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APPENDED DOCUMl!1JT CONTAINS 

CODEWORD MATERIAL 

7 October 1954 

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Ml!MORANDtJ.1 FOR THE MJMBERS OF USCIB: 

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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Subject: 

Reference: USCIB '2!}.5/1 of 16 Februar;y 1954. 

l. The enclosed memorandum is circulated tor the information 

of members at the request of the Director, NSA. 

2. Unless there is an objection or unless a special meeting 

ot USCIB should be requested for the purpose of considering the 

enclosure, it will be placed on the agenda for recommendations at t~e next meeting of USCIBEC on 22 October 1954 and then forwarded, 

together with USCIBEC 1s comments, tor consideration by USCIB at the 

next regular meeting ot USCIB now scheduled tor 12 November 1954. 

Enclosure 

NSA Serial 000438-S 

dtd l Oct 1954 

USCIB: '2!}.5/2 

ain, u. • Navy 

cutive Secretary, USCIB 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 04-18-2014 pursuant to E. 0. 1352B 

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY • 

WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, USCIB 

SUBJECT: 

Reference: NSA Memo, Serial 00063-S Sub 

Serial: 00043$ S 

1 OCT 1954 

1. &ince the I I and the publication 

of the reference,. it has become increasingly difficult to.ma' i a 

CG1INT units. Not only have those units become mo~· 

independent in their dealings with the US, but also the number of • 

organizations engaged in CCMINT operations appears to be increasi .• • • 

2. Listed below are the five principl0groups in being which 

are believed to have a GCMINT mission, although their·· ...efforts apl>arently 

are independent and uncoordinated: 

a. I L- Headed by now 

has 328 men, having been augm.ented. recen~t~~=-"1'1"'7'1:~a~'l'T"r:T"T=ir""""'.ll:'irained 

personnel. All personnel are now recruited from the 

b. The Low Level Voice Effort - This group consists o~ · .... ___ ..... 

infantry division regular cormnunications receivers and operato~e, converted into their own counterpart\of the ASAPAC bunker .(front l.ine, low 

level voice intercept) operation. 

c. The Technical Intelligence Corps - The etrength, }ji$sion, 

location, and operation of' this corps is· .. unknown. ~~ e s· •. en: .. · or .•.·.···.··o .. f' .. ·;f'icer connected w1 th it so far as can be learned, is on~_ ·.. _ I f'orm.erly 

=~tched t.ru L This group is underst~od to e wo~ in~ Russian 

d. The Headquarters Intelligence Detachment., The strength, 

mission, operation, and direction of this detachment are.unlaibwn. Also 

it is not known whether it is civilian or military. 

NOi' ~BH!i 'fO Pem!i±GN NA'fION:AlB 

The iafe!"B18tiiea ee~eiaed ift 

tai:e aeeumenti will ae~ be disclosed 

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eentietbi o es. PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Enclosure with USCIB 29.5/2 dtd 7 Oct 1954. 

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can be determined. The 

a ng intelligence responsiare in addition to its CCMINT function. 

men ioned in ara ra 

an o v in o th 

However, in that the\personnel which comprise ose companies 

a.re CllUNT trained, there is rea.s.on to believe they still are engaged in 

some form :r COMINT act.ixitv It annears likely ±.hat. there is a co.nnection 

between th~ land the low 

level voice effort described in subparagraph 2b, above. 

3. In addition, thQArmy has prepared its concept of a.I.., __ _. 

cryptologic organization and has. subm .. itted the plan to ~ a: .. •:u: ... thorit····ies 

for consideration. It may be expected that an official L_JAir •Force 

~~~o!~!i~e~~::i~ation eventual~ !will emerge, presumably ba~ed on the 

4. The mounting confusion in. the\present informal. arrangements and 

the consequent threat to the bargaining power of the US make it imJ>erati ve that more satisfactory arrangern·e. F--1'. ·. ·.e made as soo ... n.· as p.C>ssib.·le in 

order to insure the continued flow ofL........J-produced COMINT~rial to the 

US. Because of the haphazard organizatd.on of the presentL.......JCCMINT effort, 

it is suggested ~s .. a first step,. US·. C .. ! .. B approve. a. oach the 

US l\JD.bassador toL__Jor General Hull., directly to to 

request a determination of who or what \organization will be the 

national COMINT authority;. It is recommended. that a USC.IB Executive A ent 

then be selected who will attem t to negotiate a form.a.l 

5. It is requested that the above information b.e circulated to the 

Members of USCIB and that this matter be placed on the agenda for consideration at an early USCIB meeting. 

FOR THE DIP.ECTOR: 

Copies furnished: 

Ch, ASA 

D/I, USAF 

(SIGNE})) 

L. H. FROST 

Rear Admira.l, \t)\. $!·~Navy 

Chief of St~:t 

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