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MlttQIANOOM FOR THE MEMBERS CF uscm: 

Subject: Final Papers ot u.s./U.1./Canadien Oantel'fllce 

an C<»tINT Arrangements tor SACLANTo 

1. Forwarded herewith tor your conaideratian bT vote 

eheot are the final papers resulting fl'Qlll the recent SACLAH'r Canf'erence. held in Waehingtan durJ.ns 10=14 Hcmnber 1952• The Direct.or. NSA• described theae papen briefll' at the Slat Meeting 

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CANADA - UNIT3D KINGlX>M - UNITED STATES 

CONFERENCE ON COMDIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR 

!HE SUPREME ALLIED G0~1ANDER, ATLANTIC (.SACLANT) 

FINAL REPORT 

1. RepresentatiV'.S of the Communications Research COLJIIlittee, the 

London Signal Intelligence Board and the United States Communications 

Intelligence Board met in Washington during the period 10 November 1952 . to lli. November 1952, to discuss and prepare a detailed agreement regarding Communications Intelligence arrangements for the Suprene Allied 

Commander, Atlantic. The conference, additionally, discussed and agreed 

upon arrangements for the exchange and dissemination within SACLAlIT' s 

Command of CO.l.lll11unications Intelligence beyond the scope of Third Party 

collaboration. 

2., The final papers, representing the agreements reached by the 

representatives or Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, are 

listed below and copies are attached. 

a. Basic Principles Governing COW:NT Arraimements f,hich ~ 

Be Made \'!ith TU.rd Parties Within the Framework of Allied Commands, 

including an Annexure on "COM!NT Arrangements for SACLANT" with three 

Exhibits a 

bR Arrangements for .Exchange and Dissemination v;it~.!! 

SACLANT' s Command of Communicatiorut Intellige;,gse B~..vond the Seo~ 

!hird Part.y coJJ.aboration. 

c,, Ccmnunications Intelligence (Y) A_rrangements for §..~Afil., a 

short.ened version of the paper described in paragraph 2a, above, to be 

used by SACLAHT as a guide in any approach to Third Part.ies. 

3. Also attached are copies of the Minutes of the Plenary Committee 

Meeting held at the opening of the Conference and a record of all the 

AFSA Form 781-C13S 

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Conference meetings including a meeting which was attended by representatives 

from SACLANT on 14 November 1952.. Certain items contained in the minutes 

are of importance for future consideration. 

4a It is therefore recommended that the agreements resulting 

from this Conference, as listed in paragraph 2a and b, be appropriately 

included as a part of exis·~ing CO.MINT arrangements among and between 

the Nations represented at the Conference. 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

s/ J. R. DENNIS 

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