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ADilmBS DELMUD BY COLONEL J. J. DA.VIS (P/P) TO RSASAB, 21APRIL1924 

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1. AA you Je1' be aware, the tield at !LINT i• undergoing considerable atudy in the otf'ice ot the Secretary ot Detenee an4 el.aevbere. In 

the next tev Jdnute•, I intend. to cover brief'~ recent c!evel.opments 1n 

organizing ELINT tor more ettective control. 

2. Iaat Fall, the Deputy Secretary ~ Detenae requested the Joint 

Chief'• of 6ta:tf', advi11ng with the Director ot nBA, to •tudy and make 

reccmmitnu1at1ons ,tor the iq>rove:ment; ot m,m. The .Db'ecto.r preeented. 

orally to the Operational Deputie•; the Joint Chieta at Staf't hia 

concept ot the basic principles ••• ntial to the ettective eeta.blithment or a National Et.ml' e:ttort. principle• are aummarized u 

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& • Fi:ra1a The artUic'~ diatincti~n bet.en ~i:.ntT ud 

COMINT JllU9t be :removed and th.a tv0 tiel.de! Joined in & oloae relationship tor the control, 41rect1on ..nd 'coordination ot :EL!Rr and COMmT. 

The two ti.el.de thua .1oin11:d would • :"gard.ed. u stem (8~ Intelligence). , · - I 

b. Seconds All authotitativ~ stamr b~ at the lfational. 

level ilJ necetl&r)" to 1naure p;tgper pol'-ay direction' and. coordination 

ot the Rational. ettort in the,:tieldll ot slam o.nd other electronic• 

countermeaaurea. iithia S:tGDrl' bod¥ •houl.4 provide tar c~mtion 

vith the SIGINT polie!1' authcxr1tiea ot foreign rations. 

c Third.a Unified aperatio~l and. techn1e&i control ot 

SIGIBT aolleation and processing 1• nece•IJ&rY to il'laure the most 

etteative and economical co¢uot ~ ope$.tions, the o,Vtimum utilization ~ reaourcee, a~ the elimimtion ot unne,ce11ary duplication. Upon 

eatabl1•hment or authority tor auch UD.it119d control, that authority 

•houl.4 be re1Pon'aible tor technical· cOlla'boration vith ' 

:toreign SmINT agencies . ·· 1 ' 

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d. Fourtha The militar,y''cornme,xu'er in the t':leld muet be 

provided with smm cloee support :tor ef'tective uee ot all weapons 

available td him to include active elect:ronic1 coUn.termautl:rea. , I -- ' 

i. FU'tha Active -•leotronice countermea.fun• Bll18t be 

coordirated with SIGIHT act{~itie•\tor maximum etf'ec~i~ utilization 

ot SIGINT, and to :re•<?lve po1sible ~ontlict• between active countermea•uree and. SXGM ~eratione. . \ I J\ 

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t. Sixth, and :rinal.17, I vant to · atreaa thi• point J 1n the 

initial phases or in:v;>lemantation ot integrated BIOINT ope:rationa, the 

over-all control exercieed at the policy le'Vfll mu11t be loo•e and 

un4eratand1ng, providing the •••ential. tie,tibi,;J.:l.ty to permit ~:tomr 

procedure• and rei.tionshipa to be develo,ped ~t the operating level 

by the authority ade responsible therefor to' iMure that 'both 

operational and. 1ntoll1gence requirement• ot authorized col:iaumera 

are adequate]Jr met . , · 

3. In January, the JCS, intormed tho Secretary or n,rense that 

a Joint Blectronioa Anal.yl11 Group (JEAG) bad been f'ormed ~the 

cogni111ance of the Joint Intell:lpnce COllllllittee (JIC) and 'would be 

comp-otecl ot peraoJ:UJel contributed b;r the three milita:xy •ervice•· 

Thia action now placed the control of ~roce~s~ng ar non-cOJ11mUnicationa 

intercept ateria.J. under an intell:tg~nee c~~tee, and. establi•bed 

a three Service eftort. Before, the:r,e ha.d l>e~n,. an Army-Navy ettort 

•et up by the Chief' Signal otticer ahd the l>i.tector Qt Nav&l CormnunicatiO!;'l.8. 

