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20TH MEETDG • ,, 

1. flllRI PBCllOTIOll • Witb respect to the withdrawal or grade 

vacancies from Diviaiona and Branahea, the Chief of the D1Tia1on reported that this 8ituat1on would not 1molw a change 1n prooedure in 

rocmmnenc:ltng ott:loera tor prcaotion. 

2. QQjRLAP Cl IOBlil& llptJJJ§ • In conneotion wit.b Item 8 of the 

Minutes of the lut meeting "ga.rdlng crverlap of' working hours on the 

indnl and graveyard abJ.tt, it w.s reported that the letter written bJ' 

the Operating Servioea Division requesting wption tram the mw 1"8£'2-

lationa had bean apprond and that Branches conoerned would be ach1.8ec1 

wrbal.17 ot the exmpU.on. 

3. Utlf mgnp • The Chief ot the Division NpOrted the following information as a reault or the stat!' Meeting ot 3 April 1«)45• 

a. W'E!ld• ·After d111cu.•ion ot ~ualif'ica.tiona moe11817 

for datezment, it •• indicated that necessary' measure• wre being 

taken to grant determnta tor parsonnal at Signal Secu:rit;r Apnq. 

c. Mpt;!m P!qtyn Pro~eqt • Oonaidera.ble !apetua 1• being 

given to a project of maldng a aoticm. picture of the Signal Secur!t7 

AgcicJe 

de llAPrlV •Steps are being ta.ken jointly bJ' G-2 and Arrq 

Cclllmmicat1ons s.mce with the Judicim."7 Committee to prov:l4e e.dequate 

legial.aUon tor Poat.r aeourit7 req.uir..uta, pa.rtiaula.rl.T with reapect to the conawrt of parsannal empl.OJW(l at the SigmJ. SeauritJ'Agentqe 

At th8 mcaent, legislation oonaerning thia utter !ti being couidend. 

In this conneetion, there •s alao an investigation and ~ of legiaJ.ation 11:1.th respect to mod:lf1cation or existing intezcept regulation.a. 

r l 

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•• IPF• gt hp • Aa a resul. t ot 1U.acussion concerning the 

fact that peraonnel a:re not w01'k1ng the requlred nuaber of hours of dut.J'1 

it was atated that this wa.a a matter of prillar;y responsibility of tbl 

superri.sora. It •• reccanended that in order to impress personnel 

@'pproved for Release by NSA on 09-30-2013 pursuantto E.O. 1352e 
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with the DBaesaiv tor rea2n1ng on dut7 ~ the em ot the workiAg dq', 

tbat l1gna be :posted to remind personnel. ot the designated hours of arrival 

am a.parture. 

t. ~1agta • The Chier of the DS."daion again nquellte4 that the Brnnch akeep the Ccr.ir.landing Ottioer Wormed with interill 

reports as to progreaa made on projects with which ha has been apnriead.. 

g. B,p4rp1; • Greater ccma1clen.tion ahould be given to momtarr 

1'9quirements 1 a.a funds A'9Bilable are extremel.3' liaited. In this oonneotion, the DlY.ision Chief requested that cal:'9 should be taken to elim1nate 

exaeas waate. 

4. Ql7ICIB DIJl9Bll • The Diviaion Cb.W reported that a a11"aular 

had been distributed which indicated that beghming 15 April 1945, the 

mr unit'orme for ot:t1oera wouJ.d be optional • 

5. gqmr.srgnpmq • '?he Division Chief indicated that major abanpa 

would be effected aonoerning correapondanoe on l ~ 1945 aa a. result 

o£ the publication ot Tll 12-253 and that nn regulationa JU9' be expected 

tor d1atribaUon probably not later than 23 April 1945. 

tl6. mgTSlj&tJ'HlC ¥ {YI§IAIQll - The Chier of the Labonto17 B1'anob. 

1.ndicated that it -. beceld.na neoessar;r ~or hm to dieappr."09'0 certain 

Nqwtats for pbotoatat · work due to a llhortag• ~r l'Mlce•sar.r paper. n. 

Division Chi.et :reported that the matter would be referred to the nut 

•eting of the Staff Cammittee. 

In this oonneotion, the Chfsf o.~ the Sttppl7 Branch diacuaaed 

sou problema exiating 1n the SUP!4 Branch, partiaularl1 with respeot to 

the emcgency and specialized nature of re'}utl"menta, bl.it 1nd1cated that 

anion was being taken to eliainate mal\V ot the diti'icultieo ent»untered. 

8. llt}WMfE (IHpB • The Chief of the Commun1cat1ona Bra.nab reported 

that during the mGl'ltb of March, 31 5001000 groups had been transm1ttad. 

Thi• as partiaular.1.7 due to increase or mater1al ~ Intelligence DiTi• 

sion and cOAl.88'-:iUent inorease in traffic bt Military Int.elligence Service. 

Earle 7. Cook 

Colonel, Signal Corpa 

Chief, ~a.ting Serdoea Division