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DISPOSITION FORM SECRE·r 

FILE NO. I SUBJECT 

Digest at Sta.ff Conterence, 20 October 1953 

TO Cb1e:to ot ott1Ci.."8 an4 

Staff' J>1v1a1ons 

FROM c/s DATE21 oct. 1953 COMMENT NO. 1 

a. Opel~ the conterem:e 'b7 mald.QG ecpb.atic ref'erence to the need tor tbe 

exercise ot leadc1•obip b7 BSA in deal '1nga with otJ:ier departments and apnc1cs wb1ch 

partic:lpa.te :ln the National COOR'.r effort: "I'M 'l'ALUIU COftl!IDUAU.Y ABOtrJ! NSA'S 

DER'nNG SCl4E LE.f\D!iRSHIP. TBERE 'S RO EXCUSE FOR EA FAlLDO TO EXERCISE POSl'!DB 

LEA.1.ERSBIP D mi~ PROSECU'1l0Zf OF TD BA'l'IONAL CC»!D'l' 'JJ:Yl'OBl. TD DIREC!'OR• NSA~ IS 

BESPONSIBLE FOR TU~ PROlXJCTIOR C1' C<IDft BY U.S. ACBVnlES RO MAftER WHERE T&Et'RB 

LOOMED. WE'BE GO:CD m BE REASON.ABLE Wim THB a.t'BEB .AGEl'Cim m !l'BIS BUt3Dt"ESS, 

BUT mT APOLOB'YlC. 

"YClJ''IE car TO USE SOME J>ISCRBlnOB Oif ms PBP TALK °' MIDJ l :oatr''I 

WAD'l l'CXJ !'() S'l'AR'l mocmlG PEOPLE on ms ~. so 'l'O SPEAJC. 'BU'.r Oft BID oF YOUB 

INFERIOBITr CQIP'"!E:m.CJ.. 'DIE. DlREC'.l'OR, ?ISA• WIU. ~ BS OMSI PELLOifS D '1'B.E 

BUSINESS WHAT BE WAm'S DONE, AID 'l'llft''LL BAU ~"DO'l'! BJS WAY.'' 

''ECI:o no. 9 REVISED Pt1l' '1UIS WHOLE mm m OOll LAPS AND I'l!'S A BIG JOB 

n•RE PRcm> 'l'O HAVE. LET'S ALL OF us, EVER1BOD'l m DB IODC!,, PROVIm THE REST r:. 

1'BE PEOPLE IN me cormir Bl'SmESS wr.m '1'HD KmD OF LTWlEBSHIP ~ EXPECT <F m. ft 

b. Ccmxnted that the eo.ble to 'be 1nate'le4 bet.wen RSA and GCJIQ wou.14 be 

tor pftOl"ity tra..T'fic ot the k!Dd nee4e4 'b7 PROD: "I WAft PROD TO :mcxm WHAT TRAWIC 

GOES di 1'BE C:'U1L1.~, MD I W&"l'.r C<JI TO MAKE SURE 'DfAT 'l'BE '1'RAl'FIC GE'1'S <II WE i!Am.B. 

I'LL Im YOU Kl\.W A 10',£ 'Jnltf !SE• 1IU'l' ftAT'S AU.. D 01'BF.R WORDS• I'LL INSIST 01f 6o,ooo GRWPS A DAY MJ THE MmI:.tJJM m'l!AL PASSED OH '1'BE CABLE. D' 'DIIS MEA1tS 'DIA'! 

WE'RE GODO t'O llAVB 'l'O OfERA'l'E BO'l'H mU>S OF '1'BE CABtB, l.'$T'S :00 l'R. 

a. RW.ld tbat. 1CDR Mam vaa 'be1ns •a1grie4 to PROD aD4 tbat lat Lt. 

x. w. Greeue,, US Anll/I, vould relieve h1m as .Aas1atant to the C/A. 

b. A4v1Bed that 22 copS.118 Gr the 1fSA Scient1t1c AdviSOl'Y !oat'4 report ba4 

ooon ~pored by the Boord, mad that copies 'Wel'e to 'be 41atr1bute4 outas.an tbe AgeAcy 

