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1. The Turkish Ambaasador recant..17 made a torml requo st to the 

Department of state for asld.atance in acquiring autGBat.ic cipher •chines 

tor U$8 in comunicationa between the '1'1.arJd.ah M:lniatr;y ot Fore!an Affa!re 

aDd Turkish diplomatic ropresentati.Yea abroad. The request. vaa :ret"erral 

tor comment to the Director, Anal Forces secur.tt1 .lgaiey,. through the 

u.s. Hav.r mamber ot the state..netense Mil1t1117 :tnrorsaation Control 

Cm:md. ttee /)-D mcg. A oop7 of the co:rroisporrience 1• attached a• \.an 

«iolosu.re. 

a. Tllo cipher machines are CUl"l"en~ authoriiad tor NA'lO uae. i;he 

Br.l'.tlah 't1PU, Rark II, am the Combined CipheJ" Machine,, in both the U .. S. 

atll the Br.I. ti sh versions. rho CCM v1ll. be proV1ded tor Turkish f'orcaa 

in NATOJ theret'o2"81 the or,pptographic principles o! t.he CCH Vill be known 

to tho Turkiah goqrmnent. 

[5eclassifi ed and approved for release by NSA on 06-13-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 

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SUBJEOTa Release or the Combined CJ.pher Mach1no (CCM) to Turke,r 

tor Diplomatic Col!lllun1cat1ons 

4. A dilltinct 1mpruas1on has bem convel'81 by the Turkish representat1vee 1n Wallhington that ttle Turkish govermaent ia prepared to eeek 

••sietance eleewheN in the event tho u.s. declil es to turniah the oipher 

aabines requested. Other aourcea to vhich Turke;r mlc~~ tli:rn azr0 3_

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eummar.tsed below. Pt 86-36/50 USC 3605 

... The I lao ... emment mpt. be approached vi th a request. 

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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 81mllar to t.he one made to tbe u.s, I1'1 honv•rt the u.s. 

deddes not to p1"0Vid• TurkG7 with the asaiatance requested.,, 

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b. th8 J11Dst irom111eni. comrr.erc!al pzroduc~r ~t cipher mcbinea is .,.... - ... -

the Hapi!n C17Pt.ag?aph Oompan,i ol StoCJChO'lin, sWalan. S!nce 

'hlt;971s now v.~ one ot Raae\ln• a m.aChlnea, there is a 

aocd poaeibillt7 that- Turk87 would 't17 ta:> purchae9 aomo ot 

biti" •lfdpiint._. ~- ~ has dn81.0ped a nmr line ot lll8r' - ...... - J. .I ...... w-' .. "' ~ ~-, ... .a.: -- .... .,,. ... 

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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 Cipher mchinea. J'rototfpe• or drawings ot these new aqUip. 

11&eJ1ts h•ve been examined b,y temnical experts ot the Al"llllld 

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6. The USCIB Coordinator recoJll?il8f.da that USCIB1 

•• Concur 1n l'f:Jlease ol tbe CCM t.o Tu:kq. 

'b.. Authorize tbe Coord1natoi- 1Jl his oapacitq as DireotoX"• APSA• 

to int"om t.be State-D-.tense Mil1tar,y Inf'ormatl.on cantl't)l 

Co.mm.1.ttee of its dacieion. 

o. Worm the London Stgnal. Intolli&mce Board c4 its dec1'1on 

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I have been directed t.o intorm you ot the .tolloving decision by 

uscm1 

The Turldsh .Ambassador recmtl.y approached the u.s. Depart... 

111e:nt or State tor aasiatance in acqu1~ auto1111t1.c cipher 

machines tor u.eo in communicatl.ons bat.ween tbe TurJd.ah Mtm.st.1'1' 

ot Forat&n Atturs ml Turkish d1plom:J.t1c representatives in 

foreign countries. The matter was ratarred to USCIB tor comment 

and USCIB ha.a reconmended to u.s. authorities that the u.s. 

Yei-ston ot the rucentl1 i11pmved but CUl'l"ent Combined. Cipher 

Machine bo approved tor rel.ease to the Turkish govermaent. 

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