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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000800010032-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 6, 2012
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: November 22, 1950
• Content Type: DISP

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VIA: Air Pouch
SPECIFY AIR OR SEA POUCH
TO : Chief, Communications
FROM : Chief,
SUBJECT: GENERAL-
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on Sublect by providing copies of recent correspondence with
1. It seems simplest and clearest to report the status of a Bement
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2. In confirmation of the talk with reportea in
4501, 1 wrote him the letter enclosed as Attachment A. In reply thereto
sent me a note enclosed as Attachment B.
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DATE: 22 November 1950
Facilities for the Transmission
suit of the request for a meeting expressed b,,
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d a talk with him as soon as he was
available. The important points covered are set forth in 25X1
letter of confirmation, Attachment C. During this conversation
stated that some of the 0 officials concerned with this matter interpreted
my paragraph three, Attachment A, as indicating that the 0 representative 25X1
would have the right independently to utilize our facilities for the trans-
mission of material. I do not know how the individuals concerned
arrived at this interpretation for in my opinion it is made perfectly clear in
Attachment A that the use of our facilities would be contingent upon agreement
by the representatives of the three interested agencies - although not neces-
sarily in each emergency that would arise. The question of the forwarding of
This assurance seems reasonable and is acceptable to 25X1
material would be dependent upon the continued availability of these
facilities which are under the control of other agencies of the U. S. Government.
material from Washington to when our facilities are used from 25X1
Washington was raised by and it was agreed that so 25X1
ong as the existing facilities continued available this transmission would be
assured. exp a ne tat we did not have exclusive control over the
link from Washington to 0 and that, therefore, our agreement to transmit
FORM NO. -
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t. After considerable conversation and correspondence in regard
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to-tizis matter, I believe that the record now shows that our facilities may
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.be'"ied for the transmission of material from
to Washington
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in the event of an emergency, as agreed by the representatives of
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the agreement as it
S. It is requested that Headquarters
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stands and inform accordingly. Upon receipt
of Headquarters approval shan norm so he may advise the
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Distributions
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6 September 1950
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Pursuant to our conversation of this date, I am again writing in
regard to the facilities to be employed in the transmission of
material from in an emergency.
The position in this matter as set forth in your letter of
July 26,
breakdown of
inability to handle the traffic for any other reason. Further, the
position, as stated b you, reserves exclusively for the.repro.-
sentati.ves o the right and privilege to propose the
opening of the emergency reserve channel to be provided through our
facilities. I submit that neither the assumption nor the-provision is
adequate. In these critical times emergencies other than the breakdown
or overloading of communication facilities are entirely possible. There-
fore, our representatives on should have the right and privilege
of raising the question of the use of emergency facilities because of
their direct concern in transmission under certain circumstances.
At the moment the and American positions in this matter
appear to be at opposite poles. In my letter to you of April 1950 I
proposed that our representatives on should be empowered to deter-
mine when the emergency facilities should a employed. then. as notQd
representative should exclusively raise this ques on. Can we not agree
above, you stated the position that the
upon a middle position in which it is recognized that either
can propose the use of our emergency facilities and
situation should further deteriorate, it is clearly ossible that arrange-
ments for the use of communication facilities would be quickly
outmoded and rapid and immediate modificatinn might be necessary. It,
therefore, seems realistic and desirable to empower our representatives
there to handle the situation as it developso
arrange locally for the opening and utilization of emergency facilities
under conditions to be agreed? I an, not proposing that in each instance
where emergency facilities are required there would be a conference with
unanimous agreement on the matter. Rather, I am proposing that by agree-
ment between the three interested parties ir, it should be deter-
mined that under certain emergency circumstances our facilities would be
employed for the transmission of material and that provision
should be made by the representatives concerned in for the neces-
sary and desirable clearance and concurrences. If the present critical
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I request that you consider with the proper authorities
the proposition that the employment of our facilities for the trans-
mission of material from in an emergency be authorized
in accordance with agreement reached by the representatives of
Sincerely,
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ATTACIIMEI T 13
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I am very sorry that circumstances have prevented me answering
your letter of 6th September earlier, but it has been difficult to
get those concerned together and since doing so I have been away sick
for some time.
However, the question of local arran ements for the use
of emergency communication of broadcast material still does
not seem to be quite as simple as it looks. There are one or two
points which I would very much like to discuss with you in conversation
rather than by writing. Would you therefore be good enough to telephone
me and say when it would be convenient to have a short talk? I could be
available on Friday, 3rd November, in the morning, but rather doubt if
there would be any opportunity before this.
I}~ Perhaps you would be kind enough to let me know.
Yours sincerely,
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f..r TACIrMENT C
17 November 1950
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I am most grateful to you and to
day, to discuss further the question o
calling the other
transmissions.
More particularly, I am grateful to you for clearing up the
alight doubt that there had been in our minds in regard to the inter-
pretation of the third paragraph of your letter of 6th September. You
haze now assured me that in no sense was it the intention that that.
paragraph would result in unilateral action in regard to the use of
your transmitter. With your assurance on this matter we can agree
the last sentence of the second paragraph of your letter of 6th September,
and your suggestion that every circumstance likely to result in an em-
ergency requirement should be explored by the parties concerned, and, so
far as possible, a line of action agreed beforehand. We should like to
know what transpires.
We should also like to know from you that in the event of your
emergency channel to Washington having to be used for broadcast
material, you would be prepared to arrange for the re-routing of that
material to Oso long as the existing facilities continue. We
particularly ask for this assurance as it seems most likely that the
circumstances under which your emergency route would be used presuppose
the failure of the existing communications channels of
from to London, which would entail the failure of the material to
reach the authority here.
Yours sincerely,
STAT
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