(to USCD ram'bez-a md <:rJPtoloaie agencies )J that RS.A wou14 ba.ve abclGt 10 copies 

left to be uee4 within the Agenl:J'. In tbe latter c:canect1on, he ad4e4 that statt 

vark en 8Cll9 ot the propoeels ccntained 1n the report vould be atanea :bnecl1ate~ 

b7 appropriate c~ts ot tJSA. · 

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Iioted. t..'ui.t auditors wre at the Agency concbact1ng an audlt ~ the RSA 

civlllan pa:yroU. AdOBd tmt C<llP 1ftlUl4 call. on o'ther J&rte ot tbe Ap/IJCJ ff# 4ata 

eclassified and a roved for release b NSA on 05-29-2014 ursuantto E.O. 1352 

DD FORM 96 ..._,. I FEB oO REPLACES NME FORM 96, 1 OCT 48, WHICH MAY BE USED. 

- lCl-&4801-3 tr U. I. GCIVERNll!NT PRIHTtNC eFFICS 

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s :fuRji-lf rilf"! Af4 6 ? ~C URI'f'Y RiF'ORMA'f'IOM U.l.'-D .I. 

it suc:h proved to be necessary". In response to the question. as to vb.ether or not 

the auditoi"s had commented on the condi'tions f'ound thus far, CCII£> replied in the 

negative. He noted, however, that the auditora might f'incl. occasion to question 

acne instances dur1118 the past sUtllmer when personnel at ABS were excused because 

ot the heat. 

Reported that upon his recent trip to Crane, Indiana., to inspect NSA's 

emergency storage facilities, be noted that Crane was in a taz better condition 

than was DA NJ storage depot at Alexandria, Va. Added that the ere.ting and shipping 

01: documents to NSA under emergency conditious was diseuseed with Crane personnel 

and they stated that they planned to experiment upan crating and sb1pp1ng USA 

m.teriala. Shipment o'f material would :l.n all probability be by :Express since 

c01111Uatcat:lma ot this type are readily available to Crane. He caaented on the 

cooperation provided b;y Captain Hooke, USB 1 CcamemU ng Otticer of Crane. 

5. OFFICE OF C<HIJNICATIONS 

a. Stated th.n.t the ne11 Ageney- 'telephone d:lrectory will be <Jilt in • 

Dec:elllber 1953· Expressed the desire that all. Ch1ete at ott1ces and Divisions have 

their personnel bring their respective DI( Locator Cards up to date as soon as 

possible .. 

6. CCHIUBICA'l'IONS SECURI'l! 

a.. Noted that the Agency vas prepai-ing and d1str1but1ug, in accordance 

vi.th USCIB Directives, on a quarterly baa1s 1 a listing ot all ceyptosys~ns authorized 

tar traumission o-r C<Jmf.I' materials, adcl1ng that copies had been dispatiched to 

the Serv1.ces during the preced:lng week. 

b. Reported that the Navy was testing the AFSAM-7 ott ?lort'olk, and the 

test waa scheduled to be concluded about 23 October. M4ed that C/SEC planned to 

conduct interview with the operating personnel :lmmed1ately subsequent to the 

eoneluaion ot tbesa tests to obta:ln operators• reactions. 

c. lfoted that the llATO aublllarlne systetl (ASP .. 235) would be placed into 

ettect ao 1 lfoveober, and added that the cover !lame tt;tl:' the machine vaa LOOIFER II, 

•ince 1 t ve.e an iJQproved model ot the orlg1nal LOOD'ER I. Coamented that 'thf.a 

lllaChine vu a step in. a lcmger range program peud:ing tb.e eatabliahaent at the 

ADOBIS ayatea. 

Sumarized plannlng tor providing 1ntermed1a.te-level training in language, 

and noted. that tbe initial claa• 1u intermediate-level Chinese tra1n1ng h&4 begun during the preceding week. 

