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USCIB: 23/46 Item 9 (Not on Agenda) tor the Iil.ghty~9econd 

Meet.ing ot USCIB., held on 13 February 19~,3 .. 

Subject: Allied CClllllUnications Security. 

GENERAL CANINE stated that recant securit7 breaches on t.he part of 

Aμ.ied natiana had ccae· to hi• att.•tian, and he thought the old prcble.'ll 

ot COMINT versus coaaunicatiana security was again betore the Bos?'d. He 

1 referred spec1ticall7 to report.a ot NATO meetings which were transmi.tt.~d 

in 1nsequre 919tema. He expressed hia opinion that the problem ~us becmdng more and .,re aerioua., in tact, t.o tbe point where W6 were ha.1'.ding out int•lllgence 1n eight to ten di.tterent directions and get.tL'16 no 

quid pro quo in ret.um. He aaid that we appeared t.o be at. the point o! 

ha"ring to determine wh~ther we want•d to continue our ampba2is on comilLm.1.catiana intelllgmce, or became pr1mar11.y concerned with conmnmicatiana securit7. 

The Acting CHAIRMAN thought the present might not be a propitious 

tiae to attack the piooblem in view ot the large number of new people 'tdtlo 

ban juat. ccae in to highgOYernMnt positions. He thought it Might. be 

preterable to deal with the problem just prior to tho next NATO meetL11g, 

in.April. 

Jm. ARMSTRONG caamented that embarking upon a corrective prog.t"am in 

tbia field was not. unlike tald.ng the tirat step on a ski-!"lm, in that 

cmce you got started there wu no tuming back. He thought that our 

reluctance to take poeitive action to increase the security o.t allled 

nations was, 1n large part" du& to the realization of thia fact, and the 

rear that we would get. &tart.au before ve •ere odaq•.rntely prepared. He 

suggested that it would be well, tor exa.!'!lple., tc C:.~termine which nations 

were the worst ottenders in order ot priority, and. to rr.a.ke an overall 

appraisal and evaluation baaed ou the import a.nee nnd frequency o!' t.t1oi ._, 

securit7 l~aks. He t:;.h('ltght it Hk~lJ" that ~h• I 1,_,,.,,,111 ,.,..,~,; t.h~ 

list, but ·said that th" order t.l•erea!t "'!' '.'!'•t_!ht V'•Jl. be different !'ror:1 

vhat cne would expecta .... ············••••••·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•. ··· .. · .. '..'·"·:· PL .. EO 86-36/50 3.3(h)(2) USC 3605 

GEWRAL CANINE eaid t.)lat th~~wo\1.l,d p:fobab}Jt- be/!01.llld to be 

aa bad as the I ~/He '"8ked tor-In:rO:rmation on the status of the 

I I 

MR. PACKARD expl~j.ned that a State Department represent.atlve had 

made the otter ofl6machinee (baaed on the Board's earlier decision) 

to thellin October. He recalled that this number was ab.out hall' 

ot the ~t7 requested., and said that the ~re naw supposed to 

be deciding whether th81' will accept or not .. ~ressed ttie opinion 

or the State Department Cryptographic Clfficer that the llJ:>robabJ;/ 

canaidered the number or machines ottered inadequate fo~r needs~ 

GENERAL CANDI~ recalled that it was later bel! eved possible to provide about 26 machines, which vould still be 10 short ot the number I requested. 

F~,1f~0sc TOP SECRET CANOE 

roved for release b NSA on 03-12-2014 ursuantto E .0. 1352 
Tt'P s~JR f!¥1d~~OE Thia doewneta. 1.1 to be read only by thoae peraonnel officially indoctrinated in ..ccordance with com• munioation intelligence aemirity regulations and authorized to receive the information reported herein. 

USCIB: 23/46 EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

tlR• }JACKA.RD expressed hia opinion that machines were not wtutt the ..,._ _ _.lreally needed to improve their cammunicatiQns because they d1d not 

have the maintenance tacilitiee or technical know-how to operate t:.tirnn etticitnt~. He said that it now appeared to. be unfortunate that metime pads were not ottered t.o them, since it would have been a mean& of 

impJOviM their cOlllllWl1.cationa and security without having to tt<:ll them 

t.ha,_ I 

The Acting CHAIRMAN asked tor comments on Mr. Armstrong's proposal that an ana:cyeia ot the meaaages ot the off ending countries be made. 

th NSA 

It vu later agreed that Arrq • as well as State, would coordinate 

with NSA representatives in the preparation or this report .. 

DECISION: (lJ Februaey 1953) USCIB agrcted that representatives of the 

Department ot State and Depa.rt.ment ot the Ar'f111' would coo:rd.ina"t:.e with t.h1:1 

Director9 NSA, in the preparation ot a report. t~o USC!B on the importance 

and trequenCT ot aecurit7 violations by various allied nations~ based 0n 

an analysis ot their tranamiaaiona .. 

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