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'!'he Seoo44 ll•etiq of the u.s.-u.x. Oonterenee oa 

J'renoh co.,.,.nloa,lona Security wa• hel4 at 0900 oa 2 ll&J' . , 

1951, 1n Rooa 19-12S, u.s. WaTal Seourity Sta,ioa, 

W&shingtoa, n. c. 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

UA1te4 Stat .. 

• Executive Coma \tee 

Rear Adairal Earl E. stone, USN, 

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Lt. Col. Y. w. Oolllna 

Mr. Wiae.toa soott 

Mr. W • '1' • J'rieban 

Mr, R. 'F. Paokard. 

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Captain 1. 1'. we11.ger, tJ!ll 

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Lt. J. w. Pear11oa, USN 

In aooordanoe with th• 4eo1a1on made at th.a '1'1rst ExeoutiTe Committee Meeting, the Oo:mmittae continued. 1te exohan«• 

ot 'View• by oonaider1.ng aeTeral priaolples whloh had been 

drawn up bT the u.s. delegation with a Tiew toward arriving 

at te:rma of reference tor the p1du.ce ot the Security Ooamitt••· 

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At'ter a period ot exploratory diaoussions the following 

principles were agreed to as terms of reference tor the SeouEO 3.3(h)(2) 

r1 ty Comm! ttee: PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

1. not to be 

revealed although collaboration in the discussion and presentation of French insecurity could be revealed. 

2. There should be prepared a. mutually agreed upon plan, 

setting forth proposals arranged in order of 

in.r until le.st the 

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desirability, holdEO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

J. The possibility that the French may approach the U.~. 

and U.IC. with a proposal for collaboration in the I..__ _____ .... 

is a risk that Must be envisaged and the u.s.-u.K. must be pr~-

pared to race it. No disfussion• of I .... __________ lwtth 

the French oa.n be undertaken on the basis of their pro bl•/ alone. 

4. Instead of being limited to an approach at the/highest 

level the approach should be made at the leTal wb.ioh will assure 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

the greatest secur1 tr. PL 86-36/50 usc 3605 

5. In event th~t the approach is to be me.de unilaterally 

by the U. s. or the U .K. the governing factor in ·nakin.Q' the 

choice should be the proapect of success. 

It was further agreed that the tollowi.ng points would 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

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2. u.s. or u.x:: •• not Jo1Atl.J', will make approaoh to 

the PreAoh. PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

With reterenoe to the above two po1Ata,I ~tat.a 

that before h• ooal4 make a deo1aion in the preala•• he woald 

haYe to requeat guidanoe troa hi• Direotor. 

MR~ PAOtrARD saggested that the SeouritJ' 001111.ittM 'be requested to ooAS14er the tollowing poiAt• in addition to the 

agreed principles: 

1. .lea ea a the aeouri t)" ( relia bill tJ' and 41 sc re ti oa) 

ot those element• or the 7reaoh Goverament with whom we would 

do buaineaa ia on~ 11lit1al oontacte regarding oOllmWlloatloaa 

aeouri tJ". 

2. A••••• the dltterenoe to the Russians in the 

aTailab111tJ' ot Tital 1atormat1on from readable ?renoh traffic (OOKIB'f) or troa other aouroea (penetration), 1.e.z 'l'o 

what degree would the Rusalana be 4eA1ed or d•layed·in obtaining Tital 1.ntormatioA, if 'Prenoh coDD1U1oa,1ons were aeoured? 

Pr1no1pal taotora are (e.) speed and (b) totallt1 ot lntormatlon. 

The OOllllitt•• agreed, 

'l'h• Committee .a.ext eond4ered a paper prepared b.r the 

U.S. Delegatioa entitledi "COJfPARISOJl O"I THE tn.lr. PROPOSALS, 

AS OUTLINED IN REPERENOl!: (a) (DGC/1640) Ah RErERBO"! (b) 

(DOC /1643 ) , AKD 'Im: tJ. 8. PROPOSALS, AS OlM'tIHJm I1f llKl"RRENCE 

(o) (STAl'J' S'l'ODY 01' 'l'H'E DIPROvmER'l' 07 :rRENCR COM!mWICATIOWS)." 

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MR. YR!JCINA.N presented a brief outline ot the paper and 

requested that the record indicate that the British Tiews oontained in references (a) and ( b) had been t'ormulFited prior to 

their receipt of reference (c), and that, therefore, the comparison shown in paragraph 1 did not obtain. ~he same discrepancy was noted in paragraph 4a. 

The Exeout1ve 001I1tI1ittee agreed that the qecurity Committee 

would convene immediately after the Executive Committee Yeeting 

for the purpoee or drawing up a paper in accordance with the 

terms of reference agreed to. The ~ommittee further agreed 

that the Security Committee report, if' complete, would be considered immediately following the Special 1.':aeting of the ·r.:xecuti ve Committee to be held at 1430 on 3 May 1951. 

The Meeting adjourned at 0950. 

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