24 , USCIB: 29 .1,3/1 

1.3 April 1954 

EO 3.3(h)(2) !e:P MlORel' PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: 

1. The enclosed memorandum is circulated for information at the 

suggestion of the Director, National Security Agency. 

2. THIS DOCUMENT AND ITS ENCLOSURE CONTAIN COMMUNICATIONS 

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND SHALL BE HANDLED ONLY IN CHANNELS EXPRESSLY 

PROVIDED FOR COMINT. 

Enclosure 

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ptain, U. s. Navy 

ecutive Secretary, USCIB 

Copy of NSA Serial 000170-S dtd 8 Apr 1954. 

USCIB: 29.13/1 

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Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 04-28-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352\3 

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

WASHINGTON 2B, D. C. 

Serial: 000170-S 

8 Apr 54 

£OP SEiOffi!J':P ... :/Eo 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF tJSCIB 

SUBJECT: 

l. The informa.tion set forth bclo"1' is forwarded as a matter of 

interest in connection with our 'l'l11rd .Party at'.rru1gements. 

2. The Director, GCHQ,, recently informed thj.s A[Jency\tha.t a. 

representative of GCIIQ, in th r 

zation, met an officer of the~~~~~r""------.-----------------

' w11ile on an official visif'-.loA.l.L ____ .J--..l.l.li'--"l~r......u~:.11..1.-t• 

some years been receivin"""" _________ ___,, ___ __. 

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3. The I ~fficer indicat~d that his organization was ~ost anxious to open up exchange a.rra.nGements with the British to !nclude 

the following items: 

a. Exchange of D/F beo.rings. 

b. Excban~e or raw traffic. 

c. 

d. Supply of Hollerith equipmente. An advanced st.ate of tet:hnical cooperation. 

He emphasized the boon thad lhelp would be t.o the British, 

pointing out that his organizo.tion had o. total stren,gth of 650, of' 

whom 300 are intercept opcratorz (over 150 b...·wc had 7 yea.rs' experience) and 100 are er tanal sts. He , e ocveral i teresti stat ents 

about the and 

a e er urgen 

a first step. 

4. The Director, GCHq, believes it is possibl.e that bene~it might 

accrue to the combined US-UK COMINT effort by sympathetic consideration 

of 3 (a), (b), (c), and (d) above, for which the provisions of Appendix 

P should clearly apply. Connnents were requested of the Director, NSA. 

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5. In view of the raci; •• t~~ hs a most valuable source, 

and may became even mol"e so, Director, GCHQ, was advised that eff'Qrts 

to maintain it are!9rthwhile, excl.uding the expressed. desire for an 

advanced state 9ftechnical cooperation. He was e.lso informed that 

th:; IT s d<>T_ :8 not contemplate going beyond the present... provision to tb~ . . / _of cash, equipment, and a small intercept and D/F site in 

L--_ ___.f It was pointed out that we are reasona.b1y contfident that 

present arrangements will be maintained and probably expanded without 

the need for the U.S. to furnish any f'urther quid-pro-qu'Qo. •This 

expansion is expected eventually to include the proy;i sion to the ''tJ.a:. • 

ot the material now received solely through I I· · · · ~· 

6. The Director, GCBQ, was assured tba.t he would be advised' 

ot any material change that may develop in the present situation. 

JOHN B ACIQ;RHA.N 

Drir;adicr General, US Air Force 

Actine 'Oj_rector 

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