AFSAC1 00/64 

ll Sept;amber 1953 

SUbJect.r Eetabli&llmmrt of tbe Jo:Lut Security CamitteGo 

1. 'l'he attached memo.TBn\h1m 1n J.c.s. 2!JUJ/67 be.a been Vi~ 

at tllc request of the orig1Dator fran ccosideration by tbs Joint Chiefs 

at Staff wl!!i refe.tTed to tlle Amed Forces Security AgeDcy Council tor 

CI 1111rwmt eD0, rec<1' P~tiOllo 

2. Thia matter vill be placed on tbe ageo'lA tor COD8ideratio!l 

at the Fortieth Meeting to be hold on Thursday, 17 September 1953. 

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MEMORANDUM BY THE CHIEF OF STAFF, U.S. ARMY I 

for the 

JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 

on 

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JOINT SF.CURITY COMMITTEE 

References· a J.c.s. 202/72 

b. J.c.s. 2010 

c. J.c.s. 2010/58 

a. J.c.s. 2010/61 

l I am of the opini~n that a requirement exists for an advisory body to the Joint Chi~rs or Starr on matters involving . cornmunicotLons intelligence and cornrnunic~tions security. The 

present lack of an advisory body is a result of the provisions I 

of National Security Council Intelligtnce Dire~tive No. 9, 

Revised, 29 Dcce~ber 1952,* that relieve the Armed Forces 

Security A~ency council of its responsibility in the co~municatlons intelligence fiEld without establishing a similar 

body to operate within the ~ilitary establishment. 

2. Ac~ordingly, I recomrncnd that the provisions of J.C.S. 

2010> and J.c.s. 202/72, whicn establish and provide a ch3rter 

*Appendix to J.c.s. 2010;58 

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Ridgway (CSA) 

Carney (CNO) 

Twining (CSAF) 

Lemnitzer (DC/S~P) 

Eddl~man (Asst. C/S, G-3) 

C3raway (Ch. Plans, G-3) Gardner (DCNO-Op) Burke (hCNO-Op30) 

Partridge (DC/S-Op, Air) 

Lee (Dir. Plans, Lir) 

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for the ArmLd Forces Security hgoncy council be rescindud. It I 

is further recommended that the establishment of a Joint 

Security Committee to operate under the Joint Chiefs of Starr 

and the attached Terms or Rufercnce (Enclosure) b~ considered 

by the Joint ~hicfs of Staff. 

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TERMS OF REFERENCE 

FOR 

JOIN'l' SECURITY COMMITTEE 

PURPOSE 

1. The Joint Security Committee (JSC) is established as the 

advisory body to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on such matters 

oerta~ning to communications ~nt~lligence (COMINT) and communications security (COMSEC) as may be referred to the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff. 

COMPOSITION 

2. The JSC shall conb~st of. 

~· The Army, Navy and Air Force MET.bers of the United 

States Communications Intclli3cnGe Board (USCIB), one of 

whom shall be appointed Chairman, JSC, for a one yenr term 

by th~ Joint Chi~fs of Stoff The chnirmanship shall be 

rotated amonr:, the ~rvica&. 

b. No~ to excc~d two ajditionnl members from ~ach of 

the Services to be scle~ted by the Services. 

c An alternate for each Service JSC Member who shall 

hnve plenary powers tc act in the Member'~ absence. 

d. A representative from tnc Joint Stoff appcint~d by the , 

Director, Joint Staff, to att~nd JSC meetings as an observer 

in order to maintain close liaison between interested a~~ncies. 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS 

3 Acting under the authority uf the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

and with tneir approval, when required, tnc JSC will: 

a Make recom~wndationb concerning Joint op~rotlnG plans 

and doctrine for the i~plcm~ntation of COMINT rLquirements 

within the Armed s~rvices. 

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b. Deterrninc joint polici~s, 0pcrntinb plans and doctrine 

for communication security activities, and i~itat1ve cover 

and deception 

c. R~co~rncnd to thG Joint Chiefs of Staff, the facilities 

(uxcept comrnunications facilities), personnel and fiscal and 

logistic support to be provided by the Services to NSA, such 

rt.cornmsndati•.)ns to be based on requirements as dcterrnined by 

the Dir~ctor, NSA. 

d Coordinate- joint cryptolof> tc rnili tary requirements. 

~ Consider such cornr11un1ca tion sccuri ty and cornmunica ti on 

intcllibence matters as rnay be referred to thd Joint Chi~fs 

of Staff by the Director, NSh. 

f Coordinate all com~unication security and communication 

intell1bcncE matters whi~h affect cornmunication-electronics 

with the Saint Cornrnunicat1ons-Electronics Cornmittcc. 

PROCEDURE 

4. Th~ JSC will: 

a. Establish its own rncthods of procedure within th~ ~stab11shed policies of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

b Strive for unanirnity in its adviso~y actions to the Joint 

Chiefs 0f Staff. When unanimity c~nno~ be r~achcd, substantive 

rnattcrs, as d~termincd by the Ch31rrnan, shall b~ ref~rred to 

the Joint Chiefs of Stnff for resolution 

AUTHORITY 

5. The JSC is authorized to. 

!· aequest infor~ation ~nd assistance which may be required 

in connection with its functions from the Join~ Chiefs~ Joint 

Cornrui tt.0cs under the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the elcrnents of 

the rn1litary scrvic~s that ar~ conc~rned with COMINT and/or 

COMSEC. 

b. Establish such subcornmittecs as moy be required to 

assist JSC in the p~rforrn~ncc of its functions. 

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NOTE BY THE SF.cRETARIES 

to the 

HOLDERS OF J.c.s. 2010/57 

(Establishment of the Joint Security Committee) 

At the request of tne originator, the memorandum in J.c.s. 

2010/67 is hereby withdrawn from consideration by the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff and referred to the Armed Forces Security Agency 

Council for eomment and recom'11endation. 

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Lemnitzer (DC/S,P) 

Eddleman (Asst. C/S, G-3) Caraway (Ch. Plans, G-3) 

Gardner {DCNO-Op) Burke (ACNO-Op30) Partridge (DC/S-Op, A~r) 

Lee {Dir. Plans, Air) 

EDWIN H. J. CARNS, 

RICHARD H. PHILLIPS, 

Joint Secretariat. 

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Gen. Everest (D/JS) 

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