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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: 

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UK.USA Conference on\ 

1. Forwarded herewith is the report prepared by the Working 

Committee, appointed at the last USCIB meeting/and chaired by Mr. 

William F. Friedman. In addition, there are enclosed two proposed 

basic statements of USCIB policy, submitted by the Director, NSA, 

for consideration in conjunction with the above report. 

2. These papers are scheduled for dis cuss ion at the next. 

regular meeting of the Board (14 May 1954). 

Enclosures 

ain, U. • Navy 

Executive Secretary, USCIB 

1. NSA Serial 000196-S dtd 20 Apr 1954. 

2. Proposed Agenda and Delegation for 

UKUSA Conference on CCJUNT Relations 

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Serial: 000196-S 

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MEmRANDUM FOR THE Ml!MBERS.OF USCIBs 

SUBJECT1 UKUSA Conference on/ 

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1. In order to expedite the preparation of position 

papers tor use by the U. s. Delegation to the\ forthcoming 

UKUSA Conference, lt is proposed /that certain \basic statements or USCIB policy be enunciated. 

2. Inclosed for consideration by the Members are two 

documents: 

a. Buis ot Pmnosed U. s. COM.INT Relations with 

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bo. Terms of Reference for lle s. Delegat:l.f~ n to 

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,3. It is requested that these two papers be considered 

by USCIB in conjunction with the report prepared by the 

Working Committee, chaired by Mr. William F. Friedman. 

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BASIS OF Pnoros~:o u~ COMHJT RELATIONS 'l.'ITHl 

1. In order to improve the quality and quantity 0£ Cmf!NT available to 

the US, the ultimate obiective of US oolicy is to establish COMINT collabora• 

tion withl }csiened to exploit exhaustively their 

COMINT potential. Such collaborat.ion should be neeotiated with Third Part.y 

Governments or their COMINT authorities neeotiating on an official basis. 

Such collaboration should be conducted directly between the national COMINT 

organizations concerned but. is not to exceed the then existing capability of 

r--· each nation, and must not operate to the detriment of ·current US COMilJT re• 

·1ations with other governments. 

2. The arrangements which may ultimately be concluded with these 

countries, either individually or collectively, will probably extend beyond 

the limitations of _paragraphs 4 and 5 of Appendix P to the UKUSA Agreement, 

but would not be as extensive as those provided for between the UK and US. 

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COMINT effort.., it should be perrnissibc to reveal to these countries the 

existence of the technical COMINT exchange between the U.K. and m.s. 

2. U.S. COMINT collaboration .with t.hel lshould 

be conducted directly between the .national 'COMINT orc;anizations concerned, 

but is not to exceed the then existine technical capability of each nation, 

and must not operate to the detriment.. of current U.S. COMINT relations with 

the U.K. and Ca.nada. r 

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