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USCIB: 13.2/55 

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Item A (not on agenda) discussed at the 113th Meeting 

of USCIB, held on 11 March 1955. 

Handling of COM.INT by The Clark Committee 

(CIB 00046; USCIB 13.2/54). 

The ACTING CHAIRMAN (General Cabell) referred to a request (USCIB 

13.2/54) for clearance and indoctrination of three additional members of 

the Clark Committee,, Messrs. Kearns and Hellings and Dr. Russell, and 

asked if the members were willing to confirm their "need to know". 

There were no objections. 

The ACTING CHAIRMAN then presented the recommendation that the office 

of the Executive Secretary be recollll'll.ended as the final repository for the 

CQ}.iINT portion of the Clark Committee Report, and that the Executive 

Secretary be authorized to convey this information to the Clark Committee. 

He invited comments. 

CAPTAIN TAYLOR explained that he has discussed. the COM.INT aspect of 

the report with General Ovenshine, who has been most cooperative and is 

trying to follow the Board's instructions on handling. Noting that the 

Committee will finish its work about April 15th, he said that the big 

question at tqis time is whether or not the CCl::.INT portion of the report 

should bear the codeword. 

After a brief discussion the members agreed to omission of the codeword and approved the proposals set forth by the Executive Secretary in 

CIB 00046 subject to the use of an additional, prominent stamp stating: 

"THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CODEWORD !'1ATERIAL". 

GENERAL CANINE asked if anyone has talked with Mr. Hoover concerning 

the CCMINT aspects of the Clark Committee Study. 

When it was realized that such discussions have not been held the 

ACTING CHAIID'J.AN said that he would be willing to offer the Chairman's 

services in this regard. 

It was so agreed. 

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DECISION: (11 March 1955) USCIB agreed: 

(1) To approve the 11need to know11 of Messrs. Henry Kearns, Ernest F. 

Hellings, and Dr. Donald S. Russell. 

- (2) That comments on the success, failure, progress or processes 

in the production of CCMINT be couched in the most general terms feasible • . (3) That, with the understanding that (2) above will result in 

generalized statements, CCMINT codewords not be used and instead there 

be prominently displayed on the cover of the document a stamp or other 

marking using the single phrase: "THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CODEWORD 

MATERIAL11 .' 

(4) The Executive Secretary may call upon the members of the Board 

to supply SSO services to the Clark Committee if and as required and 

should offer these services to the Committee. 

(5) That in addition to the marking indicated in (3) above the COM.INT 

portion of the report be preceded by the caution: 11THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS 

INFORMATION RELATED TO COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE AND MUST BE HANDLED AND 

STOWED SEPARATELY FROM OTHER TOP SECRET MATERIAL WITH ACCESS LIMITED TO 

THOSE PERSONS DESIGNATED BY NAME ONLY11 • 

'(6) That the final repository of the CCMINT portion of the report be 

a segregated one provided exolusi vely for COMINT. For this purpose the 

storage facilities of the office of the Executive Secretary, USCIB are 

offered and recommended. 

(7) That the Chairman, USCIB should endeavor to brief Mr. Herbert 

Hoover concerning COM.INT and the COMINT portion of the Clark Committee 

Study. 

This item to be dropped from the agenda. 

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