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Subject: 

Item 2 Considered at the Twelfth Meeting of USCIBEC J• 

held on 4 ¥.arch 1954 (Item 4 of Agenda for the 

Eleventh Meeting). 

Overt COMINT Liaison with Foreign Governmental 

Activities. (USCIB 5.7/1, /2, /3, /4) 

THE CHAIW'IAN pointed out to the members that the directive 

prepared by the Director, NSA, (enclosure 2 with USCIB 5.7/1) was not 

up for approval, but represented a sample of the type of directive 

which will be issued upon approva.l of Directive Number 12. He stated, 

further, that various comments and recommended changes to the basic 

directive had been received and were contained in USCIB 5.7/2, 5.7/3, 

and 5.7/4, plus an unnumbered version of the directive, prepared by the 

Director, NSA, which incorporates his reconnnended changes and s01ne of 

those contained in the Board papers referred to above. He suggested 

that the Director, NSA's paper be used as a working document, and 

indicated what changes should be made to it to have it reflect the 

amendments praposed by all members. 

The members proceeded to consider this paper paragraph by paragraph. The result of their discussions was agreement upon the following changes to Enclosure 1 with USCIB 5.7/1. 

a. Sec. IV, Par. 6 - Change period at end to a coIT.ma and add: 

"or elements of COMINT agencies under his operational or 

technical control. In cases involving visits to foreign 

governmental GOMINT agencies, USCIB members will express 

their requirements directly to the Director, NSA. n 

b. Sec. IV, Par. 8 - Delete. 

c. Sec. IV, Par. 9, Line 1 - Strike phrase "the non-CCMINT 

agencies represented on 11 , and insert, after 11USCIB11 , the 

phrase "members other than NSA11 • 

d. Sec. V - (See below). 

The discussion of Section V centered on NSA's recommendation that 

this section, save its final paragraph, be deleted from the proposed 

directive. NSA 1 s reason for suggesting deletion was stated by Captain 

Agnew to be the fact that this is a policy paper and should not contain 

those details set forth in Section V unless other equally important 

details are included. 

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During the discussion of Section V the subject of SUSL0 1s responsibilities vis-a-vis international commands arose and it was suggested. 

that the directive should be revised to spell out this relationship. In 

view of this omission, and the fact that the majority of the members 

believed the substance of Section V should be retained, it wa.s agreed 

that representatives of the service organizations and NSA would meet with 

the Executive Secretary to dra.ft an appropriate "Section vu for vote 

sheet approval by the CoIIDilittee members. 

With regard to the final paragraph of Section V (par. 3) the members 

were in agreement that the following final sentence should be added: 

11USCIB members will furnish the Executive Secretary with information 

copies of correspondence with the Director, NSA, arranging visits or U.S. 

personnel to foreign governmental COM.INT agencies." 

Following the above discussion or enclosure 1 with USCIB 5.7/1, the 

members turned to enclosure 2 therewith and talked briefly on the subject 

of diplomatic accreditation for SUSLO. It was inform.ally agreed that the 

Director, NSA, if he so desires, will raise this question at a future 

date •. 

DECISION: (4 March 1954) USCIBEC agreed to recommend approval of 

enclosure 1 with USCIB 5.7/1 with the specific changes noted in the foregoing discussion, and subject to USCIBEC approval of a draft revision of 

"Section V" to be prepared by a drafting committ.ee consisting of the 

Executive Secretary and representatives of the service organizations and 

NSA. 

(Note: The drafting committee met on 10 March 1954. The result of its 

consideration of the matter was forwarded to USCIBEC members for vote 

sheet action on 10 March 1954, as USCIB 5.7/5.) 

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