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13 October 1954 

UNITED STATF.s COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIG:ENCE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMI'.rrEE 

AGENDA FOR 

Twenty-first Meeting at 1400, on Friday, 22 October 1954, 

in Room 2E-6S7, National Defense Buil4ing, 

Washington, D. C. 

PL 86::.36/50 USC 3605 Captain Rufus L. Taylor, USN, Chairman 

Date of Initial 

Consideration 

15 Sep 1954 

22 Oct 1954 

22 Oct 1954 

22 Oct 1954 

13 Oct 1954 

22 Oct 1954 

Subject 

Numbers 

29.19/ 

29.5/ 

29./ 

29.13/ 

9.2/ 

14.1/ 

PART I - Agenda Items 

Subject 

1. CCJrIINT Relations with 

I I 

(USCIB 29.19/3) 

2. U.S. COMINT Relations with 

I I 

( OSCIB 29. 5/2) 

3. Procedure for Handling 

Intercept Base Rights 

Problems 

(USCIB 29./2; 29./4) 

4. Intercept Base Rights on 

Formosa 

(USCIB 29 .13/3; 29 .13/*) 

5. CCMINT Capability to Provide Early Warning of 

Chinese Communist Attack on 

Formosa (Intelligence 

Committee Interim Report**) 

6. Revision of the UKUSA 

Agreement 

(USCIB 14.1/24; l4.l/26) 

* Vote sheet comments on 29.13/3. To "be distributed. 

ii* To be distributed. 

Submitted by: 

USCIB 

Direct<rr, NSA 

Executive 

Secretary 

Executive 

Secretary 

Chairma.n, 

IN TC CM 

Executive 

Secretary 

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PART II - Background Information on Items to be Considered 

Item No. 

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PL 86::::36/5:0 use::: 3605 

2. 

3. 

Subject and Summa.r.y I 

COMINT Relations withl l Basic proposaf submitted 

to USCIB by CIA:fuember in USCIB 29.19/1 which was considereg at l06th USCIB meeting ( 29 .19 /5 ~ • USCIB directed 

YSCIBEC to (1) consider problem irnmediate]:Z,_with view to 

recommending suitable noti~~~a.ti.c>n to thel__J subject to Departmen~ e>:f f3tate clearance on possible political 

implications and (2) examine the whole problem and submit 

recommendations. (1), above, was handled at a special 

Jll~~tiil~· At .. o! .... UsC:r.:S:E9 .... e>n··· l·······?···············s·········e·····P·········t·······em···············b········.er ~ee USCIB 29.19/3). that time it was agreed to awaitL _ ___..ls reply before 

p:r~~~eding with (2). While an otficiall I reply is ~11route{ lby pouch (and will be distributed to a;L~ mern15ers when a:va.~lable) it is unofficially understood 

that I fhar;J afree, withj:,tie USCIB request. It is further 

understood that approach tol ~as already been 

successfully concluded. . 

U.S. CCMINT Relations with USCIB 

• 2 • Basic proposal and background information contained 

in USClB 2!;.5/1 and 29.5/2, Eo 3.31hl 121 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Procedure for Handlin Interc t Base Ri ts Problems 

USCIB 2· At the 106th meeting of USCIB the 

members agreed, in their discussion of the Italian Base 

Rights problem, that better coordination of such matters, 

under USCIB policy control, could be achieved by more 

centralized handling. The Ex:ecutive Secretary, USCIB pre·· 

sented the problem to USCIBEC in USCIB CJ ./2 with his 

recommendations and a request for vote sheet reply. As 

indicated in USCIB 2!;./4, several members requested consideration of the proposal at the next. USCIBEC meeting. 

Accordingly, the item has been placed on the agenda tor 

consideration at that time. 

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4. 

6. 

Intercept Base Rights on Formosa (USCIB 29.13/3). 

The basic proposal on this subject, made by the Director, 

NSA and distributed to USCIB for vote sheet action, is 

contained in USCIB 29.13/3. Vote sheet replies recOinmended certain amendments, which have been sunmarized and 

will be distributed. The basic proposal is, accordingly, 

scheduled for consideration in light of the recommendations received. 

COMINT Capability to Provide Early Warning of Chinese 

Communist Attack on Formosa. At a special meeting of 

USCIBEC on 13 October 1954, the Committee considered 

recommendations by the Intelligence Committee, as contained in USCIB 9.2/4. USCIBEC agreed to direct action 

on certain aspects of the report; however, in the belief 

that the report as a whole lacked sufficient detail to 

permit thorough consideration, agreed to direct that the 

matter be studied further by the Intelligence Committee. 

It was understood that the Intelligence Committee would 

submit an interim report in time for consideration by 

USCIBEC at its regular meeting on 22 October. This 

report will be distributed as soon as received. 

Revision of the UKUSA A reeinent USCIB 1°.l • 1 .1 26. 

Pursuant to earlier USCIB decision see J.4.1 19 and 

14.1/21) recommended revisions of the UKUSA Agreement 

were prepared within NSA, coordinated with the Executive 

Secretary, USCIB, and submitted for USCIB consideration 

by vote sheet on 15 September 1954 (see USCIB 14.1/24). 

Vote sheet replies recommended a number of amendments to 

14.1/24. These were summarized in 14.1/26 and distributed 

to all members with a suggestion by the Executive 

Secretary that the basic recommendation be approved subject to stated "understandings" (listed in paragraph 3) 

which seemed to him to cover the principal objections 

raised. 

Captain, • Navy 

cutive Secretary, USCIB 

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