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USCIB: 29. 23/1 

18 July 1955 

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MlMORANDCl1 FOR THE Ml!XBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: Burmese Arm:r Request to Purchase U.S. Radio D/F 

Equipment. 

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1. In accordance with the request or the Assistant Chier of Staff, 

G-2, D/A, the enclosure is submitted to USCIB for consideration by vote 

sheet. 

2. It is requested that your views on the recommendation in 

paragraph 5 of the enclosure be entered on the attached vote sheet, 

which should be retumed to this office by the close of business, Friday, 

29 July 1955. 

USCIB 

Enclosure 

A. C. of S. Memo dtd 13 July 1955. 

USCIB: 29. 23 /1 

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eclassified and a roved for release b NSA on 09-04-2014 ursuantto E.O. 1352 
,: 

DEPARTMENT OF mE ARMY 

Office or the Assistant Chief or Starr, G-2, Intelligence 

Washington 25, D. c. 

13 JUL 1955 

MEMORANDUM FOR: THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, USCIB 

4459 

SUBJECT: Burmese Army Request to Purchase US Radio D/F Equipment~ 

l. G-2, DA, has been informed by the US Army Attache, Burma that on 

9 March 1955, a representative of the Burmese War Office'told the Attache that 

the representative had been authorized. by the Supreme Commander of the Burmese 

Armed Forces to attempt to arrange for the purchase of radio direction-finding 

(D/F) equipment. The representative' requested assistance from the Attache. He 

said that with such equipment the Burmese Army hoped to locate and eliminate I lradip .fa.~~lities it had detennined to be operating 

in Biinna. According to the representative,, the ~~se Army has been monitoring the traffic,! lumandmhasmd.eterm±ned .tba~ the stations 

are located in Burma, but has been unable to pinpoint them. PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 2. The representative stated that three or fourD/F sets, with spare parts 

tor one year's operation, should be sufficient and emphasized/that the Burmese 

Army did not want the equipment as a gift, but wished to purchase it. He also 

emphasized the confidential nature of his reqU.est. 

3. The Attache stated that .. r ~= ~t t:u :~· r~ ... e··· .. st for D/f equipment to the attention of the.:./ __ _ _ _ l who .stated he 

would explore the problem. L:]has in onnal in ica · , however, that it 

does not wish to handle this matter and has no objection to the A.rmy doing so • 

. 4. NSA has informed G-2, DA that it has studied the availapility of suitable equipment and that it would support a proposal to assist ~ in obtaining 

the required equipment, with the understandif that information resulting from 

Burmese intercept and D/F operations against i • I would be made 

available to NSA, if that could be arranged.. NSA also pointed out that the proposal should be subnitted to USCIB for approval in accordance with the provisions 

of I I 

5. It is recommended that USCIB authorize the Army to provide the requested 

assistance to the Burmese Arm:1 with the understanding that attempts would be made 

to obtain from the Burmese Al'!l\Y information onl !activities 

resu.lting from its. intercept and D/F operations. 

6. It is requested. that this matter be submitted· to the members of USCIB 

for vote sheet action. • · 

Enclosure with USCIB 29.23/1 dtd 18 Jul 1955· 

(Signed) 

J.H. MONTGOMERY, JR. 

Colonel, GS 

Chier, Plans and 

Policy Office 

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