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MDIORANDUM FOR THE MEMBEBS <R USCIB: 

21 Januarr 1953 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Subject: Release ot ._I __________ I 

1. Thee, USCIB, has received a memorandum trcm 

in reaching/a on on the above subject without prior con- the Chairman···· .· • .. ·· which suggests that lJSCIB acted premat.ureq 

sultation with (aee Enclosure 1). 

2. The Director, NSA, was requested to prepare a dratt 

repq to this memorandum for USCIB consideration. The repq 

propo11eclb7 the Director, NSA, is contained in Enclosure 21 

herw.ltho 

3. It is requested that your views with regard to the 

proposed rep]Jr be entered on the attached vote sheet, which 

should be retumed to the Secretar:y b.r Tuesday, 27 JanU817 1953· 

EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Encl~ - 2 

l..L__J317/S211 8 Dec 52. 

2. Dratt. Memo to Chairman, I l tram Chairmana1 USClBo 

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JON&S 

e Secretary, USCIB 

A:PPSNBi!i:B BeetiMBN'f'S eeN-

'PAIN 00Bi WSRB MA'fBRIM. 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 03-13-2014 pursuant to E. 0. 1352B 

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2. USCIB irf Plgaect to leam th&t Oconcura in ~USCIB•a deoi•1m 

to ~ the I .· // . I It 1• /regzoeM;.ed, however, 

that L __ J.tinda .cause tor surprise and concem in t~deo1a1on .__. 

to have b.·em· /made lV' USCIB without crs1drat1an. otL.._l.·/ a .• :interest in·· .. \ .. 

request, without prior consultation withl i !regarding COMINT c:ter• USCIB desires to assure that it• .. ·ac·····o··· ession····· to the 

icms, was not a ccmscious m1s11im but resulted. rather tran an 

uncertainty as to the need tor such consultation,. Thia unc:ert.ainty &l'OS• 

from a canbinaticn ot circumstances. 

s. The matter was placed~ USCIS/ in Juli' 19,2. In weigbing 

the advisability ot aiding the L_J~ USCIS gave careful cans1derat1on to 

the possible COHINT repercueaiona. Alter prolcnged u •. s.-U.K. diacuaaiCIGllt 

the Britilh 'Viewa aa to the paramount impOrtance ot ••curit7 ot cClllllllUDicatians ot NATO Pawere had been accepted. USOIB believed that a basic and 

general agreement in principle had been/_.eached. en the necessity oE 

imp.roving the over-all cc:mmunication aecurit7 or thos.e Powers, so that 

USCIB telt that the releue ot thec=J/under certain ccmditiona tor 

that purpose, was warranted. It waa felt, moreover, that the situation 

differed materJ.al.lT trom that inVolved 1n thel I problem, aince the 

initiative bad been taken bJ" thel L and it was, therefore, presumed 

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Enclosure 2 with USCIB 2/25 dated 21 January 1953· 

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~ !:iC.;:;::;::;17m: ::._ ~ spondence in Karch-April 195~-... ~equentq·· ... t.h.· e ... ·. /dell·····cate···· an· .. d sen· ... ·· .. sitive problem ot approaching the} _ Jon the matter ot 1na•curit7 did•\ not ar.l.ae, 

as in the case ot thel and · .Additimal factors ware the 

advent ot certain s1gnil'icant L----..---.....-----------__.... ...... l.L...-..., 

were likeq to be available to the an'1 an 1nt:lmati<*i bJ' the.__ __ .... representative 1n Washington tbat e might seek olihv 

means ot tultilling their needs it U oSo .asistance were l'lot t~camingo 

6. Based upon these conai~ons. ~aion was tina1q made by 

uscm in favor ot assisting the L__J, and L__Jwaa ad1sed °{ u.s. 

intentions 1n advance ot aD7 definite commitmmt to the. In tact, 

the machines requested bJ' them have not ;yet been provided nor has an;y 

other technical assistance been supplied. 

7. With respect to your inquir.r concerning "tedUlical assistance as 

an alternate or supplement," the./latter raters to changeable elements, 

instructions tor operaticn, secur1t7 regulatims, elic., and even the 

possibilit)r of providing k9111 and ot wiring rotors. The fol"lll8r retera 

in part.icul.ar to a paper and /pencil cr,JPtograpbic 8Jlltem as a substitute 

tor a cipher machine. Howver. a suggestion that such a s79tem might be 

used met with no interest on the part; ot the I !representative. 

s. Although there :I.a no explicit provision 1n the u.s.-u.K. COONT 

Agreement gove~ographic assistance to third parties, USCIB 

desires to assure L_J Ot its beliet that consultation prior to act1cn 

is desirable when questions arise conceming such assistance which IDBf' 

have implications attecting U.S.-U.K. COMIMT collaborationo 

(Draft) 

WALTER Bo SMITH 

Chairman, United states Camnunications 

Intelligence Board 

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