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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIBEC: PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Subject: 

Reference: USCIB 29.9/2, dated 17 September 1954. 

1. The enclosure is forwarded f'or -consideration in connection 

with Item 4 of' the agenda f'or the 19th Meeting of' USCIBEC, to be held 

on Tuesday, 21September1954, at 1400. The reference contains\a 

resume of' earlier USCIBEC consideration of' the problem (15 September 

1954). . 

2. The Committee's primary interest in further consideration of' 

this problem is to detennine whether the natio · rest 11 best 

in view of' the inf'onnation contained in the enclosure, and 

in orma on on CCMINT aspects of the problem which will be presented by 

the Director, NSA in advance of' the meeting. 

Enclosure 

Comments submitted by 

the CIA Member 

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIBEC 

17 September 1954 

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SUBJECT: 

I. At its Special Meeting on 15 Se tember 1954, /0"$CIBEC\decided 

that a team. of high-level re pres enta ti ve sL-___ ...,..,,,....._....c~S,:...A=-/-=$;;:.h:.:o:..::u=l==d~•-=b;.;::e"°". ·•· =s-=.e=n:.:t...;t:.:o;....,· 

for the ur ose of fulfillin st 

to the U. S. request for ..._ ___________________________________ ___. 

2. This USCIBEC d~cision has been care:fully/.1-eviewed whhin the 

Central Intelligence Age?lcY in light of the points made durin the USCIBEC 

meeting and in light of.statements on the subject by 

This review has .raised cons1 era e ou as 

to (1) the proposed briefing would in fact/further U.S. efforts \to 

;::.:::..:..._ __ -=a:a..:.r~eement to th~ ./ jand (2) whether the need for 

if obtainable, is sufficient to justify the incalcul.able, 

and possibly irreparable, damage to U.S. intelligence interests which is 

resulting from continued military and diplomatic pressure for these bas.e 

righta. It appears therefore that further con.sideration should be giv.,n. to 

wei hin the overall intelli ence benefits ex ected from the U.S. 

other intel igence 

3. At the USCIBEC meeting, it was brought out that: 

a) The requirement for no 

longer has the importance that/it did at the inception ofne otiations .• 

d The draft agreements, as they now stand, allow the 

o station a liais.on officer at one of the bases, ..• and put 

e under their command. 

d) The U.S. is now unwilling to give the any acce s 

and ma:~ !he following statements: 

a) U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force are requesting 

b) is in the course of enlar in its own 

and stands ready to give open and complete colla oration 

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e) Therefore, U.S. efforts will not be advanced and may 

be retarded, by a briefing of I I which neither answers 

his questions nor offers him anyl lquid pro quo. 

8. The is sue therefore is whether the potential benefits to be 

derived from the u. s. I I. if obtainable, would compensate 

for the loss of other irreplaceable current and long-range intelligence 

benefits which will be jeopardized by any\further U.S. pressure for 

establishment of these bases, particularly\since there :is substantial doubt 

as to whether efforts to obtain these bases will be successful in any event. 

Judging from the statements mentioned in paragraphs 3a and 3b above, the 

benefits to be derived from the proposed bases\are somewhat in doubt; 

however, more complete evidence on this point should b.e produced in order 

effectively to balance the gains against the losses. 

9. It is therefore recommended that USCIBEC riconsider the 

problem of negotiations fo~ :. with particular 

attention to the points raised above. 

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Huntington D. Sheldon 

CIA Member 

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