AFSAC I 52/4 7 

2S September 1953 

Subject: Tentative M1mttes. 

lo Tbe timtative minutes tor the Fortieth Mecti:i.g ot AFSAC 

ara t'orvarde4 herrawitb. Ploe.ae advise tbs Secretariat U' ~ 

abaQgee a.re desil'Gd.. 

2o Also .forwa:rded. Vitll vote olleet attached 18 a draft mamorandW intomna the Joint Chiefs of Statf ot tbe decision reacbecl 

at the Fort.i.eth Meeti.D6o It 18 requested tmt vote sheet replies 

be returDad to the Secreter\.at by 8 October 1853· 

Incl.a8w.'"es ... 2 

l.o ~ ot Tentative M.1.mtea, 4otb Meeting .. 

2o :Dra.tt ~Jm for JCS. 

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C!apto Vo Mo Meeormick 

Maj. Geno Jo Ao Samf'ord 

Brig., Geno Gordon Ao BJ.Ue 

Col. Eo Ao Sirmy$'r 

Lt. Geno Ralph J. Csn'!M~ USA, ChairnmD 

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Mi.BS Catherim M. Jo'tmsCG 

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AFSAC: 6o/65 Item l ol tbl Agmda tor tm FolUst.b 

Meeting of i\F;;,AC1 held OD 17 S&'.> .. UH' 19.;J) • 

f;Qbjec't-t F.st.abUslmslt. ot the Joint ...ecwi.tiJ Cc:mnittee. 

The .... tlAlHMAN noted that tJlora WSN DO aimltMl Of 'the preri.GWJ 

Wtl.ag to be approved. lie st.atal t.hat. U. ~ ot the meeting 

lliLS ~ consider a paper ~ boo bean refernd to 4.,pJJ b7" tbe Joint 

Cb1e1 a or .:>ta. r. He added tna~ tbl.s papv w mm submitted tv the 

Chief of Staff, u.S. Amq• and ~ es1.abl.Stb a do1nt. "JecuriV 

Ccmrdttae. He then requatad remarks il'o:o ~ •".-Y npresentative. 

001. BONII revieW'ed the .1*teps bf wn1ob tbe it. on the agenda 

bad come to M.:;J\C. He alao reV1al8d tbe diNOUYe vbloh ostabl.1shed 

AFSA and AF3AC and the AFSAC Cllarter. COL. m>m1 aotad tba maorandum 

Erorr. .ir. Lovett wnicb impl.anantecl llSCID Bo. 91 Uev1sed. He said that 

AF3AC had not been olficiall.y abolished 01' 1"801'6BD'zed, and added that 

it w:ist howaver, inei'tect.119 beoause of the pl'OV181ons of :1SCID loo 9, 

Revised. He stated that this condition left th& J.c.:::. Witmut m 

advisory body tor matters conoeming or Nlated to OOM.IN'l. 

'!'he CHAIRHA'1 said he llld like to make oae correct.ion to the 

Al'IIG'' s remarkso He said that it was not l'..r. Lowtt•s action putting 

OOfIDl' under a different organization that, made A1'51!1:; inef'tective. He 

adOed that it was impo~ batore tlaat time. 

He then raq ues tad the Na117 to comment., 

RAitl. ~l~ said t.bat tba N.l'V7 felt that. t.ae es ta bli~ ot 

suoh a committee as recommended in the paper bat01"'8 ti. Cowm.l. W'Ould 

in effect be <£ duplication of alreed;J ~qi c:GDIDltt.eeso Be stated 

that the J.C.E.Co could bandle matt.en tor OO!WS: and J.r.c. could 

haldl.e mattsrs for 0'.»4Itll. He added that oinoe ~e colllDitt.eea and 

representatives thereon pl'88ented U. Y1ews of tba :;,ervices, it was 

mt believed the proposed additional. CODID1ttee was necessar.v. He 

fl.ll:"'tmr staved that it there i.ere sq other matters to taa up that 

cro3sed the lines of both J.C.h.C. or J.I.c., the two com:rlitt.ees 

could call a joint meeUJJg as is done ror ot.ber pl"Obtems at the present 

timo. 

