~~"'."'~" • REF ID : ~1, i= , - Office Memorandum , • uNrTEn STATEs_,-"G.ovBRNMENT 

. ·- ?Ht.~ w, r, ~1.d--~ ... ?.'~Captain J. s. Harper, Chief, AFSA-03 DATB: 12 September 1950 

P!t:8Mau : Henry B. Stauf'fer, AFSA-0.3A5 

SUBJECT: United States - United Kingd~ Security Agreement 

1. It is suggested tbat the language ot the several paragraphs ot Inclosure D 

be made consistent by deleting in Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 11receiving pe.rtyn, "pe.rties11 , 

and 11part711 , and substituting therefor tCJCipient @OVernmeA~, mern!l!Antg, and 

government, respectiveq. 

2. It is further suggested that Paragraph 2 be modified to read as follows in 

order to broaden ~he scope thereof': 

11 It is :turther agreed that the recipient government will take all 

measures practicable with respect to information which ~ involve 

inventions to avoid adversely af"f'ecting the rights ot inventors to 

obtain pa.tents covering such inventio.u 1 in- the comitr:Y···ot the 

~Mi~t, ... .gov..,.~~" . 

. IW /ttV'if' ~ eclassified and a roved for release b 
... -

Captain J. s. Harper, Chief', AFSA-03 12 September 1950 

3. It is suggested that Paragraph .3(b) be modified to read: 

"the f'act that the disclosing government may have the right or 

privilege of' using an invention without the P8iY!Dent ot compen- sation therefor shall not ot itself relieve the recipient 

government ot any obligation to make compensation with respect thereto, nor shall it be construed as granting arq- license 

whatsoever." 

4. Paragraph 4 is queried; it is believed that the intent would be clarified 

if' the word "unexpired" were inserted at the end of' line l. 

AFSA-0 

~ S 

2 
Captain J. s. Harper, Chier, AFSA-03 12 September 1950 

3. It is suggested that Paragraph 3(b) be modified to read: 

"the fact that .the disclosing government may have the right or 

privilege of using an invention without the payment of compensation ther~for shall not of itself relieve the recipient 

government of any obligation to make compensation with respect 

thereto, nor shall it be construed as granting any license 

whatsoever." · 

4. ·Paragraph 4 is queried; it is believed that the intent would be clarified 

if the word "unexpired11 were inserted at the end of line 1. 

L 2 
4, 

~.i...yt;A10469 

.SECKr.11 -

7 Sei:>tember 1950 

?ilEMORA.NDUM FOR: AF'DA-12 and. ,'.f JA-0) 

SUBJECT: 1•olic1 for :BP..'r:JA CQ~,.;.)!.C Confere11ce iI1 regard to 

conditions ::if r6lease of inf 01·ma.Uon 

Refer~nce (a)~ JCS 927/56 of 7 iebruary 1950 

E!loloiluree J1.1 .Extract fr·ora ~-.3l.'ere.;.ce (a) 

Lh Copy of lett,er ~ Oct 4~ fr·:>'ll T;i.~ to Chlefs of 

'l' ec hriica.l ~erv ice a 

Cs C:.rtr:i.ct :Cr:.om cu.r:-e~: ~ .~-.:'m.ec; ,;;.t:rv:!.ces .t1:r;>curi.:,ment 

F a.:_;;lat ions 

D: Dra.ft ot state!!lent. to be presented 

l. a.. itei'ere·:we (a.) detls ·itittt t.!-4~ J'Olicy for the control of 

the diselo:mre of classified rnilitar;r in!orm1tion to foreign JOTerll!llenta. 

P.g,r. VI of refer1~noei (a) sets forth the c:.m.Jitiona o:r release of suoh 

infor::;ation v.nci si1o'J.ld be :J;;jte~ by all ~ • .J. rt:.,::reaeatat.lv••· Since 

the extracting of certain paragraph• !'rolll reference (a) ie authori11ed 

bT ths covering ll!emoran6:um anti since r ar. VI is not one of tt:oae to be 

kept secret, l have o:ipiec.i ti.a wil.ole of t.rwt .i,;aragrdph ~nd Have embodied 

it in .Fncl.osure A hereto. 

b. l!:nc.Losures ~ and C hereto alao Cleal wit'1 the policy lilld 

conditions appJ...icaOle to the I'elea.ae oi ini'orroat!on. O::.nclosure C 

refers to a 11 pa.te.r~t i:.-J.t.erc~nte a~reement·' u.nC . .L am wondering whether 

that agreement is 1»ub~tan1..lii.l:&.y emboC:ied in Enolo1ure B. It see1111 to 

me that it r:'luld bo advisable for A!'tiA to obtain a copy of the Bli.USA 

"pa.tent. .interchange agreettentif whioh is referred to ·in •~nclosure C and alao 

implied in :r;110J.osure B. 

