• 

USCIB: 13.5/82 

.. 

/~ kPPEN1'EB 1'0etJMEH'f eeN'fAIHS 

00BElWORB MA'f':EiRiili 

9 September 1954 

Ml!MORANDtM FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: Compromises of CCMINT Information Due to · Ineffective CCMSEC. 

The enclosure which is a tabulation of 15 hitherto 

unreported compromises of COMINT information due to ineffective 

communications security is circulated for information. This 

brings the total of this type compromise reported since May 1953 

to 80. 

Enclosure 

a/s 

USCIB: 13. 5/82 

.".PPDmE9 ~QSYIH!i!l'l 90N'H::EN6 

eOf>EWOft'f) MX'fEH:D\L 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 02-10-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 

TOP SECRET 

24 
e 

'!'GP S!ilSll!JIP FRm"fI 

ASAPJC, • • 

Weleyoe, Ja:~en • ,. 

• • 

• • 

• • 

• • 

327th Comm. • • 

Rec con. Co., .. • 

~oto, Japan .. .. 

• • 

. • 

• • 

• • 

34th RSM, 

Tripoli, Libya 

FO 3.3(h)(2) 

RL86-36/50 USC 3605 

REPORTS OF COMPROMISES OF COMINT INFORMATION DUE TO Ill"EFFECTIVE COMSEC 

RECEIVED DURING 'l'HE PERIOD\. 7 JULY 1954 "'!' 10 SEPl'ElmEB 195~ f/ 

)4 

7 lfapQJa. l9S'4: TPaamuii.ea is P/:L 

: ( :per+iion o!' l msg) 

: 

: 

. • 

: \Iae:Mlle ei;rie'lti"6e '6a 

• 86%2th :A:A:ti, Ohibose, 

. • 

19 March 1954~ J: Rac;\io\and landline .......__ _______ ........_.: vulnerable to 

1 :Reveals SESIS- cede-

' wu1 d am. salient-

:Eea'btires e:t' Ml!" ease 

=~stem 

: interception ; . • 

. • 

6 April 1954 I I : Radio and lanciline 

: ,___ _______ __. vulnerable to 

. 

• 

: 

: 

: 

:. 

interception 

.. 

: 

:: 

: 

,. • 

.. 

. • 

-Enc:.osure with -uscIB 13 .. 5/82-dtd 9 Sep 1954. - l--
ipep ~R&!l! j!g~ 

.34th RSM, :29 April 1954 

Tripoli, Libya . 

• 

. . 

. • 

. • 

. • 

• • 

. • 

. • 

. • 

.. • 

. 

• 

. • 

. • 

. . 

. . 

• • 

. • 

• • 

• • 

692oth Security . 19 :Mlcy" 1954 

e • 

Group, Johnson 

AFB, Japan 

ASA Europe, 27 May 1954 

Frankfurt, 

Germal'J3" 

REF ID:A59341 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

. . t I= Radio and landline 

L------------1:. vulnerable to 

• • 

. • 

. . 

. • 

. 

• 

• .. 

• • 

• • 

.. "' 

. • 

• • 

. • 

. • 

: 

. • 

. • 

. • 

. • 

. .. 

. . 

:. Tra.nSmission in P/L 

: (portion of msg) 

• • 

. • 

: Transmission in P/L 

: (portion of msg) 

:. 

. .. 

: 

. 

• 

• • 

. • 

. . - 2 -

: interception . • 

. • 

. ' • 

• • 

. • 

: 

: 

. • 

: 

• • 

. • 

. • 

. • 

: 

.. 

• 

. . 

.. 

,. 

: Land.line to ASAPAC, 

.:. Tokyo, Japan 

: Cable circuit to 

: NSA, Wash. D.C. . • 

: 

: 

:: 

: 

• "Q.,... ....... , ... . - . • 

. • 

. • 

. • 

. 

• 

. • 

. . 

. • 

. 

• 

. . 

. . 

. . 

. . 

. . 

. . 

. . 

. . 

. • 

. . 

. • 

. • 

. • 

. . 

. 

• 

: 

: 
.. 

1:~~l: i.':1:1" : II :wil:: t:~\!'i) :'J(·;l.t:; :: 11, ---------

Eo 3.3(h)(2) 

PL.86-36/50 USC 3605 

WX Comm. Center : .31 May 1954 : Transmission in P/L 

Arlington Hall, : : (portion of mag) 

: \Landline to USAF WX: 

~.. C~ntral, Wash. D. C. 

Va. 

·ASA Alaska, 

Fort Richardson, 

Alaska 

69loth Security. Group, .Landsbel'g, 

German;y 

• • 

: 

t 

: 

: 

: 

: 

• 

• • 

.. 

• 

: 

: 

: 

t 

.. 

0 I 

·: 

. 

• 

• • 

• • 

.. .. I 

l June 19S4 Transmission in P/L La.ndline to NSA, 

(portion of msg) Wash. D.C. 

• • 

: 

2 June'l9S4 : Mono-alphabetic 

: substitution . • 

: 

.. 

• lh June l9S4 : Transmission in P /L . 

• 

: 

. . 

: 

: 

- 3 -

.. 

La.ndline and radio 

to AFSS, San 

Antonio, Texas 

Cal>J.,e to NS.A, .. Wash. D.C • 

• ,. 

: 

:-

: 

• • 

,. • 

.. 

. 

: 

• • 

• • 

: 

• 

. 

• 

• • 
• 

EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

'f OP SBeftlll! FftefH 

3r0. RSM; t 21 June l9.$h : Transmiss.ion in P/L ::\Lana.line to NSA, : 

Elmendorf AFB, r {portion of msg} : Wash. D.C. ~ 

Alaska ,,,. .. • . • . •. • .. . . • • • . • 

• . .. • • : • 

ASA Europe, • • 19 June 195h :: Indeterminate, due : Mj_litaey l.a.ndline to ~ 

FranJdurt, • -• to either mono- : Heidelberg, Germany . • • Ge~ • alphabetie substitu- : and commercial land- : 

tion or transmission : line and cable to .. 

~ 

in P/L·(tape not : NSA, Wash. n.c. • • 

avail.able) . . • • 

• • • ASA Europe, 1 J~ 19.$4 Indeterminate, due : Military landline to 

Frankfurt, to either mono- - : Heidelberg, Germany 

Ge:rman;y alphabetic substitu- : and commercial J..andtion or transmission : line and cable to 

: in P/L (tape not : NS.A, Wash. D.C. 

: available) =· • I! 

.. .. • • • • 

696lst COllDll. 6 July' 19.54 Transmission in P/L : Landline and radio . 

• 

Sqdn., San (portion of msg) : .to 692oth Security Antonio, Texas : Group,, Jo~son AFB, .. 

• 

• : Japan : 

e . . .. • • 

• • • • • • 

NBA Comm. Center,: 11July19.$4 Transmisaion in P/L : .La.ndline circuit to . • 

Arlington Hall,, • (portion of msg} _ : Elmendorf' AFB, Alaska: • 

Va. • • • • • • . : • • • .. • : . . • . 

~I . . 

I \ NSA C011Dll. Center,: lS Ju:cy- 1954 Transmission in P/L 

Arlington Hall, • (portion of msg) • 

Va.. • • 

: .. .. • • -4-