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....,. SMvity Al!;•q Teol'Ullo•l Oomrdtt•• : .. tand&r4 

.O,....tillr. f'r•otdun 

1. ~t.t•o~1•d h•reio i• t'le pr~r~s.C rnhed ~)? tar ma ·1tnil~ . eoi.tl"lty 

A'.•1lOY ftohnloal Jofttl!",itt••• · 

s. tt 11 further reque1ted th•~ all 1.nclolUr" be retur.d•ti· t::.> ... s.-14. 

l Inol 

· Draf't SOP 

for ASA.TC 

(3 oye) 

4. 'I. 'l':tUTtcfllliAD 

Major, Slpaal ~•rp• 

Chlet, Le.:la\101 ~ff:i• 

,l!\pproved for Release by NSA on 08-06-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 

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A.T SECURITY AGEWOY 'fECHNICAL OOBiftD . 

lo Authority to~ £stablislailsnts 

D 

R 

A 

F 

'i' 

24 August 1949 

· The Army Sgourity ·~aacw feehniOQl 001iii&itt~e ~m cttlcially ••tablished 

~y General Orde~ fl 9 SubjQots lsttnblishmnat ct ths Anry Security A'-ency 

Techniocl CCllll&li~~s. clat49~ 8 Jem.WA!"y 1948• by authorrity vasted in the Chiet8 

Anny Security Agaiacy bf l\'D Cir 1260 Subjects leiecr.rolll cmd.' De'Hlopment and 

Claaaitioation of !l!aterie10 da~ 17 ~ar 19'if o The Collmittee currently 

·o-perates· by authority of SR '106'4al, SubjGJcts RQasarch and Dtawelopment 

ot Hateriel. dat@c!l 17 March 1969· am subssqusrat ~rtinent direct1ves aa 

publiahedo 

2., hrpoeGU 

· &o !he Anny Security Agency Teohniclll Committee acts in an advisory 

oe:pacity to tb.e Chi.at• Anq kcwitf A,,enq rmcl dll eonaider end report 

upon _euch te~io&l natters oa he diasireso 

bo 'l'he 'lechldoal CcmmittG>i;i systGm is used to ett11Jct coordination 

among the deTelopirlar. and uein£ arencies durinr reaearoh. development. 

teat, type olasaitioation •. end procurement acti~itioao 

.co Obtainin~ expeditious consideratinn of. t~e interests or all a~enciee ot the Dep11rtmG'1°t of the Army, includin~ the General Stat£~ 

U~.So Army0 in accordance with their assigned authority and responai• 

b111ties, with the minimum cf channelizing ct routine and detailed 

comunciationso 

do Establishin~ a unified syatelll tor recording research. development 0 

and olasaitication QOtivitiemo 

Ssotion II 

ORGANl?.ATIOH 

So Chairmant 

~· Arm.y Sec\arity A•CJ Teohnioal Ccmllittee 'rill tunotion under 

the Chalrmanahip ot the Deputy Chief~ Anny Security A~enoy. or a8 

directed by the Chiet, An1y Security A~eDGy0 
In the absence or tlw D~puty ChiefD tho Chief p Lcr,istios Section, 

Starr 11 will bsoome aotin.tr, chairman with the same authority an.d reapcn ... 

sibilit!ea ~s the chmlill'&imo 

So Seoretuys 

The S~oretinll"y is appcinwcll by the Chief 11 A'nf4Y Secur.i ty Av.ency., 

60 IB&mberehip: 

Oo Th~ tollotri.ng prinoiprd 8lll1d altaMUll.te Bll9mberrship from Anry Security 

Af!enoy ie d<Saignateci by th<a Chief 0 Army &9c1μ'ity A~emoy 11 axoeptiona to 

be at the daaoretion ct th~ Ch&irman., Army Security Agency Technical 

Committee a 

(l) Spsoial'&ssietmit to the ·Chief, Army Security Agency, AS0 14 A~ternatQ • Asmiat&nt Chief, AS·l~ 

(8) Chi~t, Plans aiad Operations· Section, Ste.tta AS-23 Altgr~t~ • Assistant Chiefa A~·2S 

(S) Chi~t, Logimtica S~otion, Statt, AS-26 Altsram~ o A~aiatant Chief 9 ASc-2~ 

(.4) Chief, baeu-ch rand Development Division,, AS ... TO Altairnat~ • Aasiateint Ohiet, AS-7.0 

... (5) Chief, Security Divhio11., A.S-80 

Alter~t8. ~osistant Chief, AS...eo· 

(6) Obi~f, ~Qti,O~S Division. AS-90 Altern&t~ o Assistant Chief, •s~so ' / 

bo lkabership tram other developinir; ud \Hin~ a11:enoies cf the Arwry 

will be deai~ated by·tbe haads of thee~ a~ancies subject to the ~pprcval 

ot the Ohief 9 Anily Securitw Agenoyo 

Co lll•berah1p from tbs Deportlnnte ot the ill~"frl' and A~r Force will 

~· desipted by the lw&d11 ot those Departments sub~eot to the approY&l 

_ ct the Chief• A~ Securit~ Age~cyo 

do M41Dberehip from the Oener&l Statf.·Uo So.Army will be deai~ted 

by the Director of Logiatio&, .Gener.&l St&ff 9 United States Ar1iryo 
REF ID:A58152 91 

a. ~@~~OS OQ ~d Oppli"Cpril.o~ blf t»n!S Cb1d.l!'llillfln will bG> 

estcbliO~Q~ ~ ceroat ~~~~©i~~t @~~ti@~ or ~ f~ohmlioQl Comt1A1t~. 

