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REF ID : A.6.J.-S.6-2---- -

191-t USCIB 11Mt1y 

!@!'!!!! 

It.a 4 

a. OD. 29 December 1953 xu.reoto:r, (JCBQ requeatod, on bohalf or 

WB, approval ~ U.SCIB to an fu_mi ____ -_·_.-·. ''! or tb ___ .--·.·_e ___ ·•· .-··Pl'*ffil·-._ :t····---.. ·-.. SXO·- ... m co .. 1 

qmrat1an betylg the u.it. ML :z= ..L LSm Fj°POaed to \•ui:f 1D 

tAdition to pX"OV141na eqμJ.pnt,•i lt Vllll hopijll that •xw··· ·.. ot \aui 

M1"Vlct wqul#tmhle the U.K. _w ___ .·_.· nD$\I Wo•lfl..ln __ ·•• __ .· Oil t.be. ·-__ \·. tor ~ .. J .i I •l». flt.c:t, .__ -__ Po1•1b111ty orl .•/ I aud th• u.K. was suggested. 

3. At. tbe J..OOtA MaetillS ot us:m cc u ~)" l.~, •the Director,. 

ISA~ in exeout.ive fAU1ml..ri•revtewed the~ ot v~_s. -~ 

relit.ticma vi th the L__JM4 41atr1bu:ted t.VQ pa];ltl'tU 

(.1) !be reque~iot J>J.rector,, RQ, t• • •~.!cm ot" t.b• 

mnm ~nt• vt'tbl ~ 

(2) An Atd.e.· Nemo'f.N pnpared by Dtreator, •$A. •aT ___ .1,a tbe lli•tor;r Of lJ.8. CXllIWr ~ta vitll_ _ _ 

.It. la ~ Ude .Mlmoi'ff, tbe :tu.rector, WSA, recG'A3n.1e4 tlmt: 

(a} uscn •;pprove i~ L!Di ~st for tt.n ~1= or the smnrr arranp- ~ta wtthl t Md. (b) u~.m approve !». priJlaiplei• ..... ·1•. ____ 119hment 

of au official COMm acreement between tU u.s. U14 I .....__ _ __, 

'. Director, EA •x:pla.1-4 t'bat he baa s1 vea u. 1».tcria replJ' 

to l>i.Retol', ~ Uld. P'OPo•ed tbat the two paper• be ctanaidered &a 

M item or...,,,. tor the MXt roaular~ot.tna or USCD (the ift•ent ... tiq). 

p~ COWSI~Tlt8 

6. Ott. 8 Jflr.rch, DU-ector, ISA. to:rwardld. 1itMt L8D nqueat. tor USCIB 

-..1deraticm at t.hia .. tiq, Yi th a re~tioo that tho Doard 

ectlCU1" (UOOIB 29.17/1). Be atated. iibat h9 1POU~4 not fQrwar4 uaam•a 

'f!.eva until atter be W. beaN 1"l'Oll GCaQ ca bi~ L 

... ,. 

~ 

- - ~·-·--p..--....- -

eclassified and approved for 

elease by NSA on 

9-29-2014 pursuant to E.O. 