2. It b my t::1ou::;nt. thu.t ~';:t.r. VJ. of ro:ferenae (...,_) and the terms 

or any BR!,S~ patent interehan,g;e agreement. should be brou5ht to the at· 

tention of all the U.S. anc Jritiah conferees very ~arly in the conterence flnd ~ ... r~reernent reacl-td in re:wect to all th" conditions aet 

;forth in the rel.'erenced document1 • 

.3. ~lthou.gh the conference probably will not result in a formal 

agreement such as that resulting from slmilar conference• on COMirrt 

matters, I thin:!( that some formal agreement at least on the point• 

cOTered b,- t..nolosu.re .A shoulV b~ l'aac:1ed ta.nd recorded in Minutes be!ore 

the technical WOl"k of the ~onfarence g•ta underway. lurtber, I think 

Declassified by NSNCSS 

Deputy Associate Director for Policy and Record~ 

On~, 3o5"l) I by "&LP:.-·- SECilE'f: · 
.. .e 

that the eont•reea should reach an agreement as to the apecifio pr .. caution• •hicb will be taken to cornpl.T with th• condition cited in . par. {d) of Eneloaure A• to include the aYoidanc• or prior publication 

ev•n o£ unclA11itied info~mation in orde~ to prevent negativing 

novelty, in accordance with the rule1 or the Patent Otfie•• ot the 

r•apectiT• governaent1~ 

4. I suggelft that a atatellent wb1tantially along the line• 

indicated in Enclosure D be pra1ented £or diacu11ion at th• t1rat 

Combined aeeting ot the Pl•nary CoMittee. 

~. a. Receipt of a cop7 of any foTID&l BRUSA agree•ents in 

the pruiaee 1r0uld be appreciated it AFSA-12 can obtain th•• 

b. The couenta ot Mr. Stauffer, .AJ°SA•OJl.5, and or .AFS!·U 

on thia phase of Conference procedure would be appreciated. In 

particular comments on the wording of Enclosure D are desired. 

ec, +o ~SA-04 

CGJ~'& #YILLIAJI F • FIUEDJJAN 

Cba.ira&n, :Executive Coaitt•• 

SECRET. 

2 
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·REF ID:A1046 • 

..._,. 

Extract from JCS 92U56 ot 7 1'@!9817 1920 

"VI. CONPITIOSS 01 RELEASE 

Rele&ee• of olaes1.f'ied ailitary information will be et• 

facted only' upon the sati1taction of the toll.owing condition•* 

(a) That the :recipient government will not release 

the information to a third government without specific 

approval of the United ~ta tee. lor the ; urposea of thia 

proviaa·, the United lingdoa, and each of the British 

Dominions are conaidered to be eeparate nations; 

(b) That the :recipient ,gonrnment •ill attord to the 

information aubatanti.3117 the same degioee of aecurit7 

protection afforded to it by the Unit.ad States; 

(c} ~h~t the recipient goTermaent •ill not exploit auoh 

information for other than mil~ta17 purpo•••; 

(d) 'J:~at th• righte of the indi•idual or concern which 

originate 1n the dav•lopment, either in patents or in 

trade ••creta, will be re1pected in accordance 'Iii.th 

mutuall,y .ati.tactory ag:rteaent between the United 

States and th• r.eipient go•ernmant.• 

SECRET Enclosure A 
-. 

COPY 

. uEPAfi!'iT't7f .DF T3'J AftL~:C 

Office of The Adjutant Ganoral . Waal:lington 25, D. c. 

