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Technical Management Board 0RGANIZAT10N AND LOCAnoN Natronal Securrty Agency Room 19328, Naval Security St3hon 

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'"iEMO:!?ANDUM PC>Rs OEWERAL REICliEJ.IEU'm 

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GEHERAL BA.SSETT 

10 JAN \954 

I have reviewed the reco"'?Jl8ndat1on11 received hall t.he Technical 

l~anagernent Boa.rd for 'l'MB Projects Noa. lp 2 • .3. 4,, and 6. Additional 

information conceming these p.L"Ojects u availahle in 'lMB doC1Re11ts 

TMB ll/hoS. 'JilitB ll/4.6, am 'l!'B 12/6.1 copies oE vhich have bem 

furnished each "M!llber. 

Attached for your information is a listl.ng of the actj.on vhich I 

have taken 1n respect to eaeh recormendation. 

I appreciate the interest llbich you have ev.i.denced in the acti vi t1ea 

o£ the Techl:d.cal ~atmt Board. l know that you share 'lf13' belie.t that 

the reeul ts obtained fl'Om this Eoard will more than cO'mpensate for the 

time spent by your executivs personnel l!lel"'1.1.Dg as pr!nc:l.pal 'Hmbera 

or by other personnel serving as specialists on the wcrkin-e; groups. 

Your contJ.nUed suggestions of projects tor study bJ the Techm.oal 

Menagemmt Board are invited. 

'l'b1s meaorandwn May be declassified upon removal ot the imlosure. 

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Is/ Ralph .J. ean:1ne 

RALPH .J • C.t\l'a?r.: 

Lieutenant General, US Arrq 

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TECHNICAL MANAOFMENT BOARD 

LISTING OF ACTION ON RFnOUJJF.JfDATIONS 

lo 'l'MB Project No. l: A studJ of the requirements tor and utilization of 

COONT traf fico 

a. Reconuaendation: Discontinue study since no raw traffic utilization 

problem eXists. 

AFSS~ in a minority recol'll!lendation, recommended 

action to determine whether a study of the requirements for and utilization of semi-processed 

material (TFX:SUMS) by the '!MB is justified,, 

bo Final Action: (1) Study discontinued• (2) DD/PROD ass~gned 

project to resolve TEX:SUM problem with AFSSo 

2o 'l'MB Project No. 2: A stud;y ot NSA and cryptologic agencies 9 reports. 

ao Recommendation: That a reportE committee be established under the 

direction or NSA to study, and report to the TMB 

on a continuing basis, reports and report re- . quir81lents of NSA and the Service Cryptologic 

Agencies; and that the members of this committee 

preferably be those individuals charged w1 th the 

reports control activities, using the plans and 

procedures developed by the working group as the 

basis for conducting the studyo 

Majority ot the Board concurred w1 th this recom-.. 

~endationo NSA members nonconcurred with the 

reco1TB'l1endation as written and proposed, that NSA 

establish a reports control program for the 

cryptologic etforto This program would be accomplished by a joint effort of the Reports Control 

orf'i.cers and operational personnel or the cryptologic agencies. 

bo Final Action: NS.A Comptroller assigned projecto 

lo 'l'tm Project Hoo ): A study of the various job codes in existence to 

determine the possibility of establishing a uniform and satisfactory code ror use by all Serviceso 

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a.. Recomendationa: . 

(l). That the tallowing conclusions of the workin~ group be 

adopted a 

(a) It the Services were required to adopt a joint 

uniform job code and the formation ot such a code 

could be completely coordinated w1 th the eecuri t;y 

agencies and NSA, it is likely that some of the 

problems would van:isho 

(b) The required adoption of an Ajax Job Code as a 

unique job code not related to the ex:i.sting system 

does not appear to have great utility now particularly trorn the point of view of the individual 

services. 

(c) Since NSA desires to establish a job code tor NSA 

billets, one ot the existing job codes should be 

used as a basic syatan in order to avoid the cost 

and contusion of establishing a fourth job code, 

with cross-referencing to the codes of the other 

services .. 

(d) The survey of military billets in NS.A now in 

progress should provide valuable data regarding 

the job code required thereo 

(2) That the HSA. Personnel Di.vision establish in conjunction 

with the Senicea 0 cryptologic agencies, a program to 

develop job descriptions applicable to the members ot the 

cryptologic agencieso 

b. Final Action: Chief', HSA Persomel Division assigned action,. as 

rec amnendedo 

'!MB Project No. lu 

&o Reconunendations: 

Determination Of the adequacy Of the antenna fields 

at intercept stations in fulfilling the C<JUNT 

mission. 

