods and teohniciuea, 

s:lmilar to tJ1at applied in tho COMIN'l field, has been 

evolvacl OX' suggested for t.he 00?-SEO fiald. 

Co Use or the present COMJNT code"'.ml"da in the 

COMSEO field would be ooneietmt with those pror.l.llicns 

ot Appaidiz B ot the BROSA Agreement which at.ate that 

teomioal matter app .. tainfng to the iroductian at 

Special Intelligenoe or 1raffie Intelligence ·shall be 

designated by the approi:riate codevorda and tbai 

communications which reveal actual suoceea, prq;raas 

or procas1 in the production ot Speo1'1 lhtAtlligence 

ozt T:rattio lht\tlligsncr• atval bear tha appropriate 

codewords. 

•o Application ot the prersent OOMl?lT coda11oitds to 

methods and tachniqueo :1n the OOMSm field would be 

conacnant with British practice save in those mstancoa 

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vhera the Brituh it;q appl1- COMB! oodaw l."d8 to COMS:m 

Sntomatim wld.eh tl.oa not ilm>l.'19 t<ll'eSgn Galllllllioation• \: 

or mthodlf IWd.lw to, or eQ.Cted to be applio&ble tO; · 

~11 ta the aormn.' t1eld. 

s. tt,. J.n the tutw:v, o:lrcwnatanoea are changed so au to 

reciuha the •et '1blish.matt ot • 11e:pe.mte aodeV«'d tor an~ 

methods• there 1B piw181m 1n the pxq>oaed l'n111on ot .Appmd:lx 

B lhere'b,y this aould b• done through th• eatebl1ebamt of 1111 

additional aategol"J' or aub-c~tego17 ot COMJN!. 

6. The S.Curity Comd.ttee raaommtnda• therefore, t!ia:hs 

&a No aaparate oode11i"TJrd be e&tabliahGd for anal)rt1o 

methods at tb1a time. 

b. That tho prasmt r.H10UZ'1i;J' practices for handling 

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~o:l.al Jhtelligeuce md Trattio Intelligence and the 

present codsvorda• as &~Pl"iate1 be applied within the 

COHSEC .field to that :lnt'~tion about oryptanal7f;io 

methods and teahnictues 'til11eh in~olvae e1thtat (1) toiteign 

communicat101111 or (2) metnocm a:lailal" to, ar expected to 

be applicable to, method• and techniques uaed 1n the 

COMXNT t.1eldo 

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Chd.rman, uscm Sec\Jr'it.7 Committee 

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