AG!0-5 350.05 (1 Oct 4S) CSGXD 3 October 1948 

SlJr.JYC'f.: United Stat.es - United f.:ingdDll Security Ar::.treer2.ent 

TO; Chief :,f Ordnance 

Chief of Engineers 

Chief Jignal Officer 

T~l.e Surrreon General 

Chief, Ch.e::rical Corps 

The Quartormaster General 

Chief of '.i'ra.neportation 

l., The Uni.ted ~tatoe Chiefs of Staff will make every ·effort 

to in3Ul'e that the IJr.i ted ;~ta.tee will maintain the r:ilitllr.1 security 

claasi!1c·lt:toaa est9.blie..~ad by United !1:-qcoi:t a:uthoritic:.; ~iit.h respect to ia1lit3l"Y' infor.:r.:a.tion of' U. K. origin, a:10. the i]illta.ry sscu-

.r1ty el~u1Aifico.tions established b:r u. K.-u.s. origin or develcp~ent; 

·will eafeigue.rd accordingly 511ch militucy ioforms.tion; will not ex- . 

ploit such information for production for other than Qil1tary purposes; ~mcl., will not disclose auch mi.J.ita?'.y i:ll'ormo.tion to a third 

nation without U.K~ consent. The Britieh Cniefe of .f:taff nill me.ke 

every effort to.insure that th~ United Kingdom ~ill ru~iutain the 

military seei...irity claasil'ications estnblitihed Qy the li.S. authori .. 

ties with rem;;aet to military ini'ormation of U. So orig.in, a~ the 

milita.ey SC'~Urity Cl'lSSif.icationl! &st.ablif:;bcd ~'!)'" the U.f,..,-U.$. U.[iree• 

ment with re~r:~ect to milite.ry ini'or.1:1a:tion oi joint U.K.MU.S. orir;in 

or dev~lopaent; w.111 safeguard accorliir(;ly sucl'l ~ilitary ini'or11:ation; 

will not exploit such 1nfora:ation fo:r p:rouuotion for ot!!.Cr than c1l1-

tary pur9or,ea; and ~ill not <liscloao such m11it~:r,y illfc1'1.1aticn to a 

third nation without U .. S. consent. '11his agreerient applies to military inf'orr:.iation cli!lclosad by the l!nited ~~tates to the ITnited FJ.ogdom or by the United Kingdom t.o thi' tinit&cl .::;tataa or exchanged between tho United Stei.te~ and the United Kin+,sdOill on c.md a.ft.er t?le date 

of' a.cceptanc• of this &$reement o;r the United r~ing<lo&. 

. 2. 'l'he United ~ta.tee Chiefs ~f t:taff and the Dritish Chiefs 

of Jtaff' agree t~at l.n!lofar a.a the tr.s. and t'1e u.1;. al'e concerned, 

t.he ea.fer,uarda indictt.ted above e.lao nppl]. to infonr.ution developed 

by r'1e U.S. and U.'K. jointl../ in collab-:>ration 1;11t:1 u. t'iirci nation. 

3. It 1& agre.ed in respect of ~assified information co.'Jlllu:1icated b7 o~ne c 1

Juntri to the other, t'.hat the reclpiant ccuntry ~hall 

us• its best endeavor& within the fra.::1Hork of its laws and rulee 

to prnent any loss of pa.t9:'lt l"i'.~hts in the 1nf'omat.1on. Specifically 

it is decl..11J.red and u~'t; R E+ 
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·- REF ID:A10468 - SECRE.-r 

c 0 f' y 

§BsP.~ 

AGAO·S )50.05 (l vet /+!'S) CSGID Continued - .8 October 1948 

Subj: Unitod states - United Kingdom 3ecurity Agreement 

a.. fmy r1~hts of the oric1nator to obtain pt1.tgnt protec- · 

tion in the roci1.i:tent country· in respect of the inf'orm.ntion couunicated ai•e not and will not be pr&jud.iced by virtue of the introduc".' 

tion of tlrn info~ation into such co\intry. 

b. '!'he infor1'1ation, eo long ae it roos.ins classified, 

will not ba uaed or_ ~iaoloeed by the recipient couatry in ~ny manner likely tn prejudice th(~ rir,hts or the ~riginator to '..~btniu patent protection in respect thereof, but if the r~cipient count.ry desires to use or to disclose the infoJTe.tion .in any it!l.nruJr 11keJ.s' 

so to prejudice tho righte of the or.igiuator, then the recipient 

country will im'l':etliately notify the cm.m~ey of . .origin of the full 

oircumetanc,es of such intonded use or disclosure, a:i<l suah uae 01• 

disclosure sball no-t be effected until !3.J-!proval is ~iven by the 

country of oriJin. . 

