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APPENDED DOCUMElHS CON~ 

1'"'"..IN CODEWORD M.ATE.'ftIAI. 

USOIB: 14/141 

ll July 1951 

MEllORAlIDUM FOR THE MEMBEUS OF USCIB: 

Subject: Dissemination of Intelligence Based 

on COMD.fr to Foreign Nationals Serving in NATO or Similar Commandso 

lq The attached memorandum from the Ohairmanu 

Joint Intelligenoe Committeeu is forwarded at the 

djreotion of tha Coordinatoro 

2o This subjeot has bean added to the final 

agenda as an item to be oonsidered at the Sixty= sixth Meeting or USCIB~ 13 July 19$10 

Ho 'o JONES 

Jo W o PJ!l!\RSON 

Seoretar1at 9 USOIB 

Inolosur e l Memo t'or Chairman 1> USCIB from 

Cha1rman9 JlCg dated 9 July 1951~ 

USGIB: 14/141 

eclassified and A roved for Release b NSA on 03-21-2014 ursu nt to E.O. 13526 FOIA Cas 

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t'AI.N GODJ:i..-WORD MATEHlAL 
SEf:¥·¥> 1':£1 I-P~¥~4rW}E I ~ U 

THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 

Wa.ahl.ngton 259 Do Co 

JOINT .rnTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE 

ME!ORANDUM FOR: THE CHAmMAN,iUSCIB 

·t=o 3.3(h)(2) 

.PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

JICJ!=.397=51* 

9 July 1951 

Subjec:t: Disseminat.ton of Intelligence Based on COM.mT to 

Foreign NatiQiala Serving in NATO or Similar Ccmnands 

lo At the request of/the .chairman, Annett. \Forces Security Agency 

Council (AFSA=l.2.3/wpm,/Serial 000891 lS AprU\1951) 9 the Joint 

Intelligence Committee has/consider~d the problem of dissamlnation 

of intelligence based on COMIMT prod,uced by .the Uruted States and 

th~ Ito f oteign nationals serving in the f'orces of NA~ or in 'the f'orces oz similar o:rgamzations in which the United 

St.a.tea may participate and has rea.c.hed the follOW:i.ng conclusions: 

~o The dissemination of intelligence b.as~d\on COMINT produced 

by the United States and thet •• ·• .. i/o\ foreign nationals 

serving as commanders or on the stal'!'s ot. - e forces ot NATO or 

similar organizations in which the United·· .• staiie.s mey participate 

is essential to./the efficient e7..ercise of .the con:mand of SllCh 

forces and to the securi~y of troops of the United States whi~h 

m.a;r be assigned theretoo 

)zo All intelligence based on COMINT p~oclucad by the United 

states and thel !should be dis.seminated to NATO 

ico.mma.nds and staf'.fs by Security Officers ot. the United States» exc~e t tof I recipients in. wholly aP 

I _ lcomnandao Iri th tat er ase th 

te ma..v be manned b appropriateo ,___ _______ __, 

.£0 For the purpose of dissemination to foreign nationals 

serving as commanders or en the staffs or the torces of NATO or 

similar organizations, the secw-ity of the United states requires 

that COMDfr be cb.v1ded into the follO'!lfing types: 

Type A: COMINT which mey be derived from the highest 

or ......... - .................. ..,,,.,,,...,..,....-----------..,.-- her Satelliteso 

EO 3.3(h)(2) * Implen»nta.tion of JIC 463/40 PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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Type B= COMINT derived from c1"YPtographic systems of all 

other po'M!ra, from the analysis of Soviet traffic9 

o.r from the plain language traffic 0£ the Soviet 

Union or her Satelliteso 

Type C~ COMINT called Trati"ic IntGlligenceo 

Type D: CWINT defined as Tact.leal CCJJIN'l'r. 

go Dissemination of intelJ.igence based on COMINT produced by the 

United States and the United Kingdan should be in accordance with 

the fOllO".d.ng rules: 

EO 3. 3 I h I I 2 I 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

Corlllltmd Element. Peace !!£ 

Sttprsme Allied Comnande:r 

(SAC) and Deputy 

Type A to SAC and All t.ypeS\ 0£ COM!Nr* 

Supreme Allied H..l:i C 

of Sa** G=J and Deputyf) G=2 and Deputy 

Deputy onl3 

Type A dJ..sgulsedf*'~ 

(at directi<m of SAC) 

and Types Bs C and D 

Uajor Force (eogo Ground 

Forces Central :Europa) 

CGg Depuf;y CG.fl c of s~ 

G=J51 G=2 

Type A disguised (at Al.l types of COMIN!' 

direction of SAC) 

and fypes BB C and D 

Jlinor Force (eogo .Al1ied Types B.1> C and D 

Fozices Norway) 

CG8 Deputy CG~ C of Sa 

G=.:h G-2 

Arrr1.Y" Group (or equivalent) 'l'ypes B~ C and D 

CG» C of S8 G=3.11 l}.;.2 

Amy (or equivalent) 

CG8 C of 89 G->281 G"2 

";l)pes B,, C and D 

Corps& o:t"9 whet>e necessary9 1ype D 

division 

Type A disgui\3ed. and 

Types B9 C and D 

'lYPe A disguised. and 

'JYpes B» C and :0 

Types Bg C and D 

Type D 

l I ** Arriq- terms a.re used throughout this paper in describing echelons 

ot comrumd; Nav.r or Air Force tenninology should be interpolated 

as appropriate in each caseo *** Disguised as T,ype B9 c, or D8 as appropZ'iate'l 

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. ' ..,. 

!o A combi11ed cipher susceptible to exclvsive keying and of ade= 

quate security to transnu.i:. the highest grade CO.MINT should be made 

available to allied canmands within NATO and other sinu.lar organi= 

zations in which the Unitod States m9¥ participateo 

!9 Although "' the command structure and tactical orgal'izatton 

or NATO a.:re not yet cleaJ.~,, the principles set forth herein are 

considered suificiently well established and ~heir implementation 

sufficiently flexible to provide a guide for the d.J.sseminat.ion of 

intelligence based on COMINT to allied C<Jlll!.ands within NATO and 

such other international cQl'IllD.allds in which the Um.tecl Stat.es m.a.y partic.l,pateQ 

2o The Jo~nt Intelligence CammJ.ttee considers that USCIB should 

adopt the above conclusions as the basis £or the policy of the United 

states governing the disee.IDl.Ilation of COMINT produced by the United 

states and th4 lto foreign nationals &erving as COI'IF 

ma.i1dera or on the stalls of' t .e forces of NATO or similar organiza= 

tiona in which the Uni"Ged states may participate<> 

Copies furnished: 

RAdm F,.L. Johnaon8 USN 

Maj Gen CC)Po Cabell, USAF 

Maj Gen AoR.. Bolling8 USA 

Brig Gen V.,Eo Megee~ USMC 

ll!.rectore AFSA 

FELIX JOHNSCW 

Rear Admi.ra.18 USN 

Chairman8 Joint Intelligence Comm.tt.tee 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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