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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00597A000200020017-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: October 31, 1953
• Content Type: REGULATION

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Draft 31 October 1953
Reference is made to your memorandum to the dated 16 September
1953, subject: S.J.Res. 96, 83rd Congress. This Resolution seeks
to strengthen the foreign relations of the United States by establish-
ing a Commission on International Telecommunications. The comments
contained herein are for the Burea~ guidance onlyl as the actual
creation of such a Commission is a policy matter` outside of the
scope of this Agency. Nevertheless, we feel that we te-l
inform you as to our views in this matter.
We are entirely in agreement with the comments proposed by the
Air Force with regard to the provisions of Section 10(a) and 10(c)
(formerly Section 10(b)), and feel that these provisions mlSht be
utilized to attempt to require extensive disclosure of highly
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classified matter which t we should not be called upon
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to disclose
As you know, the National Security Council and the Assistant
Director for Telecommunications in the Office of Defense Mobiliza-
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tion have. considerable attention to Soviet capabilities in
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the field of electronics and telecommunications activities, and the
entire subject is being concentrated at the highest levels in the
Executive Branch of the Government. It might therefore be most
unfortunate if it was attempted to remove these deliberations to a
Commission which is not of the administration's own seeking, and
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w o u l d place thLa=ASenqr in a most eatVzweeel-ag position regarding the
disclosure of highly classified information.
As indicated above, this Agency does not feel that it can
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take direct action to oppose S.J.Res. 96, kut nevertheless, 1-
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from the standpoint of security that^it d not be to the best
interests of the Government the this Commission .
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