RoqufP&11ii&1 lfctl' .~irollni~ @mi oo'bocm1.itliGlG "'111 blal a\l?~ovsd by th.0 

P.he.ir•mi. ct ~o 'i;'GJ@h!Wl.eall. ©DmBi"(Q)(.l)o 

b. ~~~~o llinoo ~@cm ~otinrou.~~ iml.~ on1li"!il0fttah!p c!lGei~~ 

as tollotJOs · 

~il.) C!i"W~r8l1nto~© ~la>e®Di~~ (Chi~l'.l'o lllCi>otg-oJHClliuicoJl lil?'~0 ~Q&JQOi'C»I\ 00~ ~OOG>l@pOlliit ~~'V$.Sic1lll~ 

(!) m~lln®!RW9 Cifc:ln cm'li Ci'll'isioi& Mccmmdi~Gi (Ch~cvf 0 01,~mwt> 

eU~ eiim<& .C~!wfiOiti !lf~O~o RG?~eerch U!dl Dsv~lc~a Wiviaicmi) 

(~) ~~lfGO~ met lD!irti;)ct!on Pimldb« Smbocmmit~© (Chi0f0 

Xateir~~ Gla~ D/ri ir~c~D ~seaQ!rch aitAd ll»f113'~lo~~~ Uiv1e~omi) 

(of)) CJl"1P~lcijic Subcommittee (Asato CbiG>f 0 baeall'ch and 

D~lo~ Dtwioic~) ' 

. (&} C~io~UcllM~ Subocmmit~Q (Asst. OM.@lf,. Xntel'!'cept 

Ooimtiro l !8\raimcfai0 Opsli'Qti@me! Di,,isialll) · 

S@ot~ollll urn 

rnssxom 

'b0 A~cwo.l ct mU.tu-y chlil.raotsriatica !IDd ireviaiona thereof o .... 

Co lotablidm!ll.Gll!llt of ·proj~ot~o 

ilo Clo.edtioati.011 ot nrntEJriel cs to ty'pa)., 

so C&:moellotioD of established projeotso 

f o R~ocr~~ comp1Qtion ct reaearoh and deiTelopnumt projects. 

r,. Cowiuoting r~i~trS ot resell.roh end de"lfSlopment project pPioriti~s ~4Wltio&nnu~llw. 

h. R~co~ding of oaarrent seourity olassitioation of materiel. 
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.. 

1o ~u~ori sotll.cim cf procurement tor test pwposeso 

jo h'@CGOIJi~ @ff FOClllli'CJAeYlt ~li"OPTBS tor majoB" :ll.~so 

~. ~lihf3i~Qlf' ~ Ir~t • c~Uil~ euoh t@o!m:inl m ttera no 

tho Chief0 A1fr::r$I S@~ir!~ CJ.~~ my rsfo1f to ~is ~~tteQo. 

e. Authoiri!SZ}l 

SQ~i\.~ XV! 

~mun 

The ~ So~li"i"J ~t/¥1 'feo»nnioal Commit~ aote ftw oad by the 

&Uthority of ~@ ~ief 0 AffWY Saauirity AtP,encyo ~ ~aQieDtAted ll'~piree~oo 

tiv~ of @D.Gl D~oe~ir ®ff ~iptiol'il0 GSUSA0 acts ~e!' fUil.di by tha ~\llth@li'i~ 

ot the SsoretOll"J' cf ~~ ~. · 

a. lP!reSJ~G\ OW<all" ~eatings ct the aomdttee •. 

bo l!Mlll'@bs ~enGlll'Ol comtirol ewer ~~ op~nrration or the Teohnienll 

.Oomnittee and s~bocm7iiitteos 'l'Gh~r~otp de~ilecll aont!l'o1 bQini. exercised 

by the Ams~s~~ ChQii'Slmo 

·C.o A-pp!l'<no ClQ'tGJSJ. ct m~ti-s. itaa tor the &@:9l!lda0 and the 111in1ates 

of the aetil!i~Glo 

do ApFCVI) requeatm tor membership on the Committe<a and aul>cOlllB!iiilitteaiao 

•• P!-eso!l'ib~ p~ooed\lll!"OQ tor the operation ct ~he C011111ittee, ' . . 

Seotion VI 

SECRB'lAR'I' 

llo ApPOintmonti 

The Seoretlllry tlill b~ appointed by the Chier. Army Security Ar,elioy and 

aaail'.ll8d t~ Lo~iatioa . &aotion, start, . lS·2~. 

