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(FOUO) The attached note is at the request of the DIR for background information on
the relationship to be forwarded to President Clinton in advance of a
29 May 97 meeting with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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SUBJ: Background for President Clinton
Meeting with PM Blair (U)

(U) The Director of GCHQ, David Omand. will be
brie?ng UK Prime Minister Tony Blair on the 
relationship in preparation for an upcoming
session between Blair and President Clinton. The two
leaders are scheduled to meet on 29 May in The Hague after
the summit. We offer the attached paper as
background for the President?s session with the Prime

 

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U.S. PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM

Background (U)

#QUO-the U.S.-UK relationship is the oldest and most productive of 
foreign partnerships. it is based on a formal Agreement,? which was signed in 1946.
and includes numerous supporting agreements signed over the years with counterpatt. the
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). This agreement is the basis for
comprehensive cooperation on SIGINT and, to a lesser extent, INFOS EC activities. The U.S.-UK
ryptologic Relationship will continue to be broad and deep well into the 2 1 st Century.

 

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Under the UKUSA Agreement, each side agrees to share all 
information; the exchange is unrestricted except for those a1eas ?that are speci?cally excluded
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and 5 intelligence priorities are largely convergent and 
SIGINT collection and processwg capabilities often complement our One vibrant
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They have agreed to continue this participation in) future. and are currently I
rnakrng arrangements with their government to do so. GCHQ offers resources for advanced
collection. processing and analysis efforts. Some solely to satisfy NSA
tasking. NSA and address collection plans to reduce duplication and maximize
coverage through joint sites and cross-tasking. despite site CIOsur'es.

 

 

 

 

+9-The exchange with GCHQ is at the heart of our INFOSEC
relationship. GCHQ is only peer in the ?eld and virtually all major
advances within the ?eld of have occurred as a result of our mutual sharing. We
enjoy a mutually bene?cial exchange at the highest teclmieal level in the design and evaluation of
As NSA supports US. Government efforts towards achieving a secure global
information infrastructure GCHQ stands as our most in?uential foreign partner in advancing
policies in the international arena.

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