Within the Air Force a eeparate ettal't ex1•ted·. 'l'bo JCS a1ked the 

Secretary of Det•nae to note the aetion talten and •t&ted aa their 

vieve thet ELM vae now wall organilied tor ~ 'tffttoti ve ELIN'l' ettort. ' , 

CIA and NBA were also invited by t® JQ$ to colla.boN.te Yith JEAG and 

1J:l turn •tated that JEAG would coaperate :tully with agencies concerned. I ,' ' • "-

4. At the Mme time, the -rG8 1i)tltruct4't\ un~tied. overeea• comumdare . to take 8il>Propr1e.te steps within \tbe.ir. e~ +or -.ximwa poaaible 

•tteotivene11 ot ELIN'? including ~menta tar cla.e coordimtion 

among Service ELil'J! OX'ganisatio~' in t~ Co1rmmd, and, ~ desirable 

to co ... J.ocate tbe&ter proceasitJg imit•... ', , • l I ~' • 

' ' ' 5. The f'or-.tion ot JEN1 baa be~, with the Air Fare' provi41ng 

the tir1t I>irectOX'· The JIC hall :l\Gqui•;ted ror·JEAQ, intere•ted qencie1 

1uch u CIAt EA, and the .Q1i1te.nt Be~r'etal'y 0-, Detep11e".(Reeearch and 

Devel.opmntJ to •Ubmit ELINT refiu1relW!tn~$ vhic::h can~ 'Al~ tor plan .. 

n1na purpo•ee in the in.tit.al phue ot o:ra,an1s1q ~· .'.~ Director 

ot NSA bu at&ted he 1-.. the 1"~~~ rrer-1 1:°99.U:~tt"{, ·-

a. :tntornation 1'satd.i»g thti characteriatt'cf 1 Ol, u.:-

c01'iilAill:t.cati01,1 atgmla tor uae by the ~ authorit1• in. ntif'yillg 1igm.l1 encountered in tbe coune~ or_, COMINT 1.nte~crt · il~ 

b. Information regarding the locations and .('unctions at 

non-cmmnunieation 9igmla transmitter~ tor 1.We b;y the qtJmtT authorities in processing tore:tgn communi~atiom.a :re.;tated to tho1e tranamittere. 

c. conanun1cat1on1 •18mla (including uni~ntified •isnala 

1thieh might be comaun1cat1ona) &nd other COMIIT J!B.teriJ\l,J i~vei-tent:cyobta.ined in the couree or non-cormmnioation electronic 2J).terc@Pt/analya1•· 

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4. ln:f'o:rma.tion on non-communication electro~ic intercept/ 

&rJalyaia eQ.tdpmsnt and techniques when it 1• comidered that euch 1ntormat1on 

Dlight be applied to OOMIRT interception and proeea11ng problems . 

•· Xntormation and proposal.a regarding those operational 

or retearoh eff'orta .in the non-communication electrQnic intercff»t/ 

8.%lalflia tield vhicbi nay unneceaaariq d.\ipliaate COMM functions. 

f. r:rbe aha.ring vi th COMlNT authorities certain taailities 

Which ori.ina.lly were procured. '!:or non-communication electronic 

1ntercept/ana.lf81• purposes. 

6. Although the Secretary at Def'enset has not as ret inf"ormed 

the JCS ot the o.cc~te.nce ot their action on ELI?fr, there is reason to 

believe that tbe General Cour1••l ot the- Department of Defense will 

oppose the act1~ u being COl\°li~ to Reorganisation Pl.au Do. 6. 

Urider Reorganization Plan No. ·~, ~t ia not envbe.ged. that the JCS 

1IOUld conduct operations au.ch~ the kind aa•igned to Jl!:AO. 

' 7. At it• laet meeting, tECIB vae uked by tbe Depa.Ttmant ot 

Detenee member to consider extencling it• authority to include the tield 

ot ELM WCIB agreed in principle that it recomeDd to t.ho N&tional 

security Council that tJSCIB aut)lS>l"i'W be extended to the ELIMT tield 

in the aam man~ aa 1t naw exi,tnds to the COMIR'l! f'1el4 aeept 1neotar *' th1• 11PPliea to the COM!HT <'.l.Ptratione ot the D!nctor, National 

Security Apncy. At the momep.t,·a.n e,d hoc committee~ t~ copiunce 

ot the Depa.rtlllent ot Detenae memp,er ie dratting *P•citic proposals 

tor the extension ot tSCIB f;Ogni~ce to the ELDr.l' field. 

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