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TAU: CCJIJEMORD 1:.ATERIAL 

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CXllD! Aznng.-nta tor SAOI.Aft . USCIB JA/268 dated 7 J8l'1Uf&l7' 1953 

lo Pollo1dpg USCIB -wrc»val ot the 11nal R90rt; and Reconmendatlone ot the US/ui/Calladian Planning Conference (SACLAMT) ot November 

19S2. with amendamlta 1nd1cated 1n the ref'erence. the Director, NSA, 

intoflied Bl"it.ieh and Canadian authorities ot USCIB viwao 

2o As stated 1n the enclosure herewith, I.BIB bas accepted the 

ammdmenta agreed to b7 USCIB and bu proposed certain turt;her changes 

to the Conference paperao These proposals, conta1ned in pqagraphs 

2b, c, d, and e, are scheduled tor consideration at the Eight7•aecond 

UJCIB meetingo 

Acting Executi'Y8 &-~ Secret&17, USCIB 

Eneloaure 

IBIB/26/53 dated 21 Ja11Ua17 19S3 

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Chairman, 

Tim dCICWll8Dt read only by thme penonnel o&lclally Indoctrinated in a ce mth com- munication intelligence lll!Cllrity re&Wat101111 and authorized to receive the information reported herein. 

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21st January, 1953· 

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United States Conmuniqa,\iona 1£\!J.lisence Byrd. 

OOMINT AnRANGDmlTS JOR SACLAR'l' 

lo The London Signal Intelligence Board has considered the final 

Report and Recornmondations ot the U.S./U.K./Calladian Planning Conterence 

ot November 1952 whi.ch met to discuss "Comint arrangements for SACLAN'l"o 

2o The Board agrees 'With the report and reconmendations, with the 

toll.owing comment: 

(a) Reference SAC/E/R/7, Annmmre "Comint arrangements tor 

SACLANT", paras. 11 and 12. L.S.I.B. agrees with u.s.0.1.B. that theso paragraphs are ambiguous, and 

accepts u.s.c.1.s.•e proposed redratt.• namell': 

Para. ll(a) "Co=Ordinated shore=baued direction find.er 

operations by National nets and stations organized and 

controlled as 1111t.ually agreed among the participating 

nations." 

Para. 12 Delete word "direct" 1n title, and reword 

paragraph: 

"Each nation ld.th torces serving uncler SACLAHT may 1n° 

dividually arrange to operate in SACUIT's area National 

Comint Units not provided specitical.:q or exclueiveq tor 

support; ot the forces wider SACLANT. The&e Units w1ll not 

operate as part ot the SACLANT nyn structure, and will not 

be subject to the arrangements tor inter-Allied cooperation 

unless agreed by the nations providing them." 

Consequential amendments are similarl1' required in paraso 14 and 15 ot SAC/E/B/(6), "Communication Intelligence (Y) 

Arrangements tor SACLANTo" 

(b) Reference SAC/E/R/7, Annexure "Oomint arrangements tor 

SAC.LANT", paragraph 27(b). The L.S.I.B. considers that 

it is acceptable tor the f'ull1' evaluated results of eho1•e= 

based D/F operations, during NATO or other Allied exercises 

or manoeuvres• to be passed "to the nationals or those nations 

participating 1n the D/F operations; and, by implication, 

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:for D/F fiua made during those exercises or manoeuvres 

to be received. by nationals ot all nations participating 

in the exercises whether or not thoee nations contribute 

to the D/F operations. The Board M>Ulcl go further than 

thiso It does not regard the emplOJ111ant of shipbome interception or D/F facilities during NAro or other Allied 

exercises or manoeuvres, and the subsequent ~sis ot 

the results, to be governed by Comint 11eC111'1t1 regulations 

except insofar as the ~sis of results may reveal special Com.int techniques. The Board considers that the analysed 

reslllt• e! such interception ancl D/F operation• .in peace nhould. therefore be made available, in poatetmtrciee con .... terence, to all nat.ions which have pe.rt.icipated in the 

Allied exercise in order to asaiat in the improvement or 

Allied OOlllmLUlicationa eecurity, provided on:Qr that euah 

anal1'sed reaulta do not: 

(1) reveal the location of U.S., U.K., or Canadian 

interception or D/r tacilitiea; 

(ii) reveal special Condnt techniques. 

