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Mr. Allen W. Dulles, Chairman 

Mr. Charle~ P. Noyes 

Mr. W. Park Armstrong, Jr. 

Mr. V. P. Keay 

('for Mr. D. M. Ladd) 

Lt. General R. J. Canine, USA 

Major General R. C. Partridge 

Rear Admiral Carl F. Espe 

Colonel c. M. Townsend 

(for Brig. General J. B. Ackennan) 

Mr. H. D. Sheldon 

Captain R. L. Taylor 

LCDR P. J. Karl, USN 

Mrs. D •• o. Tucker 

Mr. \Wt. H. Godel 

Mr. T. A. Polyzoides 

Mr. R. F. Packard 

Mr. S. D. FJ.lis: 

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Colonel J. O. Gregory, USAF 

Captain D. M. Agnew, USN 

Mr. W. F. Friedman 

Dr. L. W. Tordella 

Dr. L. E. Shinn 

Major General H. Reichelderfer 

Lt. Colonel Glen C. Long 

Mr. Grady Frank 

Mr. A. Small 

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Captain B. F. Roeder 

Captain W. M. McCormick 

Captain G. Grange 

Major H. J. Thompson 

Lt. General C. P. Cabell, USAF 

Mr. F. B. Rowlett 

The Eighty-sixth (Special) Meeting of the United States 

Comrmmi cations Intelligence Board was held in the Projection 

Room, Administration Building, Central Intelligence Agency, 

at 14.30, on Thursdq, 28 May 1953. 

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CORRECTION SHEET' 

TEXT (Tentative and Final) 

Tentative: "··· that the JCS had assured themselves 

that ••• " 

Final: "··· that the JCS had decided to assure 

themselves that •••" 

Tentative: "••• will cover all COSMIC or only COSMIC 

that is originated by the military." 

Final: "··· will cover all or the military communications of NATO countries or only the NATO 

communications originated by the military." 

Tentative: "· •• no real analysis had been made or the 

military traffic problem and wondered ••• n. 

Final: "••• no real analysis (from a COMINT point or 

view) had been made of the military traf.fic, 

and wondered •••" 

Tentative: "••• Such an asswnption would pennit us to go 

along with the British view." 

Final: ". • • In view of the JCS decision to improve the 

security of NATO military communications, such 

an assumption would permit us to go along with 

the British view-." 

Tentative: "• ... there was not enough traffic available to 

draw-any valid conclusions." 

Final: tt ••• there was not enough military traffic 

available to draw- any valid conclusions (from 

a COMINT point of view-} • tt 

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fentative: "}ilR. SHEIDON said that wpuld fall along the 

lines of the JCS decision and he couldn't go 

along with that language. 11 

Final: "MR. SHELDON said therefore we would be 

following along the lines of the JCS decision 

and that he could go along on that line. 0 

Tentative: "••• his security hat on and it was his 

assumption that we had to get these machines 

out in order to improve our security." 

Final: "· •• his- security hat on. It was therefore 

his assumption, he said, that we had to get 

out the machines decided upon by the JCS, in 

order to improve our security in NATO. n 

Tentative: "MR SHELDON stated that the report said that 

no investigation had been made in that field, 

but that CIA did feel one was necessar,y.n 

Final: "MR~ SHELDON repeated that the report said 

that no investigation had been made in that 

field, but·s-aid that CIA did not feel that 

one was necessar,y." 

Tentative: "• •• wished to point out that such an 

appraisal did not exist." 

Final: "••• wished to point out that the basis for 

such an appraisal did not exist." 

Tentative: "••• have concluded that cryptographic 

systems are not sufficiently •••" 

Final: "••• have concluded that the cryptographic 

systems now in use are not sufficiently •••" 

Tentative: "••• difficult to say because there is no 

cooperation between cryptographic security 

in foreign nations and the cryptanalysis 

people. •••" 

Final: "••• difficult to say because it appear~ 

there is little cooperation between the canmmications s·ecurity and the comrnmications 

intelligence personal of the NATO nations." 

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"··~ that NATO conununications and military 

communications of these countries •••" 

"•••· that NATO communications and national 

military communications of these countries ... 

" ••• He said that the military comnnmications 

are ••• " 

"••• He said that the national military 

communications are •••" 

"••• that NATO COSMIC be transmitted in only 

one system." 

". • • that NATO COSMIC not be transmit t·ed in 

a national system." 

"••• alJIJ.ost in complete agreement as to the 

analysis- of the 1busts 1 co:munmications-wise." 

"••• al.Jnost complete agreement on this point." 

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"MR. POLYZOIDES stated that the violations had 

been considered in the strictest sens~ or the 

word as part of NATO. He added that the 

violations covered in the first part of Tab \ 

are leakages that do not constitute •••" 

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'MR. POLYZOIDES stated that the Ad Hoc Committee 

had considered 'violations' in the strictest 

sense, i.e. as being those instances wherein 

communications containing COSMIC or NATO inf ormation had been enciphered or transmitted in 

violation of NATO COSMIC regulations. These were 

dealt with in TAB A of the Report. TAB B of the 

Report dealt with leakages that did not 

constitute •.•• n 

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Tentative: "· .... necessary to tell them that they carried 

on demonstrations for these five countries." 

Final: 

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". • • necessary to tell them that such demonstrations were being made especially for these 

five countries." 

"•·•. intelligence value made on the basis that 

it was a message damaging to U.S. interests." 

"·•• intelligence value made only on the basis 

of messages damaging to U.S. interests." 

". •·• that if we buy para. 3 as now written, 

there is no charter and no point of meeting with 

the British." · 

"•·• that if we buy para. E3 as now written, 

there may be no point .in meeting with the British." 

Tentative: "At this time GENERAL CANINE asked Mr. Friedman, 

Head of the U.-5. delegation to read his recommendations. n 

Final: "At this time MR. KEAY asked the Chainnan if he 

would have Mr. Friedman, Head or the U.S. 

delegation, read his recommendations." 

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