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SUBJECT NUMBER 

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Subject: 

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Item 1 of' the Agenda f'or the Fifteenth Meeting ot 

USCIBEC, held on 28 May 1954. 

Canadian Request tor Copies of NSASAB Report on "The 

Potentialities or C01'1INT for Strategic Waming". 

(USCIB 3.5/3, 3.5/4) 

'IHE CHAIRMAN presented this item for consideration, and invited 

comments on the proposed release or the NSASAB report to Canada. 

··. 1 I asked the NSA repr~sentative if he feels it desirable 

to ·orm the Canadians, as the report indicates, that there is some 

criticism within our own Government of' personnel policies. 

CAPTAIN AGNE.W replied by pointi.iig out that the NSASAB report is 

not an NSA report, but rather, is one prepared by the Scientific 

Advisory Board and submitted to the Director, NSA to do with as he 

chooses. He explained that NSA has ma.de an errort to delete from the 

report those portions deemed vital to the defense of' the U.S., and 

added that the EI.INT Appendix had originally been deleted in its 

entirety because of' its controversial nature and criticism of' NSA; 

however, it was replaced at the insistence of' the SAB members, who felt 

that the report is incomplete without it. 

I l said that he was not thinking of' the report in terms 

of' criticism ofSA. Noting that information concerning bad relations 

with contracting firms has been deleted from the report, he suggested 

that NSA might also wish to delete the conments concerning personnel 

policies. 

MR. GODEL pointed out that the report would be forwarded by a 

covering memorandum, and suggested that the Canadians be informed by 

such m~orandum that the report does not necessarily reflect official 

U.S. opinion, nor do we, in fact, entirely agree with it. 

COLONEL TOWNSEND, stating t.hat he does not favor the release of' 

controversial information of' this nature to foreign governments, said 

that he would be willing, however, to approve release of' the expurgated 

version subject to certain additional deletions. He indicated several 

examples of' information which he thought might well be omitted. 

CAPTAIN AGNE.W said that he is aware of' Dr. Robertson's opinion 

that if the report is cut down much more it would be better not to send 

it to Canada. · 

In reply to Mr. Polyzoides' inquiry, CAPTAIN AGNEW informed the 

members that the Canadians had learned of' the existence of' this report 

from Dr. Robertson himself'. 

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THE CHAIRMAN asked if the Committee could agree that there is a 

need to know on the part of the Canadians and Mr. Godel expressed his 

view that such a need exists in view of U.S.-Canadian cooperation in the 

whole problem of strategic warning. 

MR. POLYZOIDES inquired whether it was originally intended to pass 

the report to Canada, or whether the question arose purely' as a result 

of Dr. Robertson's mention of the report in Canada. 

THE CHAIRMAN expressed his opinion that the original intent is 

really immaterial at this point if the opinion of the Advisory Boa~ is 

shared by the NSA member. 

CAPTAIN AGNEW stated that the question of sending the report was 

never considered until raised by the Advisory Board; but, now that it 

has been raised, the Director, NSA is willing that it be released. 

MR. POLYZOIDES expressed his willingness to accept the recommendations of the experts in the matter. 

MR. GODEL said that he finds it difficult to accept the view that 

further deletions will render· the report useless. 

COLONEL LONG asked what we will get from the Canadians in return 

for the report, adding his general reluctance to approve the release. 

'lHE CHAIRMAN replied that the question of quid pro quo is not 

involved in this case, it being, rather, a matter of furthering U.S.-

Canadian cooperation in hemispheric defense. 

After further discussion the members were generally agreed that 

the report, properly emended, should be released to Canada. To accanmodate the interests of individual members with regard to further 

deletions it was agreed that all recODDnendations for change will be 

forwarded to the Executive Secretary who will, in turn, notify the 

Director, NSA of the nature and extent of amendments recODDDended before 

the report is forwarded to Canadian authorities. 

DECISION: (28 May 1954) USCIBEC agreed to recominend that USCIB interpose no objection to the release to Canada of the expurgated version of 

the NSASAB report ("The Potentialities of CCJUNT for Strategic Warning"), 

subject to deletions recommended by the members of USCIBEC. It was 

agreed, further, that individual USCIBEC members will notify the 

Executive Secretary of those additional deletions which it is desired 

that the Director, NSA accomplish prior. to release of' the report. 

This item to be dropped from the agenda. 

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