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USCIB: ~ .9/6 Item 2 Considered at the lath (Spe.cial.) Meeting 

of USCIBEC, held on 15Septem.ber>1954. 

Subject: l 

The CHAIRMAN ( Captaiii Taylor) introduced this item by recalling 

the Connnittee' s consideration of th~ base /rights·· problem last 

fall. He then sta,ted that within the/ ast few/days a message had 

been received fr • :Durbrow), reflecting 

diocussionawith d Coordinator of 

I IIritelligence Agencies, in which he, . requested a personal briefing by a qualified high level U.S. intelligence representative on present and planned U.S.~ !Joint Intelligence 

Operations. He asked if .Mr. Polyzoides wished to comment in further 

explanation of the problem. 

MR. POLYZOIDF.s/inform.ed the members that an interil'Il reply, 

acknowledging receipt of the request and advising that it is being 

considered, has been sent to Mr. Durbrow. He stated further his 

understanding.that the Air Force would have more than a substantive 

interest in _this in that they are the Executive Agent for the Office 

of the Secretary of Defense for handling base rights problems abroad. 

He also recognized that CIA has a considerable interest in the .__ __ __.I intelligence situation, and stated that the matter raised in 

the Charg~' s cable is being presented at this meeting in an effort to 

determine who is best qualified to carry the ball in an effort to 

provide assistance to the Charg~. 

LT. COLONEL HARROLD raised the question of the possible relation 

of this problem to SHAPE 11Y11 planning, and asked if the two could be 

worked out together. 

MR. POLyzOIDES expressed his opinion that they co'l).l.dnot, pointing out the advisability of keeping the two problems completely 

separate. He suggested that the members examine the problem of 

whether the bases we have requested are really necessary in light of 

existing circumstances. 

LT. COLONEL HARROLD said that his Department felt that the bases 

are needed. 

MR. BUFFHAM suggested that we be forthright with the I ___ _ telling them that we need a secure area such as I lean provide, 

that the activity is a peacetime operation for the security of our 

forces in time of peace, and, while we might be in a position to 

collaborate to an extent in time of war, it is necessary .that we proceed slow~, step by step, at this time. 

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CAPTAIN AGNEW, in reply to a questiol:lf'by )Ir. \Polyzoides, stated 

that the situation has changed somewhat i'l'.'bm. N~A•s\point of' view and 

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receive a person.a.·l·· briefing o.n···········.·.·.•.•.t.·.··.h····· ....• e gen··· eral··.···.\··.·.a· .. spects t.::1 of t e proposed U.S. activities and howithey fit in .with U.S. • 

~telligence operati.·ons. He said t.·.·h ...·.at···.·.··/ even thou'·· we are ly cash and ·rui~entJ it appears that; 1thel ! -'-'eel. that there is a 

joint U.S. effort and a flat/statement to\ .. t·.he contrary by the 

U.S. would no ou damage existing .relations. 

inte~~;t C=e a~~~h!rr crnnrneny on broaching the subject of 

CAPTAIN AGNEW ref lied that/h.· is Directo···· r would \·b··.. e·· ... unalterably opposed to giving the_ / i t.steerage. 

MR. BATTEY made reference to USCIB 30/33 and suggested that it 

might now be necess~i .·· .onsider the USCIB decis.ion therein by 

virtue of which the / / were initially infonned\ that we might 

consider the release o iraw traffic in exchange for base rights. He 

further pointed out that /the USCIB 30/33 decision indicated that the 

Air Force had a requirement for three sites, whereas their present 

requirement is for on·ly·/one./site[ He mnfinued by sug .. ge.s .. ting that all 

current facts be laid before the_ _ and if they \are then unwilling 

to proceed along lines/ indicated by us, we could expla.in\that our 

requirement is not sufficiently urgent for us to press\ for the base 

rights, and drop the/negotiations. 

The members/continued to discuss the problem at length along these 

lines. From the discussion it was evident that the actual \requirement 

for thel tbases has diminished with the establishment\ of' other 

U.S. facilities in the Mediterranean; however, the bases\ will still be 

of considerable value,/particularly to the Air Force, if\ they can be 

obtained on rea.· sonabl.·e terms from the U.S. viewpoint. I~lso 

evident that CIA has .a valuable source of' information in L_J which 

is subject to/loss or impairment if the matter now before the. Committee 

is not carefully handled. 

