MINUTES OF THE CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING - 22 MAY 1958

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• Publication Date: May 23, 1958
• Content Type: MIN

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ER 71.0-31
CCC
23 iIa 1,958
MINUTES OF THE CRITICAL COM IUAICATIONS COPKETTT
MEETING - 22 Hay 1951i
L The Committee agreed that because of the importance of
the intelligence concerned., the critical intelligence, reporting
system should be put into effect without delay. The system could
be implemented using existing communications facilities. It is
anticipated that these facilities will be improved as time gcrs by,,
The Committee recognizes that there will be defects in the system
as a result of the present state of oomm-anications facilities and
that sere difficulties may arise if an Executive Agent for corpzmuni -
cations has not been appointed by the time the reporting system gt^.?-
into effect. These objections, however, are regarded as minor
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comp red to the importance of the intelligence to be reported,,
2. The Committee agreed upon the following course of action-
a. The reporting of Special Intelligence _ tems pertaiai u j
to the critical Intelligence lists will be put into effect
as soon as possible. NSA will work toward a tentative target
date of 6 June 3.958
bb All of the other agencies will attempt to ret'
the reporting of critical intelligence within their own
reporting systems by 15 June i.058,
c. NSA will use the multiple dissemination of critical
intelligence items from the very, beginning and all other
agencies will be prepared to adopt multiple dissemination
of critical intelligence item: by 1 July 1958
3. it was agreed that the word "CRITIC" would be included
in all critical intelligence n sssages and that this would well con.:
stil',te a collective address.
4e Representatives of NSA and the CIA Office of Cotcuarinicat_10'. .~.s
e re asked to develop a brevity code for use in reporting critical
intelligence. This study party will. be asked to give an interiyi
report at the 19 Jury: 1958 meeting of the Committee,.
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5. It was agreed that all agencies would explain the concept
of rapid reporting in successive short messages in their instructions
to field reporting elements. It may be desireable at a later date
to consider further instructions concerning -the format of critical
intelligence messages.
6. After 1 July 1958, the Committee will consider the problem
of getting recommendations from the field concerning the location
of communications terminals,
7. It was agreed that the Committee would meet again on
5 June 1958 or earlier if called by the Chairman,
W. A. TILL
Chairman, CCC
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