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· 16 June 1955 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86.-36/50 USC 3605 

MHMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: CC!UNT Activiti~s Involving I .... _____ .... I to UKUSA 

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1. The enclosed statement of LSIB views has been received in reply 

to USCIB1s request for additional information on this subject, per 

decision at the 115th USCIB meeting. 

2. In the belief that the views of the members primarily concerned 

with this problem will facilitate USCIB consideration of the enclosure, 

the Department of Defense member has been requested to prepare, in 

coordination with Department of State and NSA representatives, recommendations and/or comments for distribution to USCIB. 

3. It is suggested, therefore, that USCIB consideration of the 

enclosure awa~t the action indicated in paragraph 2, above. 

USCIB 

Enclosure 

Copy of MOP 4649 dtd 13 June 1955. 

USCIB: 29.20/16 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 05-16-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 

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MOP 4649 13th June 1955 

Ml!MORANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN, u.s.C.I.B. EO 3.3(h)(2) 

Pl...86-36/50 USC 3605 

I have been asked by the Chainnan, L.S.I.B., to pass you.the 

following message: 

"Receipt is acknowledged of your message dated 16th May, and\ of 

CIB 000132 dated 24th M both of which have been considered LS!B. 

lt feels however that this essential dJ.f f erence may make it llllpossible to 

find a common solution which will suit the requirements or both countries. 

113. Reference paragraph 3, the main considerations which led LSIB 

to its present conclusions were as follows: 

a) 

b) 

the existence of purely national military units employed on such 

work in a foreign sovereign state in peace time without the 

agreement of that state is incompatible with the political integrit. y • of the country concemed. The existence of such units would only 

be politically acceptable as defence troops deployed there under 

NATO auspices. 

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PL86-36/50 USC 3605 

(MOP 4649) 

c) With the entry of West Germany into NATO, I.SIB is advised that juridically the NATO resolution to implement section IV of the final Act of 

the London Conference applies, whereby all forces within the area of 

SACEUR's command must either be placed under the command of SACEUR, or 

the North Atlantic Council be asked to approve of their exemption. 

d) 

It is considered that the first of these two courses presents less 

administrative and security difficulty. While placing units overtly 

under SACEUR•s command, it should be possible to make a covert 

stipulation that they will not actually be controlled by him up to 

the reinforced alert stage of a war emergency. 

114. I.SIB would welcome USCIB1s early comments on the above, and 

a statement of U.S. plans in this matter, the urgency of which is likely 

to be intensified as a result of the pending ratification of the Austrian 

treaty and the related problems arising therefrom. 

"5· I.SIB notes USCIB's suggestion that personal discussion may 

later be desirable, and suggests that a decision on this should await 

the development of this exchange of views. " RL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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