c. · 2ach cour.rtry r;h!!!n so r~qu9stecl ~J tl1e other ancl to 

the extent consletent with l~e la.we and rules will uas its best 

endeavors · 

(1) to iuive iito.bt::~inecl in sei;:11ac7 :iny patent 

llpplication f 1lea in the recipient cour.tcy 

in respect of the infoi.'m!otion f'or Si) long 

a.s toay be dosireci by the country 0£ orlG:l.n, 

and 

(2) ta supplj report.a of the mrulner in 11S~1ich toe. 

info.r•;:iation embodied in o. pator~t uppllcation 

has b11en u&ed or disc.l1Jsad. 

4. For tho purpose of thi111 agrolllllent the united -Ringdom, the 

Briti&~) Dominions, and India. are co.os:i.dered to be separate nations. 

COPIES lilUfrJISITED: 

Directors Division ·or the 

General Staff U.S.A. 

/o/ r<.liWe.ra F. f.itaoll 

F,lri\'AP..D F. WITSf'LL 

~ajor General 

The Adjutant Oene.ral .. 
, T 4 • .... -,. 

..... ' 

REF·ID:A1046. 

-

Armed Servi.gee Procur1ment Regμ~tiona, 1950 

9·110 PATEUf Itn'ERCiiiiliGE AGREEMENr. The Governments of the 

United state• and of the United Kingdom have entered into a 

patent interchange agreement which provides, among other things, 

for the use of patented information within the respective countrie• 

for the eff eetive period t>f the agreement and a ~ethod ot 

processing cla.iJns ~rising thereunder. Patent clai~• by nation31s 

of the United. Kinguom asserted against any of the Departmentp sh.all 

be referred to· t.he Interdepartmental Patent .Int•rchange Gomaittee 

in accordance with procedures pre11Cribed b,- each re1pecti•• 

Department. 

1 
• REF ID:Al046fa 

S£;Lit£f -

Propo1e(J Stjtement 

"l. It 1a agreed that the following conditions gOYerning the releaa• 

or infor:nat1on a.re known to and aocepted by both parties. 

(a) That the recipient government will not relaa1e the 

1nfonnat1on to a third government without apecitio approval 

of the United State•. Tor t'!-ie purposes of thi1 proTiao, 

the United Kingdom. and each of the nritish Dominions are 

con81dered to be separate natiorta; 

(b) 1'hat the recipient government will attord to the 

information eubstantiall,y the same degree of securit1 

prote~tion ai'forded to it by the United States; 

(c) That the r.cipient government will not e~loit such 

information tor other than m1lita1"1 purpoae&J 

(d) That the right1 oZ the individual or concern which 

originate in t.he developaent, either in patent• or in 

trade 1ecrete; will be respected in accordance with 

mutually satiefacto17 agreeaent between the Unittd Statea 

and the recipient gov&rnment. 

•2. It is t'\Jl'ther agreed that the receivin ~ party will take all 

mea.aure1 necessary to avoid prior publication ot cla11sitied or even 

of uncla1&i.fied information in order to prevent n•giltiving novelty, in 

accordance ~!th the rules or the Patent Office• of bot~ parties. 

•3. It is .f'.irtber agreed that (a) the conveyance by one part7 

or the other of a process, device or.apparatus, or information pertaining 

thereto, mtey' take the form of a gift, loan, as.le, rental, or rendering 

available, as may be a~reed and arranged between the two pa!'tiee in 

the specific instance; and (b) the faet tha.t the dieclodng party may 

have the pri:vilege of usin3 a proces• or a device or apparatus on a royalty~tree basis shall not of itsel.1' relieve the receiving part7 

of the obli;~ation tQ pay royaltiea, nor shall 1t be construed aa the 

granting ot arrr license whatsoever. 

"4• It is further agreed tl1at the tenns and condition• of all 

U.Jt.-U.S. agre•ents relating to the interchange of patent information 

will be followed by both parties." 

Enclosure D 

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