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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: Review of USCIB Directives. 

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22 July 1954 

1. The enclosed report of the Chairman, USCIB Security Committee is 

circulated for approval or comment upon which to base further action. 

2. Particular attention is invited to paragraph 3 of the enclosure. 

Soon after USCIB Directive #4 was promulgated a survey of the degree of 

compliance with it was made. The survey recognized that it amounts 

"in effect, to no more than a re-emphasizing of the principle (of the 

'need to know•) and an explicit mention of compartmentation as a means of' 

implementing it 11 • At the same time it was noted that "the several USCIB 

elements conform generally to the provisions of Directive #4 11 • (See 

USCIB 13/61 of 6 April 1949 approved at 39th USCIB on 8 April 1949.) It 

was also recognized that periodic surveys of the degree of compliance 

with USCIB Directive #4 would be desirable. Since the idea of compartmentation was first introduced as a means of preventing jeopardy of one 

COMINT source through unnecessary association with another one, the idea 

of categorization has similarly been introduced to reduce a creeping 

danger to high-grade material through application to it of exceptions 

intended to permit wider use of less sensitive material. The two ideas 

go hand in hand but unless kept in tune with the times may create 

undesirable anachronisms. Such a situation may now be developing. While 

it appears that both compartmentation and categorization as presently 

agreed would be widely applicable and quite helpful under the circum-· 

stances that would be likely to obtain in war (and should therefore be 

maintained in readiness for such application), their rigid application 

under present circumstances may be impracticable to varying degrees. For 

these reasons members are reqliested to again submit statements as to the 

extent to which they are conforming and feel they can conform to the 

requirements of USCIB Directive #4, bearing in mind the effect that; 

categorization of COMINT may have on its application. It is further 

requested that these statements be forwarded in time to reach this office 

by 28 August 1954. 

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3. In addition, it is requested that vote sheet replies on the 

recommendations contained in the enclosure hereto be returned at the same 

time the above-mentioned statements are forwarded. 

4. THIS DOCUMENT AND ITS ENCLOSURE CONTAIN COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND SHALL BE HANDLED ONLY IN CHANNELS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED 

FOR COMINT. 

Enclosure 

SEC #011 dtd 21 July 1954. 

USCIB: 4.2/22 

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2l July 1954 

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, USCIB 

Subject: Review of USCIB Directives 

l. At the request of its Chairman, the Security Committee, 

at its Fifteenth Meeting on 17 June 1954, reviewed CIBD #4 (Revised), 25 October 1950, "Instructions for the Compartmentation of CCMINT 

Information", CIBD #6 (Revised), 18 April 1952, "Instructions for 

the Protection of COMINT Codewords", and CIBD #8, 11 August 1950, 

11USCIB Policy on Access to COMINT Files by Official Historians", 

for the purpose of determining whether those directives were in 

need of revision in order to comply with the new Appendix "B". 

2. The SECCOM. unanimously agreed to recommend that no substantive revisions to CIBD #4, CIBD #6 or CIBD #8 are necessary at 

this time in order to insure compliance with the provisions of the 

new Appendix "B". 

3. The SECCCM, however, noted a report from the NSA Member 

regarding the impracticality of the requirement, as stated in 

CIBD #4, paragraph 2(b), that "Reports of progress in each general 

field of CCMINT effort shall be separate from similar reports 

covering other fields and each shall be given separate distribution 

The SECCOM agreed to recommend revision of that statement at the time 

of codification of all USCIB policy statements and directives, to the 

effect that such action should be taken insofar as practicable. 

4. The recommendations by the Security Committee outlined in 

paragraphs 2 and 3 above are submitted to the Executive Secretary for 

such action as be deems desirable. 

5. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND SHALL BE HANDLED ONLY IN CHANNELS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED 

FOR COM.INT. 

(SIGNED) 

WILLIAM R. CUIMER 

Major, Arty. , USA 

Chairman, SECCOM 

Enclosure with USCIB 4.2/22 dtd 22 July 1954. 

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