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/PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

MEMORAND'lM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: Negotiations for I ... _______________ __. 

l. At a special meeting of USCIBEC, held on 15 September 1954, 

the enclosed message was presented by the Chai~\as a matter.requiring 

immediate discussion and prompt action. He explained that the request 

in the message was based upon USO!B approval (tJSC!B 30/39) of an earlier 

proposal on the above subject (USCIB 30/33, dated .29 July 195.3). 

2. 

In an effort to determine the precise nature of a reply to 

the U.S. Charge'inl l(DURBROW) the following points were raised and 

discussed. (The State Department member informed the Committee that a 

noncommittal interim reply had alrea.di been r;Jent t.o allay\the immediate 

urgency.) 

a. 'While the originall,y s()ught bases inl lwould still be 

useful and desirable, the actuai need for them has.diminished in view of 

ttie location of other U.S. i'aciliti.es in the Mediterranean area. 

b. In view oi' a., above, there is a feeling, particularly on 

:::art:: th:~ire::,.r::so t~ ...... ·at the desi .• rab~lit·y-· of \e·. stablishing ___ __ __ __ _ ]/would be outweighed by an;y arrangement "-----w---r-e-q-~r-e--e ___ en_s_i..-o.n ofl • ·•· •. \ t beyond 

the provisions of paragraph 4 of Appendix. ilpn. 

relationship between CIA andr L and the. degree of effect upon 

c. The undesirabilit:·· of disturbing the existing beneficial 

these relations which would ! ie uic nvm aeb.ial of the. instant request. 

d. The possible ef:t'ect of a withdrawal of ·.our req

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intercept bases upon other negotiat.i.ons for base rights in 

e. General unwillingness on the part of member departments and 

agencies to provide steerage for the I lerrort. 

f. Consideration of the fact that the situation involves 

primarily a question of serving military needs. 

g. U.S. insistence that operational areas orl 

not be open to I !personnel. ...._ ______ ____, 

USCIB: ')JJ. 9 /2 eclassified and approved for release by NSA on 08-11-2014 

ursuantto E.O. 13526 

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17. f3eptember 1954 

Subject: Negotiations for(.__ ________________ ,___,l 

--- -- - -- - -- - - - -- --- - - - --- - ----- -- - h. Dif."ferences in proposed administrative regulations and 

command responsibilities at the / / / / location$ \ (i.e., at 

ll U~S. command of the ins.·tallation .·is envisaged,···· wi .. th·.·.\ .. ~Jv :e L___J (a liaison officer) present; a.ti / / ~ contemplated \ I 

command of the installation, with 11no interference with u .. s.\operations"). 

a~proach !~I Consj deratj j of advantages and disadvantages of•. •one\ more 

j. Assuming such an approach is/agreed, consideration of\who 

should represent U.S. interests, and what the extent of the discussions 

should be • 

.'.3. As a result of USCIBEC dis cus.sion of the above points, it was 

agreed: 

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b. That the/NSA provi¢e a military intelligence repr~sentative of flag rank and the/CIA a representative of comparable status\ to accomP8.l'JYI +1o- " 0

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-+·-1/of State .. ···representative (DURBROW.. ) when. an fudience wit~ _can be arranged. 1 

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c. That the U.S. representatives will work out guide :lines for 

the discussion and present/their views to USCIBEC for considerc;tion at 

its next. meeting. / • •. 1 

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d. That the Department of State member Will inf'o;rm DURBROW, for 

his own information, that the U.S. is unwilling to provide! lthe 

information he requests, but that U.S. re~e tives are beirig designated to come tol lfor discussions wit in the near fttture. 

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e. That dispatch of the message mentioned in subpara~aph d. 

above would be contingent upon the concurrence of' the DCI and the Director, 

NSA in the above plan. (As of this writing approval had not befi received.) 

ain, • Navy 

ecutive Secretary, USCIB 

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State Dept. msg 958 dtd 9 Sep 1954· 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

!OP SB6Rm. Control: .3671 

Rec 1 d: September 9, 19 54 

1:17 p.m. 

SENT DEPARTMENT 958; REPEATED INFORMATION PARIS :1:-41. 

PARIS FOR CINCEUR AND SATTERTHWAITE . Regarding DEPTELS 158 July 13, 1953 and 748 September 3, 1954. 

wishes L.-~~----------~--=~--:-.......... ,...--:,....---::-~---.. ........ ...-.....,,,=-=-:,.,...-! persona rie ing from high level qualified US Intelligence 

Repres'entative on these with particular/reference 

present and planned US Joint Intelligence/Operations. 

If such representative\avai a •e anticipate/meeting be arranged 

about Sept~ber 15. Please adVise soonest re availability 

such representative for short TDY.J I 

DURBROW 

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Enclosure with USCIB. ·~.9/2 dtd 17 Sep 1954. 

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