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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIBEC: 

Subject: Delineation of Foreign Liaison Flll'lctions Between 

the Director; National Security Agency, and the 

Executive Secretary, USCIB. 

l. The following is circulated for information. 

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2. The Executive. Secretary and the Director, National Security 

Agency, have agreed that in view.· of USCI:B:· Directive· /1.3 clarification 

is needed in the delineation of liaison responsibilities of the 

Director, National Security Agency, and the Executive Secretary, USCIB. 

In response to certain proposals of the latter, the form.er has suggested the interim arrangement described below pending a redefinition 

of the status and subordination of U. S. liaison officers • 

.3. The Executive Secretary will confine his foreign liaison 

activities to the following: 

a. Matters between USCIB and its foreign comterparts as 

such (i.e., those actually addressed to a Board or Chairman thereof}, 

b. Matters involving non-CCMJET agencies exclusively. 

c. Such other matters as are mut.ua.11.y agreed to by the 

Director and the Executive Secretary, or as are specifically directed. 

by USCIB. 

4. In the use of the channels maintained and operated by the 

National Security Agency, the Eltecutive Secretary will send all communications on the above-mentioned matters to the Director, NS.A, with a 

request that they be sent to the required addressees. Communications 

which are not addresseq to NSA or the Director will not receive 

internal distribution within NSA. 

5. Communications on matters other than those specified in 

paragraph 3 above will be the responsibility of the Director, NSA. In 

the event that a matter does not fall clearly under the responsibility 

of the Executive Secretary or the Director in accordance with the foregoing, it will be handled initially by the Director, NSA, subject to 

possible later transfer after consultation with the Executive Secretary. 

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9 July 1953 

SECREt - SECORIII MO!IMJ\'tfOl'f 

Subje~t: Delineation of Foreign Liaison Functions Between 

the Director, National Security Agency, and the 

Executive Secretary, USCIB. 

6. In the conduct of liaison with British and Canadian liaison 

representatives in Washington, the same general principles will app1y. 

In other words, discussions conceming the communications or matters 

ref erred to in paragraph 3 will be conducted by the Executive 

Secretary; those on other matters, by the Director, NSA. The British 

and Canadian liaison personnel will be instructed to confo:rm to these 

rules and when in doubt to consult the Director, NSA. 

7. The Director, National Security- Agency, has stated that he 

considers the above arrangements unnecessarily complicated and 

unrealistic and wishes to emphasize their strictly interim nature. 

The Director, National Security Agency, also states that "Meanwhile, 

and unless: some change. is adopted by the Boa.rd, he will continue to 

exercise the authority and direction of the U. s. liaison units abroad, 

which he fo:rmerly exel!'cised in his capacity as Coordinator. At an 

early date he proposes to recommend revision or the charter or the 

U. s. liaison units.n He also believes that a revision in the charters 

of U. s. liaison units is necessary in the light of the abolition of 

the of !ice of Coordinator and that such revision may in turn require a 

revision of USCIB Directive #3. 

S. In the absence of objection on the part of member organizations the Executive Secretary is prepared to operate in accordance with 

the recommendations set forth by the Director, NSA, pending further 

consideration of the matter at such time as NSA-proposed changes in the 

charters for the liaison units are considered by the Hoard. 

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