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USCIB: 28.l/6 4 May 1955 

:ME!:ORAI:IDUU FOR THE lITlli3ERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: Evaluation of Plan ADVANUER. 

1. The subject report, covered by a.n explanatory memorandum 

giving a brief sur.unary, with references, of the whole ADVANCER 

operation to date, is enclosed herevd.th. 

2. Consideration of the enclosure, with specific reference 

to the recommendations contained in paragraph 9, will be listed 

a.s an agenda item for the 115th Meeting of USCIB. 

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Members of USCIB 

SUBJECT 

REFERENCE 

: EvaJ.uation of Plan ADVANCER 

: a. USCIB: 28/l, J.5 November J.950 

b. USCIB: 28/6, 8 December l.950 

c. uscm: 28/7, 25 May i951 

d. USCIB: 28/J.4, ll December 1951 

e. USCIB: 28/15, ll December 1951 

f. USCIB: 28/16, J.4 December 1951 

g. USCIB: 28/J.8, l2 March 1953 

3 May J.955 

h. USCIB: 'l.!3.l/l, 13 October J.953 

i. USCIB: 28.1/2, 7 January J.954 

J~ uscm: 28.1/3, 29 January 1954 

k. uscm: 28.1/5, 15 February 1954 

1. As a resu1t of Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC) 

consideration of the prob1em of Russian jamming of the Voice 

ot .America (VOA) 1 the Department of State member brought the 

matter of intelligence support of the VOA before the 55th 

meeti~ of USCIB. (Reference a) . 

2. USCIB's recOllDD.endations, incl.uding one naming the 

Boa.rd as central. coordinating body for the program, (Reference 

b) were generall.y approved by the IAC and the National. Security 

Council, (NSC) and reissued as NSC Action 66/1 in January 19,l.. 

3. Plan ADVANCER was drawn up by the Director, Arl:Q.ed Forces 

Security Agency (.AFSA), now the National Security Agency (NSA), . ·in Ma.y 1951. (Reference c USCIB's Technical Committee recommended a ilot ation 

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.AFSA. This was to be incorporated into the over-all. Plan. 

ADVANCER when such was implemented. (Reference d) 

J.i.. Meanwhile, uscm, noting certain objecticms raised by 

the Joint Communications-Electronics Committee of t~ Joint 

Chief's of Stafi", (Reference e) was unable to agree on the 

plan outlined 1n NSC 66/J.. Instead, the Board recommend.ea. 

tbat NSC authorize the Department of StateL fto imi;lement 

RSC 66/1 as a. pilot operation while the Department of Defense 

reconsidered Plan ADVANCER on technical. grounds. (Reference f) 1 

This was approved by the NSC as Action No. 612 in Febru.ary' 1952 

and the members of uscm were notified. (Reference g) 

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5. By lfSC Action No. 840-a of 11 Jucy 1953, reiterated as 

BSC Action No. 169 of 27 October l.953, Plan ADVANCER was merged OGA 

with other operations in the electromagnetic communications tiel.d •. 

The Director of the Office of Defense Mobil.ization (ODM) was designated as coordinating officer to prepare a progress report for 

the NSC by l January 1954. 

6. On 30 September 1953, the Secretary of Defense requested 

USCIB • s views on implementation of Plan. ADVANCER as soon as 

definite conclusions could be reached as to the vaJ.ue and utility 

of the intormationj !(Reference 

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