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.&gea4a lAlt!'O!fl WABD 

£GJ1ft ~ft C~OI.8 

I iaote4 t!Je 41•cva•1m at the Bsecutive CClalittee'• J'el>rua.r.r ... tu.g repr4.1Jag ti. IM!te4 tor t1pternng C<llJJl't •cur1 ty cont.rola 

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to. ..aber ..-ci• ~ men. De &secmtive 8ecretat'7 recmceJ."ta1D. •tei» be ta1rBD :la aa attaipt to rec\uce the aumbor ~ 

CCIUft CCICUJ1'1er pi>licatima s.a circulaticn ali4. to lia1 t their 41•tr1-

ltv:tign,; Uf4 &180 to ret1tr1at to tba mf D1 aim the l'JUIDl>er of C<ll1'ft 

~'ta U.tri.bute4 b7 tm .. t1anal Secm:1"t7 ~ 11114 other 

pro4uciJta apa.ciu. 

1 -.it to mko :1 t a •tter of :.record that X Wbecribe full¥ to 

tlJe •p1r1t ...,. intent or tile &ucut1Y8 &earetaey'• ncmnen4At:loraa. 

Jut I iln'1 te 10Ul" attenticm to the :tact t.mt the Geciaion m the 

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nache4 w ti. Sncut1ve Comtttee rei>re•enta cml3 a pt.t"tial.1 

step tcnnsr4lt t.m aolutian. ot a critical •ecw.-1t7 probJ.em. 

I • ytJl111& to un4ertUe the rniw reC(111118Dded. b;y the Bucutive 

CCllll1 ttee, wt i -t .. t l>e un4el"IJtoo4 that thi• 11\\n"ey 1 a;plie1 tJ.y 

re8tricte4 :lA 1'tll •eo»e to a J.iaite4 area, 1fill zaat accmpl1ab mu.ch. 

I ,..111& Ja»ary 1954 I 1 p.lbl111be4 u4 41•tr1'bu.te4 to qual.if'ied 

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rec1»181lta onr tbree llillloa. J9&88 ~ traulatiana u4 reporta. to c~ ti. p:'Obla, CIGllll1Da1" aaenci•• fill4 1t aece•aary w clu.pl1cate 

ptiaaa ot thi.• •terial eDl!l. to ,publi•h t.beae pm:t:l.ona iD their own 

CCIUE .,...,r1••· It l>eCtllllleo 41tt1cul:t evm to uumte tbe esgrepte 

or CKllD'l iiocumaAt• c1reul&t11J& wor.J.4..v14e amons tbe ~m of' mcD / ~ 1.Aterm.tioc.al colleapca, 9114 cur -oc1atea 1n ti.t field.. It 

•bould 'M aba41mtll' clear that thi• stageriDg TOl'&llle ot •terial ---ta U. almoet iJMN»erable pro'bl.m llO ~al" .. Mcuri "t1° Calltrol ia 

eor&eer.ne4 .. 

m. ~tioo ot tbe SXeoutiw c..aittee •eeas to ncopi&e tbo 

e&tlteDce of tbe problaa. Jhlt ita acti.OD c1oel little llOZ'G tbaa that. 

lecaue or the rttal :lmp>rtellce ot C<ID1l'l' MCUl"J.ty ccmtrol, I vou.14 

UU to JJave tm Boar4 recarcl ita l\'ll>PQrt ot tbe Kxecutiv• learetar;y'a 

ncomedatiaa.1 a. tUe acticm 1llN to •tabli•h a 84 boc cCl!lllittee 

COIQIJC)ee4 ~ :rQZ"8MDtativu tram the Department~ Dd'eue M4 CIA u 

Wsgeate4 by tblt -.cut1ve lecretai';Y. 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 05-12-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
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REF ID:A66439 

D§ UECU'l'lY!.o ~RJ)T'1'f UOO.t-tE:furD THA'l'r 

(1) U3Cl.B ap.,oint. a c<n:dttce conaisti~ ~t a represent.a.t.1ve ot t.he 

De;>a.rtme.11t, ot Delensa and a represel'\tl\ti T• ot t.h• c. I. A. t.o make a to:18 term 

atudT of wqe and nwa."le of conaolid21.tin!t \ho matQ' CO"tIJll't' plbUcat.1ons nov 1n 

oirculation and ot turt.ber 1.1.mitin& their distribution. 

(2) The Director, tfS.A, bo directed b7 th• Doard to reex.a·U.ne inde;)e..,dent]7 

the nulJlber and ext.ent. of d1at.r1but.ion ot CO~Ultt document a or1.ginated b7 h1nl 

and au.bllit a recomend.ation to tho Eoa.rd • 

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xt:lii M§CUTIV E COMMITTE& ,IEO)l:fHF'ii>:ID , TlfA:J:r 

(l) Tho Security Conmittee bo directed to •tud¥ the •tter in order to 

define the problem more apeoitical.17. To that end OXIBF.C baa agreed to the 

- -~· .. ·"\tollo~ oourae of aationa 

(a) laoh U.3ClB amber other than Direct.or, tlSA, be requested to 

.tLtrai8h to 3EOCO~ a .tate:aent ~ the nature am a.tent at all external C-JtUN'r 

distribution made b7 his Depart.:rent or .Agccy in the waahin3t0n Area. 

('b) Direotor, NSA, be requested to turnieh to SECC0'1 a 11tatmcnt 

ot the nature and extmt ot all OJMilff distribution sde b7 his Rational Ce.'lt.er 

1n daehingt.on to o\her •J'iber Depart.:imts and A:encie• of UJCI.r.. 

( o) S!COCr.f be directed to •tm;y the data thWI acquired and wbmit 

to the E:nautiv• Secreta17 a report. at the a1 tuatlon 1n the 1'uhin.,.oton Area, 

to&et.her with appropriate reco::nondationa. 

The Executive Conmdttee expressed it• intention ot oonsiderin~ whether am to 

vhat mctent,. it &n1'i the aoope or t.laia inYeat.1,:ation ahould be apanded 1'lrther 

upon receipt of the M>av~ntioned report. of the 3acur1t.J' Oo"'11lrl.t.t.ee.