REF ID:A67753 

UNITED STATES COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE BOARD 

Washington 25, D.C. 

Office of the Chairman 

CIB # 000190 

9 July 1954 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY: 

Subject: 

Reference: 

Release to Canada of NSA Scientific Advisory 

Board Report Entitled "The Potentialities of 

COMINT for Strategic Warning." 

USCIB 3.5/5 dtd 1 June 1954. 

1. In reply to the reference the enclosed comments have been 

received from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and CIA members of USCIBEC . 

2. These enclosures are forwarded pursuant to the USCIBECUSCIB decision set forth in paragraph 2 of the reference. 

Enclosures 

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Very respectfully, 

RUFUS L. TAYLOR 

Captain, u. s. Navy 

Executive Secretary, USCIB 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 09-26-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 
G2-PP 17 June 1954 

MEMORANDUM FOR: EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, USCIB 

SUBJECT: Deletions from the Robertson Report~ 

It is requested the following be deleted from the Robertson Report, 

for the reasons indicated, prior to its release to Canada: 

a. Page 4, Paragraph 3. Delete the words "both civilian and 

military" from the first sentence. Delete the last sentence. Army does 

not agree that the military personnel policies of the U.S. Army should 

be revised. In addition, Array does not consider that such internal U.S. 

matters should be released to Canada. 

b. Page 6, first paragraph. Delete reference to Appendix III 

and delete Appendix III. Army does not consider that USCIB is authorized 

to release military operational data of the type included in Appendix III. 

c. Pages 20 and 21. Delete both pages. ELINT matters are not 

under USCIB cognizance and the Army does not consider that USCIB is 

authorized to release any data on U.S. ELINT arrangements and problems to 

Canada. 

d. Page 60. Delete paragraph on Intercept Operators. See 

paragraph 1 above. 

e. Page 67. Delete Appendix X. See paragraph 3 above. 

FOR THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-2 

/s/ THOMAS M. LARNER 

THOMAS M. LARNER 

Colonel, GS 

Chief, Plans and Policy 

Office 
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SY/000588-54 

2 Jul 1954 

MEMORANDUM 

From: 

To: 

Subj: 

Ref: 

Navy Member, USCIBEC 

Executive Secretary, USCIB 

NSASAB report; deletions from 

(a) USCIB 3.5/5 

1. It is considered that this report does not adequately survey the 

potentialities of COMINT and that the emphasis as placed on the various 

phases of the problem renders the conclusions questionable. In view 

of this the Navy Member, USCIBEC feels it impracticable to indicate 

other than the following specific deletions in response to reference (a): 

a. Page 13, sencond sentence 

b. Page 26, fifth sentence 

c. Page 38, second paragraph 

d. Page 42, entire section headed "Delivery ti>f Intelligence 

Information" 

e. Page 43, fourth sentence under "Discussion" 

2. It is recommended that, regardless of deletions, the covering letter 

stress that the repot.t is not intended to reflect the views of USCIB 

and that it is forwarded only as a matter of interest and for study. 

/s/ W. M. McCOHMICK 

Captain, USN 
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AFOIN-1A3 9 June 1954 

MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUl'IVE SECRETARY, USCIB 

SUBJECT: (Unclassified) Recommended Changes to Robertson Report 

1. Reference is ma.de to the decision on Item 1 rendered by USCIBEC 

at its 15th Meeting. 

2. It is requested that the following deletions be ma.de to the 

expurgated version of the Robertson Report before its release to the 

Canadians: 

a. Pa.ge 20 - Delete the following clause from the first 

sentence 11 • • • but the degree of coordination among the services and 

with the COMINT effort is at present unsatisfactory from a warning 

standpoint. 11 

b. ~age 21 - Delete the following "Deficiencies in the EI.INT 

program from the warning standpoint are:" and paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 

and 5, thereafter. 

c • Page 39 - Delete the fourth paragraph. 

d. Pages 29-4o - Delete from last paragraph the second sentence 

which begins on pa.ge 39 and ends on pa.ge 4o. 

e. Pa.ge ~ - Delete the word "such" from the sentence near the 

top of the pa.ge beginning with the words "More effective utilization •.. ". 

Delete paragraph near bottom of the pa.ge beginning with the words "Additionally, it is particularly ••• 11 

f. Pages 67-72 - Delete entire Appendix x. 

3. It is understood that USCIBEC a.greed that the Calla.dians would 

be advised thatthe Robertson Report is advisory in nature and does not 

necessarily reflect official U.S. views. 

FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF: 

F. J. HARROLD 

Lt. Colonel, USAF 

Directorate of Intelligence 
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REF ID:A67753 

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 

Washington 25, D.C. 

MEMCEANDUM FOR: Executive Secretary, tBCIB 

4 June 1954 

SUBJECT: Canadian Reguest for Copies of NSA Scientific 

Advisory Board Report Entitled "The Potential11 ties of COMINT for Strategic Warning." 

1. Pursuant to a decision reached at the 15th meeting or 

USCIBEC, 28 May 1954, CIA recommends that the material pertaining to personnel {pp. 25-27, 51-62 and the reference on p. 16) 

be deleted from the expurgated version of the NSA Scientific 

Advisory Boa.rd report, "The Potentialities of COMINT for 

Strategic Warning," forwarded under USCIB: 3.5/3, 4 May 1954, 

prior to its transmission to Canadian authorities. 

2. In the event that the report is not retyped, a statement substantially as follows should be inserted on a new page 25: 

"Material pertaining to internal personnel problems, covering 

pages 25-27 and Appendix VIII of the original report, has been 

omitted. 11 

3. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE 

INFORMATION AND SHALL BE HANDLED ONLY IN CHANlilEI.S EXPRESSLY 

PROVIDED FOR COMINT. 

HUNTINGTON D. SHELDON 

CIA MEMBER, tBCIB 

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