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UK-US COWJSJ'OOCE ON Tll!: COJ1,J1lJNICi\'!'IOi.O SECID.ITY CF ---- . NATO COUNI' UI.l!S 

Minutes of the Secttrl Meet.ire of the Gonference 

held at 15~, 9 Jure 1953 

--- 'Prcacnt ~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Ch.."l:lnnn.n: Ur • Hi.llll"m J.". Fi-i.oclm:i.n 

U. K. Dclcr;o.tcs 

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Bt'lr,. John II. 'fi.ltm:\n m· . .-------------

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lh·. Vi.cto1· .11 • Kco.y 

Ur. Ii'ro.nlt D • Rowlett 

.. llr. .Robert F. Pncka.rd 

Co.pt. Gii' f ol.·d Gra.ne;e 1 u:::m 

Col. n. L. Sherburn, USA 

Lt. Col. John Ii. /\ndorson, US.AF 

Ur. .Lt!. IC: B. Mony.rony, Jr., USM (SccretD.1'1) 

Observers 

i;:r. F. c. 1\ustin Ur.ii 

Hr. Ji'. A. Ro.van car. u. L: Thoma.a 

Di·. II. J. Stulooy 

1. The UK dclcaa.ta a ~.d not ho.d an opportunity to rca.d ca.rcfully the 

Uinutcs o:r the Plena.ry Seooion e.nd .considcro.ti.on oi' this item 'Wtl.S postponed. 

The llinutcs or the Firat liccting of the Con~ercncc were corrected a.a follows: 

(u) Delete c.1.ll reference to the Executive Committee in po.ragra.ph 2. 

(b) Substil.ute £or (n.)/ a.bovc, the follouing: "Papers produced 

by the Imo ::;ubcCJilllDi ttccG will be connidcrcd by the 

cont'crcncc oittili6 a.s a. committee or the whole." 

The minutes we·c:-c them c.i>~,rovc.u a.6 /corrected. 

2. The Ch.'linnn.n then ola.ccc1 be ('ore tho delc6atcs the Report of Subcanmittec l (F'SC 00!1). TM.; t•c1.,01·t uaa considered pa.raara.ph by po.ra.gra.ph 

o.nd minor cdi torial cho.nacis lTCI'C r.iudc. A ra.thcr deta.iled discussion a.rose 

conccrnlna pn.t'a.6t'a.pho 9 "'.nd 111). With respect to p~1·0.graph 9, l·tr. Pru:lto.rd 

't°ecamnendcd tho.t the follouina be o.ddcd to 9(c): 11 ~'10 havo not recommended 

~ conclusion tha.t the /necnd.ty or communications o..t'"thesa Nl\.TO countries 

is I lof the :tJATO countries themselves." 

It ~ o.c;recd to rcsubm it this po.•·a8ro.J)h to the subcommittee. 

~Ti.th reapect to/p.:n·n31-..'lph ll(b), ?tr. FriedmQll sue;gestcd tho.t the 

pa:t"e1. ra.ph be cho.nGecl. to read o.s follows: "not lca.d to 

over o.nd o.bove tho.so c.lrctl.dy lmbllshcd in commcrcia.lly obt::i.ina.blo 

litcro.tu:re or lmovn to be 111th!11 tho ca.pc.city or the Cl'yptQ.11o.lyt1c 

Ol"8ruli~n.tiona of /the Ui\'ro non-BRUG..\ na.liions concerned. 11 Eo 3 · 3 ( h) ( 2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

trr. r-----1 cornmcn~cd th.· t th to u.Ls rnot'e rcGtt'ictive th:in\ho.d been 

cxriectcd~f'.tcd th:~t he (Ucl not Gee hotr we could ei'rcctivcly uork 

under thcoc comltti.ons b~c~.11'1e t"lldcl' no cl;:cumstrmces who.tever cOUl.d o. 

non-coor>el":itJnc; rl\'l\1 /n-.tJ.on be "b.t'0\.15ht to heel" by drmring -::.ttcmtion to 

the 1'.-.ct th:-.t lts cl~:hcro vcr~ •rulncc:\blc. lao. li'riedm::i.n rol)llcr'l th..'l.t the 

US o.r1,1·ori.ch m:Ll~~a lt :··'='osiblc to let them e;~·.in thls ini'ol·m:::.t.1011 by 

lnrcwcnce ul thout t.cllln~ them tn so I'J:'.ny lmi·c1.a. 

::.·.I [('111tcd out th.-.t the p·:occas of aolvi.1.1~ the problem 

conoistcll o.' Eh ·c~ : h ·o~o. 7L:;:;t, the 11-:.tlons r.mst be inl'orrncd th-~t 

tllclL· c!.·hc.·s 0.L'C i:u;cctl"."c. If they ohc1.1lJ. c .. ;l in cfi'cct thut they 

tlon't bclic·rc lt thc~l it uouJ 11 ~-~ ::.~ccsao.:"' to tell them one ol' t'm 

thlnGo: 

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. . .. . . 'i\"ll' AllC llil'f 6 'dTO 13 = A11CUl:t:E'P'l fMl:'tJ ili: 'd'"Ef11f 

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EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

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!fl.·. F ·!cllmri.n al:.:\tncl l..h:it Lu th it c11cnl.. r. aaconu con::mlta.tj.on 

wuulcl be .·cqulrctl. Uc ndtlcd tl~'.t i:mch d!scloaurca 11ould not be ma.de 

ull..huut UK-00 conault"J.tion. 

\ftcr further diocusfJion it uo.o .:i,,~rccd to :::-csubmit thio 1mr:ic;1·a.ph 

to the subconm1tt.tec i.n o:r.dc..c ton.n:Tvc n.t a. sa.tisfucto1-y mr.:dlng 

conoistcnt uith the t•.boi.-c riiocusoio11. 

3. It wa.o .rw:thc:rr a.greed tb.."'.t tho conference sbou1d meet a.go.in 

CLO o. cannnittceof' the '\rholc at oyoo on 10 June, .\t uhlch tirae the 

Britfoh delcBa.tcs l-10\.ll.d submit fo1· diacuosion a. llf.LJJer on a. method or 

O..[>[ll'O:J.Ch to other nti.l:.ions. 

'•· '11hc Ch:'!.il'nmn suc;c;cstcd that oince the ~cud.a. oi' the con:f'c.rcncc 

h~.d been c::rtcnll.ed to include a. rev icw ol tho c cncluaionD o.nd 

rccommcnd:J.tiono l'cmcllc<l o.t the 1951 con1'crcncc, the fino.l repoi·t or 

this conference should inclml.c :i stPtc1~cn-'.; .tho.t o.ll conclusions o.nd 

reccnnmendc.tio~o wcH·c mo.clc in the lidht o.r, n .i;cvi~w ui' all tl1c 

conclusionA nnU i•cc0DJ1ncndutions or tho 1951 !"Cpo.rt. It wn.s c.arcod. . __ _.... __ 

In planning ~c i'utut'o wo1·l: or the conference it ~ agreed tha.t 

Sub-cammHtcc 2 oh d submit ito final l'C!l01·t on Thursday, 11 June, a.nu 

tbc.t tho fin..""Ll rlcru.1.1 Scodon ohoulf.l be hold on Frid::l.y, 12 June. 

At 17001 thci·c bclna no rurtllo:.· busincso, the moctind adjourned. 

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/s/ K.~Mor11pmy, Jr. 

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