3526 
~~~-----------------.......... __ BEE.._ID...:..A:6.15..62_ 

.:.~ '~· " ........ g .. : '~- t 

! 

y!!°'EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

T.. 'Die ~ al.90 iD.elud.ea tb.e ~t&tive M~te.• 01' ·• •. the &xeeutive 

ha•10l1 ~the lOOth Meeting. 'lhi~·~bd.~ 8UlQ.1.tted\oertain 

M04.!ticat1oaa to ~ .. llf.nutea. 

·DJ.e matter :ta r "'~ll!IY~lll!!il...J5!!t!iil""6L.l--l°)7. the fMt that' OCHQ bas hlS4 no repl.7 

μl!......:!!!!!!!!::t.J~-.:....._..,...._,...,..,,,....,.;;_J• l'.'t appeara that a i'il'lll OCBQ \reaction 

.-----------__,YUlbe ~ untilUSCIB'• Tieva on\ the ______ are rece1 ~ 1n lo:l4on .• ___, 

!I~ lt ha.e not been poa•1b1e to d.etermin" \1llott1c1a.~ tl:le nua.ction 

or other !oal'4 members to the Directort• reCQIIQOn4&t1ona (aet. • •. .rortl:l\ in 

th• Aide Meo ire) vi th respect to ol>ta1n.1ng USCIB approval 11\ .princ.i;ple 

to a u.e .... 1 ICOMUl'r agreement, A.fl a consequence, 1t i•• not t•atble 

to :recom.nend a courae ot action on tht• tacfit •or t.eo prob1om. ·•• It i• 

d.oubtful that ~ 4ec1a1on Vill /be reached at thi .. • meeting. 

l.O. It 1• conatd.ered biply desirable, /howver, tor tho BQe.rd to\ 

consider tho IBDS request (U9::IB 29.17/1) on its ow merits. 'the arran8)1!lment pro;poaed b;y tb.e Br1t1···eh v:ld be er··· po.rab .. ··· le to the •ervie• .. 'Which •··· ... ·.\· ..... have propoeed to furn1eh tbel _ it LondQn a.pprovea. It wulcl 

eee11 to be 1n the l>G1t 1pteria8 ot T.lhe u.s .... U.JC. etfart to rea'!h 

mutual ~nt on an I / I 

u well aa Vitbl j AitbO\iib it VO.Ii/plumed not to ton1ii"d USCIB'• 

4ec1aion until. after t.be Brit1ah V1eva OD our were 

received, aucb a course ot action 1• no longer 1'eu1ble. U.SCIB'• decision 

(aaawaing it 1• favorable) vUl have to 'be tra.namttted to 1SIB :proqptly 

1n an effort to obtain favorable conaid.eration .tor ourl I 

~~'l'IOI 

ll. It 1• recomnended that the .Board. ti:rat conatder the LSIB requeat 

on its ow •rits. .A.t'ter a c!eci•1011 baa been reached on thia item, it 

1• recanmended that the mepr""r• beiencoura@l!d to expreas their vieva on 

the proposal• :tor a U. 8. -L I COM.INT agreement. 

OGA 
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REF ID:A61562 

i.OPSECRE • 

29 April 1954 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

5UBJ&CT I 102nd Mi.nu.tee ot USCIB 

J.. Attached minutes ot l02nd Jtaeetifl& ot users proYi<te interesting 

read.in&• 

2. On i>age 4, aub-par&£r&ph o ot Decision onl I matter, 

preparation ot U.S. position papers WU cmdtted. I queried. the :&x.ecutive 

lecretar:r regarding thieJ he checked the original. Minuta notes and contirms 

tact that preparation ot position papers by Working Group was actually a 

part or the Decision, and the Minutes will be corrected accord!ngly. 

a. In this cormection, at the aecond. meeting ot the Working 

Group, the CIA mciber (Mr. Rowlett) objected. to our proposal that Group 

prepare U.S. pontion papers, on the ground that "it would be pran.ature, and that it uceeded the terrus ot retereri.ee of the Working Group." Other 

mmbera 9Upp0rted CIA. 

b. Since that tiJDe !-lSA toraiarded to lxecutive Secretary t~r 

USCIB consideration, NS.A dr&tt or what "" think ahould. be the "Basis or 

u.s. he£0tiationa" and the "Terma ot .ieterence tor U.S. Delegation." 

These two paper• 111111 be on agen.d.a tor the next USCI.8 meeting. 

c. I reel that you abould make a strong ettort to eecure USCIB 

approval or these two papera. Unl.eas USCIB does accept these papers. aubatant1~ aa written. the Working Group v1.ll never be able to come\up with u.s. position papera acceptable to }lSA. (CL\ has aoma outside suppart, 

and aa long aa he haa1 the Group will never come to agreen-.ent.) 

d. U TOtJ. dealre to make thia "all-out tight", be 

B ¥ t t collaboration wit 

7ou eho understand. IA position u •ubmi ted b7 Rowlett, ~~11ij~~~ (unotficiall,y) to be aupported. b,- state. Arnzy- and :Navy 

(more .tro b7 latter tw). CIA position 1• "that the Working Group 

ahould atud,y in detail the cc:tw.T capabilities or each country in turn, 

detemlning the material each can llUppl,y, determining uniqueness and 

abeolute value, am then determine beat ¥8\Y" or obtaining it. Only then, 

it it appear• to be beat 111.n&l• alternatiYe• ehould U.S. enter into u.s. 

collaboration." 

'· On pa,ge 8 or Minutes the Chai.roan quotes you u the maker ot the 

~ndation to turn down the !lritiah request on Circuit .Mercury. Act~ 

:your sole rec~endation vaa "USCIB ahould ~ Yea, or No - bOt Maybe". 

General Trudeau vu the or1g1nator or the recOiiilL.end&tion attributed to 70\11 

9hall w initiate corrective act.ion? (I do not believe it 1• autticient]J" 

important to matter). 

cca V/DJJl. 

Senior Speoial Asaiatant,... ~ P/P