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Subject a 

Item 2 of the Agenda .tor the lOOth Meeting of USCIB, 

held on 11 Fe'br1lm7 1954. 

Program to Improve the (bwm1 cation Security o.t KATO 

Countries (USCIB ~.1/6, 29.l/17, 29,.3/19). 

The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Armstrong it he would like to have Mr, 

Poqzoides, Chairman of the Combined Working Group, report on this item. 

MR, AmrSTRORG agreed that this would be the best procedure, - -

MR. POLYZOIIBS said that there is not DlllCh to add to the papers 

now before the Board, He explained that the CombiJ1ed Workillg Ch-oup and 

the U, S, element thereof' had met frequently since last October, and that 

.their deliberations had resulted :ln what he considers to be the cml.1' 

possible p1an which could be devised to provide maxfmnm. assurance that 

the technical aspects ot the approach to the French could be controlled, 

He stated his belief that his camm:lttee had operated well within its 

terms of reference, and apressed the hope that the Board would see tit 

to give its approval to the plan as presented in package form. 

CAP.r.AIN TAYLOR illf'ormed the members that word ot rsm and On>her 

Policy Board appi-oval o.t the instant plan had been received subsequent 

to distribution o.t these papers to the Board, He went· on to m;plain 

that there are seven closel.1'-;i:elated enclosures with uscm 29.1/6, the 

first o.t which is an aide memoire designed to :lnitiate action by means 

ot an approach at the h:lghest diplomatic level, and that the remaining 

enclosures pertain to implementation o.t that approach, 

GENERAL ERSKINE asked if' this plan provided for the suppq of 

mach:fnes and equipment to the French. 

It was poillted out by Mr, Armstrong tha.t such is not a ~ of this 

p1an as proj acted, but that the question ot :machines and equipment might 

arise in the subsequent teclmio~ discussions. 

On the question ot available machines GENERAL CANINE said that the 

cml.1' type presently available is the ASAM 2-1, which he considered to 

be •error pronett end interior to the STU.RGBON' (which the French mnr 1!Be) 

it the STORGBON ~used properly, He added that no other machine will 

be available .tor possibly 2 years; however, he said he sees no objection 

to giving the French the 2-1, intorm:lng them of this fact and its l.1Dd..... 

tations at the same time, 

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The CBAIRMAH suggested that the Board consider the proposed 

approach plan first and then discuss the question ot supply' ot equi~ 

m.ents. On the subject ot t.1m1rig of the approach referred to in the 

papers baf'ore the Board Mr • .Armstrong stated that it will be several weeks 

baf'ore the approach can be made, noting, tor instance, that our 

Ambassador who will handle the 1n1t1al approach will not return to 

Paris until the end ot l'e'bru.a;r'y or .first ot March. He suggested that 

the Ambassadorial approach might well be made in the middle or latter 

part ot March, suf'f'ician~ in advance ot the separate Tripartite 

Security" Working Group discussiona, unrelated to this approach, which 

are expected to be held at the request of' the French, the second week in 

April. He explained that the plan is intended to give the negotiators 

some latitude 1n their method ot approach to the French so long as DO 

substantive changes in the ovel'-all plan are made. 

The CRAlltMAN directed that the minutes reflect general accord 

with the procedural methods outlined by Mr. Armstrong. 

The CHAIRMAN, re.tarring to the de Vosjoli discussions, deplored 

the f'act that we have led the French to b8lieve that we could help 

them out· and than told them ve have nothing. He said that he thought 

it imperative that we take some positive action 1n their behalf'. 

CAP.rilN TAYWR reviewed the history ot the de Vosjoli discussicms 

~ noted the chmlge f'ram an original ~urgent French requirement 

f'or some 200 on-line te1et;n>e, and SOO of'f'-line literal machines to 

the exis~ing urgent request f'or S machines. He suggested that there 

might be some advantage to the techn1cal discussions in giving the 

French even a weak machine, telling them ve know it is weak, w1Ji1 it is 

w&ak and how to correct the weaknesses, but that it1s tbe only thing 

available, 

This idea was discussed and was genera.J.q agreed to, the consideration of' details being def'arred momentarily while an NSA representative checked the availability of' 2-1 :machines. 

The CBAIRMAH than asked that the individual. enclosures with USCIB 

29.1/6 now be considered. Bach enclo~e was considered in turn, and 

approved by the Boa:rd, 

Returning to the French request. tor :maoh'nes, GBNEAL CAKINB sa:f.d 

he thoaght S equipDle?lts could be provided and that it this were done 9 he would ~se the use of' Qeyp~s:rstem ~· 

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Having agreed to otter "up to sn .ASAM 2-1 machines to the l'rmah 

the members cODB1dered vhat procedure ahoald be ~, and agreed 

that the tollow:lng actiona Bhould be taken in the order iDdicated: 

(1) The Director, RSA, will determine that t:lve ot the equipments in question u-e, in tact, ava:Uable. 

(2) The Cbairmn, Combined Working Group, will seek U,K. 

approval tor the deliv81"7 ot these machines to the French. 

(3) The Department ot State melliber will -.ke the neceaa&:ey 

contact with SD-MICC to elem- this action. · I 

(4) Upon accompliahmant ot the above, the CIA member will 

contact M. de Vosjoli. ~ 

DIQISIDR1 (11 Fe'brua.17 1954) USCIB: 

(1) .Approved the reoommendations ot the Combined Workinl Group 

as contained 1D USCIB 29.1/6 as mod.Uied by 29.1/17. : 

(2) Agreed that a real attort Bhould be made to accede to the 

French request for "up to 5n machines, and determ1ned that the only 

equipmanta which 1il0Uld be suitable under the circumstances, mid vh1ch 

might be made available u-e ·the ASAM 2-1 operating with the l.3J...B2 

table. 

(.3) Agreed that the f'ollowing act1mia 'WOlJld be taken, 1zi tbe 

order ah.own, toward the implementation ot the decision :ln subparagraph 

(2) , above: . . 

(a) The D:lrector, EA, w:lll determine that five of ;the 

equipments in question are, :ln tact, avap.able.; I 

(b) The Chail'man, Combined Work:lng Group, .will aeelt U,K, 

approval f'or the del:lv81"1' ot these machines to :the . 

French. ! . 

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(c) The Depetment ot State member will make the ~eBBU"J" 

contact with SD-MICC to clear this action., 

(d) Upon ac~lialmlant ot the above, the CIA ..mt>~ will 

contact M. de Voajoli, 

(RO'l'B1 With regu-d to ac~ (c), above, it was subsequently agreed 

between the Department ot State and the Baticmal Security Agfl1¥1T that 

the latter would :ln:ltiate action to obtain SD-MICC approval, with BUOh 

assistance as the Department of' state-.,. be ab1e to give.) : 

!his item to be dropped. from the agenda. 

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