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J.EM>RANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS -OF tBCIB: 

Subject: Final Minutes, 

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25 May 1954 

1. Forwarded herewith is a copy or the final minutes or 

the 102nd Meeting or tBCIB, 

2, THE ENCLOSURE TO THIS DOCMNT CONTAINS COMtAUNICATIONS 

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND SHALL BE BANDIED ONLY IN CHANNELS 

EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR COMINI', 

Enclosure 

1 copy of Final Minutes, 

l02nd Meeting of USCIB. 

REPRODIDTION OF THIS DOCmt.:Nl' IN WHOIE 

OR PART IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT WITH 

PERMISSION OF THE ISSUING QfflCE, 

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eclassified and approved for release by NSA on 11-17-2014 pursuant to E.O. 

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ONE HUNDRED SECetm MEETING 

OF THE 

UNITED STATES COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE OOARD 

Lt. General C. P. Cabell, Acting Chairman 

PRESmT: 

DEFmSE: 

STATE: 

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NAVY: 

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AIR FORCE: 

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: 

SECRETARIAT: 

ALSO PRESENT : 

DEFENSE: 

STATE: 

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General G. B. Erskine, USMC (Ret.) 

Mr. W. P. Armstrong, Jr. 

Lt. General R. J. Canine, USA 

Mr. V. P. Keay (for Mr. L. V. Boardman) 

Mr. H. D. Sheldon 

Major General A. G. Trudeau 

RADM C. F. Espe 

Brigadier General Millard Lewis 

(for Major General J. A. Samford) 

Captain R. L. 'l'a;ylor, USN 

Lt. Colonel H. C. Simmons, USAF 

Mrs. D. O. Tucker 

Mr. R. V. Zander 

Mr. R. F, Packard 

Brigadier General J. B. Ackerman, USAF 

Captain D. M. Agnew, USN 

:M.r. W. F. Friedman 

Mr. P. J. Patton 

CONRDEA'TJAL 
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Q!!: Mr. Robert Amory, Jr. 

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NAVY: 

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AIR FORCE: 

Mr. Ralph Clark 

Mr. W. H. Wheeler 

Major General H. Reichelderfer 

Brigadier General A. E. Kastner 

Colonel J. P. Kaylor 

Lt. Colonel G.' C. Long 

Captain W. M. McCormick 

Colonel C. M. Townsend 

Major H. J. Thompson 

OGA 

The One Hundred Second Meeting of the United States Oonmunica.tions 

Intelligence Board was held in the Projection Room, Administration 

Building, Central Intelligence Agency, at 1430, on Frid&J', 9 April 1954. 

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ONE HUNDRED SECOND MEETING 

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UNITED STATES COlfIDNICATIONS INTELLIGENQE BOARD 

Page, Paragraph 

of Final Copx 

Page 4, Subpara .£ Tentative: 

under DECISION, 

Line 3 Final: 

~ 6, Para 2 Final: 

CQRRECTION SHEET 

TEXT (Tentative and Final) 

" 

n •• 11 USCIB f'or an agenda and a delegation for 11, 11 

"1111 mcm for an agenda, position papers, and a 

delegation for •••" 

("In order to clear up possible misunderstandings on 

cryptoprinciples with regard to the discussions on 

Circuit Hn-cury, Item 2 at the 102pd meeting, the 

Director, NSA, has requested that the Executive 

Secretary circulate the following statement: 

'In the discussions o! Circuit Mercury, the 

term "cryptoprinciple"· was used in two different 

ways and the distinctions between the two may not 

have been made completely clear. In a broad sense, 

there is the B!neral cryptoprinciple of' electrically controlled stepping. Within tm general 

cryptoprinciple of' electrically contm lled stepping, there are specific· applications of' electrically controlled stepping, and one of' these is 

the specific cryptoprinciple of' Circuit Mercury. 

The general cryptoprinciple, electrically controlled stepping, i·s commercially known. The 

specific cryptoprinciple of' Circuit Mercury is, 

as f'a:r as the Director, NSA, is-.aware, lmown; 

only to the UK and US and is not incorporated_ 

in commercially available cryptographic equipments.'") 

Page 10, Para 3, Tentative: "•11 to comment here in USCIB on a matter which 

Line 5 is still being considered by- the JCS and on which 

he has not yet been able to make comment owing to 

the fact that he has had no formal reply from the 

Secretary of' Def'ense. 11 

Final: "••• to comment here in tSCIB on a matter which, 

to the best of his knowledge has not been resolved between the Office of the Secretary of 

Defense and the Joint Chief's of Staff," 

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Page 10, Para 5 

Page 11, Para 5 

Page 12, Para 1 

TEXT (Tentative and Final) 

Tentative: "GENERAL ERSKINE stated that the plan envisaged 

Final: 

by .the JCS for the Joint Analysis Group would not 

permit it to exist as an operating body under 

the JCS but only as an evaluation group owing to 

the fact that this is contrary to Reorganization 

Plan No. 6 which takes the JCS out of the operating field." 

"GENERAL ERSXINE stated that the JCS recommendation had the weakness of being contrary to the 

intent of Reorganization Plan No. 6 in that it 

would place the JEAG under the JCS. The JEAG 

presumably would be a sizeable operating establishment, conducting analysis, etc., yet 

Reorganization Plan No. 6 takes the JCS out of 

the operating field." 

Tentative: "GENERAL ERSKINE expressed the view that the · matter would get out of hand ~ something were 

not done soon and added tl:at there are research 

and development problems to be considered also. 11 

Final: "GENERAL ERSKINE pointed out that positive action 

to provide nation~ policy direction for ELINT 

should be undertaken together by the interested 

agencies if the whole ELIN!' matter is not to get 

out of hand. He added that research and development problems are involved also. 0 

Tentative: "GENERAL ERSKINE stated that it is not his 

intention to propose anything which wru.ld result 

in interference with the Service or tl1e Cll 1s 

efforts in this field. He added, however, that 

the stake of the Central Intelligence Agency and 

of the Research and Development people has to be 

recognized. He said that he felt the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Research and Development 

would be looking into this matter very soon and 

wants an airtight organization." 

Final: "GENERAL ERSKINE stated that it is not his intention 

to propose aeything that would abridge either the 

Services• or CIA' s activities in this field. He 

wanted to make clear, however, that the national 

stake in EI.INT must be recognized and given due 

weight. CIA and the Research and Development people have a vital interest in this aspect, and 

the Assistant Secretary of Defense (R&D) has 

expressed his strong view that the research and 

development interest has not been adequately met.n 

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Page. Paragraph 

or Final Cow 

TEXT (Tentative and Final) 

Page 12, Para ; Tentative: "GENERAL ERSKINE agreed." 

Final: "GENERAL ERSKINE agreed that it is a matter 

of policy direction and coordination." 

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