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I SUBJECT Digeat of' Staff Conterenee on 

25 August 1953 

FROM Aaat. to C/8 DATE 96 AUguat 1953 COMMENT N0.1 

a. Stated h1a agt"eemDt v.lth ID'• 4ea1re to take aetioo to reduce OV.;rl• 

LAPPDG in llSA ,.,_. and Resulat1<X1S, an4 to provide agaS.ut OVER-cLASSil"ICA'l'IOO ot 

tmA material. 

b. stated h1a eppoa1t1oll to aend.106 "10 people to relJSe&ent ISA on a 

e1ng].e au1>3eet" :it ~tiop v1th outside arpn1zat1ona, and his opposition to the 

"trawl tor trawl'• sake" tactar vhlcb 1ucreaaea tbe tendeney tclrard cwerreprceentatiOll. 

c. "It is llSA'• J'MPODS1b1lity to euaure that outly.tna CCllI1"l' stations are 

operated. at •rlwm ef't'1c1eoey. Ifeceuaey' tndnlng 1• our reepms1b111 t7 and our 

tac1Ut.1ea uro the only oaes available. Ccxmequentq, we've got to organize the 

tra1n1ns lll'ogr'8lll prcpn"ly. We 1 ft got thl.a :respow11b1ll t;y tor camrr tralniPG and 

I VDllt it dol1e econmieall.y and arderly .. '' 

4. Re-espheaied need. for cl.eanlinea& and OJ'derlinesa in ImA spaces at 

ABB; noted retrosreaeion trOI earlier conattlona 1n sme instaiiCea; "I WAR'! ALL OF 

YOO 1'0 !'AD A LOOIC A'l JOOR ARBA8 WBElf YOO GO BACK imIS r«lR!IIm." 

e. Ccmnented ai the general eubJect of tratntns: ''LE'l''S RECOOBIZE THAT 

'~' TRAm:nli IS A PART OF EWRY SUPERIOR'8 JOB. • llJS'l' ~l!l'BER TRAIN HIS 

SUBORDIHA'mS OR TA.XS AC'l'IO?f 'l'O IlfStJRE 'J!IEY'RE TRADED. YOO ARE ALL RESP<JISIBLE 

FOR TAJCil'G CARE OF mIS FOR YOUR RESPECtIYE 'SHOP'. TBI5 IS A BtllBER CliE ~ 

f. ''I'M ,m:camn M)Ri'; AND )l)RE COllVINCh"D THAT OOR no, l 'PROBtal IS 

LAllWME. mE LCmER WE,.. PU'r OFF BAllDLim CF Camtr 'PRQBLDS IN '1'flE IBDIGEifOUS 

. flAiiiUl(;.r. 1 'mE LOmER }iE: rLL BE INEFFICIENT. I WANT SCI£ CLEJ\R THXNKIOO AHD PLA.mlllll 

m THIS. MY MIND IS' MAre UP ON mm. LET •s GET W>vn«J • ., 

C· Reattined hia firm belief' in the merits of a Gcmeral statt' system. 

''YOO GET COORDI!'lATICll HI'l'HOtJ'l' A UJr OF BO'.m-wRI'l'Dll .AND ~SLIP RIGMAROLE. 

COORDINATICD IS A PftOCESS CF .REC<l'lCILIM'ION o,.<;> vmws ARD ACTions. IET • s GET THE 

ESSENCE OF COORDINA'l'ION' uar EaELY TSE EXTBRliALS (A urc ST.Rim <JF mrrIAU3 (l'l 

A PIECE OF PAPER)". 

2. 9BJP: CP ~ 

a. lloted tbe.t ~nta on the .Agency's Civilian Personnel policy were due 

at the JCS, and that tbe eat:lmatea on Service parsomlel ca11.1nss for BSA tbroUsh 

1957 were &le in h18 of'tice f'l"olll the Cbiefc of Starr Division and Offices pri~ 

to the end or tb.e current week. 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 05-29-2014 pursuant to E.O. 1352e 

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a.. Botecl that prapoae4 USCIB D1rectlve 15 (a aecurS.tJ" paper) vaa 

CODld4ereci by tmem lut week. Mde4 tbat cbancea tor approval. 1aak gooa .. 

