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COrJEWOftf) MA'l'ERIAfi 

5 November 1954 

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

Subject: 

Reference: USCIB 29.11/8 of 3 November 1954. 

The Director, NSA requests that the members of USCIB examine 

the enclosed cormnents on enclosure 1 with the reference and advise 

the Executive Secretary by telephone of their concurrence or comment with regard thereto. 

Enclosure 

NSA serial 0004B4 dtd 5 Nov. 1954. 

USCIB: 29.11/9 

APPENDED DOCQMENT CONI11:Ilt.'! 

OOBElire!m IttTERIAL 

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Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 04-24-2014 pursuant to E. 0. 1352B 
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

WASHINGTON 25. D. C. Serial: 000484-S 

5 Nov 54 

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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Mn-iORANDUM FOR THE MEMBEBS OF USCIB 

SUBJECT: 

Reference: USCIB 29.11/8, subject as above, ~ted 3 .November 1954-

1. The inclosure is a proposed message f'ran the. Director, NSA1 

to the Director, G contain comments on the UK terms of reference 

for discussions with as set forth in OOC/491.61 2 October 

1954 (incl.osure l with the reference • 

2. The members are requested to approve the inclosure for forwarding 

to GCBQ as USCIB's official position. If ithe members concur, it is suggested the inclosure be used as a guide in developing :l.ndividual terms of 

reference for possible discussions with I I during his current 

visit to the U.S. 

3. The ileed far exned~ f,ing of this matter is supparted 

by the asswnption tba~ will go direct to London following 

his departure f'rom this coun ry. 

FOR THE DIRECTOR: 

Incl: 

Draft message 

JOHN B ACKERMAN 

Major General, US Air Force 

Vice Director 

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FRCJ.i: DIRECTOR, NSA 

TO: DIRECTOR, GCHQ 

FURTHER MY D'l'G 032133Z NOV*. PARA 1. USCIBi'.BELIEVEB~ AS YOU PROPOSE, THAT 

IT IS HIGHLY DESIRABIE TO DEVELOP AND ~TAJ3LISH A cQ.fltiON • •. AGREED UKUSA CCMnrt/ 

COMSEC POLICY TOWARD I !REQUESTS/FOR CRYPJ.'OLOGXC. mt0$fATION AND ASSISTANCE. USCIB CONCURS GENERALLY IN YOUR.PROPOSALS AS• 'l!O THE LIMITATIOWS WHICH 

SHOULD BE PIACED ON THE PROVISioB OFiSUCH INFORMA'.rION AND ASSISTANCE, I.E. 1 

BO CcmNT TECHNICAL MATERIAIS .OR END-PRODUCTS COtJLD BE PROVIDED\. PARA 2. 

tJSCIB DOF.s Nor CONCUR m PROPOSAL THAT m:I t Bl .lm'ORMED THNr THE RESULTS 

OF 

IN'l'ELLIGENCE REPORTS PROVIDED THROUGH NATIONAL OR SJlAPE CIJANliEIS. \ THERE ABE 

•o DIDICATIONS THROUGH I r WILL DEMAND A. QUID PRO QUO 

OF THIS NATURE AND user B./DOES Nor CONCUR m EITHER GRAFrmG SUCH INFOBMA.TIOlf 

OR RISKING THE POSSIBILITY or MIS~mG THE Om 'l'HIS REGARD. \\uscm 

SUGGESTS TH!a/ ALL OF./ PARA 5A OF DGC/1+916 AFTER THE FIRST SENTENCE BE \DELftED. 

IF c=Jm:ssES/FOR END-PRODoors I rr IS BELIEVED BarB UKUSA PARTIES SHOULD 

DDICATE THAT: . SUBPARA A. TBE I ~ FOR DIRECT 

SUPPORT OF MII.ITARY ca.1MAM>ERS. SUBPARA B. I Im '1'HB 

,___ ___ ____.!Is ENVISAGED, BUT MUST BE ACCCl4PLISHED VIA SHAPE "Y" CBAlmEIS 1 

RATHER 'l'HAlf lfATIOBJl.L CHA?mEIS. SUBPARA c. l'l' IS UNDERSTOOD THAT I I IS 

BEING INVITED TO ENTER THE SHAPE ''Y" STRUC'.l'Ulm. THE NATURE .AND SCOPE OF COMift 

COLLABORATION IN SHAPE IS BOW m TBE PROCESS or BEDG FORMULATED BY THE PARTICIPATING NATIONS. ('l'HIS REVELATIOH 'l'O I fsHoULD uor JEOPARDIZE THE sHAPB 

*IYro 032133z N<:N 1Dformed GCHQ matter 'fOP. SBemR CONTROL HUMBER 54-30§3B 

wa.a being referred to tJSCIB. COPY ;"'If OF 48 COPIFS 

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BmCfrIATIONS SI~~~ .A_C ()V S (t), SHAPE, IS MAKING/BIS OFFICIAL "Y" APPROACH 

To THE I ITHis WEEK). PARA 3. REGARDING THE PROVISION OF CRYPTANAL'fiIC 

TRAINING, uscIB FEELS THAT THEDsKOOID/BE CLEARLY INFORMED THAT rr IS 

CONTRARY TO NATIONAL POLICY TO PROVIDE S"OOH ASSISTANCE, BU't THAT CERTAIN 

BASIC AND INTROOUCTORY CRlPTANALYTIC 'mAINmG MAY BE PROVIDED IF THEY SO 

DF.SIRE. THE BOARD HAS Sa.ml .RESERVATIONS ABour THE DESIRABILITY OF SENDING 

A I l.A:ND FEELS SUCH A VISIT WOUU> BE AIMOSI' CERTADI 

TO INSPIRE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE I I PARA 4. 

ADVISING! lro APPLY TO SECAN FOR CR?PrOGRAPHIC ASSISTANCE, AS YOU PROPOOE 

IN PARA 5B OF DGC/4916, IS QUITE ACCEPTABIE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE NATO COUNCIL 

HAS DISTRIBUI'ED A STANDING GROUP MEMORANDUM (SGM 620-5~) TO MEMBER NATIONS 

Cfi THE SEC..'URITY OF NATIONAL Cet&ruNICATIOOS .AND HAS ISSUED AN IMPIEMEHTING 

MEMC!WIDUM (NATO TOP SECRET C-M (5lt.)78) REQUF.sTING MEMBER NATIONS TO APPLY 

'1'0 SEC.AN FOR ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE ON TECHNICAL MA'P1'EBS. PARA 5 o YOUR 

C<M«ENTS ARE DWITED. 

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