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MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, USCIB: 

Subject: Progress Report for Period 1 January 1954 to 15 June 

1954. 

Reference: USCIB 5/460 dated 30 July 1953. 

1. This report is in two parts: Part I summarizes the principal 

actions of the Intelligence Conunittee from 1 January 1954 to 15 June 

1954; Part II is a status report relative to assigned items that have 

not been completed. 

2. THE ENCLOSURE WITH THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS COMMUNICATIONS 

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND SHALL BE HANDLED ONLY IN CHANNELS EXPRESSLY 

PROVIDED FOR COO:INT. 

Enclosure 

USCIBINTCOM Progress Report 

dtd 15 June 1954. 

/!·(!_·~ H. C. SIMMONS 

Lt. Colonel, USAF 

Chairman,, INTCOM 

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15 June 1954 

USCIBINTCOM PROGRESS REPORT 

PART I 

1. A brief swnmary of major items the USCIB Intelligence Committee 

has completed and forwarded since 1 January 1954 follows: 

a. Sections VI, VII and VIII of the Information Reguirements 

List: 

These final sections were reproduced and distributed in 

February and March of 1954. 

b. Levels at which decisions may be made to permit emergency 

dissemination of Categories III and II CCMINT to nonindoctrinated persons: 

A recommendation for approval of a revised USCIB 

Directive encompassing this item was forwarded to the 

Executive Secretary, USCIB, 10 June 1954. The revised 

Directive is a consolidation of contributions by the 

Executive Secretary, USCIB, the USCIB Executive Committee, 

SECCCM and INTCOM. 

c. Levels at which decisions may be made to permit operational 

dissemination of Category II Plain Text CCMINT to nonindoctrinated persons: 

Remark explaining lb above applies to this item also. 

d. Levels at which decisions :may be made to permit dissemination~ 

of Category- I COMINT to Third Party Nationals who are allied 

and engaged directl.y with the United States in active 

hostilities: 

Remark explaining lb above applies to this item. 

e. A mechanism. whereby all participating agencies will be 

notified through USCIB of instances involving emergency or 

operational dissemination of Categories III or II COMINT 

to non-indoctrinated persons: 

Remark explaining lb above is applicable. 

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f. Covert aspect o:r capture o:r Enemy Cryptographic Equipment: 

INTCOM recommendations were forwarded to the Executive 

Secretary, 19 March 1954. These recommendations, with 

minor changes, were subsequently approved by USCIBEC and 

USCIB., 

g. Consolidation of effort and a more unifonn securit 

with res ect to the Problem: 

INTCOM recommendations contained in INTCCM 9.3/9 of 

2 March 1954 were forwarded by the Executive Secretary, 

USCIB to the Department of Defense pointinf out that the 

recommendations conceming I _ could be given 

appropriate consideration by the Department of Defense 

without the necessity of referring the matter to USCIB. 

PART II 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

1. Status of items INTCOM has not completed follows: 

a. Assignment of COMINT to Categories III, II and I: 

Status: Working papers on this subject were prepared, 

reviewed and dis cussed during three ( 3) meetings : 

7 January 1954, 20 April 1954, and 18 May 1954. 

NSA is presently obtaining GCHQ comments on categorization of crypto-systems. These comments are 

being expedited. INTCOM will give instant attention to this important matter upon receipt of 

GCHQ reply. 

b. Method of alerting the highest authorities conceming 

crucial COMINT items: 

Status: At the Fifteenth Meeting on 20 April 1954, the CIA 

member reported that work on this subject had been 

completed and was ready for final coordination. 

Each INTCOM member would be visited by the CIA 

representative for final coordination and agreement. 

This is presently underway. 

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c. Proposed changes to Appendix 11B11 : 

Status: An ad hoc committee was appointed, 2 February 

1954, to study and comment on USCIB 14.1/2, SECCOM 

14.1/2 and CIB #0003. These papers deal with, 

among other things, proposals relative to marking 

documents containing TOP SECRET non-codeword and 

SECRET codeword material, the problem of fumishing 

consmners with information indicating whether or 

not a given item of codeword material has been 

derived from cryptanalytic process and the feasibility of using the codeword to discriminate between 

COMINT which is fully reliable and completely 

accurate and that which has only a high probability 

of reliability and accuracy. The ad hoc committee 

reported that it felt a sound recommendation could 

only be made after careful review of the a.greed 

upon position with respect to assignment of CCMIN'f 

to Categories. 

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