120 Dutie&c 

a. th~ Secretary ct the ~o~ittee will assist the ~hiet, Logiatioa 

Seot1on1 Stat~, in :matters of resear~h and development and perform suoh 

other d"ties, &ls may be asebned by t;he Chiet, Lo11:istics Section •. Statfo 
·-- · REF ID:A58152 tt . bo Xim odltllitim ~ Tu>o @©'17~ tnle Se@ir<atGUi''Y dtllll. bia r0spondbls 

the !F'c llowit!W, ~iowut~'i71i) tlUmietiona ct ths Coaitt~s ulllld~ir ths 

Suf.)Qnisicmi @ff ~<f> ~ll.oa'0 ~~i.s~os Ssotion0 Stofst's 

(1).) ~~~ro @i? C:oOll'i.ttGGI til.2\ss uacD lI'GCCJ?'~So 

(~) ~@@oooi~~ ~o~~o to~ m~berrahip on th~ T~ohnioul @cs:::litt~o. 

onc:il w'b~itirooo ~~eel?" 

(S) ~iec~c~i@n ·@~ peirtinaat'polio~QQ mi~ pr@eadures @f ~ _ CCilliUlitteo to ~~orr@~ ~021uri.GO Ellill~ iu~ividuoAoo 

(~) ~~Q!iil~i~o."th@ ~~G mn~ ple@e of OOQltftn~so 

' (S) Wis~i~ft©llil @ff the notiticotion of mn~ n~e~da to ~~@~isw,o 

t~lll U.0) ~Jmi\.i:mf?. ~10 ~ Qd\V&noe Oil' the da\tQ Qi'~ll"@TG.)dl by the OhoiTi'liO!'iilo:r 

{6) ~0oftot ~G ©hca~!i"lilaim in co~dMot~cr th~ maetill1.(0o ' ' 

(7) P~Gpor~t!o~ ct record cop!as ct ~ll i~s opp~oved by 

the Comit'tte@Sa 

( e) P!i'capcrroticm. uc.11 dlistri'buticim ct ths miJD.'8tea ct ths m~reiiinr,o· 

' (~) P!r~~tall"Q~@~ ct OOii"~espondeno~ pe~toinin~ to the operation 

of the CCZi!iili~~Qo 

(10) Ai~ th~ O~b~tt~ea in p~epar~tion Of r6ocrta SC f~ CG 

t'Cll"Dt !lllid 1>0Ul.@ll' its ll.liiW@l'uGldo 

(U) !H.Qi:aa'AW~OD to A~S2 l!.lllld AS46 of aot1c:ma tlilltm by i~ 

Committee pstr'\G11ZMi>D~ ~ ~@s~ eotivitiGSo . ' .. . 

8'.abcowm.~~tGQ~ ct 'Qilf.~ Al'mf Security A~anoy f®~iOQl Committ~~ oill be ·~~limhed by th~ C\Mi~ oil' the 'fechnio!M Co1111a1ttee to etteo't etfll.oiGJnt 

operaticlilo Cllna$\~ ct cmii"rent suboc~itteiae '!::rill be as indioatecl bJ 

&.ilotic!ll U and Cll"P.Qllrlif2Eliicn of- suibcommitte&ll' raat&bliahecll in the .tuturQ 

W'ill ~Ii ml! dirrs~GJdl by thG Chaiirman" Airm.v Se~?ri ~ Ar.ency 'feohniclll Collllilllitteeo 

1-fJ. Op®trQ.tiOTfU 

The lilt.llboommitteee t:illl function un~r the direct wpervision of' tM 

choiN&m er tba wbcmr;;1d.ttee mcl be responeibl0 to the Chairman of' the 

Army Seougoity Ayen.ey 'laol'mical Committeeo f~ subcommittee chairmen uy 

oonauit the Ameistent Ch&~n or E.acretary c~ problems arising within the suboommitt~G. The Ch&ill"JDEm of the reobnioml c~mmittea may be oontaoted 

dili"sctlyg hct!raT<all"a this ~otion sh.oull.d be b\l>t to a mi:n1.Du1nlo. 

5~ . 
.. "" ~ .. • REF ID:A58152 

SUTo~~:ttges tllU ecrmo.MlQll" and r<mclliE>ll' irqioll"to on aumn mta}ttell"s 

M •'1 bQ Nf<rirrr~ tc ~hQia blf tb.G> Cbiell' D Amy kcuri ty ~~oy thn'cmgh 

tQnQ Sctorata!ry ot t»l$ focMi1.oal Committ~IQ)o 

16. Clwrt11elos 

The euthoris~~ ~Olillm~la ror mmttGre r~quill'iaP. Techra!o~l CommitteQ 11o~lon is thi'owP.h o~ ~hs.misla to tills CM.at 0 Amy Seouri ty AF.&nOJo 

