OP e 8 SEGRE erry vies wwlte ‘ ( office :f The Adjutant Cencral ° dashingten 25, L. C. T- i 6,3 09084 [A AGAG-S 360.05 (1 Get 46) CS5i1 € Ccterer 1345 SUBJEST: United Sraies - United Kingdom security Agrecrent TU: Chie’ of OQidnance Oief cf trurineers Cnref Sipnai Officer the Surrcon Ceneral Chief, Cuenical Corps The «verten:ceter General Chief of trénspertation United Stntes Chiefs of Staff will sane c.ery e:ltort the United a yt Will maintgin tre military security establic shed by United Kingdom euthorities with rés- inforea tion of U.K. origin, ani the rilitery secu- ions established by U.K.-U.S. agreement with respect rmatien of joint U.K.-U.S. orisin or cevelopes nt; acc ore i nehy such atlitary infomation; will net ex- rmnation Jer precuetion fer other ten military par- The British Chiefs U.n. CONGENL. without every effort to insure that the United Kingdom wi military sucurity claszifications «established by ties witn resrect to mllitary information ef U.S. military sccurity classifications csiablished ty rent with respect to military information of joint U or development; will safezuard accordingly such : on not exploit such infermation for production tary porposes; and will not disclose such zilitar third nation withcut consant. This cprecnent tary inscervaticon Gisclosed by the United Stairs the United States Oo weve ll net tisclose such military infer: saticn to a third af Staff will make li maintain the the U.S. zuthori- cri¢in, and the Gi.h.-U.S. acree- U.¥.-U.S. oririn miaitary infermation; fer cther tien rilie v infernation to a t cypiies te willie o tie Unites hinge acon or by the United Ninraom to cr exshanpe? be- tecon thea United States and the United Rinedem cn anc eftar the date of acceptance of this acrcezent by the United Fanclon. a 2, ihe tinived Sisica Chiefs of Staff ens the british Thiers of Suall cereae thet insofar 5. ond vie "Ul. are concerned, ine Gafeyuirds indicated ob roly te infornation daveloud my the U5. ana Uae jointiy, in colicberition with a untra nation. 2 iL Ls arrecei air © of classified Inierriat Le So fustee te ts ery Ghat the resis isat occu v a thoenceduve:: within the gramtrRern cf itu bara fo provent omy Jers of patent rirats in th. infernuction, i tac : that? fw JA-&
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(Page 1) 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 Kingdon. 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: SECRET
(Page 2) AGAO-S 356.05 (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. WITSELL Major General The Adjutant General COPIES FURNISHED: Directors Divisions of the General Staff U. S. A. SECRET