The Board wuld welcome the views ot u.s.c.1.s. and c.1.c. on this mattero 

(c) Beterence SAC/B/R/S, "arrangements tor exchange and dis= 

semillation within SACLAIT'e Comnand. ot Com1nt. ~ the 

scope ot Third Party collaborat1on11 , paragraph S(c)o The 

L.s~I.B. considers that the detinition ot the second 

catego17 ot intelligence to be disseminated bJ' OJC•a 

contravenes the provisions of Appendix B to the BRUSA 

Agreement, paragraph 15 • and ot HIRSIQft, paragraph 80, 

which ia based thereon. The Boarcl therefore proposes 

an amendment to this sub=paragraph, Uld the adrlitiol'l of 

a new paragraph 6, ae in the Anna.ure to this letter (with 

the existing paragraphs 6 • 7 and 8 ot SAC/E/R/5 being re= 

numbered 7, 8 and 9). 

(d) Reference SAc/E/B/5, paragraph 5(b). The J...s.1.1. 

accepts that, 1n peace and war. there should be an axe 

change betwen the proposed OIC's ot epecialq important. 

but not all Comint items received by th• three OIC'•• 

It would however auggest that, 1n peace and war, all 

appreciations and diecuesione ot plots shoulcl be exchanged 

between the three OIC•a, and that. the wording ot th1u 

sub=paragraph ehould therefore be claritied to read: 

, "Between the OIC•s there will be exchange ot 

spectali import.ant indi'VidUal Com1nt. it.a. 

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and of all appreciations and diacueaions ot 

plots based thereon"• 

(e) The L.S.IoBo notes that the Conference c:l1d not. d.iacu.ea 

or make arw recomnendation concem.ing the appointment 

ot the SACLANT 11!" Otticer. The Board voulc1 iimggest 

that this appointmant be -.de bl' SACLANT in ocmmltation 

wit.h Rav llepart•nt• the Canadian Naval 8oal"d and 

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OoW to: Chairman, Comnunications Research Ccmnitteeo 

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Re=draft, ot 84C/EJWJF& '(c) aJ!d ng para 6 

(existing paras 6 • 7 and 8 to be reonumbered 7, 8 and 9) 

/j(c'f/ Put ot OIC!1. 'l'w categories ot intelligence will be 

diaaadnated by OICts: 

(i) The first rill be at Comint level UJd will be 

sent on1J to subordinate cOl'llllallcle:re cleared to 

receive Comint, 'WhO mst. be u.1., U.S. or Canadian 

national.a. such conaumers will be eerved by the 

appropriate OIC through Com1nt channels. 

(11) the second cate&017 will be at ncm<=Comint level 

and will be sent to &11 comandera concemecl through 

non=Condnt channel.a, no~ :In the tom ot in.,., 

telllgence eumaries. Comint mqr be uaed aa back0 

ground 1n the selection and formulation of these 

SU1Jlrl&riee, but itca ot 1ntol'D8tion derived solel.7 

from Comint mst be rigoroueq excl.Uded .trom t1ot:m, 

and 1n addition care muet be ·taken to ensure that 

nothing 1n the INllllll.riee as ieaued could be traced 

back to Comint 1n general. 

(111) Those arrangements will app]¥ 1n peacetime. Mr¥ 

modU'1cat1on to Met emergen07 or "Waz't,1.me cond1° 

tione will be in accordance with t.he policy ot u.s.c.I.B., L.s.1.s. ancl c.a.o. 

60 Responsibilit1 tor ninta:lldpg Com1n\ ee91£1t1 

(a) 

(b) 

Should it be neces11a17 to take action 1n the light 

ot Comint made available under para 5(c)(1) above, 

the utmost care mat be taken by comanders responsible 

tor 1esuing operational orders to eneure "t;hat neither 

the enaq, nor Allied Third Pert)' nationals and \Ill"" 

:lndoctr!.12ated. u.x., u.s. or Cuadian nationals involved, beoame aware ot the existence ot the Comint 

1Dtormat1cm. 

In the cue ot the intelligence 8UDID&ries disaeminatecl 

u 1n para 5{c)(i1) abow, it is the responsibility of 

OIC' s to ensure that the principles atatecl are followed. 

ill their preparation. Comanders 1d.ll then be at 

liberty to uae them in any ~ that their classifi .... cation (SF.CB.ET or 'l'OP smm) allows. 

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