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With P.ctq,ueata tram. ro.re1an 

Clov'el"ll'lellte tor CCllDC Aasiat.ance 

mvccxmc 14: APB.&nnan, 4u:/6o4&J/iv 

1. J'undabe4 below' tor ;rour ~tion 1• a brlet rev1ev ot the :ao:w ... z-e1olved 

.1uried1etlom.l. clia:pute between U3CSB and S-JllICC u to 'tlbJ.ch bod1 baa the 

ftt»OU1bil!ty u4 t!nal author1t1 for approviag discl.Ollurea tit C<:laEC information 

to foreign govenmanta uA MndlJ.ng reque•ts t'rm them tor cam:c uaiatance.. CoP1e• 

ot the more pertinent correspondence &D4 loazd pa.para 1.re attached. 

I. At a Joint _.ting held on 3 June 1954, tle Jelliberll ot lJSCSB aoA WCIB, 

ut:lng on a USCSB ~al, agreed to the appointment of an Ac1. Jtoc Coaa.1 ttee to tt~ u4 -.Jm recraaen&t.tiona Y.l.th regard to tbe ••tabliebment or tbe •ubJect 

ptOce4u:ree. ~ A4 Boe Camd. ttee recc;mJended a unttom procedure Vhlch vaa eub .. 

ld.tte~ to 'both Joe.rd8 tol:' approval (lECIB JR./4; CDtSEC 2-/°'1 20 Aug 51f,). The 

C~ttee attached a propoaect memora.u4Ulll to the Chai:rman, s-uacc1 :tram the 

Ct..ii'ml1, WCSB, •ta.Una tbel.t tECSB, under the author.f.:ty of' ISC 168, had been 

4.elegated. tbl!t reaponaibWty of author1•1ng discloeurea ot CCll3BC inf'ormtion to 

lonign governments, amt re.iueeting that this reaponstb111t;y be removed :tram. the 

tams ~ reference ot 1-DttCC. 

J, ~ tor al.nor e41tor1al corrections, there was zio obJect!on ~ •1tber 

a:.rt, *DS. the ~edure-.. deQJ.are4 ettectiw u ot 17 September 1951~ (WCIB 11./6; ICllmC 2-/8). On t:t.e ...., aate, the proposed -.orana.um "WS forwarded to 

tbe m.trmn, s ... nacc. 

lft IJ!ie B-JlllCC autJiorit1H obJected to beiJl8 re:D>Ved tl'QI. tho 'Picture, ancl, 

tal.1ov1.ng tntm.1 4!11euee1ons between the Executive Secreta.r,y, tECSB/mcIB, ad 

tl:ie laputy Cbairamn, S-lllIOC, the latter •i.itm.tted his obJectiona 1n a tonai 

"P1Y on 8 1lecem.ber l951f. (CClm.lC 2-/ll; lEClB 12./12., 1' Dec 54). ~8 rep~ 

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ltated in ef'tect that, cm the baais of a Prea1dsnti&l nt.rect1 ve ~ 27 J'eb:ruary 1946 

tbe SwDIIt'C Charter, the fi..Dal decision on diacloaure of claea1fie4 · .Ut tu, 8GMSEC inf'oretion ..... more proper~ a ~tion of 8-DIICC to be per.tol'Dll!4 

tn tm lisht of the 'Vina ot USCSB mid tECIB in -.eh cue. 

,. OA receipt or the above, the 111.rector, en 20 Decerabe.r 1951t, l&ddreaaed a 

letter Jo~ to the three Service :immbel'fl r4 1ECIB, not!:ng tba't Jilli tat"1' 

..o>erabip Oil 8 wDacC .... tb:'avn t1'Q'I. their orga.nimationa I u4 •usse•ting ~t they 

toe tbe initiative in cleveloping 1n B-Dace a position conairnnt with thtt.t 

a4opte4 b;y 1.llCXB. 

