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USCIB: 2$ .l9/ll Item l of the Agenda. for the 2l~t Meeting of USCIBEC, 

held on 22 Octo.ber 1954. 

Subject: COMINT Relations with! .... ___ .... l(USCIB 29.19/3; 

USCIB 29.19/7). 

THE CHAIRMAN recalled thatithis problem was considered by USCIBEC 

on 15 September 1954, as a result of which USCIBEC recommended, and 

USCIB agreed, that LSIB approval should be sought before proceeding 

further. He went on to state that LSIB1 s reply, contained in USCIB 

2!1· ...•.. 19/7 r·.a .. i·s. es ce~ gu~;t_ ... jQns concernij>·· .... g the establishment and conduct of arrangements with • which have not been previously considered 

by. the Committee. He invi: e comments. 

,,__ ___ ....,... ..... I stated that while his Agency still feels the matter 

requires urgent consideration, the language of the British reply makes 

itfairly obvious that members representing State, NSA, and CIA should 

sit\down together and g~ve the problem further consideration. 

J I pointe···d out .tha· .. t the Brjtj ati, for example, say that they also have been approached by thel ~ and that this and other 

ramifications of the whole problem make the action suggested by Mr. I I highly desirable. . 

In reply to the Chairman 1 s query, J lagreed to withdraw 

his original paper/on this subject witl:i tfie undersanding that it will 

be resubmitted when the matter has been given further study. 

MR. POLYZOIDES asked if this action means that we will go ahead 

with existing plans while the further study is being made, or hold in 

abeyance other .actions pending completion of the study. 

It was the consensus that the latter procedure should be followed. 

MR. BUFFHAM stated that NSA had initiated action for a site survey 

inl ~rior to submission of the CIA proposal, and that it would be 

preferable not to delay NSA action indefinitely. 

THE CHAIRMAN stated his opinion that the CIA reappraisal should not 

militate against the site ~urvey, and vice versa. 

MR. GODEL suggested that action on the site survey be def erred 

until a decision can be made on the reappraisal, indicating that it might 

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possibl.y be ag!"eedto let the British go/ahead in arrangements with 

I I 

There were no objections. 

With regard to the procedure for/reappraisal, it was agreed that 

the CIA member would coordinate the rnatter with State, NSA, and the 

Air Force in any manner he sees fit,/ and endeavor to have a report 

ready for the next meeting. 

DECISION: (22 October 1954) Upon/withdrawal from consideration of 

USCIB 29.19/l by the CIA member, USCIBEC agreed to recommend to USCIB 

that the proposal be reappraised by the CIA, NSA, State, and Air Force 

members in light of I.SIB comments with a view to resubmission for 

USCIBEC consideration at the neJ!;I:, meeting. 

It was agreed, furthe~ tljat pewling a decision on the reappraisal 

action on the entire! I problem, including NSA action regarding 

a site survey, would be her in abeyance.* 

This item to be continued on the agenda. 

* (Note: Upon request by the NSA member, this portion of the decision. 

was reconsidered by USCIB members, who agreed that plans for the 

projected site survey may proceed. (See USCIB 29.19/10.)) 

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