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SUBJlvCT:      United  Stales  -  United  Kingdom  Security  Agreement 
TO:  Chief  of  Ordnance 
Chief  ci'   r.r.fi  i:eers 
Cmef  jifr.^i.   Officer 
Ihe  Svirrcon  General 
Chief,    C;,.?::;ical   Corps 
The   vjf  rtcn:ajt^r  General 
Chief  of   Transportation 
1.      7r.c    United  Slstcs    Chiefs   cf  Staff  v.ill  c..->;:e   eery  e;:ort 
to  insure    that   the   United  States  vtill  maintain   the  military  security 
classifications  established  by  United   Kinedosi  authorities  rfith   res- 
ide t   to  military   i.ifonr.ation  of  U.K.    origin,  and   the  .military  secu- 
rity classifications  established  by  U.K. -U.S.   a,cretc:cr.t  with   resect 
to  military  ir.fcnr.2ti.cn  cr  joint  U.K. -U.S.   oririn   or  cevelor--er.t; 
rill   s  airfare'  accorr :  r.rly  such   n.ili  tary  ir.f  git.s  lien;    Kill   net   ex- 
;J.cit  tu.eh    information  for  production   for  other  tr.an  n-.ilitarv  pur- 
poses;  anc,   will  net  disclose  such  military  inlVrc^ticn   to  a   third 
i^ition  without  U.K.   consent.     The   British   Chiefs   of  Staff  will   nake 
every  effort   to  insure   that  the   United  Kinsdom  vill  nair.talr.   the 
niliiary  .security  classifications  <.  stahlished  by   the   U.S.   authori- 
ties with   respect  to  military  information  of  U.S.    cririn,  and   the 
military  security  classifications  cstahl  ishbi   by  U.!.  .-U.S.   arrec- 
r.ent  with   resjvect   to  miliary  information  of   joint  U.K. -U.S.   oririn 
or  development;   will  safeguard   accordinfclj'  such  military   information; 
.rill  not  exploit  such-  infernvjtion  for  production  £cr  ether  than  r.ili- 
tayy  purposes;   and  vrill  not  disclose   such  military  information   to  a 
third   nation   irilhcut  U.S.   consent.      Tnis  ap.rcer.tcnt  applies   tc  ».ili- 
t-.ry  ir-fers:?ticn  disclosed  by  the   United  5  to  Us   to  tie  United   i-ir.p- 
dc.Ti  or  by    the    United   J'.ir:rdo/n   to   tho   United  States   cr  f?r.?x..*r.~c?   be- 
tuccn  the    Uni-tec"  Suites   and   the   United  t'.in^eoT.  en  ans   clter   the  date 
of  acceptance   of   this  r.prcenrcnt  by  the   United  K i r r.\: cr: <■ 
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tier,  in  the   rcci;  icnt  country  in  rosrect  of  the  irif  crrr.tion  cc-cr.urd- 
cs-t:-.'   rr-j  net   sjJ   .ill  not  be   prejudiced   by  virtue   of   the  ir.iroduc-- 
tlon  of   ihr  information  into  such  country. 
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b.      The  information,   so  lour,  as   it   rciv.vlns  classified, 
»dll  :»nt.  be   used  or  disclosed   by   the   recipient  country  in  any  nan- 
r.cr  lil-.clv  to  rr^.ii;-' ice   the   rifhir.  of   the   cri  rinctor  to  o'-tnin  pat- 
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ej.:*2S    to  use  cr  tc  disclose   the  ir:fo:-=f  ticn  in  any  T.snr.cr  iihely 
sc   to   pr;  jucics    the-   rights  of  the   oriflmtor,    then  the   recipient 
coun -wry  will  ir,.r.f.dis  Lciy  notify  the-  country  of  origin  of   '.he   full 
eircu-sta.necs  of  such   intended  use  or  disclosure,   and  such  use  or 
cleric-cure   shell  not  be  effected   until  approval  i3   giver,  by  the 
country  or  ori/-in0 
cf      Ftich  country-  v.hen  go  requested   by  the   other  and    to 
tin:   cnt    r-t  consi  intent   ivith  j.ts   la.vs  sr/:   rules  nill  use  its  best 
n;    :r::vr*"; 
(1)  to  have  r/.ai  nUir.ed   in  secrecy  any  Potent 
explication  filed   in   the   recipient  ccuntry 
in   respect  ~f  the   ir.forr.at:  en  for  so  long 
ar  ray  bt  cc sired   by  the  country  of  oripln, 
and 
(2)  to  supply  reports  of  the  v.er.nsr  in  v.hich  the 
i::: To  ration  embodied  in  a  p.:  tent  application 
has  been  used  or  disclosed 0 
Cc      For  the   purpose  of   this  eprcr',V.:cnt  the  United  Kinpdoffi,    the 
British  Eor.inions,  and  India  are  considered  to  be  separate  nations 0    v 
CI  CPJ.-ZR  OF  Tlih  SECRETARY  OF  THli  ARfi': 
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v   *  GSUSA 
DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
Office  of  the  Adjutant  General 
Washington  25,  D.  C. 
