https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/7b7455ca62edc5585a3d3c07120a3a55.pdf b40d15a9527f43602bead72f00bde565 PDF Text Text COPY NO. .\.£t TOP SECRET • (Unless otherwise classified) JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE Minutes of the 397th meeting of the Joint Intelligence Gommittee held in the Conference Room, Room 4813, H A n Building, on Wednesday. 4 Aug 54. at 1415 hours. ; PRSSEHTg Mr* >G*G. Crean, Department of External Affairs* (Chairman) Cdr. H.A* Stowell, Representing the Director of Naval Intelligence. Maj. J.R. McLaughlin, Representing the Director of Military Intelligence* S/L D.K. Deyell, Representing the Director of Air Intelligence. Mr. 0. Fisher, Representing the Directorate of Scientific Intelligence. Mr. M. McClung, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Mr. I. Bowen, Director, Joint Intelligence Bureau. •Mr* J.H. Trotman, Joint Intelligence Staff. o o o (Acting Secretary) o o o • o a o « ft ALSOv PRESENT g Lt.-Col, B.J. Guimond, W/6 J.M. Sutherland, Gdr. G.H. Tottenham, Joint Intelligence Staff. o I. e o o INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING (CONFIDENTIAL) 1. Cdr.Tottenham briefed t h e Committee on c u r r e n t items of i n t e l l i g e n c e , which were a l s o t o be used for t h e GGOS weekly b r i e f i n g and for inclusion i n t h e J o i n t I n t e l l i g e n c e Summary. 2. II. The Cowimlfctaa noted Gdr. Tottenham's b r i e f i n g . :MINUTES OF THE 396TH MEETING 3* (UNCLASSIFIED) The Committee approved t h e minutes of t h e 396th meeting. TOP SECRET: �TOP SECRET - 2 III. INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS FROM INDO-CHINA TRUCE COMMISSIONS (TOP SECRET) 4. Mr. Fisher suggested that the Canadian members" of the Indo-Ghlna Truce Commissions might be in a position to obtain and report useful intelligence information. He mentioned the special ease of a number of Polish doctors, who had recently attended a school of tropical medicine In Leningrad and would perhaps be sent to Indo-Ghina by the Polish Government. Conversations with these individuals might provide information on a field in which intelligence was meagre. (GSG 7-8-4) 5. The Ghairman said that he could see no reason why . • intelligence requirements should not be taken into account by members of the. Commissions. It was, In fact, quite likely that they would in the normal course of their duties come across information that the Committee would regard as intelligence. Secure communications would be in operation from Indo-China to Ottawa, and such information should certainly be passed back* At least the senior members of the Commissions should be briefed on requirements* However, great care should be taken to avoid the compromise of any such efforts. It would be unwise, for example, to have any briefing documents go further forward than the Canadian Liaison Office which might be established in Saigon. 6. It was agreedo after further discussion, that* (a) the JIS should prepare a preliminary brief on requirements for information that might be obtained by, or came t© the attention of, Canadian members of the Indo-China Truce Commissions. Contributions to this brief should be submitted by directorates to the JIS as soon as possible? (b) the JIS should draft an introduction to this brief outlining the conditions under which this information could be collected and passed back to Canada.' The brief and its introduction would be considered at the next meeting of the Committee$ and •(c) DSI should make separate arrangements through DMI with Canadian medical services concerning Information that might be obtained from Polish doctors« IT. PROVISION OF OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO NATO COMMANDS IN TIME OF WAR (TOP SEGRET) 7. The Committee had for consideration comments, prepared toy the JIS, on SGM-48l° 54p "Provision of Operational Intelligence to NATO commands in Time of War". (CC 1544-1 (JIG) of 30 Jul 54) 8* The Chairman pointed out that the JIS comments turned on a redefinition of "operational intelligence"• He felt that this redefinition was perhaps too narrow* TOP SECRET �TOP SECRET - 3 9. Cdr. Stowell remarked that it was surely unwise to cut * II III! •!! MIMI ••Mil ••••[•III Of an operational commander off from any source of intelligence that might be useful to him, and suggested that the definition stated in para. 2(a) of the paper under reference was preferable. 10. Mr. Bowen said that the decision as to what intelligence should be sent to which commander would in any case be made by the nation concerned. He felt that the paper in its present form gave the necessary freedom of action to all concerned. 11. It wag agreed, after discussions (a) to Inform the SGIC that the Canadian JIC was prepared to accept the paper as written, although this acceptance did not In any way constitute a Canadian national view; and v(b) V. t o advise t h e Canadian Section, CUSRPG, t o accept SGM-481-54 without comment. JIS ^PROGRESS REPORT (CONFIDENTIAL) 12* The Committee had for consideration t h e JIS Progress Report for J u l 54* (CSG 2-1=3-1 (JIG) of 3 Aug 54) 13, Tha Ghrtirmnm remarked, with reference to Item 5 of the Progress Report...(JIG 105<54), "Likelihood of War Before I960"), that the present draft of this paper contained alternative views. It might be appropriate to consider the draft In committee in its present form. 14* It was agreed that the JIS draft of JIG 105(54) would be considered at the next meeting, and that the comments of the Department of External Affairs on this draft would be circulated to members for information before the meeting. (J0H0 Trotman) Acting Secretary. 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