PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO PERMIT RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS FOR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AT EMBASSIES

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• Publication Date: February 7, 1959
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PROPOSED M+iENDNUNT TO SECTION 305 ANNEX "A"
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Amend Section 305 by adding a new section *nd" to read as follows:
"(d) The provisions of Sections 301 and 303 of this Act notwith-
;+tanding, the President may authorize a foreign Government, under such
terms and conditions as he may prescribe, to construct and operate at
the Seat of Government of the United States a low-power radio station
in the fixed service at the site of the Embassy or Legation of such
foreign Government for transmission of its messages to points outside
the United States, where he determines that the authorization would be
consistent with the national interest of the United States and where
such foreign Government has provided substantial reciprocal privileges
to the United States to construct and operate radio stations within
territories subject to its jurisdiction. Foreign Government stations
authorized pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall conform
to such rules and regulations designed to prevent interference with
other radio stations and the rights of others as the Commission may
prescribe. The authorization of such stations, and the renewal,
modification, suspension, revocation or other termination of such
authority shall be in accordance with such procedures as may be estab-
lished by the President and shall not be subject to the other provisions
of this Act or of the Administrative Procedure Act*"
Amend Section 3 by adding a, new subsection "hh" to read as follows;
"(hh) Fixed service means a service of radiocommunication between
specified pointsd"
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DEPARTI NI` OF STATE
Washington
Jan 29 1958
IV. MORM DUM FOR GENERAL ROBERT CUTLER
THE WHITE HOUSE
Subject: International Diplomatic Communications
Reference is made to your memorandum of January 17 under cover
of which you transmitted a copy of Mr. Hoover's letter dated December 11,
1957.
It is noted that FBI and CIA representatives have now reached
agreement that if reciprocal radio agreements are not sought with
Soviet bloc countries at present, the rest of the program would be
feasible. In the light of this resolution of differences between
the two agencies, and the agreed position between State and Defense
as set forth in my memorandum of November 21, 1957, it would appear
that the proposed legislation could be supported by all the agencies
concerned. The Soviet bloc countries do not present an immediate
problem from our point of view; on the contrary our most critical
needs are in other countries.
The Department of State, therefore, accepts the conditions stated
in Mr. Hoover's letter under reference and recommends submission of
the proposed legislation to the Congress in the belief that under
these circumstances it would have the support of all concerned and
thus have good prospects for approval. Should the legislation be
enacted, we would of course agree that the concurrence of the FBI
and other interested agencies would be necessary before we entered
into any agreement with a specific country for reciprocal communica-
tions rights.
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is! Robert Murphy
Deputy Under Secretary
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(CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Washington 25, D.C.
Office of the Director
17 December 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Robert Cutler
Special Assistant to the president
for National Security Affairs
SUBJECT: International Diplomatic Communications
(Proposed Legislation to Permit Reciprocal
Radio Agreements)
1, Reference is made to your memorandum of 4 December 1957, and
previous correspondence respecting the proposed joint report on the above
subject to be submitted by the Chairman of the Interdepartmental Intelli-
gence Conference and the Director of Central Intelligence.
2. Representatives of this Agency and of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have had several meetings on this subject during which we
have considered the importance of improving facilities for the transmittal
from foreign posts of vital intelligence which might be facilitated by
the proposed legislation and also certain internal security problems of
concern to the FBI raised by this legislation.
3. It is our understanding from these conversations, which I believe
has already been confirmed to you by Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, that the FBI
would not object to seeking the proposed legislation, provided privileges
thereunder would not be extended to the Soviet or Soviet bloc countries
without prior discussion and understanding with the FBI, As you know, the
CIA favors the legislation and I understand you have received the concur-
rence of the Departments of State and Defense.
1:9 I would point out, however, that in my opinion it would be wise
to proceed with this matter only if, after informal consultation with the
respective committees of the Senate and the House which would be concerned
therewith, it was ascertained that the legislation could probably be secured
without arousing controversy or acrimonious debate as this might reveal
certain sensitive operations and capabilities in the field of communications,
/s/ Allen W. Dulles
Director
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF .JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington 25, D.C.
December 11, 1957
BY COURIER SERVICE
Honorable Robert Cutler
Special Assistant to the President
Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Dear General Cutler:
Reference is made to your memoranda of may 29, October 1, and Decem-
ber 4,1957 concerning the proposal for legislation to permit reciprocal radio
agreements. As you will recall, this proposal was the subject of discussion
at the White House on May 29, 1957, at which time I stated the position of
the Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference (IIC) concerning it. I pointed
out that I was not objecting: to the legislation,, nor was I endorsing it, but
that I considered it my responsibility to invite attention to its possible
effect upon internal security.
My representatives and those of the Director of Central Intelligence
have subsequently met on several occasions and discussed this matter in
considerable detail. The Central Intelligence Agency has stressed the vital
need of expanding its communications system abroad in order to adequately
handle intelligence problems which may arise in emergency situations. The
IIC has pointed out the internal security factors which exist and which
undoubtedly will continue.
As a result of these discussions, we have agreed that, as a general
principle, reciprocal radio agreements should not be sought with Soviet bloc
countries. We agreed that in the event future developments indicate a need
for agreements in such areas, the internal security factors should be thor.:
oughly reviewed prior to initiating any agreement. It is believed that the
foregoing, if implemented in practice, would reduce the security factors which
were the subject of our concern, and, consequently, the remainder of the pro-
posed program for the establishment of reciprocal radio agreements would be
feasible.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ J. Edgar Hoover
Chairman
Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference
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