AGAO-S  350.05  (1  Oct  48)  CSGID  8  October  1948 
SUBJECT:   United  States  -  United  Kingdom  Security  Agreement 
TO:       Chief  of  Ordnance 
Chief  of  Engineers 
Chief  Signal  Officer 
The  Surgeon  General 
Chief,  Chemical  Corps 
The  Quartermaster  General 
Chief  of  Transportation 
1.  The  United  States  Chiefs  of  Staff  will  make  every  effort 
to  insure  that  the  United  States  will  maintain  the  military  security 
classifications  established  by  United  Kingdom  authorities  with  res- 
pect to  military  information  of  U.K.  origin,  and  the  military  secu- 
rity classifications  established  by  U.K. -U.S.  agreement  with  respect 
to  military  information  of  joint  U.K. -U.S.  origin  or  development; 
will  safegaurd  accordingly  such  military  information;  will  not  ex- 
ploit such  information  for  production  for  other  than  military  pur- 
poses; and,  will  not  disclose  such  military  information  to  a  third 
nation  without  U.K.  consent.  The  British  Chiefs  of  Staff  will  make 
every  effort  to  insure  that  the  United  Kingdom  will  maintain  the 
military  security  classifications  established  by  the  U.S.  authori- 
ties with  respect  to  military  information  of  U.S.  origin,  and  the 
military  security  classifications  established  by  U.K. -U.S.  agree- 
ment with  respect  to  military  information  of  joint  U.K. -U.S.  origin 
or  development;  will  safegaurd  accordingly  such  military  information; 
will  not  exploit  such  information  for  production  for  other  than  mili- 
tary purposes;  and  will  not  disclose  such  military  information  to  a 
third  nation  without  U.S.  consent.  This  agreement  applies  to  mili- 
tary information  disclosed  by  the  United  States  to  the  United  King- 
dom or  by  the  United  Kingdom  to  the  United  States  or  exchanged  be- 
the  United  States  and  the  United  Kingdom  on  and  after  the  date 
of  acceptance  of  this  agreement  by  the  United  Kingdom. 
2.  The  United  States  Chiefs  of  Staff  and  the  British  Chiefs 
of  Staff  agree  that  insofar  as  the  U.S.  and  the  U.K.  are  concerned, 
the  safeguards  indicated  above  also  apply  to  information  developed 
by  the  U.S.  and  U.K.  jointly  in  collaboration  with  a  third  nation. 
3.  It  is  agreed  in  respect  of  classified  information  communi- 
cated by  one  country  to  the  other,  that  the  recipient  country  shall 
use  its  best  endeavors  within  the  framework  of  its  laws  and  rules 
to  prevent  any  loss  of  patent  rights  in  the  information.  Specifically 
it  is  declared  and  agreed  that: 
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AGAO-S  350.05  (1  Oct  48)  OSGID      Continued       8  October  1948 
Subj :  United  States  -  United  Kingdom  Security  Agreement 
a.  Any  rights  of  the  originator  to  obtain  patent  protec- 
tion in  the  recipient  country  in  respect  of  the  information  communi- 
cated are  not  and  will  not  be  prejudiced  by  virtue  of  the  introduc- 
tion of  the  information  into  such  country, 
b.  The  information,  so  long  as  it  remains  classified, 
will  not  be  used  or  disclosed  by  the  recipient  country  in  any  man- 
ner likely  to  prejudice  the  rights  of  the  originator  to  obtain  pat- 
ent protection  in  respect  thereof,  but  if  the  recipient  country  de- 
sires to  use  or  to  disclose  the  information  in  any  manner  likely 
so  to  prejudice  the  rights  of  the  originator,  then  the  recipient 
country  will  immediately  notify  the  country  of  origin  of  the  full 
circumstances  of  such  intended  use  or  disclosure,  and  such  use  or 
disclosure  shall  not  be  effected  until  approval  is  given  by  the 
country  of  origin. 
c.  Each  country  when  so  requested  by  the  other  and  to 
the  extent  consistent  with  its  laws  and  rules  will  use  its  best 
endeavors 
(1)  to  have  maintained  in  secrecy  any  patent 
application  filed  in  the  recipient  country 
in  respect  of  the  information  for  so  long 
as  may  be  desired  by  the  country  of  origin, 
and, 
(2)  to  supply  reports  of  the  manner  in  which  the 
information  embodied  in  a  patent  application 
has  been  used  or  disclosed. 
4.   For  the  purpose  of  this  agreement  the  United  Kingdom,  the 
British  Dominions,  and  India  are  considered  to  be  separate  nations. 
BY  ORDER  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  ARMY: 
[signed] 
EDWARD  F.  WITS ELL 
Major  General 
The  Adjutant  General 
COPIES  FURNISHED: 
Directors  Divisions  of  the 
General  Staff  U.  S.  A. 
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