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TO: 

samnaY {llf1i8MitfTION 

Ohl.et ot Naval Operatiem 

Pentagon 

Reterence: CNO aerial 003372P32, 10 Jul1' ;2 

Ser1als 00473 

Juq ll, 19.52 

EO 3. 3 I h I I 2 I 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

1.. Tbis Agenq i• deairolls ot aasist.ing in stnngt.}ledng 

over-all eamnm1 caticm securitr. bowenr, the lltlortage ot CCMa 

precludea prorl.sicn ot the equ1Jllmd;, emept. .tn·Yot'r emall quantities, !.'or other than milit&17 uae. The quant1t~·· B) 

expressed 1n the :ret'ererice aa the reqt.d.rement . tor .· mmilitar.r connnmications is c<11siderabl,y la.l"ger than caa. e sate~ 

divert.ad tram the urgent NATO m111tar.v needa tor llbich t.be rel.ease 

of the equipnent was authorized. 

2. The need tor Becure NATO ct11111nnications aboYe the mi11-

taey l9l-el has been met .bT· the issue ot the Tl'PEI. 'l'bia equipment ia now available tor bot.h NA.TO and natiClll&l con mi cations 

bet- the~ ~~ 1n liubingtm. Paria and the I I/ To prcwide additional equipaent t.o 

ane uaticn NllTOar iiitimal diplmatic use vill •-at.e]:r 

open th~ door to s:fm:llar requests trcm other countries. 

)a. It 1a considered that it is unneceaa&1'7 to reter this 

matter ot release ot the maddnes to USCIB since release ot the 

mach1r1e to NATO countries was &&reed to b7' the United States an 

23 Jauuary 1951. 

4. At thia time, this Agtm.q can tun:dah a max1nnJJI ot tim 

machines tor this purpoee. The aclditional ti ve macb.1nea 'Which 

the reference indicates are desired inDediateq cannot be provided at this time except b7 di'Art.ing machines traa otlicial 

u.s. camitmenta to meet NATO militar:r needs. Separate eansideratiC'Jll must be given to such diversicn and ita cmeequences. Further discussion on this point, which also involves U.K. concurrence, should be held between the State Department and Department 

ot Defense. · 

5. In order to maintain a necuear.r udn1mnm ot cmtro1 

over the empl0111l1911t ot securit7 equipnent. it is U.S. policy not. 

to permit any .t'oreign nation to make outright purchase ot high 

grade security equipaent.. Instead, auch equipnents are issued 

en a tree loan or rental basis, depending on which basis is 

more ben~icial to UoSo interests. Furt.hermore, prior to 

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iesuing this equipn£l:<iYR/~A,.ON~~MtcY~t&17 uae, the 

ne.ticn is required to sign an agr.-mt ccnerin& t.h• Jii.YaiO&l 

protection and diapositicn ot tbe equ1]81lt (••&•• lt. will 

not be placed i.n areas 'Mhere there are 1nsutt1c1ent MATO or 

national troops t..o prot.ect. it. aga1aat capt.ure). A a1m1lar 

protectiTe agreement would haft to be reached with the Turkish 

government prlor t.o iaeuance ot tbe equlpmnt tor DGD-mi.litar,r 

uae11 

. a. A nwdmum ot ten equii:-ita 941J. be loaned b7 th• u.s. 

at this time subject. to th• prot.eotiT• agreement referred t.o 

in paragraph 4·aboft .. 

b.. The short.age or thee• eqsd.s:-nt• makes it illpoll•ibl• 

to aq vhen t.he balance ot t.he 'l'Uridah requ1remmt could be 

met. IE this requiraaent still af.at,s in 18 .m;ha, it 1• 

recOlllli81lded tha•t the matter be reopened at that tiae. 

I •I Ralph J. Cani.D.• 

RALPH J. CANINE 

Major GcereJ.,. US Anrlt' 

Director, A1'Md Forces Securit.:r Agenq 

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