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CIB # 00060 

l June 1953 

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MEMQRANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN', U.S. DELEGATION: 

Subject: Allied (NATO) Communication Security. 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

lo USCIB met in special session on 28 May 1953 and revtewed 

the report ot its Ad Hoc Committee on the problem ot Allied (NAro) 

Communication Security" The Board accepted the report with a few 

changes proposed and agreed at the meeting. In addition to the changes, it was agreed that sanitization of certain pages was required prior 

to sul:mdtting the report to the Britisho 

2o USCIB accepted the recommendations of the Chairman, U.S. 

Delegation contained in a Memorandum tor the Chairman, USCIB d.ated 

28 May 1953, subject to a change in the wording ot paragraph 3. The 

final version or the recommendations is as follows: 

a.. The Conference be held as scheduled. 

bo Neither USCIB nor NSC adopt prior to the Conferen"""ce---'a"'"----. 

fixed position with regard to the steps to be taken to improve! 

and other NATO members COMSECo L--------1 

c. The U.S. Delegation be directed to use the Ad Hoc 

Committee Report, as amended, as guidance for discussion with ·t.he 

U.K. Delegation, ss.nitize the Report, and hand it forthwith to the 

Senior Briti:il Liaison Officer (Brigadier Tiltman). 

d., USCIB ini'orm LSIB forthwith that the USCIB wishes to 

ext.end the Agenda to include a review of all the conclusions reached 

at the 01951 BRUSA Conference on thie same subject, and that the present UK pape:{" (DGC/.3441), together with the US paper (Ad Hoc Committee 

Report- as sanitized) will be t.1sed as bases for discussion at the 

Conference a 

. 3, Ten copies of the final sanitized version of the report were 

handed to Brigadier Tiltman's representative on 29 May 1953. New 

pages reflec~ing both the agreed changes and the sanitization process 

have been ci::"culated for insertion in copies of the report held by 

members of the u.s. Delegation. and, of course, by Members of USCIBo 

4. The British have been notified informally throvgh Brigadier 

Tiltman with respect to USCIB's views as set .forth in paragraph 2d 

above. Formal notification to lSIB will be made this date. 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 02-28-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352\3 

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5 o During the discussion of the Conclusions and Reconunendat ions 

ot the Ad Hoc Committee Report, certain proposals were made a matter 

or record as being the consensus of the Board Members~ Although it 

was agreed that these proposals would not be included in the final 

version or the Report, it is the desire of the Board that they be 

used tor guidance purposes by members of the UoSo Delegationo For 

example, toll.owing the discussion and agreement upon the new paragraph 

2 ot the Recomendations, Admiral Espe proposed the addition of a new 

paragraph as follows: 

"lt it is considered. that the above demonstration techr.ique 

will not achieve the desired results in a reasonable time, plans 

should be developed, in concert with the British, which could in1 

The Bo-.rd did not desire to include this paragraph in the Report but 

agreed that it represented the consensus of the Members and should 

serve aa guidance tor the U.S. Delegation, with the understanding, 

however, that the u.s. negotiators would not adopt this position at 

the Conference without further specific authorization ot USCIB. 

6. It waa turther agreed that the UoS. Delegation might reach 

a point ot diacuasion in which they are ravorab.ly impressed by the 

British point of view but find themselves at variance with the guidance 

already provided by the Board. It this should happen USCIB will convene a special session to provide the necessary guidance. 

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