8. ff.ADS AllD POLICY ' 

Reported that the C<ICBEC Directive bad been signed by SECDEl' and SECSTATE 

but had not aa Jet been 'issued as a lfational Sec:ur1t1 Cowac11 J)f.Z'ectlve. AdcWcl 

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that 1n the interim., P/P was going ahead 'With work on the implementing directives 

comparable to those required for BSCID lfo .. 9 Revised.. Continued. tbat four eu'bcoamittees had been set up tor the purpose of preparing the neceseary ata.t'f' vork 

on the f'oUoving major aspects ot the 'pZ'O'blemt (1) an ~lemeuting directive to 

'be aigrled b7 tbe SECJEF; (2) the B/D Up11ca.t1oaa ~ the directive- (3) t'ore1gn 

and in.terna:tional Ueiaon 1n C<HlEC !ll&tters; (4) the u.s. COlll'.'4Wdeationa Security 

Board and its coustituent parts. 

9. PEBSONllEL I l ZW:00: 

Coamented that continued etto:rts to implement hlly the skip-echelon system 

ot adm1nis'tr'ation as it ap-glied to pereamiel matters • both civilian and milita?'J'• 

were st1ll f'a.111ng to receive Vhole·bearted cooperatiao by tle adldnistra:tors 

concerned. Added that he had not isolated the areas ~ resistance as Jet, but was 

taking steps to do so. Requested :tUU.eat cooperation or all concerned, adding 

the Dil"ector had a. personal interest in the program's progesa. 

Invited attention to the vaate inherent 1n the 'P?"actice o'f using one-time, 

costly aanila envelopes as cc:m;tainera tor inter-ottice memos; suggested that all 

Chiefs ot Ottices and Statt Divisions 118ke an ettort to tnsure that the regular 

Messenger Envelope (Standard Fora No. 65) type cover be used instead. 

11. EXPLOITATION - a. Described. certain D/F ett'orta ~ a major target country in connection 

Vi.th the movement ot U.S.. Naval :t'orces in the area, and cC0111ented that the observed 

pattern ~ the ettorte might prove s1gnU'icant in the tuture in terms or divining 

the 1nteut1ona or the target ccuntry. Added that EXPL "88 at work on examining 

every aspect ot the pattern in an attempt to derive max1JIUDI benefits trca any un1qtae 

c:haracter1at1ca. 

b. lfoted that in t.he ma.otter or trattic coming into ?ISA treas the field by 

electrical means, :f'urther et~ was being given to the a.dvi.aabil1ty ~ permitting 

greater condeueation ot aueh ~c 1nto 'l!ECSU)IS by the atatlons in the tield. 

Added tbat such o. step vOllld 4ecreaae tbe volume o'f 11ater1al having to come to the 

headquartera, but vould preserve the substance ot all the tr&Aof:l.c or interest which 

had been. intereeptad by the station forwarding the ~SUM. 

c. Re'Wieved the history~ ConsUllel' attitude• tov&i'd any action by NSA 

to 11end its end•prod.IM:ta directl7 to cooaunera actlv1t1ea in the tleld, noting 

that tbea:nunaers tra41t1onallJ' had been apposed to 8ZJ1' such actian by EA. 

Continued the.t recent deTeloi-,eots invol'ring 0-2 or the A:rrq had. been most s1gn.1t1• 

cant becauso G-2 bad now indicated a v1Uingness 1:o bave RSA Field Act1'1'1tiea paaa 

caairr items f'roo the Daily Suppleilent clirectly to ~ soneumera 111 the area 

concerned. Re notP.d that th.ta coucessloo by the Anq had be&n agreed to by- G .. 2. 

Reported that the coatl.7 SLBD crJPtanal.1tlc machln.ea being rented :trca 

Illl V"1'0 un4ergo1Da an eutorced. lclleue1a cauoed by ta11111'41 ot the a1r-candit1on1ag 

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system at ABS. Emphasized the need for NSA to have its own air•conditioning 

equipaent tor use in cooling the machine processing spaces, 1t vaate such a.es 1s 

being encountered in the present instance is to be avoided in the f'uture. (A:tter 

the conference, MACH PROO advised the Assistant to c/s that the text ot pe.ra 8 

of' the Jn,gest ot Sta.tf' Conf'ereuce, 29 September 19531 should be changed b;y 

substituting ''ltSA;i«='ror ":RSA,. in lln.e 3 (first pa.rt) so that the phrasing would 

be:: "service to ASA processing aetiv1t1es in. the field."). 

~M-~ M. W. G.REENE 

1st Lt, Int. 

ASaistatit to C/S 

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