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USCIB: ';!J.1/25 Item 4 of the Agenda tor the 10.3.rd Meeting of USCIB, 

held.on 14 May 1954. 

Subject: Program to Improve Ccmmnmications Securit7 of NA.TO 

Countries (Oral Report). \ · 

'lHE ACTING CHAIRMAN (General Cabell) invited COJ1111.enta by the Chaiman 

ot the Canbined. Working.Group, Mr. T. A. Polymoides. 

MR. POLyzomES expressed regret at having to report orally but 

inf'ormed. the members that his basic papers have not 7et bean retumed tran 

London. A summary of' his report follows: 

The talks with the French on the above subject have been\campleted. 

The French readily accepted the minimum security standards reccipmended. by 

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ractices which must be avoided. 

Further, our delegation expressed the view that positive action will be 

taken by the French to improve their communications security; however, 

sane time mq elapse before any action they take will becane effective. 

MR. POLYZOIDES went on to recount further details of i:h~ negotiations 

in Paris stating, among other things, that it would have been difficult to 

find. a better group of Frenchmen with whom to work, both fl'OJll the viewpoints of technical competence and willingness to cooperat6 in every po~aible way. He described the part plqed by the CWG leading up to, and 

throughout, the negotiations and in:t'ormed those present that the British 

members were of' the opinion that the CWG should continue to have cognisance over this matter--. an.opinion shared by' the U.S. members as well. 

MR. POLYZOIDES then ottered these three specific recomm.endatiop.s f'or 

Board consideration: (a) 'PJ'lat the Board approve his oral and informal 

presentation as an interim.report pending presentation ot a detailed 

a.naqsis, (b) that the U.S; element now be ~~an~de~d!......!:!t:!:!.o.......,...,.w.u1....11...........i~111.1iL.---, 

one member from CIA and one member from OSD 

He concluded by' expressing 

thanks to the Arsq tor splendid. service rendered by the SSO system, and to 

BSA tor the help provided by SUSLO, London. · . THE ACTING CHAIRMAN invited comments on Mr. Po:cy-zoides' report • . . 

.... . . . GENERAL ERSKINE moved that the report and recommendations be approved.. 

It was so ordered. 

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QAPTAIN TAYLOR stated that he had attended Dl8l11' ot the U.S. Ad Hoc 

Committee and Combined Working Group meetings. He recommended. that in addition to recognizing the tine job done by the delegates in Paris, the Board 

congratulate the Chairman ot the two Committees, Mr. Polyzoid.es 1 on ttie 

excellent job he has done by his personal supervision and persevering 

insistence on adhering to the established policies ot the Board throughout 

the long negotiations preceding the approach to the French. The m4!11lbers ot 

the Board wholeheartedl;r accepted this recommendation. 

DECISION: (14 Mq 1954) USCIB: 

(a) Approved l(r. Polyzoides 1 oral presentation as an interim report 

pending presentation ot a detailed anal.ysis. 

(b) Agreed that the U.S. element' or the Combined Working Group should 

be exi>anded to incl;ude one member ~ach tram CIA and OSD. 

Th.is itam to be dropped tram the agenda. 

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BRDPDn SHD:g ~ GUIRAL CAJttlE 

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