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HliMORANDUM FOR '!HE M1!HBERS OF USCIB: 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

Subject: SHAPE nyn Planning 1 .... ____ ____, 

Reference: USCIB 32./7, dated 12 Mq 1955. 

1. Vote sheet replies to the reference indicate approval by all 

manbers of the Board. 

2. According~, SUSLO, London has been requested to pass USCIB•s 

views to appropriate U.K. authorities. 

JORFS 

Secretary, USCIB 

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APPENDED DOCUMENT CONTAINS 

CODEWORD MATERIAL 

12 May 1955 

~ORANDUM. FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: ~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

Subject: SHAPE "Y" Planning I .... _____ __, 

1. Enclosure 1 herewith is a request for USCIB views.on LSIB•s 

reply to an Assistant Chief or Starr (I) SHAPE messag• on the above 

subject. 'lhe SHAPE message is quoted in enclosure 2. 

2. In that the Director, NSA, as U.S. Executive Agent for this 

problem has already received, and replied to, the.same SHAPE message to 

which enclosure 1 refers, the Director, NSA was asked tp provide 

comments on the problem for USCIB consideration. The NSA comments are 

as follows: 

"l. NSA has already (13 April 1955····)··/in!o~ A,fS~Iir .... APE that the U.S. approved in principle inviting[ • to 

participate in SHAPE 1Y1 planning at an appr _ .. ·www ter 

(1) complete ratification or the Paris/ Agreements, (2) firm. 

establishment and staffing of a defense ministry, and (3) clear 

indication that~ /will meet the requirements 

of SHAPE ID 913 . l'"urtner condition was that the U.S. be consulted as to timing. 

"2. The above action was taken in light or the following: 

a. 

b. 

c. 

USCIB: 32./7 

The provisions of Appendix P, Annexure Pl, were 

considered to have been taken into account. 

NSA correspondence with GCHQ in March. 1955, 

expressed the opinion that I I participation 

in SHAPE ryr planning was no 16nger a matter which. 

required USCIB acrion; that t'e Board had committed·. 

itself to approve_ _participation when it 

accepted Appendix P, provided the conditions stipu~ 

lated therein had been met. 

Informal. coordination on the matter orl I 

participation was effected with the State Department, 

the Executive Secretary, USCIB, and the Office of 

Special Operations, OSD, before notice of approval 

was sent to SHAPE. 

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APPENDED DOCUMENT CONTAINS 

CODEWORD MATERIAL 

H·MJBYS YIA OCMIN'l' 01I:AHNEE.s ONfiY 
USCIB: 32. /7 

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Subject: SHAPE ''Y" Planning I .... ______ _. 

12 May 1955 

PLiB 6-3 6/ 5 0 USC 3 605 

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d. USCIB is not required to consider invitations to 

other NATO nations to partici;?ate in 'Y' plann .• · ing· .. • 

It is noted that USCIB 2f}.20/6, in considering 

another problem in connection withl I 

points out, 1 ••• it is felt that Appendix •pt to 

the UKUSA Agreement applies tol fin the 

same fashion that it applies to other Nations 

within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.'" 

4. It is requested that your views on paragraph 3, above, be 

entered on the attached vote sheet, which should be returned to this 

office by close of business 23 May 1955. Subject to USCIB approval, this 

office will send appropriRte notification to U.K. authorities. 

Enclosures 

1. LSIB/143/55 dtd 27th Apr 1955. 

2. D'IU 042000Z, AGI 07618. 

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LSIB/143/55. 

27th April, 1955. 

Executive Secretary, u.s.c.I.B. 

~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

L.S.I.B. has considered the signal from A.C. of S(I) 

SHAPE YN-003 (YG-003)/o.t' 4th April. 

2. In the light of Appendix P to the UK/USA Agreement 

and of the information contained in paragraphs 2 and 3 of 

A.C. o.t' S(I) •~/signal, L.S.I.B. approves in principle that 

I !should be invited to participate in SACEUR1s 

Y structure. L.S.I.B. intends to ask however to be 

consulted in advance &bout the &rual tiniing of the invitation 

by A.C. or S(I) SHAPE to th~ ~ land would hope that 

USCIB will do likewise in order .hat the Boards may again 

take stock of the~ nati~ interests in respect of Sigint relations with th _ ~ ~ef ore authorising SHAPE to 

proceed on its own accoun • 

3. L.S.I.B. has not yet in.t'onned A.C. of S(I) o.t' this 

decision and would welcome U.S.C.I.B. 1s comment before doing 

so. 

/s/ 

Secretary, 

Sigint Board. 

Enclosure l with USCIB 32./7 dtd 12 May 1955. 

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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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teP M:eft:!T EfnEft 

FROM: ACotS (I) SHAPE 

TO: DI RN SA 

GCHQ 

INFO: SUSLO,, LONDON 

DTG: 042000Z 

AGI: 07618 ~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EQ 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

SUBJECT: SHAPE "!11 PLANNING! Rl!F NRS YN-003, YG-00:3 

1. REQUEST APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE TO INVIT~ ITo PARTICIPATE 

IN SACEUR•S "Y" STRUCTURE. 

4. BELIEVE IT WILL BE ~ilSE TO DELAY APPHOACH TILL SOMETIME AFTER 

RATIFICA'rION Wlll!2-J "ri-IE DE.l"ENSE NINlSTRY IS 1''IHMLY ESTABLISHED AND STAFJ.t'ED. 

SHALL CCJNSULT YOU ~JHEN TIME IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BUT ~tOUI.D WELCCME 

ADVICE FIU YOU IF' AT ANY Til•iE YOU FEZL THAT THE._! _.....,.... ..... IMAY RAISE THE 

SU:&TECT CF rr; 11 A'.J THEY DID IN THE EDC IN':'ER.IK COMMITTEE LAST YEAR. 

::uscu:..>SIUJS ON TH:;: DEI'A:n .-:ID CCIMPOSITIOU OF THE 1 .... __ ..... IFOltCES ARE AL.TtEADY 

PROCEEDll~G. 

:Enclosure 2 with USCI3 32./7 dtd 12 Nay 1955. 

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Baterence: 

PL.(36-36/50 USC 3605 

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USCIB '2/l3 dated 13 hbruar)'l9'3• 

APPll•• ~!I CClrTAD CClmRllD DmlIAL 

29 Ootober 19'4 

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Tba encloaure, contain1ng information :relative to anangemnta 

between ucma and tbel lie a:trculated tor 

into:naaticn. 

fB-2/96 dtd 2' October 1954. 

USCIBI 32./6 

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Memorandum to: 

Attention: 

Assistant Chief ot Staff, G-2 

Mr. Grady c. Frank 

Room 2B477 

Pentagon 

Reterence:S-2/96 

25 October, 1954 

.l?L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

l Please be advised that in anticipation of increased contact betwe.en 

contact with SACEUR. G-2 Will be kept in£ormed as appropriate or aiv 

correspondence With SACEUR. 

3. Would you kindly notify the Assistant Chief of Staff (Intelligence) SHAPE of this development? 

(Signed) 

(copy) 

Executive Sec. USCIB 

Enclosure with USCIB 32./6 dtd 29 October 1954. 

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