Who will rref'sr oppsrov<;d i~~ to the &s0ll'tatall"y0 Amy ~culZ"ity A11:ano1 

Technical Comait'he9 tmC> will foneJl'd ttn~ item to t~e lllppfl'opiriiatG sub• 

comittec tor aotioDo lim nao ~ent vUl suboo•!ttse11 talt~ &otion ou !t0na 

reoeived.throuwh other than cwithcrizsd oh11nnela. Xn the event 1te~s a?'Q 

rete~red to,o ~boomlQi~tee throu~h imprcp~r obmnnelm it ~111 be ll?i>B'1ll01fd~d 

without d~!ay ~ the Cb!.efu Army Seovi"Y Annoy tor ianpropzdl.int<e aotion. 

l"f o Coosrcii\.mti.on: 

eoo~a1~tioD is thG rQapoamibility of the ehailMillen of the suboonmit~sa 

and. d:lreot ohOtlalillGlls curs autbcrized for this purpse. ~eir ~ the Clu!Li.naan 

of tUw Teoheid Ccmta1 tt0Q "111 be inf'onned ot. til.U motions taken and results 

ol>t.!ned in 'thig l!"e~eot tm:ouRh the Secrrete.ry. Coordination will be etteoted 

trltb all probe'Ole lotereeted and usinp; Qr,en.oiea snd. written nidenoa ot th.is 

ooorclination mll b1a ~ll.tt"'9 to the Secratary wlll<iJl it~ QJ"& tOl'ward~d tor 

torme.l feobnicD.1 CGimalt'te~ action. · Items will else be coordinated with the 

Ohiete ot A8ol~0 Uc2S0 A$c::t240 ASoTOii AS...~41 _snd ASo90 JFior to submission 

to the Seorett.U"J ilor f"U'IB.tlll. feohnioe.l Oomittee ootiono lf such coordination 

rewlta ia cU.s~eemmu9 subcommittee oh&irmen trl.11 lili!Oke wery effort to 

resolve tAle dltfweno11 bJ direct e.nd expeditiouo contBoto In the event a~eement'. OQNIO't be &eow"ed thnt intormation aU.U be furnished in Or"der 

that a deoialora CQD bo taatlde as to 'Slhether the report should bo submitted to 

the Army Security Af,GDOY feclmicml Cammi ttee in the taoe of the cUsa11treement 

or turthw effort 'be madfi to obtQi111 a!".l'eemeDt.. Couc\llrrll"&nM b7 the ~hiet. 

Lo~istios Section •. ste.tr~ w!ll be obtained last falftd this conourrence ~11 

indicate a~pr~prletenes~ t@r final ~roeese1n~ by the SGGrG'taryo 

180: Subcoai ttee !eporta: 

Suboomittee reports and mil1tm-y ohu11oterristics may be presented at 

the Teohnioal Comldttee meetins: by amy c:laai~ated member or the appropriate 

subcommittlie ad are OC!llcidered to ba drilfts aubjsct' to chanr;e up to sud 

during the Cmmittea meetizago They beo0lll8 firm record dowmenta only when 

the feoimiool Committee has ll"eached • tinal deoidon as to wordi!ll' and has 

taktpn tormal motion to ~prove suah items. Oratta ot.auboommittee reports 

will follow the outline end format presorib~d by the Chairman o~ the Technical ~lttee and c.dvloe oonoernin" the outline of the appro~rlate fOl"mat will be obt~ned from the Seor91iaey'o Suboonnitteea wil~ be ~uidecl by SR~705•5col and ' 

•~r pertiaent re1t11l&tions 8Dcl clirectives in prepar&tion ot reportao 
u.. 11111~ Cbaraot.rhtlo11 

Military obaraoterilt101 referred to a 1ub00flllittee tor action wi 11 

be reTiend tor proper twaat and o-.:>l•teneH. All pertinent information 

required by th• pn1or1bed f"orat will be inoluct.ed. Thia will u•ually 

entail aonaalhtioa with tibe reque1tin• a~oy. Thie aonNltation will 

aeoertain with rueonabl• oertainty that the it.I tor whioh the •tat ... nt 

ia bellll' tor.lated will t.ally utilise tlw lat.It eXJ)80ted advmoe• 1n 

1oienoe with da• oon1i4eratlon or ourrent 1ndu•tr1al teohniques and ~t.tial 

capaoi ty ror production aeaHary to aeet quantity requir•eot1 .. 

