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UNITED STATES COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

AGENDA FOR 

Twenty-fourth Meeting at 1330 on Friday, 28 January 1955, 

in Room 2E-687, National Defense Building, 

Washington, D. c. 

Captain Rufus L. Taylor, USN, Chairman 

PART I - Agenda Items 

Date of Initial Subject 

Consideration Numbers Subject 

28 Jan 1955 5.3/ 1. Approval of Final Minutes 

of the 22nd Meeting. 

13 Oct 1954 9.2/ 2. COMINT Capability to 

28 Jan 1955 4.2/ 

22 Oct 1954 14.1/ 

22 Oct 1954 29./ 

28 Jan 1955 13.5/ 

28 Jan 1955 5.4/ 

23 Sep 1954 9.3/ 

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3. Revision or USCIB Directive 

No. 14. (USCIB 4.2/36) 

4. Revision of the UKUSA 

Agreement. (USCIB 14.1/32; 

33) 

5. Procedure for Handling 

Intercept Base Rights 

Problems. (USCIB 29./12) 

6. Release of COMINT to the 

Legislative Branch of the 

Government. (USCIB 13.5/95) 

7. Semiannual Report by the 

Exe cu ti ve Secretary, USCIB. 

( USCIB 5 .4/19) 

8. USCIB Master Requirements 

List. (Oral Report) 

Subnitted by 

Secretariat 

Executive 

Secretary 

Executive 

Secretary 

NSA Member 

Chairman, 

Ad Hoc 

Committee 

Executive 

Secretary 

Executive 

Secretary 

Chairman, Ad 

Hoc Cormnit tee 

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PART II - Background Inf'ormation on Agenda Items 

Item No. 5ub.1ect and Summary 

1. Approval of Final Minutes of the 22nd Meeting. Recommended 

changes to the tentative version of the subject minutes have 

been received and are being distributed to all members. 

2. COMINT Capability to Provide Earl.y Warning of CHICCM Attack 

4. 

on Formosa. Since consideration of' this subject at the 

22nd meeting (9 .2/22) USCIB has discussed the problem in 

light of the r$port sutmitted by CIA (USCIB 9 .2/23). USCIB, 

unable to agree on a precise course of action, directed that 

the Executive Secretary summarize the views expressed and 

circulate them for approval by the members prior to forwarding 

to the Special Committee of the NSC. In implementation·of 

this decision the Executive Secretary has sent his summary to 

the members on limited distribution and comments are being 

received. 

In maintaining continuing surveillance of this problem, 

USCIBEC members need to consider: (a) a report from the 

De artment of State member on base ri hts ne otiations 

and c whether in the light of' the ...._~~~ ......... ..,......~--.--~ .......... above and the action already taken by USCIB there is any 

further action the Executive Committee should recommend. 

Revision of USCIB Directive No. 14. On 29 November 1954 the 

Security Committee made recommendations on this subject which 

were forwarded to USCIBEC (USCIB 4.2/30) for consideration by 

vote sheet. A summary of the vote sheet replies (USCIB 

4.2/36) indicates a need for further consideration of the 

problem at this meeting. 

Revision of the UKUSA Agreement. At the 22nd meeting USCIBEC 

agreed that the NSA member's views with regard to Appendices 

11F11 and "K" would be circulated for vote sheet reply. The 

NSA member, at that time, requested that further consideration 

of the problem be scheduled for the next; meeting, regardless 

of the outcome of the vote sheet action. Vote sheet replies 

are contained in USCIB 14.1/32. Minutes of the last USCIBEC 

discussion are in USCIB 14.1/33. 

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Procedure for Handlin Interce t Base Ri hts Problems. 

This item was considered at the 21st meeting USCIB 29./S) 

at which time an ad hoc committee was appointed to make a 

study and submit recommendations. An interim report 

(USCIB 29./10) was presented at the 22nd meeting and was 

noted by USCIBEC (USCIB 29./11). The complete report of the ~ ad hoc committee will be distributed in advance of the meeting. 

6. Release of COMINT to the Legislative Branch of the Government. 

The Security Committee made recommendations on this subject 

which were forwarded to USCIBEG for consideration by vote 

sheet (USCIB 13.5/93) on 16 December 1954. Vote sheet replies, 

reported in USCIB 13.5/95, indicate divergent views which it 

is hoped can be resolved at this meeting. 

7. Semiannual Re ort the Executive Secreta USCIB. 

USCIB 5.4 19 is self-explanatory. The Executive Secretary's 

July 1954 report on this subject is contained in USCIB 5.4/12. 

8. USCIB Master Requirements List. USCIBEC considered this 

problem, in light of USCIB 9.3/21, 19, and 22, at a special 

meeting on 7 January 1955. It was agreed that the problem 

would be studied further and in detail, along guide lines 

established by USCIBEC, by an ad hoc committee of representatives of NSA, CIA, and the Air Force. At this meeting the 

chairman of the ad hoc committee, Captain J. S. Holtwick, USN 

(NSA) will present an oral progress report. 

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