2 February 1954 

AIDE-MEMOIRE, PARAGRAPH 5 

The following sentences are alternate suggestions for 

the final sentence or the a1de-memo1re~ 

1. "The US and UK Governments believe further that t 

the technical d1scuas1ons among the US, UK and Frenah 

Governments should result in the assurance that their 

respective CC>1SEC practices will be made satisfactory 

as soon as possible and when measured against the 

Standing Group Memorandum. 

2. "The US and UK Governments believe that 1t 1s 

essential that France, the US and UK assure ·themselves 

that their respective communications security practices 

are satisfactory from the standpoint of the Standing · Group Memorandum." 

3. "The US and UK Governments believe that as a ~rther object or the technical discussions the US, UK 

and France should assure themselves that their respective ooJ111lunicat1ona security pre.ctices are satisfactory from 

the standpoint of the Standing Group Memorandum." 

4. Add "ae soon as possible" after the word 

"themselves" in version #l.?-Or #3. 

5. "The US and UK Governments believe that it is 

essential tor the US, the UK and France to assure themselves as soon as possible that their respective oommun1cat1ons security standards.are satisfactory from 

the standpoint of the agreed Standing Group Memorandum 

and tr.at these technical discussions should be helpful 

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6. "The tJS and UK Oovermnents believe that there 

should be no shortcomings in the national commun1cat1ona 

practices of the Standing Group powers and t~t France, 

the US and the UK should a~eure themselves in these 

discussions that their own practices meet the standards 

of the agreed memc;>~dum." 

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US PROPOSALS ON DOCUMENTS 

CF THE COMSEC APPROACH TO THE FRENCH 

(?~ew language is. underlined) 

2 February 1954 

Ao Brief for Delegates to the Technical D1scues1ons. 

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Title -- insert US-UK before the word "delegates" • 

Paragl.'"a.ph 2(d) from the end of the penultimate 

sentence should read: 

" ••• and in discussion or its appendix: List Of 

Dangerous Practices. French recommendat1ons 

--------------·------ tor ~d1ficat1ona, espec~.ally ampl1t1cat1on, 

will be encouraged and considered on their own 

merits. Decisions on these points mu!! 

necessarily be unanimous." 

3. Delete original Paragraphs 2(e) through (h) as 

proposed by UK. 

lj. A new Paragraph 2(e) should be inserted as proposed 

by the UK with the deletion of the seaond sentence 

of the UK version. 

5. A new Paragraph 2(r) should be inserted as proposed 

by the UK. 

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6. In Paragraph 2(j} [tomerly 2(1)) the eecond 

sentence ah0uld reed nzt thev do not, the us 

delegates _!!Zat an earl.1' •tase ••. " 

1. In Paragraph 3(a)(2) dele'8 "bJ' the 08" atter the 

word -"approved". 

8. Paragraph 4(b) ehould reads 

"(b) C<lmBC - It the Prench aak po1ntbl8nk 

questions about national cipher a7etema or 

the 118 or UK, a frank answer should, tfherever - · perm11aible, be g1v.n. . It the ~pl7 to auch 

a queet1on should 1nvolv~ revelation ot matter 

not a~proved ~ tor release, !!!!. 

ailswer.lihould aiaply be that eaoh oount17 

(UK anct US) baa a national aecur1t1 po11cJ' 

!h1ch prohibit• revel&tim of auoh lntormat1an 

except aa egl1o1tll approved." 
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2. 

Pare..r.:.;raph 2 should 0erJ.d ;-,:i p:ropoaed by the tJt 

through tho t·rord .,practi,:;aG ··; the rest of the 

paragraph should be deluted. 

Tho first sen'vcnce or. Pa.~·a3l'aph · 5 ohould read 

as proposed by the Ult. 'the reat ot the parqraph 

ahould re~d: 

"The VS and UK Qovernmenta believe that aa a 

turther objective of the technical d1acusa1on~ 

tho US, UJC and Prance abould aasure theaeelvee 

that their reepeot1ve conamin1c&tlona eecur1t7 

practices are satisfactory trom the standpoint 

ot the Standing Group MeIIOl'andun." 

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