Seotion VI II 

OPOATIOll 

zo" ... tlai.. • 

The A.ray Seclurity ArtnCIJ Technical Co..ittM will Met at the oall 

or the Chair.a on ~ Prlday at 1016 houre •• frequently as deemed 

aooroprlat. and at suah. pl&M and date •• may be dedr,nated by th• noti• 

rtaationo Oopi•• of the notitio•tion will be torn.rded to all member• 

.nd other interetted individuals and ar.enoie1 in tiM to be reoaived at 

least ten {10) wortiniP day• prior to the date of the ... tin~o Only in 

oa1ea or utreme urrmcy •111 it•• be preaented at a Teohnioal Colunittee 

,..etin~ that ha•• not b .. n in oiroulation tor coordination at least ten 

(10) workin~ daya. The notifioatio~ will oontain a liatinr. of all it..• 

on the a~.:1da and dr&tt aop1•• ot the•• lteae, eeourity permittin~o l"t;em1 

with Top S.oret oode word ola.esifioation will not be distributed with the 

notification or •inutea but will be distributed at the meetinv. and it 

neoeaaary, •Y be had prior to the Metin,. by apeoial request to the Seoretarye Reo01'd oopies of 8\IOh rsport1 •ill be distributed only to tho1e 

who require the• and will be distributed 1eparatel7 trom the minutes., 

21. Attendmoe1 

limber• 111d obM"er1 attendinr; meet~• will be required to lign 

an attmdanoe lhfft prior to the rornal openinit of the •etini:,, Iteaa 

on the ..:end.a will be pr•1111ted by the indi•idual deair.nated by the notit1oation or by an alternate 111thorhed by the Chairaa.., 

•• lamber• trom the Department of the laYy and the Department 

of the Air roroe may be •• tull aembera on actions in•ol•inr. projeota 

ot joint intere•t or inTohl.n1: co111110n UH materi&l.. 

bo Th• Oeneral Start reprea.,tatiYe attends all meetin~• in 

order to reduoe the neoeaaity of chanaeli lin~ individual and detailed 

action throul".h the neneral Starr and to provide ruidanott and unity or 

action at the operat1zv: le·nl 011 DeD&rtlnerlt or the lrmy polioy and 

cwerall pr0"1'mlllin~ or aotiTitie•o 
REF ID:A5815 

o,. »•be~ frw>n other developizai ari:enoie1 Wl. thin the i,;epartJaent 

ot the ~my attend SJ.Oh 11eetin;i:1 •• the~r coneider appropriate. In the 

nent i teas on the ar,enda are or interest t'l 111 ao:eno'! and no repreaentati Ye will be preaent at U. .. •tin~, the aopropriate member ahould oontaot 

the Secretary and tndioate euo~ intere!t ~ o'nourrenoe in any action 

th• Comaittn •bht take. 

22. lppronl ot aotiom s 

Arter ••c!i itc 1• preaented ._bers will be afforded the O'!)portunlty 

to TG1oe any objection they •it:ht haTe to the it• or to preaent • ainorlty 

report. The 11,_tur• or oonourrence ot ciy &1;enoy representative to a 

torwal report ot the Teohnioal Col8ittee on a matter or intere•t to hi• 

a~moy d~nifiea conourrmo• ot his ~enoy in t.he propoHd action. Ion· 

p&rtioipation 'by a 001mittee ._ber atter he ha• been rl•en due notice and 

opportunity to partioipat., will indicate that hie ~oy ha• no int.reat 

in the -.tter• to be aot.d \lpon and that approval by tt\e ar:ency he repreamta will not be required. llon-oonourrenoe will be indicated only by 

tb• tilin~ ot a ainority report. 

2~o lon-oonourrmoes 

In the eTent there 11 a di1a~reement in COlllll!lttee action on a 111atter 

before the Ccnmittee th• Chair111an may •ithdraw the matter and attempt +;o 

re•obe the dittereno• by direct, e.xpeJitioue, l'lnd informal ~ntaot with 

ti. ohief or the other u:enoy or agenoie1 ooaoorned. ln t~e event an 

au-..-nt ii ••cured, the report will be referred baok to the Teohnioal 

Co•ittee for reoord or a~reaiento In the event an ai:reement cannot be 

HOJred, the Chief, Aray :;eouri ty A-:ency will refer the oomplete report, 

with minority report•• to~eth•r •ith his rec01Jmendatione, to the General 

Starr, United States Army for dee1a1ono Teohnioal Cor.mittee action i• 

not onneidered aa final on an item requirin' aoproval by hivher authority 

until a~nrova1 by the ~eneral Staff, United Statea Army has been ~r&ntedo 

ApproTal or • Connittee reoommendation by the Oeneral stafr member or th• 

Co11mittee •ill be ror and by the authority or the Secretary or the Army. 

It•s for reoord only will be prea.-ited by the Chairman or by a 

del1"'1t'ted alterna t9o Conourrenoe of the Conni ttee in the inoluaion 

ot the•• item• in th9 eo...1ttee records will be as8Ulled unl••• epeoitio 

oomimt1 or objeo~on• are pr•••nted in conneotion therewith prior to 

or durlni the ... tingo 

260 Reoord Copies and IUnute11 

Minute• or the ... tin' and record oopiee of itema presented will 

be prepared and distributed •• •oon ae praotioal after the uetin~ .. 

