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STAmm'r BY TBE llSCIB OOOH>INAmR ON 'USOIB lS/l.915 

(l&\St1ml8 :ron THI INOBEASJl> SEOD'Biff OF comm) 

l. !l'he Coo1'dimtor 1a 1n complete accord with the obJeot1vea 

•ought b7 the SeourJ.t7 Camaittee, ba~ 4oaa not agree oe&pletel.7 •1th 

the proposed method of acoomp11sh1Dg tmm. '-be moeaait7 for 41'1'1.diag 

coroir into oatecor1ao :la thoroUgbl.7 noogated it th1a can be accampllahed with no 1ou ot source pmteots.oa la the 1o'lllm' oategoriee. 

2o !he prlao1pel ob.footloa to the proposal made 1D. tha report io 

t.bat it llOUld decrease tbe seourlt7 as~2'48 al"OUDd virtually •••rT 

ounen.t aource ot 001.aNr in bulk '111 thou.t lnoreaaing oateguezda around 

those aorircea which are currently p:roduo1ng an 1ns1goit1oant mount d 

ao-aallod 11111gb-l.eveln co~. 

a.. De OUJ:Ttmt report resulted traa recommendetiana mde to USCIB 

'bJ' the Ooor4inatar on 22 December 1950 (lJSOIB 13/134) 1 that a Seourit7 

OclDm1. tteo renew ot all phaaea of COMmT eecar1 t7 wea warra:ute4 by tho 

need f:or inonmed protection ot all OOMINT sourcoe. fte OooNtmtor 

di.Tided the problem ot OOMIE 11ecurtt7 into tour eegmente, t&o of which 

he oona1dere4 to be ot prime 1ntereat to tll8 Seour.lt7 CGmmlttee; namel7 

(a) tor.mat ot fiDal produota (111. it• relation to rawlatlm ot source) 

and (b) acCOW'ltiDg oontrol ot procluot1oa of oopiea and of their cl1asem1not:1on to OOD.8Ulll81'•o 1'h.G Oomm1ttee repGl"t touohea b1':1etl7 upm the 

ti:rat ot thea•~ but doea not oo:u1der the eecont. 

-lo The Coordlnator believes that the probl.e.m. will be aolYed onl7 

a. Beduoing the number ot JJ90ple swan Of COMINr opent:lODBo 

1>. Blduc1ng the numbe ot pieces ot :paper oon.te1Ding OOMIN't 

and luuring oantu.l aocoating tor •oho 

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Co D1eglda1ng the source ot OOMINr whe:reve:r posa1'b1a. 

4o !.1ainta:l:a.1JJg at 1east ourrent stacla:rda of olfH1l'BBCe and 

lnele ot olaseitlaatlon for oll catego:rtoa ~ om~ except the ~ 

highest, Vihiob. muat bo 1'81se4. 

•o Taldng edwntege ot tba opportmdties afforded by the preant tnmnozt: to 1naure etteot1ve and seouzre operational 1111e of' COUIH 

1n aotiJal hoatU1t1ea. 

60 There ts no means of guaranteet.Dg even the current tl• of 

ca.n:nr. Thia flow oertalnly 11111 not continue tt we r&la:.: our ettorta 

to pre'l'eJlt ODr eumie• ftom lea:mlug 'llha't OWim aouroea w are •> 

plo1t1ng. 

7. fO 01 te a Dimple bQ.t conT1no1DB aa11e: ~he ccmmittee reaOJJIJl8J1U 

that plain-ten mlli ta1"1' msaaagea ot a taot1cal uture (11os pem1aa1 vely con1114en4 SECR&'J: COJ>JllOH> '.rnttlc Intelligemoe ln 1111 ••1"gGDOJ') 

ahall be e:mlwled f1'0Jll. special COMtm ziegulatlou. It tm •C!lllJ' leena 

that wa are ualng tmae memaaaea for intelligence, he will begin euolpher11ng thfia. poaa1bl.J' in a lasr-gra4e a111tem. If he leans w are .rea41Dg 

\the low-gnde &J&ta, he W1U begia using moa aeoure qetmmo Eftm.taallJ', 

ell a1~t1aant tnft1o woul.4 be oa!'Z'ied in the moet aaove •78t&.•• inaotar ea the enemy'• oapabllitiea pezmi't. 

So IJ.'be queatlon which the seov1t7 CGmalttee and the 1nteU1geneeage!lay mem°bel'a ot trSOIB must dee14e 1s Whether the7 4ea1N the continued 

flow o:r aai1m.r from all OOMIM aoU1'Cea (bigh-sraO.., mo41'tDr-gnile, lowgrade, plain text) o Erlclence 1a aooumulat1ng tmt Cllft'el'.lt eeevi t7 

practtoea are inadequate to protect thee• eoUl'Oes, 11n4 that recent relaatloru1 ot atan4al"4a me7 be 4rJS.ng up aome important aouJ:'Oee or ~liltr. 

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9. !ho 'OSCIB Cool'4inetor a11evae 1" poaaible to: 

a. Bevlae current form.'i.lt and aaccnmtlng practices eo ea to 

p.rovi4e greatei- protection. to <JmJJIET aoaroea. 

bo Stnngthea tbe application of ou.rNat regulatiom oo ea not 

to tnczieaae the pose1b111tr or "leata.• 

•• Eatebllllh atand-by cmugen07 rogulat10J18, wt.thin current 

poltoiea, to 1Da1U'O -the moat etteati•e opentional ue ot OCUINT oouelatent wlth good aeo111'1t7 praotlcea. 

10. It ls theotom ~n4ecl that USCIB retura the repozt to 

the Seau:rit7 Ocnm1ttee with inatzu.atlona to re-4rott the report 410 ee to: 

a. &alng the ••GUri'tJ' aaresua1"4a ~:r the ao-aellecl Cet•aor!l•• 

11c• and "D" at least up to present atencla:rde. 

'bo J1ake epe<t1t1C NCODlllendaticma rop:rding tho tozmat O~ aU 

~ protluote (111 ita :nlat:Loa to rewlatlm of aouce). 

o. lllt.te apecifto :reoc:immanclatlo.na reprd1ng aooount1DS oontl'Ol. 

ot" oopiea ot OOMINT produota, to 1Dol'14e p~1a1one tor raduoing tho 

aamber ot oopiea. 

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