6. CCllS!X:: 2-/J.2 '1ate4 7 JU.m17 1955 inlc>nlld the -'>en ot tl3CSB that the 

kecutive &eC!ret.ary ba4 been 1n:tonlal.l.7 adviaed that s-nacc vu pi-epared to 

eclassified and approved for release by NSA on 

6-13-2014 ursuantto E.O. 13526 

SECF!ET 
st1BJECT 1 Procedure 

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:loreisn Coverrmento tor CCIM3iX: Aatietance 

%1\!l!B ~ 6 APR 1965 CCMCDT l'o~Cbnt\l) 

re~OMicter 1ta position. :Enclosed ~or vote •beet action'WU a propoaal by the ~nt of State Bmlber intexided to resolve the problem. ~ State J;>ro,Posal, 

bonver, •• tmeeceptable to th1• As,e1J1J7 Without Q.ualif'1cat1on and amenc.'lment, •1nce 

1t left 8-Illl:CC 1:1 control to the extent tbAt WCSB would be required to obtain 

1-ll([CC concurrence prior to app~ COll3EC aaa1stance to foreign govermenta. tbe AaeDl!Y emen&Dents (CCM3EC 2-/lJ, 20 Jan 55) recCIDlllDnded that 5-IKICC action be 

liJdte4 to the provision ot pertinent 1ntoimtion ll'hich might aasiat USCSB decisions. 

limil.ar ameiu!menta were recommended by tm Treaaur;. Defense and lavy me::mbera but, 

•.t.nce the RSA amendment• were llDl"8 comprehensive and irlcluaed the intent of the 

others, the State Department proposal. u amend.ed by this Agenc7 waa torwarded b7 

the Cbai1'11tBl11 tllCSB,. to the Cbalrman S-IHICC: an 2 Febri.aey 1955· 

7. CtHmc 2-/15 4ate4 28 Jhrch 1955 inclosea tor the int'ormatlon ol the :Boar4 

a copr ~ thB USCSB 2 Feb 55 memoran&uzl (aer!al. CSB #«>6) mid. a copy of the S-DIICC 

teply (MIC-26-55 dated 17 11&.rch 1955). Tm J.o;tter 11tatea that tho S-D?aCC its 

~4 to concur in the .Pract1cab1li ty or tho pro..-iosed ;procedure "it provieion 1• 

II.de tor further consult..tion in the event t.b:lt tho USCS:S vc»lld propose takill8 an 

91:!t1on 1n conniet V1 th a position expressed by th! S-IllICC. " 

8. !l'his proviso, llhich in any event vou14 not be recognised by OOCSlS as granting 

1-lllleC the paver or veto, ia given DO •ntion bJ tbe Zx.ecutive Secretary in hi• 

CO'fft llell0l"8ndum. (COJ.r.me 2-/15, 28 Mar 55). !& atatea merely that the procedure 

vtll be aa outlined in the tECnB -=orandum. (CSB #O<XJ), and tlut.t he ''Will J.>rDceed 

aocord.insl-Y as the occaaion r3enanda." 

9. nae mtter i•, therefore, finally reao1ve41 an4 the t:tnal. eo~spondenco on 

the •ubJect (Inclosure Vitb CtH3EC 2-/lb, 5 Apr 55) i8 a .memorand1.11l £or tbe Cbairman, 

1-DC:tec frail. the Cbdiwm, 'UBCSB, dated 1 A.pril 1955- In this ~randum, S-lltICC . oc:mcurrence in the propoaed procedure 1• acknoVleclged, am. the Chairman, S-IMICC, u 

..-ure4 "tbat USCS:B will DOt tA.ke aey- action contrary to tbe position exp:r:esae4 by 

uq pro~ Wboeo a&tvice it bas aollc1 ted Y1 thout having obtained an adequate un4erlt&ndina of thf: conei~rationa tmderl,y1ng •w:h reccall!n4ati0ll8." !1'be Chairman, tJSCSB, 

comJ.u&ts with a atatemnt ~appreciation tor S-1MICC'a 11un&!retancliu& cooperation iii 

U'riving at this autm.l.ly acceptable reaolution ot the! problem. ot clarif':fing the 

relative procedures aD4 xeapons1bil1t1es of our respective inter·depart?nental. groupe. 0 

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F-: E. HERREUlSllAOF Cololel Deputy Director 

Communications Securl&Y 

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