Doc ID: 66359843 ACTING CHIEF POLICY COORDINATION STAFF 31 October 1972 Dr. Tordella You may be interested in a quick review of the attached produced by Fred Griffin with Cal's help. D. D. CROSKERY Incl[my ?65" Approved for Release by NSA on 09-11-2018, FOIA Litigation Case 100386 Page 00296 393- :5 Doc TO: . Mr. Harold H. ceilahan NSAFM, D4 FROM: Mr. Fred Griffin 30 October 1972 Gad/[j 4/3 ?Zv? L2;vt?< ?j act/M Lu -. Mark/17 ILL Wag/1A., e9 ML Ow chi/kw; . Man flu/i awn/Wat 15w IA.) do cat/wade j? 'Mr 29/ch .. J?v HANDLE VIA COMINT CHANNELS rainy", . 5-H 12.. WARNING This document contains classi?ed information affecting the national security of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, US Code, Title 18, Sections 793, 794, and 798. The law prohibits its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the bene?t of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States. 14. f. .7). - .THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE KEPT IN COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS AT ALL TIMES It is to be seen only by US personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to receive COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE information; its security must be maintained in accordance with COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE REGULATIONS. No action is to be taken on any COMMUNICATIONS GEN CE which may be containedherein, regardless of the advantages to be gained, unless such action is ?rst approved by the Director of Central Intelligence. NSA FOIA Case 100386 Page 00297 Doc .. - 27 October 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Historical Note on the UKUSA COMINT Agreement 1. The question occasionally arises as to the governmental levels at which the UKUSA COMINT Agreement was authorized or approved. The attached documents show that the President of the United States authorized an agreement in this field, and that the British Foreign Minister must have been aware of it. 2. Attachment A is a copy of a Presidential Memorandum, dated 12 September 1945, authorizing the continuation of wartime "collaboration in the field of communication intelligence." 3. Attachment is a copy of an 8 February 1946 page from the notebook which formed the principal basis for the published Diaries of the late Secretary of Defense Forrestal. The account of the meeting contained in this excerpt shows the high levels of the U.S. at which the Agreement was considered, and suggests that Secretary of State Byrnes had discussed the matter with British Foreign Minister Bevin. 4. Attachment is a copy of the account of the above- mentioned meeting as it appeared in the published Diaries. At.the request of the Department of Defense, the editors deleted all references to communications intelligence and Sir Edward Travis. They developed an innocent introductory sentence, omitted the first paragraph, and changed the sub- title from ?Communications Intelligence? to "Meeting." (Not pertinent to this discussion, but of some editorial . interest, is the deletion of "not? from*the sixth line of . the original notebook.) E2 IMPDET CL BY 000829 5: A P?kilki-i? 1x SA FOIA Case 100386 Page 00298 Doc 5. The UKUSA Agreement was ultimately signed on 5 March 1946 by Col. Patrick Marr?Johnson, British Army General Staff, for and in behalf of the London Signal Intelligence Board (LSIB), and by Lt. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, GSC, Senior Member, for and in behalf of the State-Army-Navy Communications Board (STANCIB). The parties to the Agreement are described as STANCIB, "(representing the U. 8., State, Navy, and War Depart~ ments and all other U. Communication Intelligence authorities which may function)? and LSIB "(representing the Foreign Office, Admiralty, War Office, and all other- British Empire Communication Intelligence authorities which may function)." - 6. Obviously, these parties and signatories were themselves hardly operating at a lofty diplomatic level; however, the documents contained in the Attachments show that they were not working unilaterally or without author- ity and approval at the highest levels. (signed) Fred Erif?n FRED GRIFFIN Historical Officer Division C323 mm (.40 at: CT.) 1 t! luli'n? NSA FOIA Case 100386 Page 00299 tau. 6635997 --I - - u- - - MEMORANDUM FOR: '?ne Secretary of State The Secretary of Her The Secretary of the Navy The Secretary of We: and the Secretary of the Navy are hereby authorized to direct the Chief of Staff, U. 8. Am and. ?111: Commander in Chief, U. 8. Fleet, and. Chief of Naval Operations to continue collaboration in field of cmmiwtion intelligence between the United States 11:22; and New and the Britisgl, and to 'exi?nd, modify or aiscoutinuc this collaboration, as determined to be in the best interests of the United States. /8/E1rry8. 131m 12 September 19h5 a Y): 5.11.: Larva 'LTgx 3:111 3T {$3.54 -. ?n Mg. .0- [Approved for Release by NSA on 09?11?2018, FOIA Litigation Case #100386' - SA OIA Case 100386 Page 00344 ~12? Nov-Ix . ygh?