UKUSA Agreement
E39318
The UKUSA Agreement is a post-World War II multilateral intelligence-sharing pact, originally between the US and UK, that underpins the global signals intelligence alliance now known as the Five Eyes.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UKUSA Agreement of 1946 | 1 |
| UKUSA Treaty | 1 |
| United Kingdom – United States of America Agreement | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence-sharing pact
ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ signals intelligence agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
UKUSA Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
UKUSA Treaty
UKUSA Agreement ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom – United States of America Agreement
|
| classificationStatus | highly classified ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declassificationStatus | partially declassified ⓘ |
| expandedToInclude |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ |
| field |
foreign intelligence
ⓘ
military intelligence ⓘ national security ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| formsBasisOf |
Five Eyes alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Five Eyes
|
| geopoliticalBloc | Anglosphere ⓘ |
| hasMemberAlliance |
Five Eyes alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Five Eyes
|
| influenceOn |
ECHELON
ⓘ
global surveillance system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalNature | executive agreement ⓘ |
| networkName |
Five Eyes alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Five Eyes
|
| originalParties |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| purpose |
cooperation in signals intelligence collection
ⓘ
division of SIGINT collection responsibilities ⓘ intelligence sharing ⓘ standardization of SIGINT procedures ⓘ |
| regionCovered | global ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Australian Signals Directorate
ⓘ
Canada Communications Security Establishment ⓘ
surface form:
Communications Security Establishment
Government Communications Headquarters ⓘ Government Communications Security Bureau ⓘ National Security Agency ⓘ |
| scope |
communications intelligence
ⓘ
electronic surveillance cooperation ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| typeOfCooperation |
joint analysis of intelligence
ⓘ
sharing of intercepted communications ⓘ technical collaboration on SIGINT systems ⓘ |
| underpins |
Five Eyes alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Five Eyes intelligence-sharing framework
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UKUSA Treaty
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom – United States of America Agreement
subject surface form:
Five Eyes
this entity surface form:
UKUSA Agreement of 1946