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MEMORANDtM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: 

References: 

COM.INT Capability to Provide Early Warning of a CHICOM 

Attack on Formosa. 

(a) USCIB 9.2/25 of 14 January 1955 (item 2 of the 

agenda for the lllth meeting of USCIB). 

(b) USCIB 9.2/26 of 21 January 1955. 

(c) USCIB 9.2/27 of 24 January 1955. 

1. Reference (a) included a decision to the effect that the 

Executive Secretary would draft a memorandum for the Special Committee 

of the National Security Council for C~INT surmnarizing USCIB 1s consideration of subject problem. The draft was to be circulated for 

approval by the members of USCIB prior to forwarding. In the course of 

obtaining approv2l for the above-mentioned draft several events took 

place which, in the opinion of the Chairman, USCIB, altered the basis 

upon which consideration by the Board had been previous~ predicated 

and may have removed the need for a memorandum to the Special Conunittee. 

The Chairman therefore directed that the problem be reconsidered in the 

light of the events which transpired since the lllth meeting of USCIB, 

in particular, the transfer of the 327th Communications Reconnaissance 

Company from Japan to Formosa to provide close COMINT support to U.S. 

Armed Forces disposed in defense of Formosa. 

2. In consequence of the above the Executive Secretary included 

the question of a report to the Special Committee in USCIBEC's consideration of references (b) and (c) at its 24th meeting on Friday, 

28 January 1955. 

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Subject: COMINT Capability to Provide Early Warning of a CHICOM 

Attack on Formosa. 

4. Accordingly USCIBEC appointed a committee composed of representatives of the Departments of Defense and State, the Central 

Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency to draft a specific 

proposal to be sent directly to USCIB for approval and, as approved, 

thence to the Secretary of Defense from the Board. In this connection 

USCIBEC feels that if any approach at all is to be made to Chiang KaiShek, as little time as· possible should be lost in doing so. 

5. The proposal drafted by the above-mentioned conunittee of 

USCIBEC is now enclosed herewith for your consideration as a solution 

to the problem discussed in reference (a). This office would be grateful for notification by telephone of your approval or comment at your 

earliest convenience. 

Enclosure 

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Ccnr&Ul'list Attack on l'ormosa. 

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capability to prov5.de earq va.rn11lg from cClll!UUl11aat1om 1ntoll11ence 

(CCllD't) o~ a Cbin••• COlllllll1niat attack on Pormoaa. An immediate 

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