The CHAIRMAN then requested the Air r"orce v.lewso 

GEN. Sl\ID'ORD said thdt the Ail' Force Sdreed with the views expre , sad by iu\111 o AMMO No 

The CH:\IRMAI stated that as t.be ~iraOtor, WA, be .dsbed to ccmment 

on the prooosal. Ha said that first he C<>n!lidered the timing poor.P 

because a directi'V& on COMSEC, "t"'98pord1Dg somavhat to N<JCm no. 9 

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vas GJq:>ected to be puhUsbad mome~ allll tld.s vould f0f!Dali2e 

the COM3&: situation. 1£ a ommd.tt.ea vu --~817 1t 111>u1d be 

advisable to ascerta:l.n what. 1s l'9q\iirtd bJ ti.at. dln.otive. be added. 

-- ~tated that seoo~ hi~ td.th ADI. /mmn \mt. cmotiher 

oommit.tee r..i.is mt noeded• beoam• t.hare 1llrt too UDJ ccmalt-tees at, 

the present time. lie lriblr stat.at Ula' a. did not see bav C<E1N'l'-

1d.se such a committee oould OJ)lll'ate td.t.bolit nipneeDt .ti.on from tm 

latJ.onal vacurity Agenqr lleow• it would opsnt.e in a complete 

•acUllll. Ha added th.1.t u 1.c.:..c. and J.I.c. wre '8!d, then t.ba 

AdenOT cou.ld fr.lmiEb wb:a ""8r a:JSistaa:se U dednd tw tba two .J.C. !J. 

COJllmit.teas and .1hEll tll8N .icra com'liow. tbo.- two conmlthes could 

aee t together o 

There t3S a gen~ral. lfiscussi.OD on the act9i.eatdl1ty ot using the 

J.CoE.C .. and the J.r.c. in !>lace o£ tie Pl'oposed CGlllDittee. 

1.rE:u ..... Al'.J'ORD m:.lde the motion th1t APSJIJ rea011D&nd to J.c.s. that. 

the provisions of the J .c. s. paper vnich established AF~ be rescin:led and that t.be .J.C.E.C. and J.1.c. be 1$il1zed1 separatel.7 or 

together as deteftd.ned b) the N.reotor o1 tbe JoiJlt, st.art to ~se 

the J oCo <;., OD COMSli'..C and CCMI1l'l matters. 

A TJl. AMY.ON seconded tbe moUcm. 

After rurth::lr diaov.saian COL. B>RJJI oftond a counter proposal 

that action be postponed until the new d1reetive on aM>D: we issuedo 

A vote was t.akc on the or'slDAl motion aDll it w..is mt so agreedo 

The CUAIBM!IN atatecl that tJa Arttrf' DOV pmpo.lEd to po3tpona actioA 

and to recommmd that the paper be tatbd b.Y the Joint Cbief's of Sta.£ 

Wltll after t.be CO&;F.O D:l.reot.ive had Mm pUblisbed and implaDmtedo 

It d iS so agreed. 

Thero tl'.19 no furtller bminesS to coma before the Counoil. 

lbe meeting ~oumed at ll60o 

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;:,eoretary, Ai".JAC 

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MliMORABDUM BY THE CBAlIISAm, All4ED FQRC'f.S SEamltt AGEHCX CCUi";IL 

tor the 

lo At tbe reqmat ot the or1gimtor 1 tbe U1811Cllftodlli'D 1D JCS 

2010/67 wa vitbd...'"'2.W an 5 September 1353 frail consideration by the 

JoiDt Chiefs ot Statf' em. referred to tbe Armed Forces 6ecuri ty 

2.. At the Fortieth Meeting ot AFSAC1 be.1.4 OD 17 September 

19531 it vas 8GZ'ee4 to poetpone act1cm am. to .reoam:neDd tbat JCS 

20W/67 be tsl>lecl by the Joint Ch1et's of Sta.ff urrtil after a 

CQmlm1catio.u Security Directive had. been iublt&becl cmc1. 1mplemm.te4o 

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