4. B./D 

a. Bepart,e4 tba't Rav SUSBJP'• repreaentatiwa bad 1nquSrecl vhetb.er RSA• s 

move to Fart lleade vaul4 etf'ect BuSllIPS•lfSA rela.t1anald.P1, an4 ha4 1ndlcatecl 

poaalblU."7 ~awing ISi cantnctlns Wldne aecticn to lleac1e V!Jen BSA soea 

tbese. (Col. Cunk1e baa BBV»' inter Clll tld.a) 

5. CCle'BOLLEB 

a. Requested tbat roatt.ne ~ aiequSnEGta be aullll't'84 to CGIP 

o.t least 2 veelcs in advance or deeil'ea date or c:implet;lon.. • 

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a. Bo'tec\ tbam la CUITelltl.¥ ccmplet1ns pro.joct to Z'e4Uce OJ(FlappiD& 

'betveeD EA af'fic1al araen, lllellllm'8n4a, c!.rc:ul.aN, etc. A&led tbat]l'utUJ.'9 B'llcb 

pablicatlona vlll show tbe expiration date. Roted c1ea1z'e to delete ref'ereucee 

to .APSAJ to attain cons1atoney in il3A internal and Gxte:'DQl publicatlcna; au4 

to a.etemtne ancl prcau.lgate "Gl'OUDd rules"' f'or classt.171Dg mtcl"lal, eepec:tal~ 

e.s they pertain to unique IBA aapects. 

b. 11ote4 tba't approval ot reviaecl .Appeu41z ''B"' at DRUSA Vlll Change aaae 

present accuritJ" classlttcatlon concepts. 

7. PSRSOlmEL 

a. Doted that work on an 1ntcs:ratecl c1vll1an pnmottcm JOlicv was a.bout 

ccmpletad. Said it VCMll4 be read¥ tar presentation an about 27 Augwat. 

8. !mAD'IlD 

a. Doted watefulneea ot on•the-Job training and asreed to go into this 

matter ln detail with Col. Weetca Who cJ2Al leaged concluslan. 

9. P/P 

o.. Roted that JCS recmaends abolition of AFSAC and replacement by a 

Joint Sccurlt;y Callld.ttee to have Jur1sa1ct1on over 'both C<ICIN'l' anc1 CCJBEC 

Service matt.era. 

10. SECURIT'l 

a. llotod steps taken to atop production and diasemt.na.tlm or pamograpblc 

literature within tlSA; aad.ed that this 1s boo1col.17 an aaministrat1ve rather than 

o. security problem. All Vatch Officers 1111&t be :Laatructad to inspect theil' ~ 

frequentl.1'. 

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b. Empbaoized tho cost ct '' elootrlcsl E311S'' tor set-ting raw ate..'iel 

to I;sA,; stated tb.s.'t the volume of ra.w naterial delivered to ?SA elilet!'ic~ 

sbcula be l.tnd:ted. to the OIDOUD't tbat can be proceaaed dail.J'J anc1 a&Jad t.Jlat 

mce this f'igure la determined, the Serri.cea can be stven proper advanced 

guidance aa to wba.t they'll 'be eaUed Q1iOL1 to provide in tbe vq ot "electrical 

meana" .. Added that a e~ vaold be made to c!etenltne m.x1mt2m uumber of 

groupo IEA can •· digeat" cla.U.y. 

a. Noted tbat a stwly is 1n Jfl'OSN&a to determine whethGr a maintenance 

coawact can be doviaecl to·relieve present p..""oblema1n this eree. 

b. :Noted that 1fo.vy is abolishing the "S'' mte (Jal and analttical 

equS.pJient operatom) aa weu as tm COTreapondit'.g school. Ac!aed Bavyt s present 

intent la to provide machine operators from General. servicea and noted appoeitian 

of Capt. GocdWin to tbla praposal. 

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