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Subject: St9.tus of UaSo Cons1derot.jon ~..,. __ .... rropo;sala. = 

as presented 1:>11 fo 

1. At t.ho fjf''t;rc:1eeve:nthQ Of U~JB. 10.·/Novem.·ber 1,9·. 50, I J repreeentin made an oral preae:ntation in 

Which be asked that UroIB give CODS eration to ce.rtain proposals 

which nad been the subject of discussion b~ t .£n generrul.13 th.3M! 

proposals concerned the i"oJ.lORing matters: 

(a) Coopsratlon with third parties in paacet,im.e (with a 

spscitic request tar approyal ot the ccg······· Ol!J.810n of 

OCHINT arrangements wit~ ,____ __________ ~ ~ 

(b) Cooperation with third parties in war, ,and 

(c) Glcbal U ... S~/British CCMINT structure in event 0£ waro 

2& As of this date, the atatus ot u.s .. cons,.derat1on or the above 

proposals is as tollows1 

Proposal (a) "" us:l!B has approved the conclusion of CC»ilINT 

arra11gements witl:i I subject to certain 

conditions which were set forth 1n tho Coord"" 

inatorms Memorandum to Brigadier Tiltman 

serial 000314, dated 26 December 19500 

With refeTence to the aonclua1on of sueh 

arrangements with other third parties, USCIB 

considers that the following general principles 

should gaittrni 

{l) The excha.f1$"0 or ar0lea~ableft* equifmant, or money9 

for :important raw traffic or end products not 

otherwis9 obtainable might be safely undertaken 

with a:o.;r nc:m'""3oviet, nmosatellite country under 

certain conditions varying with each oountryo In 

this connection, the poasible security ccmprcoise 

involved in merely presen'ting raquirenlents must be 

co.naideredo 

ii' JIO'l'Ea Releasable under U.So and UoKo Nat10l'llll Policies gove~~g 

d1aclosure oi" classified intOI'llS.tion to other nationso 

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(2) The o~fe'Z made to f'avorably located .NA'?O nations, 

ot raw traffic ta.lean on ~f'ixed" cirCU.J.ts using 

transmission methods not employed p~il!IB.l"1.ly far 

their sectn'ity features, for 1m.port!U'lt raw treffic 

or end pi-cducts not othel:'Wise obtainable is an 

acceptable risk. 

{J) The otf:er of any sort or end produats, or of raw 

traffic taken on circuits using transmission 

methods employed principally tor thair aeourity 

features, or on circuits on which continuity or 

intercept can be had oDly through cryptanalytic 

success, should be C'onsidered only ill ca.see of 

the dii'sst sort o£ nse!; and then.only a.ftor it 

baa been clearly established that.l9ubstantial 

benefit in the technical or intelligence field 

will e.ccrueo 

(4) In the applloation of the foregoing it should be 

ax!omatio that (a) the f lret offer in all cases 

should b& equipaent or mone7, and (b} thare ba 

previous in each ease.and, 

unless there is mutual agreement a.a to the 

measures to ba ts.ken, unilateral action ohall 

never proceed beyond thoss measures allO!f ed in 

subparagraph (J) .. 

Proposals {b) and (c) - These proposals, o£ a broader nature, are now 

J.ndar study by the individual Service organio 

zationa represented on USCIB, and the Armed Forces 

Security Agency with a View to formulating an 

agreed U.S. Policy which will serve as a U.So basis 

tor combined discussions on the problems at a later 

dateo 

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I will keep you in.formed of our progress in the consideration of 

the above mstterso 

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EARL Eo STONE 

Rear Admiral, U.~ • .Navy 

USCIB Coordinator 

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