8., 
/ 

.... ... •_i!< 

, 26,,' Clearanoetu 

All members of the~ Sewrity A~~noy Teohnical Committae and their 

alternates end ~ @bseE"l1ei'S who attend m3etinl!".s of' the Committee will have 

a c~tor.ra~o clearance ia accordance "1th the provision or AGO letter, 

tilci At)AO-S·B-!l•3lloS (18 Sep 46), Subjeott Cle'lrenoe of Personnel for 

Crypto~ra~hic Dlaties 0 dated 18 September 1946~ ~hen a member or altel"!Uito 

desires that a raoeoial o1tserver or otne~ interested personnel ao00Jrpan7 

him tc:> a mee~n11, he will contaot the Secretal'Y mio will make the neoe1eary 

arrfiDt'eln9ntSo lxceptions to the above will be by speoitio a~proval ot 

tha Chairman in each oase41 

2'1.o · Yrees of MeetiDj!:G1 

Meetlzw.s will be ot tw O'.ellere.l typ<as, ·"Unlimited" and "bimil.ted" and 

will bG held Oft sef)arate dates,, !tams O~ ·general intsrset will be considered 

at the unlimited meetings ~an• items ot interest only to Army Security Ay,enoy 

and oossibly the United States Air toroe. and Navy will be considered at . 

ltmi~ed meetinP,ao· 

280 Osneral SeOUi'itts 

Provisions, of ARo3SO...:S ud 360"' 10 wi U ar,i:>ly in &l l evGnte.. 

Section X 

/ 

lo Poi"Jl!a t f'o? initiation ot reseiarch and development projeotsg adoption 

of ,military Characteristics fJ!1d/or authorization for' procuriaJtent 01' development type i tem:s~ 

2o Format for alQeaif'ication as to tyoe of lililteriel (Standardg Lin1ited 

Stand&rdp or f.ubstituts Stande.rd)o . . 

3o Format for cleaeiN.c~tion of an item QS obsol&t<i> t~peo 

4o Foi'mat tor rwiG"e" of irsaeeroh end denlo~nt projeotao 

&o Format f'or prepsretion of' tiiU.ta~ Chart1oteriw:ioe tor Gr)·c-tologio 

equiP.'.ISnt.; 

e., 
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DIPil'lllBN'l OF ml A~Y 

SIADQUUfiRS Aa:Y SlaJRITT AGUCT 

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SUB~ItTIE UPORT IOI TRI IJli!Y Sl~U!UTY A.G~CY fECitlfICAL. C~ITTBI 

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S'C'BJICTs Ponat to b• ue.c! Ow the Adoption ot ~lUtary Characteriat101, 

the In1tiaticma ot a Research and Dn•lOJIM!lt Projeot, W!d/or 

ProowlMllt ot Dnelopaent type Itn 

L1•t all pertinent reterenoe10 

I. DISCUSSIOl1 

( l) Co•isant ~1' 

(2) Dlnoti~ Ano.aye 

(3) Requeatin~ A~eno71 

(4) Partioipa\illp; ~moys 

(S) Ooordtnatinr and/or proposed ulinv Ar;enoie1r 

(6) Other Probable Intereated ~uoieec 

b. Requir-n.t and/or Ju.1titioation tor the Reeearch or Item 

to be Dne loped a 

hplain tully wbJ 1h• projeot ia bein~ e1tahlhbed, ed what 

•111tary nH4 thh it• or •quipaent rill tilk 
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o. DelOl'lf'1.•a 

l brlel' 91ai•teotmioal deaar1pt1on or 'the equipment and 

ebj•tln. 

4., ~la\ed. Proj!ota wJ./or •aterle11 

Lin 8QJ a11Ung •ter1el or •teriel now uader developHllt 

tha\ 1e dinoU7 related to the subject denlopmnt. 

•• !!!•los-nt Iii~ and S\at'-111 

1 1ta~nt •• to what pl"OP:r•H has already been aad• Ind 

pn._t 1tatua or th• re ... rob and/or dnelopmnt. 

r. !ftpo•ed l>P•lop!eat, 

( 1) .a<it1 oatioa ntr th• priority reoo1•1Dded. 

(I) atlolpated date• ot initiation and 0011pletion ot 

~ en projeot. 

(S) latlate ooet ol projeot by thoal ;,ee.r. 

(t) Plan or aot1on ill omduot~ the projeoto 

(6) Intoratlon aa to tbe nUJlber of en~1mer1n~ and 1enio• 

.... t modela lltliob will be required. 

go S.aurity Claaaitioationa 

(1) RtsTllIOTID, COIFIDil'l!'IAL, SICRl'r, ar TOP SBCRl!o 

(2) llequir•ent tor orypto olearanoe. 

a. RECCMl~T 1011S. 

a. Projaat title and project nullbero 

b. Aotion deeired on tlw projeot aaoh a1 authority to initiateo 

o. Priority to be •••itned the projeoto 

do "- ot the it• on llhioh aotion ii dedred. 

