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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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SUBJECT NUMBER 

USCIB: 29.11/5 

Subject: 

Item 1 of the Agenda for the/El.eventn Meeting of 

USCIBEC, held on 26 February /1954. 

(USCIB 29.11/2) 

THE CHAIRMAN introduced this item by expla,ining that it had been 

submitted by the Director, NSA, i'or USCIB/approval, and that, in view 

of the fact that it raises a problem involving major :policy, initial 

consideration by USCIBEC is considered appropriate. He invited 

comments. OGA 

I .... ______ ___.!stated that CIA is prepared. to vote £or .the paper with 

two connnents: 

(1) With reference to paragraph /2c. - He said he interprets the 

word "equipment 11 litera.J.ly ,/and does not understand it to 

include intercept or D/F equipment. He expressed his hope 

that this understanding is shared because such equipment is 

probably our best bargaining resource and. in view of 

possible future negotiat;i.ons with the I I by his Agency, 

it would be advantageous to be able to deal on the basis of 

these kinds of equipment. 

(2) With reference toi para.graph 2d.., he expressed the hope that 

it will not be .··n· ieces····sary to····· resort to offers of o·· ffic in the current negotiations, explaining that the 

probably could/not process.the traffic anyway an a 

their next move might well. be to trade it to other countries. 

In the ensuing discussion it was brought out that it would be 

difficult to divorce intercept and/D/F equipment from the term 11 communications equipment"/ as it appears in paragraph 2c. The possibility of the I !already being/ in possession of such equipment from 

other sources was also mentioned. It was felt by several members that 

there is no need at this/ time to document the limitations proposed by 

the CIA Member in view of the fa.ct that in actual negotiations involving exchange of equipment or raw traffic it will be necessary for the 

Board to consiqer the/matter further to approve specific types and 

quantities of such equipment and/or traffic. At such time, when the 

specific desires of th~ fare known, all members will have an 

opportunity to voice objections. Upon further consideration, this 

feeling was f enerar accepted by the members, who agreed to wait to 

see what the will ask for. . .. 

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In reply to the Chairman's request for other comments on the paper, 

Captain McCormick recommended that subparagraph 3b. and paragraph 4 be 

deleted. .In the discussion of this point it was brought out that 

since the specific offer of the information described therein can be 

made only after U.K./approval, it will be more proper to refrain fran 

mentionfg it ,til the initial discussions are completed and an indication of desires is obtained. 

• The members agreed to delete subparagraph 3b. and paragraph 4, and 

to make what other consequential editorial changes are required. 

DECISION: (26 February 1954) USCIBEC agreed that the proposals in 

USCIB 29.11/2 involve major policy, and agreed, further, to reconnnend 

USCIB approval of the paper with the following substantive and consequential editorial changes: 

a. Delete subparagraph 3b. 

b. Delete paragraph 4. 

c. Change the period at the end of the text of paragraph 3 

to a colon. 

d. In paragraph 3 delete the subparagraph designation 11a. 11 

e. Renumber paragraph 5. 

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