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l June 1953 

Allied (NATO) Communication Security. 

1~ USCIB met in special session on 28 Mq 1953 and reviewed 

the ?sport ot it.s Ad Hoc Conmittee on the probleni.o~ Allied (NA'ro) 

Communication Security. The Board accepted the report. with a tew chani:;()~~ proposad and agreed at the meeting. In addition to the changes, 

it wae s,greed ~c.hat sanitization of certain pages was required prior. 

to eubr.1itting the report to tine British. · 

2c. USCIB accept~ the recommendations of the Chairman, U.S. 

Dele.~~a.1;ion contained in a Memorandum tor the Chairman, USCIB dated 

28 }:fr>:.y 1953, s11bject to a change in the wording ot ·par,agraph 3. The 

fina:L ,rersic:m or the recommendations is as tollows: 

&o The Con!erence be held as scheduled~ 

bo Naither USCIB nor MSC ad.opt prior to the Conference a 

fixed position with regard to the step• to be taken to improve French 

and othsr NATO 1nembers OOHSECo · 

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Co The UoSo Delegation be directed to use the Ad Hoc 

Conmi:i.tt.ee Report, as amended,, as guidance for discussion with the 

U.K. D~'lega.tion, sanitize the Report, and hand it forthwith to the 

Seni('tr Briti.oji Liaison Otf'icer (Brigadier Tlltman)o 

. do USCIB inf"orm LSIB forthwith that the USCIB wishes tQ 

extend ·the Agenda to include a review ot all the conclusions reached 

at the 1951 BR.USA Conference on this same subject, and that the preSfmt m~ paper (DGC/3441), together with the us paper (Ad Hoc Conmd.ttee 

Repo:.•t. e.s sanitized) will be used as bases tor discussion at the 

Coaf1 ~ranceo 

. 3 a Ten copies or the final sanitized version or the I report were 

hand1::;d ·i:,o Brigadier TiltmanVs representative on 29 May 19530 New 

pages :reflecting both the agreed changes and the sanitization process 

have bE!en circulated for insertion in copies ot the report held bJ 

memb1:,1•s of the u.s. Delegation,, and, of course, by Members ot USCIB. 

4C> The British have been notified informal~ through Brigadier 

Tilt1:m.n with respect to USCIB' s views as set forth in paragraph 2d · 

abov11.. Formal notification to LSIB will be made this dateo 

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5o During the discussion ot the ~nclusions a.~d Kecommenda:t1ona 

ot.the Ad Hoc Conmd.ttee Report 0 certain J>l'Oposals were made a matt.er 

ot record ae being the consensus of the Board Msberso Although i't 

was agreed that these propolals would ·not be 1r1clud.ed in the tinal 

!8rs1on ot the e,port.,.it ie the desire ·ot the Board t.hat. they be 

used tor guidance purpoaea ~ members of the UoSo Delegationo For · .. exaq>la, following the diecuaaion and agreement upon the new paragraph 

2 ot the Recomendationa, Admiral Espe proposed the addition 01· a new 

paragraph aa follows: · 

"If it ia considered that the ~bove demonstration techrAique 

will not achien the desiNcl results in a reasonable time, plans 

ahoulcl be deYel.oped, in concert with the British, which could involve limlted dlrect disclosure ot our CO.MDT success•"' · 

The ~ cl1d not. deail'e to inclUcte thia paragraph in the Report. but 

agreed that ·it represented the consensus or the Members and should 

serve u guidance tor the u.s •. Dalegation, with the und"1'atanding, 

however, that the u.s. negotiators would not adopt thia position at 

the Conference w1thout·furtbv specit1c aut.boriution of USCJB. 

60 It was further agreed that the u.s. Delegation might reach 

a point ot d1ec:uae1on 1n which t.h87 are tawrabq impressed tv" the 

British po:lnt ot Tiew but find thmselves at variance with the guidance alreadl' provided bJ' the Board. U thia should happen USCIB w1ll convene a special Hsaion to proTicle the neceeaar,y guidanc•• 

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