•o Aotion deaired. on the it•, Noh •• adoption or military 
oharaateristics or authorization for procurement of a 

development typeg 

to RDB ma•ter plan teohnioal objeot1Yeo 

t. !lHIBITS1 

Lb to 

5o OOORDillATIOl1 

Coordination wa• aocompll•hed with 'the following ageno1••• 

!genoy Repre1entatiYe and Title 
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..._IT OF ?HB ARMY 

IUOalfDS Alm? SICOOTT AGDCT 

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~UICTt 7orat to ~ leed in ClaHirloation or leolaadtioation ot 

l. RD'BR lllCl& 1 

Lht all pertimnt ret'ereoc••· 

a. 1J1~1733101, 

a., Age01•• Conoernech 

(l) VaiDJ; A~eas 

(Z) Other Probable llitere•Wd Agenoie1: 

bo Pvpo" of lt.91 

o. 0.IOl'1pt151 

A ~riet Hai-teehntoal deeoription. ot t:he equip111111t. 

d. Related kteriels 

(1) lateriel med in oon~tion w1 th it.ii. 

(Z) lature of 1.llprovement ot item ove~ exi1tinv, aateriel 

tor •a.me or 11.milar p..trpo1e1. 

(l) .bi.at~ iteu 111'\ ioh J11U&t be 11110dified and n•• i tema 

whioh auat be olaaaified before iaaue of ttle it~ oan be 
REF ID:A58152 

(4) The 1took: 1tatu1 ot the item bein~ replaoed or supersecl9d, 

the adTiaabil11r or ooapleta replao .. nt by the new it• 

and the reoowmended objectiYe dat.o 

•· Whether Item 111 

(1) ... t)rpe. 

(2) JaproY••nt, replaowat. or 1Uppleaent to mi exhting 

ol&alitied t;n>eo 

I. PBRTilf•T DlTA1 

a. 1Tp9ndabllityo 

b., latim.ted ".Jrl.it ooet in quantity proournent" and oomparieon .tth 

oo•t ot the lt .. bei~ replaoedo 

o. \'lhether the 1 t9 Meta all l!ppro.-ed nli.11 tary oharaoter1etio1, 

and it not, in 'lha.t respects it ii lacking 

do lmlber ot unit• procured, on hand,. and on outetanding oontraot•,, 

e. r.bether the 1 tea i• intended for i.nnedi ate procurement, future 

prooUT9118nt. or ae fund• become available. 

re Availability or f'und•. (It intended for illlllediate procurement) 

~o ~hether eutfioiont fao1lit1es exist for peacetime and wartime 

production. Data lfill indicate whether the charaoteristio• or 

the 1 ta are such a1 to restrict its prooure111Bnt to one source 

ot 1upply, whether production by GOYermnent facilities only i• 

oonte:nplated, md llhether procuranent of the item wi 11 oornplioate 

or interfere lfitt\ the procurement of other items already olaeRifiedo 

ho V.'h.ether the delip:n insured DXi11\m1. interoh&nP.:eability of part• and 

1• 1uitable tor aaa1 produotiono rib.ether this inforaBtion is ba1ed 

on a 1peoifio proourement planning 1tudy or a 1pecific study of 

produo1bilityo 
. • REF ID : A58152.~ . io 1.hat ~tra .. a and ciritioal m~ter1als in s . ticant qurintitisGJ 

are required baaed on current_ lists publt1b~d by Strategic 

rtater1ala CoDdttee, K.unitions Board, whether maximum praotio®le I 

use ot nonstrateii:ic and noncritical domeetio materials haa been 

aooomplieheci, ud whether alternate deGif".111 haTe been prepu~ 

utilizinv. uoncrltioal and nonstrateeil materielao 

jo Any speoiel stops neoeesmry to trfli~ ap&oialists in use 01· the 

ltfaa Oi" to implGmeDt traininr. ot uain~ troops0 and number and 

types of speoio.list.lil ll'<.aquircad to operat<ii or use the itUlo 

ko Whethetr traininr, am llaiutene.n.O<i literature for the it• is 

avnilable, in preparation. or will be r11quired.o 

lp SeCRU'ity ol&aaitioationo 

m. \IUhether or not the iten 111 air 'tranaporlable0 either intact or 1D 

diamantlGd units; in what ~base of operetiona it will be transported 

by.airs statement that the itan ·aornpliea with ourrrant directi"Vea · 

on air transportability; and a atatemsn't t.11.at the tie-domi points 

are sat1atactory and that a description or these tieodown points 

will be included in pertinent manualso 

4o REO~~NDATIO'SS: -. 

The Su~oommittee reoommend.a1 

bo PQrticullar olaaaitioation desired (with present claaaification)o 

Oa It replaoin~ or s~ppleaenting an adopted item. recommendation 

•• to type olaasitioation or that 5.t.~o 

4. -~ oloaing or continuimoe ot the project i.t the item evol'Ye4 

from a dnelop!il81lt projeot·fl 

'. '' 
•• .,...., er apaol•• to be oharnd with the preparation ot 

1peoltloatlon1. th• det.nniration or require11911t11 the 

pro.l•lon or t\ald•. puroha .. , in•peotion, •tor·~·· i•eu.e 

ud •intenanoe or the u-. 

t. la1Ual OQl18\llption rate or replao•ent t.aotor •• derbed,. 

ia aooordanoe w1 th Department or the Anay in1truoti on1. 

