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Subject: 

Item 2 of the Ap.:~nd~ for the lOSth (Special) 

Meeting of USCIB, held on 26 October 1954. 

COM.INT Capabilities to Provide Early Warning of 

Chinese Conm.tUnist Attack on Formosa and the Offshore· Islands Occupied by the Chinese Nationalists. 

THE ACTING CHAIRMAN (Lt. General Cabell) referred to the comments 

ot the Executive Committee on the INTCOM report regarding ways and 

means of increasing the U.S. COMINT capability to provide early wam;i.ng 

of a Chinese Communist attack on Fonnosa and the off-shore islands 

occupied by the Chinese Nationalists and asked if the members wished to 

discuss, one by one, the recommendations of the Executive Committee. 

MR. PATTON stated that the Department of Defense supported the 

recommendations of the Executive Committee and in the interest of 

streamlining the discussion would like to introduce a memorandum., prepared by General Erskine, tor the members of USCIB which addresses 

itself to four items of major policy concern. 

THE ACTING CHAIRMAN asked it the Department of Defense proposal 

retained those elements which were unanimous]JT agreed upon by the 

Executive Ccmmittee and whether or not the paper contained additional 

recommendations • 

.MR. PATTON replied that the Department of Defense memorandum. did 

not contain additional recommendations. It was mostly concemed, he 

stated, with major policy questions and conclusions which might require 

consideration hi er authorit • 

The memorandum for the members or USCIB prepared by the Department 

ot Defense member was then adopted as a basis for discussion. 

The ensuing paragraph by paragraph review was devoted to a.discussion of the following: 

, a. The priority of the COM.INT effort against the Chinese 

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b. The National Policy with respect to defense of Formosa and 

the off-shore islands in the event of an attack by the 

Chinese Communists. 

c. The feasibility of employment of ship-borne intercept. 

d. U.S. CCJUNT base rights on Formosa and quid pro guo in 

relation thereto. 

The review culminated in agreement upon certain modifications, 

deletions and additions to the memorandum prepared by the Department 

of Defense member. The Executive Secretary was then requested to 

recast the memorandum. in the form of a USCIB paper; prepare a 

memorandum. for the Special Committee of the National Security Council 

for COMINT with appropriate recommendations and circulate both papers 

for approval by the members of USCIB. 

DECISION: (26 October 1954) USCIB agreed: 

a. That the Executive Secretary, USCIB would recast the agreed 

version of the memorandum. presented by the Department of Def ertse 

member in the form of a USCIB paper and circulate it for approval. 

b. That the Executive Secretary, USCIB would also prepare a 

memorandum for the Members of the Special Committee of the Nat.ion.al 

Security Council for COMINT using the provisions of the agreed 

version of the Department of Defense memorandum as guidance and circulate the resultant draft for approval by the members of USCIB. 

The meeting adjourned at 1212. 

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