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Admiral Wenger asked that JOU be informed that 

Dr. Shinn is a member of the coumd. ttee which is 

going to take up the attached matter. Dr. 

ShiDD will probabl.7 contact 7ou in regard to the 

attached papers. 

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peclassified and approved for release by NSA 

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IU1llWmUll JOB THS If !9e '6 USCIB: 

2l Januar,r 1953 

Sub3act.: Rel-• ot CCK to the 'furldeh Ckmlnunmt. 

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1. The Chalnan, USCIB, baa reoet:nd a mmorandma tl"Clll 

the Chairman, LSD, 11b1ah eug98te t.hat. USCIB acted prmatureq 

in NaCb1ng a deci•ian en the aboft eubject without prior conaultatian with :taIB (aee lncloeure 1). 

2. The Director, NSA, we requested to prepare a draft 

repq- to tbia amaorandum tor USCIB ccmid.erat:lon. Tbe ~ 

propoeed 'b7 the DJ.rector, NSA, 1a canta1ned in &lcl.oaure 28 

herw!.th. 

3. It ia requaeted that rmz- '1'1.8118 'ld.tb regard to the 

propoeed repq be antered en the attached YOtte abeet., wbiab 

should be ret.Ul'llecl to the Seareta17 b7 Tueadq, ~ .Januar.r 195). 

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1. 'Ul'lB/317/52. 8 Dae 52. 

2. Draft llmDo to Chai:rman, 

wa, trail Chairman, uscm. 

USCIB1 2/25 APPJH:use eeeYM!h'l'S e01w 

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----- MEHORANDUll FOB. THE CHAIRMAB, LONDON SIGNAL INTBLLIGBRCS BOARD 

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SUBJJOOT1 Release o:t CCM to Turk1ah Govemment.. RL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

l. BeteND.ce is made to ~ mmnoranclum cat 8 Decmber 1952 respecting the releaae to the Turkish Government cat OOH equipments tor diplamatic 

cammud.catiana (IBIB/317/52). // • \\ \ · 

2. USCIB is pleased to lealon t.hat LSIB concura in USCIB' a\ deaiJian 

to release the CCM tot.he Turldllh Government. Iti la regretted• \b~;. 

that LSIB tindll cause tor llUl'prise and conc81'11 in that a deciaion ae .. to have bean made bJ' USCIB vithmt considerat1an ot l.BIB•.a tnt_...-t 1n 

the matter. us_.··CIB de8irea to. assure LSIB that its accallion. to t.b· .... •. l Turkish request, Without prior consultation with IBIB I . I I was not a conscious md.asion but resulted'":;"""ra:--:-:-t'"""her~Ttraa.~. """"". an,..,.......J 

uncerta111t7 as to the need for such consultatim. Thia uncertainty\ arose 

tram a camb:I nation o:t c11"CU118tancea. 

3·. On 25 April 19521 intozmal nat.itication vaa received .traa ~ 

Director. GCHQ,. via the British Liaison Officer in Waahingt.ca9 that "the -- Foreign Office have been informed b;r a member o£ the Turkish. diplanat.ic 

statt that .50 07Pher machines are being bought trail the U.S.A.• The 

British Lia:laon Of'ficer adYised ~t the D1rect0r, GCHQ, ''wa\lld like to 

lmow9 if possible, whether the Turkish etatemant is correct anci it so 

mat t71>e o:t mach:lne it is illtended to •uPJ>l1'.11 

s. The matter was placed betore USCD in Juq 1952. In va1gb1ng 

the advisability of aiding the Turks, USCIB gave caretu1 conaideraticm to 

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gmeral agre.ant in principle had been reached en the necesld.t7 ot 

impl'ov1ng the onr-al.l. oonanunication •ecUl"it7 ot those Pawn, so that 

USCIB felt that the release ot the CCH, under certain cmd1t1ona tor 

\bat Jllll'PCIB•, """ 1Rlrl'UJted. It. waa felt:!;.......,....' th& tbl! a1tuat1aa 

dittered •terial.q from that involved in_ I aince the 

1n1t1at1n had bean taken bT the Turks, . it was, thii'itore• preaumed 

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Enclosure 2 with USCIB 2/25 dated 21 JanU&l'J' 1953 • 

ARMED FORCES SECURITY AGENCY FORM 781-ClOSC 

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Ti&Wji>!0Wy~~~~!!?I.,h11• ldiiid&CIUB liiWllllUAW wmlLJ 111U:1at1uam wnl autbmiwcl tu :awi ue tla iufwwatiuu aepua bad 1Rf1• 

SUBJECT: Release of C<H to Turkiah. Government. 

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PL86-36/50 USC 3605 

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tbat th.,. were ai-..utv aware ot tba actual or 

camm.micatiana 

were llkeq to be available .to the Turks an t :t an • ~entatlve 1n Waabington that tbe 'l'urk1ab Gannmant might seek other 

means ot tultilling their needs it. u.s. assistance vere not forthcaning • 

. · 6. Baaed upcn these coneideraticma, a, decisicn was f1nall1' mde by 

USCIB in favor ot assisting tbe Tul'ks, and LSIB was advised ot u.s. 

intenticns in advance ot 8flT detinite commitment to the~. In fact, 

the maabinas requested by them have not ;rat bean provided nor\ bu anr 

other tectmical assistance bean supplied. 

7. With respect to J'OU1" inquil'J' concerning "teC:hnical aaaiatanae as 

an altemate or supplement," the latter raters to changeable ~laments, 

instructions tor-operation, securit7 regul.aticna, et;a., and even\the 

poaaibillt7 ot providing k9111 and ot wiring rotors. The former re.ten 

in part;icular to a paper and pencil cr,ptographic 978tem as a aubatitute 

tor a cipher machine. Howver, a auggeation that such a 878tan mtgbt be 

used met vitb no interest en the part; ot the Turld.ab rapreaentative. 

8. Although there is no azplicit proviaian in the u.s.-U.K. cCJttNT 

Agrement ganm1ng cl'JPliographic aasiatanoe to th1rcl partiea, USCIB 

desires to assure LSIB ot its ballet that ccnsultatica prior to actica 

is desirable 11han questions arise concerning such assistance which., I -

(Draft) 

WALTER B. SMITH 

Cbaiman, United States Canmunications 

Intelllgcce Board 

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