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APPROACH 'l10 TJfo FR..!:IJCH IH RJG.illD cor,rs.sc Hf.PROYii:MJ.!;l~'T PD I1Ntllt" .h;XPLATimD 

THAT PACKARD OF ST.A'I.i£ DEP.illTtvLJ:!J'JT HAD TOLD 1'1:££ VbRY ru;CEl\iTLY TlhlT IN 

STATES OPINION FHrl:NCH SITUATION STILL ~VAS NOT Fii.VORABLE Ii,OH .A.PPROACIIING 

FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE RIGHT NOV! OR n~ 'rHE VZ.RY LEAR :F'UTUIIB PD ALSO 'rHAT 

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IN· PARTICULAR HE HAD SAID THAT HE DID NOT EXP:Z:CT TO SEE SUFFICIENT 

IMPROV .. EMENT IN SITUATION BY l::ID NOYEVIBEH TO ViARl{lUJT AflY OF US NO'N 

HERE REMAINING AFTER CONCLUSION OF THli: UNCLE KING .SIASH UNCLE SUGAR. 

COMSEC. CONFEREh"CE IN ORDER TO l)ARTICIPA~ IN FRiHCH COMSEC DISCUSSIONS 

IN PARIS PD COO? ... m SAID T:-Ll.T r.l.'ILTi\i..U: :a.AD ALREADY a?LAIH:6D THE OBVIOUS 

PHAC'rICAL RJ:ASOH3 FOR FO;.:,TPOK.El.'.Lrl;l~T OF ·rECIDJICAL DI.::iCUSSIOI~3 \·:ITH 

FIIBNCE TILL MID NOVEMBER BUT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A\i.ARL: THAT STATE 

DEPARTMENT WERE CONSIDERING FURTHER POSTRONEMENT ON ANY OTHER GROUNDS 

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. PD IWltWAS .TOLD THAT MY IlIFORMATIOiI YIA PACKARD TOOK THEM BY_ SURRRISE. 

<Af,m,.THAT'··;-10REIGU'"OF.FICE WOULD BE VERY lWCFt ·bISTURBEI)'·BY ANY CONSIDERABLE 

. ~APPI:rr~~M ~riiiAY lN ·APPRoA:bHING ·~filrcH :PD 'r~ suGGEsT :lntrs~il.~TY- · ·· 

OF :'AGA~I'f~~ONS~TING>s;ATE ·ON THIS~'~OINT: .AND- THEN AD;,1SING ~ILTMA?;l,,Pp~}u 

PARA ~~Ei.'FuRTHJl.."'R ;1N' MGAfil> FRENCH coMsEc "MKTTER ci.N NSA' APPARENTLY' ·: . ·y. FfAs· PROPOSED ·USING :'rRIPARTITE SECURITY \'lORKING GROUP FAREN .HEREA.ixER ~: . l" . . . . . . . . . . . , ·. . . . 

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R~FERRED TO AS. TARE:SUGAR WILLIAM GEORGE PAREE AS VEHICLE .FOR 

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UNNECESSARILY EXPAND- THE CIHCLE BEYOl·.TD THOSE '-.fHO QUOTE NEED TO filW\'i QUOTE 

PD~B~R PD TSWG DELEGATES ARE NOT AWARE OF CLEARANCE STANDARDS AND- ~ 

SPECIAL HIDOCTRINATION REQUIRED AND IT IS DOUBTFUL IF TSWG AS A BODY 

HAS ANY r.rnCHAl'Tim1~ FOR S~Lh"'DTIEG 'ITPE OF PERSOI\iIBL DESIR:t.'D AND FOR 

GUARAIJTEEING TR'\.T FRElWH OFFICERS l'iHO WILL ATT3ND TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS iGLJ~ DEFINITELY I'lt.:ET IDiiCLE KIHG DASH UNCU SUG11H CLEARAHCE STANDARDS PD ~. 

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FRENCH REPRESE1,! l'.h.'l'IV~S HAV.8 RiWENTLY EXPRESSED VIEW TIL-;.T TSWG SHOULD 

F)T :.-!EET l~Gf,.IlJ TILL L~XT SPhDm AND TIIi1.T c01-;s1DER-ATIOH UIGBT EV-£N BE _{( 

GIVEN TO THE QUESTION WHETEER IT JHOULD XOT BE ·;;'OUND UP ALTOGETHER PD 

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I-TATO PD GCiiQ. POINTED ·ou'11 TILi\T ~rs n1PREssron 10 NOT coRHBCT _Afll'"D THAT 

:IJ1MB£RS OF TtlSG REPORT DIHE.CTLY- T.0 THEJJ1. RESPECTIVE GOVERN1.1E~J'ES ·PD. MY.·- --;~~ ' 

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Phi!:SENT VIEVf ON MS POINT IS ~Hzi:'T GCHQ PREF'~REISCE .FOR·WOID;:ING<DIRECTLY: _·'": 

. 'D'H FRENCH COMSEC AUTHORITY rs VlELL ,OU!IDI:D Af:D THAT WE- OUGHT TO CONCLTR ::- . " '. - - " ·-.-~]' ·• .' . ' ' ' <~_.- ... \ .- -,, 

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