(1) Services obtain more complete technical information on the 

current status of the antenna systems at t.he field stations 

and forward this information to NSAa NSA prepare a circular requesting specific inf orrnation and requiring periodic 

engineering problem reports. (Providing that duplication 

of existing reports is not required. ) 

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(2) Maintenance procedu.res tor field station antenna personnel 

be established by a joint meeting of cryptologic service 

representatives to be c ailed by NSA. Simul taniously • 

procedures should be established to check on the effectiveness of station personnel in maintaining the antenna 

systemei with reports beinr provided NSA for intormationc 

The majority of the ~ard disapproves this reconmendation 

since they consider this to be a Service problem.. NS.A 

members dissented and recO!llllended adoption of the recom0 

mendation .. 

(3) Standards for maximum noise levels and appropriate ineasuring procedures be established for intercept stations by 

"'lSAo 

The majority of the Board concurred with this recommPndation.. NSG did not concur since the l'l'lal.ntensnce of 

electronic material and establishment of maintenance 

procedures are not under their cogm.zance, although they 

interpose no objectiDB to subn.ittinf recommendations to 

cognizant Navy authoritieso 

(4) NSA give greater consideration to the technical capabilities of the antenna field at the intercept stations when 

making assigmentso 1here be a representative of NSA 

Intercept Facilities Di.VJ.sion on the Intercept Priori ties 

Committee to provide ad'Vice on the available antenna facilities to accomplish mission assignmentso 

(S) NSA should review their method of assi~ing missions in 

order to better utilize available antennas and real 

estateo The stations in turn should make recommendations 

back to NSA thru appropriate channels when they believe 

they can improve their operation by more appropriate 

mission assignments or by better utilisation or antennas 

or real estate.. An NSA Circular should be issued to set 

up a procedure for the flow of information up and down 

the line concerning mission assign?nents vso station 

facih tJ.eso ASA did not concur since they consider that 

#h above covers thiso 

(6) NSA and AFSS - NSA direct that a study be made of the 

utilization of the antenna fields by each 

service to determine whether the antenna 

fields are adequate in relation to the 

coverage being attemptedo 

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ASA and NSO = A further stuc\r be rnade or the utilization 

of the anterma fields by each service taking 

one of their stations as a S8!11Ple and attempt~ 

ing to deternine whether the antenna fields 

are adequate in relation to the coverage 

being attenptedo 

(7) 'Dle Services, supported as required by ISA, should insure 

that appropriate clearances are obtained far the antenna 

design engineers so that they can be given a complete 

knowledge of the problel'llo Coordination should begin when 

a new station is first anticipated by H.5A and continue 

throughout the planning, design, and construction or the 

stationo 

The ujority of the Doard concurred. NSA concurs provided 

the following sentence is added: "Closer coordination 

should be insured by a scheduled reportmg procedure between NSA and the services concernedo" (ASA., NSGD AFSS, 

non-concu?Ted with this sentenceo) 

(8) NSA prepare a periodic review of estintates of anticipated 

mission asSJ.gnments for each station and provide this 

in.f'onration to the services for guidance in their station 

planninfo 

(9) The cryptologic agencies should come to NSA tor support 

in their efforts to obtain real eetate for erection or 

addi ttonal antennaso 

The majority of the Board concuro NSG did not concur 

since the recommendation is considered to involve matters 

outside the purview of the T'tmo 

(10) NSA coordinate the VHF/UHF/SHF antenna requirenents of the 

three Services arxi forward the infol"'!lat.ion to the ITC 

where joint mill tary characteristics can be prepared. (for 

C <MINT only) 

(ll) NSA undertake a stuey of existing antennas to detennine 

their adequacy for COMINT in tems of optimum performance, 

minimwn size, etco 

bo Final Action: 

(1) DD/PH.OD assigned action to accomplish recommendations Noso 1, 

3, 4, s, a, 9, and 10. 

(2) fl/D assigned action tD acconphsh recommendation Noo llo 

(3) RecOTlT 1 endat1ons Noso 21 6,, and 7 are still bei~ consideredo 

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So 'IMB Ptoject No .. 62 Determine the requirement for oncthe-job training 

by NSA of Service personnel for specific jobs at 

Service field inst al.la ti.one .. 

ao RecOTil.'flenda t.1onsz 

(l) Cryptologic atren::ies consider evl.ntual reduction of the 

requirements tor OD'='the-job training bf application of 

f'actors "!entioned in paragraph lib of the Working Groupe e 

Report for Tr.ta Project Noe 6. 

(2) NSA proVide facilities for o~tl't&=job traininf! of service 

cryptologic agency personnel as indicated in "nnexes I and 

II to the report .. 

b.. Final Action: Chie.f, NSA Training Division assigned action to 

implement recorrrnendationso 

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