~o !up'~ ola•1 tor i1eue (i.e., I, II, III, IV, or V)a 

ho Inltlal ba1l1 ot 11sue tor Cla11 II it.I (tor pr~oure11Bnt 

pl&1111lnr; purpo•••)~ 

io laitlal quantiti•• for Cl••• IY itema. A basil for the•• 

q•aatitl11 1• the di1tribution to acproFi•t• unit• or OTWH& 

OC?!IPanda, or unite or oo ... nd1 operMtin~ under the direct 

command ot the ohlef ot the usin~ a:renoya 

&a UTUBITS1 

List 

60 COORDINATlOl1 

Coordination ... aooompliahed "1th the rollowin~ a,enoieas 

AK•DOJ' Renre&9ntat1ve and Title 
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• REF ID : A5815. 

ll>IPtl.R!rlEft or THE AlftT 

JDru>QUJil'lUS ABMY S!CUR U'Y iO§CY 

r~SBING'!Om as, Do c, 

ITF.M I 

SUBJECT& Fcirmt to bGJ is~ in Claasi.Jl"icatiGn ct lqi\Jliplliliant ga 

O~solratcs typo 

lo REFi:RaNCT&S: 

lo DISCUSSIO!la 

Bo Ai;enoiee Conoeirmada 

(1) Ua~ A~QDCfa 

(2) Othsll" Probable Interested Agenoiess 

b" Descriptions 

A bris~ SGllli•teohlafoal description of the ~quipmento 

c. Reason tor Rael~eaif loationa 

d. Relntecil amd Reelaoemant Items Includings 

(1) Dame of 1 tamo 

(2) Dwelopment status or clasaii'ioation •. 

So PERTINENT DATA& 

a. Unit coat of Replacament Items: 

bo Stock Status and Availabi 11 ty ot Raolacement Items: 

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o~ Availability of P'w:lds for Procurement ot Replacement Items: 
.. · :; do Qumntitz ··conditiW xJ.,Q.; ~~d~ (i.n astimate 11 ao state) 

( l) In depotso 

(2) Xn hounds of t~copoo 

a. Unit Cost ot Xtg cir ~lGte Seta 

fo ,!!!imat&d·cost ct i!oi.ntaence per Ysor it Rratainad0 Including 

Oest ot Rehabili tatiom of Xtrama R0tumed to the 21 f!oom 

Vo Ccmpcm~~~® mnd Accessories that will be Conaidered Obs~lete or 

OthemoG Classified. a.s a F.esul t of tnis Actions 

ho ReC,lllliSnded Disposition or Items Classified Obsoletes 

io Bsttme.te or Funds Re,uilrad for Di~posltion it Si~nitic!Alllts 

j. Seowrity Cl~ssitiontions 

4o REC°'"l'F.:NDA T: OliSa 

The S\lbcommitwa !l"eCOll!illendms 

bo TypQ olaa1111itioation of OOJDponentia peculiar to thia itan which have 

no 111eparr&te ol.assitioSLtion but are required as separate end itmllo 

Co The approval cf tha proposed disposition aa indicated above. 

5·. IXHIBITSs 

List. 

60 COORDINATIOlh 

Coordination was aooompliahad with the-tollowin~ a,encieaa 

Repreaentgtive and Title 
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DEPARD.!:.11T OF l'!IE J.E1!.'1' 

KElD~RTEli.~ ;..~y S~Nl TY A.Gt. . l 

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llJIC.-IftB=i llNT POI ~ ._'! SiCUHlft ACllCI TACHllCAL OOR ITT:."I 

a:l&C!1 Formt to be UM for lnlew of Re••roh •ncl DeTelopaen.t Projeote 

1. RIFEK ICD1 

L!•t all pertwat relweno••• 

2. DlSV'iJSSlOIS1 

C 1) Dlreotiar. ~•7• 

(2) Otll9r Probable lntereeted Arenoie11 

To illetre oontoraU;y wt th t.he Deparm.at ot the Army Hesearah and 

DeweloJlll•t Pro~r ... to elill1nate duplicating and unproduatiT• 

aotlvl'l••• to :l.aaur• reoorda or& •11 projeot• are kept aurrent, 

and to lmure promp' aotian on all ooapleted. projeot•~ 

80 RBCOD~D&TIOIS1 (All aub-bndllU'• rill be included to indicate 1iha1: 

tlley -.e oon1iderecl) 

!tie Su'b•-it'9e reao•ad• 1:hat1 

a. The tollcnd.n• pro.jeat• be aont1nmd and th• ani med priori ti•• 

reaa1a tbe ... •• indioatedo 

DA Projeo\ f title Priori~y 
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b., 'the fo"mng JPirOjscts ba ontinued rind the assi~ed prioriti!Q)& .. • .J. 

olll!limged CUD ilm41@Gt6>ds 

DA PJrc~t § 

4. Dlllll!I: 

title 

Tc 

Represi!ihtative aud Title