USIB - JIC COMMUNICATIONS VULNERABILITY STUDY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92B01090R000200010032-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2014
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: July 10, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
Control Noa 491 133
MC -D-381
10 July 1959
MEMORANDUM FOR: EIC Representatives of the USIB Agencies
SUBJECT:
REFERENCES:
USIB - SIC Communications Vulnerability Study
IQ At its 30 June meeting (Ref. an) the USIB directed the Scientific
Intelligence Committee (SIC), in collaboration with the Economic Intelligence
Committee, to prepare the subject study (Ref. b. )0 The Chairman of the
SIC has indicated his intent to appoint an ad hoc Working Group to carry
out the Intelligence Board's directions as corramed in Reference a, and
has invited the EIC to appoint a representative to this Working Group.
20 It is proposed that this EIC Representative to the SIC ad hoc
Working Group also act as Chairman of an MC ad hoc Working Group to
be composed of individuals from depart:merits aria aToincies which expect
to participate in the preparation of an MC contribution to the study,
3, The EIC will have an opportunity to review the SIC ad hoc
Working Group's responses to the Intelligence Board as olitlinerraraer-
ease a:. and,, with respect to the intelligence aspects, will review the
completed Communications Vulnerability study prior to its submission
to the Board. ?
4. Any USIB agency which so desires may designate a member
of the MC ad hoc Working Group, It is suggested that such designations be
limited to ttase agencies which expect to make a direct contribution to the
study. The classification of the study will necessarily be at the Special
Intelligence level. The Chairman of the MC Subcommittee on Electronics
and Telecommunications has suggested the following as the composition
of the ad hoc Working Grows
CIA/ORR /S/COM
CIA /OCR ,RSB
NSA
ACSI/SCIA
- Chairman
- Member
- Member
- Member
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Chief. Communications Branch,
CIA/ORR,, has been nominated as Chairman of the proposed Working
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Group. EIC representatives are asked to review the procedures0 and
the nomination of as proponed above, and notify the EIC
Secretariat of their comments and/or approval
by ce oat), 17 July. Designations of individuals to serve on the EIC ad hoc
Working Group are invited by that date.
6,, The unclassified designation of the EIC contribution to the study
WILL be EIC-R-17.
? Distribution:
2 each addressee
(except Smith & Kenny
received 1 copy)
2 - Executive Secretary, SIC
(Attn:
1 - DD/C (Attn:
1 9.Ch/E
1 - ChYS/COM
1 - Ch/I/EE
2 - Chief,
through AD/CR
2 - OAD
I - Chrono
1 - Documents
1- R17 file
- Concurrences
of.OSD each
Dr. Pancoast)
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