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11 July 1952 

fL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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MEMORANDUM FOR ADMIRAL WENGER 

SUBJECT: Release of the CCM to Turkey for Diplomatic Commum.ca.tions 

1. In cormection with the Director• s statement at the Staff meeting 

on l July 1952 to the effect that he does not intend to br.i.ng the<\subject 

item before USCIBJ I wish to call your attention to the follo11.1J1g: 

a. On items of intelligence derived from COMINT military 

matters J COMINT consumer Departments and Agencies outside the Department 

of Defense have an interest. The primary organ f'or exercising control 

over COMINT of interest to those De rtments am encie u 

D artment of Defense is USCIB. 

For this reasonJ it appears 

desirable f'or USCIB members to review release of the CCM for such use. 

On the other hand.J it may be that U.S. diplomatic interests and policy 

might be in favor of proVl.ding the Turkish Government with the desi):"ed 

maclnnesJ rather than see some other governmentJ I 

proVide them or than fllld Turkey purchasing the ne,__w"""'H""'"a_g_eI__ in_ma_c_hiri_e_.s_. __ .... 

b. During the dJ. s cusSJ.on in USCIB on release o:f the Typex to 

Western Um.on andJ laterJ of the CCM to NATO for use of NATO f'orcesJ 

there were certain reservations expressed by the Department of State 

members on use of' the CCM. The State Department members bel1eved that 

the mac.cu.nes should be specifl.cally llJllJ. ted only to those Jlll.litary commUill.catJ.ons of' the SJ.gna tory na. tions that concern North A.tlantJ.c Pact 

defense matters. Release of the CCM for diplomatic purposes appears to 

exceed the intention of USCIB at one tme to allow the CCM for essentia.Uy 

militar,y usage. 

c. It may be assumed that the State-Defense Military Information 

Control Comm.ttee /S-D MICC7 would refer a matter of this nature to USCil3 

for comment before-taking iction. If this were 1.nieed. tru.e, tune woul.d 

be lost by referring the matter first to S-D MICC, then going back to 

USCIB. 

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Memorandwn. tor Admiral Wenger 

Subject: Release of the CCM to Turkey for Diplomatic Commumcations 

interests without at least consultation. The vehicle for such consultat:i.on 

is,, of course,, uscm. 

2. My recommemation is that the attached paper be forwarded to 

uscm. 

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Memo for the members of 

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE MEMBEHS OF USCIB 

DRAFT COPY 

SUBJECT: Release of the Combined Cipher Machine (CCM) to Turkey 

for Diplomatic Communications 

1. The TurkJ.Sh Ambassador recently made a formal request to the 

Department of State for asSJ..stance in acqwring automatic CJ..pher machJ.nes 

for use in co:mmwu.cations between the Tllrkish Ministry of' Foreign Affairs 

BIJd Turkish diplomatic representatives abroad. The request was referred 

for cooment to the Director1 Armed Forces Secur.i.ty .Agency, through the 

u.s. Navy member of the State-Defense Military Information Control 

Comllll.. ttee LS-D MIC.£7. A copy of the correspondence is attached as an 

enclosure. 

2. Two cipher machines are currently authorized for NA'ID use, the 

British Typex1 Mark II, and the Combined Cipher Machine, in both the u.s. 

and the Bn ti. sh versions. The CCM will be provided for Turkish forces 

in NATO; therefore, the cryptographic principles of the CCM nll be known 

to the Turkish government. 

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4. A distinct impression has been conveyed by the Turkish representatives in Washington that the Turla.sh govemment is prepared to seek 

assistance elsewhere 1ll the event the U .s. declines to furnish the cipher 

maclunes requested. Other sources to which Turkey might turn are 

summarized below. 

a. The Bri ti.sh govemment might be approached wi. th a request 

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similar to the one made to the U.S. If, however, the u.s. 

deCJ.des not to prov.i.de Turkey m. th the assistance requested, 

USCIB recommendations to LSIB that the British also refra:i.n 

from providing British machines should carry considerable 

weight, although this would not be an absolute guarantee that 

the British would not go ahead w1 th plans to furnish Turkey 

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with ma.clunes. If the Bn tish concur with a u.s. recomme:nda~ 

ti.on that neither the u.s. nor the Br:i..t1sh provide machines,, 

Turkey could turn to commercial producers of cryptographic 

equipments. 

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D R A. F. T C O P Y 

SUBJECT: Release or the Combined Cipher Machl.ne ( CCM.) tD Turkey 

for Diplomatic Commumcations 

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S. The course of action wiuc.h seems to offer the least long-range 

J. s the release of the CCM to Turkey. \ If' ,____~~~~~~~~~~~~----' 

Turkey obtains assistance from any other source,/ 

6. The USCIB Coordinator recommems th.at USCIB: 

a. Concur in release of the CCM to Turkey. 

b. Authorize the Coordinator in hJ.s capacity as Direcmr, AFSA, 

to inform the Sta. te-Def'ense MJ.li tary Informa tJ.on Control 

Committee of' its decision. 

- c. Inform the London Signal Intell.Jgence Board of its decision 

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