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1. Bg'ORT Ql BTW M&lDli • The Chief of the Division reported the 

following information which resulted. from the Sta.ft Meetina ot 12 Februar,y 

19451 

a, Sghwl!al• at SteU M•,1ras• • Staff lleetinp will be held ca a 

regular schedule at 13001 nery Tu.esdq, unl•as otherwise notified 'bJ' the 

Comsnding Office'. The Diviaim Chiet will repor\ at the Operating aerncea Diviaion Enautive Committee Meeting the ruulta ot the statt Meet• 

ing11. 

b. Loss gt 9,rxptom.W,ic Ha~ • The matter ot the loss ot 

cryptographic materiel by the 28th Division waa disousaed. The Chiet of 

the Division request.e4 that the Branch Chiet1 aid the Cryptographic Branch 

wherevar possihl.e 111 order to elim.tnate the problems reaul ting 1'roa the 

loss o£ the oryptogra}:bic :material. 

o. lWW'm'atism o1' ta otg1c1 ot ~he Cqnwandjpg aw.a&: • 1'he 

Assistant Commandant will be present 1n malJ1' discuuions ot pmblme witb the 

Commanding Of'ficer in order that ha may be kept ini'o:mecl ot such lll&ttere. 

Lt. Kenne,- has been auigned. to the Of.'1'1oe o£ the Commanding Of:f'ioer \o aot 

as an adjutant in assisting the Assistant Commandant in the handllng ot 48-

tall.e. Pvt. Dunlap bas been aseigned as oecretar.7 to the CQl!lma.nding Officer. 

Thia in.formation was tundshed in order that the Branch Chief's may Wldarstand reasons for information requeste.:1 by these indiv1duala. 

d. Pol.ic1 for Hicht Pt¢tz A;uigspt • It is considered desirable 

that Branch Chiefs and 1enior otficara e1't.Mr be assigned or spend same 

time on the night ahit"ta of their respective Branoheu, clepending on the 

FObltrna of the Branch concerned, in orcler tbtt.t thq mq be inf'a.rmad of 

such problems that might exiat on thoae ahitta. 

In thie connection, 1t was auggested that o:f'f'icers assignecl 

to perm.anent night dutr be rotated to dq duty in order that they may )». 

oome aoquainted with opere.tiona performed during the 41¥• 

Rotation policy on shifts for civ:11ians nus discassed in view 

of establishing a de.finite policy for the information of recruiting otficer1. 

It was recommende4 that the Personnel and Training Division be into:naed to 

ad.vise the recruiting officers that no information be given concerning 

definite ahifte, except that there is a rotational policy. 

e. Qoqp11ry+t~on iPfl L'ti'MP JUh Outside bge~I •The Chi~ ot 

the Diviaion requested that comment• on problems COD/le g liaison u.th 

agonciea other than the Sigr..a.l. Secu..~t7 Agency be eulzdttad to the Omrtrol 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 09-30-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 

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Of.':f.'ioe with euerestione ~or 1mp:t-ooement of such liaiaon, 3.8 it ia to 'be 

the responsibility of the Control Oi'f'1ce to collect the material !or atud;r 

en the adequacy or inadequacy or present procedures concerning liaison. 

2. ll:IOTQgRJlHS OF P{Pt,qn;E§ • This matter •s discuaeed at the Start 

Meeting and we.a turned over to the Personnel and Tra1Jtlng Division for 

i?mtstigation. 

-'• R11'.SP9NS!B~ Ol THE CGN?Wlr OP'P:gz; • The Chief er the Division 

preeer1ted a Me.tterCh wae diseus~od at the Seci..trity Division Exe~tive 

Cor.irlittee Veetil'.I~ emcerr..ing cr:!.tlcisms o£ the Control. atfico in connection 

Td.th handling of requisitions for equ:!.pnent 'b)¥' Develcpnent Bl-anch. It wa.1 

ltated that the Caemanding Officer had directed the Control Of'i'ice to in• 

ftartigs.te the situation, ae Developrtent Dranch bad been s:il::mitting re1:uisi• 

tionl!I ror material. qu~.te regularly' invol v1ng thouaands or dollo.ra which 

te•ed to :f.ndiaate a lo.ck of pl.amdncr. It was pointed out that it should 

ti. borne in mind that plans ahould- be made for futnre rc,1uirements regarding 

e~uipm.ent. 

4. STQBAG'P. SPACE • There 'WS.S a e..lsct!Ssion of a matter in t:~-:..ich Devfil.• 

opment Branch was disturbed because or the ract that they were not :Lnf ormed 

of the change or the storaee space e.'!located to their Branch. The Chief' ot 

the SU'f'Pl1 Branch stated that the 1.n&iv1Chtals concerned in Developnent Branch 

hnd been advised that such a. chance wocld ta.lee pl.ace, b'Jt that it wus not 

deemed necessary that the Branch Chief' be so advised. 

5. JSlfW-;,R -ill'ATF1N A'f A?Jg •N/\.!I .tonq COHM!TTE!t; • It n:is reported that 

the Cmmanding Officer requested that representatives of the Signal Securit;y 

Ageney on the Joint COl'lt'.ittoea be agresaive in r.iatters at.t'9ct1ng the Signal 

fecuJ"ity Agency favorably-, 

6. m~ AeBT§1!.:1VCE TO StlPff,Y BRAN£H • \Uth r~spect to an.-r IBU a.seiatance 

that may- be given to the Supply Branch, it was reported that the natter was 

etill 'be~"'e st•tdied in the Supply Drs.nch, but that no n.ct!.on by the Jla.chine 

Branch is contemplated until the Suppl7 Branch has the complete material to 

eullnit. The matter :!.e being suspended. until 15 !~arch 1945, vrhen it is expected that the i.nfomation will be available to the 1.W..chine Br,:mch. 

? • l'H R:.3COHDS • The Chief of the Communications Branch presented a 

question concernincr whether or not the new Tima•Reoording systor.i. ad.&quatel;y 

covered the p~'i'!ent to employees of salaries due thft 1n consideration ct aocrn~ leave, It ns istated that the regulations 11eN a.deq_uetely covered 

in th-1 new Time-Recording system. 

8. g.mgNg PQW1R .. The Chief of the Communice.tions Branch repo!'ted t~t the Navy had inquired about our facilities in emerget'!cy powers. TheT 

WM'e informed that the Signal Security Agency is equipped with m:i anergenay 

power unit. In tM.s connaet1on, 1t was rEJ?arted t..lutt the Poat Electrician 

be consulted eoncerr.d.ng the emergency lig..1.ting in Operations "B" Building. 

The Chier of' the M~tohine Drench said that he would take care of the :matter. 
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9. ~cpru:n ffiOil,EM IN WBSJWOR! BRAJQ - With respeet to the eecuritf 

&f the looaticm of LaboratOl"f b:anch, it wu stated th&t the ma.tter is now 

tmde oontrol. The Ohief of tha Division requellted that the Control Off1.ce 

be Wonned when the work had bettn completed. 

10. N4U !jAWWl ~9Pll •the Chief ot tM Laboratory Branch relate4 

the ftud¥ the Branch made concerning the Nav 'Waeha.hle Code Books tor 

the intormation of the meMbera or the committee, and indiea.ten that a report 

ot the st~ had been forwarded to the Navy. 

Earle F. Cook 

Colonel, Signal Corra 

Chiot, Operating Services Division