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SUBJECT NUMBER 

USCIB: 12./22 

Subject: 

Item 5 of the Agenda for the ll'7th Meeting of USCIB, 

held on 12 July 1955. 

Issuance of a Class A Cryptosystem to thel 

I lArmy. 

The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Dulles) explained that the Department of the 

Army and the Department or State members have requested that the 

enclosure with USCIB 12./18 be considered at this meeting. He invited 

the Arrtry' member to comment. 

GENERAL SCHOW said that a tEQird arty type of arrangement is 

presently being discussed with the ArTJ.f1f• It s··e····.em·······s·· ... inconsi····stent, he concluded., that we would try to e ird partyarrangements with them 

and at the same time refuse support in the form of providing a more 

secure! lcommunicationsmsystem~mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm m ·'"E;o 3. 3 ( h) ( 2) 

p.1. 86-36/50 USC 3605 

MR. GODEL suggested that consideration be ntothepossible 

ramifications in connection with rovidin the a .. C ass /A c tosystem.. 

MR • .ARMSTRONG replied that approval.of the/requested action\wOuld 

probably have no appreciable affect f?."otn the COUNT viewpoint if\we 

could be assured that the Class A sys o.v.i.ded would/ remain under 

the control, and exclusive use, of th Ta.kin into account 

GENERAL SC~ointed. out that he did not, at this time, feel that 

approval or theL_jrequest would result in immediate or serious loss. 

MR. GODEL commented that should the Board agree that there is no 

serious objection tol fUSCSB could be 

advised that possible loss is not considered to be an overwhelm.ing 

consideration. 

GENERAL SAMFORD remarked. that it appeared, at this point,, that two 

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GENERAL CANINE ointed out 

GENERAL REICHELDERFER reiterated the fact that the Departmμof 

the Army, as Executive Agent for this matt.er, has a committee in .··// 

at the present time trying t;.c.....ccn.quma.te a third party arrangemen ~ 

He said that approval of thL__jequ··.e. st for ·a· .. ecyritJ.. help woul···· id···· /appear to be consistent with our effort to conclude\the negotiations 

successfully. 

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MR. GODEL suggested that an attempt be made to improve their 

security without going as far as providing them with a Class /A machine 

system by, f'or example, supplying them with additional one time pads. 

The discussion concluded in agreement to recommend that USCSB 

exercise strong caution in consideration of assistanceofithis nature 

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as$ess at this time. 

DECISION: (12 July 1955) USCIB agreed that: 

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./ PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

a. A lack of precise knowledge ofl hiture.plans \from a 

national standpoint suggests the exercise of' caut.iOn in the conside;ration of assistance of this nature. 

b. Approval of the request probably wouJ.d not resttl.t in immediate, 

serious or important loss, assuming.· that th .. e .•)requested cryptc>~em 

would remain in the hands of, and bt) used exclusively by, thel_JArmy; 

however, considering the yossibility that.the system might eventually 

be adopted for use in the_ / if.field, USCIB is in agreement 

that a considerable loss inl !information could result. 

c. For th:;:regoing r-~ USCIB desires to -r•• to USCSB a 

strong caution( / _ _ though its 

extent is diffit to assess at his time. 

d. A means· of improvingllArmy communications security other 

than by the provision of a Cl~ machine system, e.g., the provision 

of additional one time pads, probably would not result in a serious loss 

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