MR. BATTEY explained his understanding of proposed Ph.vsical and 

...... ~M.l.lli.liil.ll~nts for the stations inl L stating 

ocation is expected to be under U.S. command and that 

,..i;WJ.l:i:........&.1.Ll....Ll~---...J there will be liaison officers. He said that ____ ..... on the other hand, is expected to be a so-ca.lled joint 

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military control with an understanding.that/there will. benoc===J 

interference with U.S. operations •. · He ad .. d.ed .that.•.t ... ~.es.e arr·.,ngements 

are political window dressing and do not imply free[ ·•· \ Jaccess to 

the. stations. 

The members were in agreement that the/ U.S.• cannot accept any 

kind of joint arrangement of the nature described by Mr. Battey. 

The CHAIRMAN ~sted the p.ossibility of sendi.ng .an Air F.o·· ... rce 

representative to L __ Jto talk withl i • I solely on the 

problem involving military base rights, /keeping the discussion completely apart from the CIA involvement. Such a.ction., he said, would 

jeopardize only the military base rights if the discussions are 

unsuccessful. 

MR. BRIGHT expressed his opinion that .... l _____ __.lwould be 

unwilling to go into the matter on this basis, since he himself has 

lumped the whole problem/together in his approach to the Charg~. 

the method of a roach to 

e composition. of the group of conferees, and the nature o 

a reply to Mr. Durbrow. As a result of this further discussion it 

was agreed that anNSA representative of flag rank and a CIA 

representative of /comparable status should accompany Mr. Durbrow when 

discussions with! I are held, and that the NSA and CIA 

representatives/should prepare terms of reference for the discussions 

for consideration by the Committee. Further, it was agreed that 

Mr. Durbrow s.hould be informed, for his own. information, that the 

u. s. is unwilling to provide General II the info~tiof he 

requests. but that U.S. representati~l come to to talk 

withl I in the near future. The members were of the opinion, however, that this message should not be sent until the DCI and the 

Direc·t.or, NSA have agreed upon the above plan. 

Following the above decision, Mr. Polyzoides commented on the 

base rights problem in general. He said that he is not at all 

pleased with the wa:y base rights problems are being handled, and 

believes we are operating in a most disorderly fashion - each problem 

of this nature being discussed in an atmosphere of confusion and 

misunderstanding. He recommended that positive action be taken to 

insure that the procedure for handling base rights problems follows 

an orderly course and that there be a single agency or group responsible for processing such matters. He stated that unless corrective 

action is taken our confusion and ineptitude in dealing with these 

matters will grow progressively worse. 

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The CHAIRMAN stated that these points were well taken and agreed 

that remedial action is needed. He suggested that the present 

Ex:ecutive Agent for base rights matters (the Air Force member) 

examine existing procedures and inform the Committee of steps now 

required in base rights negotiations, with a view to having the procedure studied at USCIBEG level, where it is hoped a more effigient 

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DECISION: (15 September 1954) As a result of USCIBEC d;iscus~i~n of 

the above points, it was agreed: 

a. That further discussions will be held w1·:·/ I ·1· by 

u.s. representatives in an effort to resolve the.__.___ ____ ___.;~i~thts problem; however, the discussions will not. provie._/ ___ ___.__......._._ .. the information requested by him. 

b. That the NSA provide a military intelligence representative 

of flag rank and the CIA a representative of/comparable status to 

accompany the Denartment of S,ta.te representative (Durbrow) "When an 

audience withl I can be arranged. 

c. That the u.s. representatives will work out guide lines for 

the discussion and present their views to USGIBEC for considerat~on at 

its next meeting. 

d. That the Department o. f State member will inform. .• · Dt(hnm·r for 

his ow.n information, that the.u.s. is unwilling to provide the 

information he requesls, bf t that u.s. represe~iv s •are being designated to come to for discussions wi • the near 

future. 

e. That dispatch of the message mentioned in subparagraph d. 

above would be contingent upon the concurrence of the DOI and the 

Director, NSA in the above plan. 

f. That the Executive Agent for the Department of Defense for 

base rights problems will inform the Committee of existing procedure 

in the handling of base rights matters, with a view to having this 

procedure studied in an effort to improve its effectiveness. 

The meeting adjourned at 1155. 

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