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MINUTES OP FIRST JIE2.rillJ 

'US CO"RPBRE!m 

PREICR "SECURI'tY CO'HFERBICB 

1000 MONDAY, 18 llAY, 1953 

Room 19-232B, U.S. NAVAL SECURI'l'Y STATIOB 

WASHIROTOH, D. C. 

Those pl"esent we.re: 

Mr. W. P'. Pl-1 ed•nl NSA, Cba1nan 

Mr. R. P. Paakal'd State Dept.) 

Mr. W. B. Godel ( OSD)" 

M1•.V. P. ltea1 (FBI) 

Ml'. P. B. Rowlet' (CIA) Capt.·R.'L. Ta7lor, USB (BSO) 

Col. M. L. Sbertflfain,, USA (Ar111J) 

Lt. Col. J. M. A=8l"eon, USAP (A1r Poree) 

Lt. K. B. Mon7pen7, Jr., NSA, Sec.ratar7 

NSA Obaeners 

Dr. L. E. Shinn 

Dr. L. w. Tordella 

Dr. H. J. stuke7 

Mr. J. H. Douglas Ur. Prank A ua tin 

1. The Chairman. propaa ed, and 11i 11a11 agreed, tba t · minutes be taken or th111 meeting and d1atr1buted to the 

ccmtereea at; an earl7 date. 

2. The Chairman next stated the three main !aauea 

ot the tat'tbcom1rg conference aa set fortb in Par. "'1, LSIB 

Memo ot 26 Pebruar7 1953 to USCIB, (USCJB1 23 .148), namel71 

a. 'l'o review the proposed taatloa ot the approaoh 

to the Frenoh on the security ot their dlploma1i1o c1phera. 

b. To consider strateg7 on the wlder question of 

the diplomatic ciphers ot ot.ha:r NATO na1i1ona., 

c. To conal der•-P'90Y1ded it does not hold up 

aot1on on the diplomatlo o1phera--tbe ae0Ul"it7 of tbe clphera used by the aned 

tol'cea ot France and other RA1'0 oountriea,; 

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3. ~e Chairman stated that it would be desirable to 

d.raw up a· US ·poa 1t1on pa.pe:.r ln order to exoba~ge vlewpolat; • 

•1th t;he 81'1 tlah pi-101" to their dapartuN tl'om London. Be 

noted tbat a USCIB ad hoo co•ittee, u!Jdel' the Cba1rmanah1p 

ot Mr. Pol1zoldea ortS-State Depa;rtment, was attempting 

to complete a ~ep01't toda7, and the paper·abould aid the 

US conferee• in a1•r1,,1ng at a aound US poa1t1on. Be added 

tba' untll that repOl't waa available tba:.re was not muob to 

be done other than t;o d1aQua and poaa1bl7 agree on the 

propoaal to be made to the Ult delegation, aa to tbe 

organizational atruotUl'e or the oonterenoe. · 

4. After d1aouaa1on, it wae agreed not to suggest to 

the Br1t111h the tOftl&tlon ot an Exeou.tlve Conalttee with 

two or moi-e aubo.,.1tteea, bu1i ratblr to deal •1th all . p;robl_. aa a oo•1t1'ee or the ··w1101e, with pel'bapa the 

Heade ot t;be t:wo -.Oelegatiom ·~•tlng from t1• to t1• ae 

a small comml,tee tor exeoutlve-.. tters. 

5. The Chai l'MD not; ed tba i tbe Cba1 l'llllD. USC IB, bad 

stated at the laat meeting that reaft1naat1o·n b7 !JSC 

<•at1onal secur1t7 Couna11) ehould be obtained ~ the 1951 

m poeit1on w1 th 11egal'd to wbat \188 to be done 1'i1 the 

spec1t1o 1natam • ot the 1naecur1tJ" ot the d1plomt1o coBlllunlc a1;1on.a ot the French Mlnatr7 ot Porelgn Artas.re. 

Uter detailed d1aouaa1on ot thta m 't;er 1t waa agreed to·· 

reoommena to 'IBCIB that RSC be requested to review 1ta 

deo1a1on on the apeo1t1o oaae ot France but onl7 attar the 

Ult delegation had bad an opp01'tun1t7 to present it• taot• 

and poaltion in the Pl'•is el. · 

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6. In fUl'tber cUaousa1on with respeot to tibe poa1t1on 

papal' to be pl"epa.red and torwal'ded bJ the tB, it waa agreed that the Pol1zo1d ea repG:'t must be tbe baai• tar the wozak 

ot the tB conferees, amt until tha• report waa available 

it would be 1mp~aalble~e s~'t)~~f:t~n~~lo 

7. Hr. Packard point; out that th~w-;;-;la~ tba U~C,.,\ ft:. ~·. qu.eat1on to consider ot developing a tlzm opinion concern .... 1118 pb1filoal a!Xi internal seoUJ"lt;7. Be suggested iibat the 

aeoon.'I .l'epOl"t; ot the Tr1part1'• Seour1t;7 Working Group ~eport be d igeat ad. 

8. 'l'he Chail'man stated tm t he would approaoh Ill' o 

John T. Elliot, Cha11'11.an, U.S. Team ot tbe Tr1pal't1'a Seour1t7 Working Oroup, and request tha• h1s 0011111lttee 

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aLlb111t (a) a digest ot tbl Ja·teet .t'epcuat: on Preaoh internal 

seour 1 t7 to t·m u .s. oontereea, and (b) a ata tement •• t;o how 1t might become poee1ble or J)l'aotloable 'o appl7 oii 

adopt; the Tr.1part11ie Secu,111t;7 Standard• t;hl'oaghout; the 

whole ot the HA'l'O atl'UO'ti\11'8. 

9. The next • et1ng ot the m oonte•••• ••• tentaattvel7 acbed~ed tor 25 Ma7, at 1000 boue at tbe same looatilon, 

depellS 1ng on ava1lab111Q' ot the PolJSo1d• report; ... ml 

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