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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: cauNT Relations with D 

The enclosure is forwarded for information at the request of 

the Director, National Security Agency. 

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apr:a:~ ve Secretary, USCIB 

Enclosure 

NSA Serial 000186-S dtd 16 Apr 1954 

XPPENDED DOCOMEl.(TS CONTA!N 

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USCIB: 29.16/2 

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

WASHINGTON 2!5, D. C. 

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MEMORANDUM FOR '!BE MEMBERS OF USCIB 

Serial: 000186-S 

16 April 19.$4 

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SUBJECT: COMmT Relations with D 

Reference: USCIB 29.16'1, dated 18 December 1953 

The inclosed Bri tisb reply to my proposal\. f'or an 

extension of' U. S. COMINT relations_ withD (see 

reference) is forwarded f'or information in connection With 

the forthcoming discussion of our 

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·but L.S.I.B. hos had to give consi<lerablo th0Lug_i,...t-it'""o-t' .... 1,...1e---.ae.--v,...o ... !-o-pm-,...e,...n"":e.-s-___. 

referred. to in your memorandum ond to other rela tea developments mentioned 

below. · · · · · 

2. For the U.K. authorities there are t''VO serious objections 

proposnls made in your memoran F" L S..I B. feels that irre 

da.ma e ''l0u1d be done to 

contrast to the u.s. 

proposals in your pnra;.....:o2::.1o..11"'--~=-....... """""'""'°"'>=< .............. L...1o ....................... .._ ___ __...__....._ ....... ___ __,, 

appreciate that their 

requirement, the U .K. Lc'""a"""rm,..,...,,o..,.,...,....,..1"""n.....,.. ............................. i .... S,.,...-..,.....e,.,...,-,,-,...c,..,,e,..,,a~s'""e~i~·,...s~aTT"=-=~~~~~ 

that material at lepst i: the qinner pr.·o· /posed in your paras. 2 

could only leacl thet_ _Jto the (correct) deduction tho.t 

ignored their embargo an was maldng the material available to the U.K. "under 

the counter". This, ii; is thouaht wpuld not only be undesirable in it· .. self, 

but it 'vould also give thel Jan insi[)lt into the extent of U.K./U.S. 

Sigint collaboration. 

3. These two dif:f'irn.Utics (which ·were i'oreseen and a:isoussed at the 

March 1953 U.K./u.s.A. Conference and which we "17ere then concerned to 

overcome) seern to L.S.I.B. to make the u.s. proposals unacceptable in their 

present f'onn.L.s.I.D. is therefore arudous that every e:f'f'ort be w.ad.c to tind. a 

dif'f'erent solution to the prol>lem, and it is J-ioped that the counter-propo$als 

put f'or~~rd below will meet ~dth u.s.c.I.D. •s approval. 

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6. Before any actionwa this suggestion, it would 

be necessary for the R.A.~,. to that for further consideration 

to be given to their . the U.K • ...... ~~~ ....... ~ ....................... ---..--___,,--.~~ ................ ..-~--....... --- must be assured that it \"Vas w.ade with the knowledge of witp whom 

the u.K. had already been in touch on related matters. 

7. The technical assistance in voice interception to he provided by 

the U.K. would connnence w.tth the provision or language training of voice 

operatoi"s and advice on .the p.lrely sign.a.ls aspects of voice interception. 

Thereaf.ter, it vrould b.e progressive, up to a level corresponding to th$.t agreed 

for the technical assistance to be provided by the U.S. The U.K. v.rould\be happy 

to arranee for the U .s. to be consulted in detail about these stages as they 

a. It .is SU 

. 9.. . I hope that the above proposals, for which I! have obtained the 

approval in principle of L.s.r.n., vdll prove acceptable to the u.s. and 

provide a satisfactory way out of the present impasse. 

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