REF ID:A5466~ *~/ IFICATION (If aml) 

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DISPOSITION FORM 

FILE NO. I SUBJECT 

Dlgeet ~Staff Conference, 27 october 1953 

TO Ch1et9 of Otticea and 

Staft' l>1v1a1oos 

FROM C S DATE 26 ()Ct. 1953 OOMMEttT N0.1 

1. CHIEF OF STAFF 

a. AmlOWlCed that the "a" Building 'WA ~ occepted ~ NSA. 

b. DiaCUBsed ~ Clll the~ J>ll'ectl'Vee and reiterated. the 

necesaiey tor eat"ly ccmpleticti ~ EA ~ 111Ple•ntat1on ~ve. 

c. Stated that the ~ purpose of the wekly Df.sest c4 Staff' Coote:ron e, 

dietrl.buted by c./s, vas to touch only upon the? b1gh epats ot subJecte ID'3nt1oa.ed end 

tboreby paint out the need fer tollov-up ~oa. 

2. PBOJlJCTIOlf 

a. Stated that now the "R'' Building 18 a past issue, PROD would review 

and revise their plano ~or tm inter1m move to Fort Meoae. 

b. Mentioned that PROD was preparirJG ~papers for 'Pl"O&entation a~ 

the conference of 12-13 lovmber. 

c. J>iacuaaed the briefl.DG by NSA of the new o-2, DA., tentatively llC!aedll.Ue~ 

tat' ao lfovembe:r 1953· Mded tbat t.be actual lenatb at the br1efl.ng ha& not aa J'e".; 

been tleterrd.ned. 

3. RESBARCR .AND DEVELOBIEN'l' 

a. sto.ted that a atua¥ ot the CCMlEC D1reotive vas being ccn4ucte4 b7 a 

Sl'OllP apecifically appointed t~ the purpose. 

b. Mentioned that to fapl!MUt tbe act1cG Jll'CIM!l"~11'eCluired 'bJ' C<ISSBC 

D1reni:ve, dst.ed 20 Oct. 19531 llADAC would ••ne tbe 111plemnt1ns :reaponatb:lllty 

and supersedo the AF6A Tecbnic:al Ca.S.ttoo. 

c. Reported tbat Prof'euor Hensel, f'raa Hanard, 1188 here last week 

tieewta1ng intercept Po881b111ttu 1n the nartbel'tl aNU. 

4. CCll?T.ROLtEB 

a. Cormented that the~ 40C\lrnt ~= PY•55 bod. been ccaplet.ed and 

vU1 be .ae avail.able to SBClBI' up:m bi• reQ.lleSt. 

b. Stnted that ettect!ve 23 Oct. 1953, PERS vas rev1eV1ng all poa1Uon O'a4ee 12 m4 above, fomitrl.7 ~Ol'Ed by CCMP. 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 05-29-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 

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o o 1 rn~M50 9 6 REPLACES NME FORM 96. \OCT 48. WHICH MAY BE USED • 

U. 8. GOVERNMENT l'RIKTINQ OFFICE 

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So LOOISTICS 

a.. Reported that tinal'ly the 1 1 000 chairs which had been ordered. for 

PROD had arr:Lved. 

b. stated t.b.at Lt. Col. TGl1ver waa to be e.ppoio.ted Deputy Ch:iei', LOO, 

ettective l November 1953· PL86-36/50 USC 3605 

6. Ca&JNICATl:Cl'fS 

Deported that the Director and reported 

that the cable between OOHQ and BSA vould 'be available next week. 

7. C<HIJltICATIONS SECUBlTf 

a. Announced that the Pl'opoaed change of method deVised tor vrov1d1ng 

titles at ccyptographie equipaent would allov greater tlexibillty of designator& t~ equipment titles and be consistent 'With their use. 

b.. c/SEC h8s authorized certain arr~nts ot erwtograpbic and 

cousmnic:aticaa equi\)Dent f'or secure on-line tranSl!d.seioo ot CCJIID'l' onl7. 

6 o PLA1fS .Alf1) POLICY 

a. lfoted ror the bene:1'1t at C/FSEC and B/D that aal7 tvo copies at th~ 

CCli'SEC Directive bad been received tram the National Security Council, but added 

that apparently no chanaes were made and that: all. planning could be accamplished 

by utilizing the draft copies retained in the Hqs. 

b. Reported that Ml". Erskine, 1'81.EUR, vould arrive 6 Nov. 1953 for 

canf'ereuce e.n4. that Col. Pulling, st1SLO, would be here tor the Conf'erence ~ 

12-13 Nov. 19;3. 

9. 8ECURDY 

Anllowlced that SEC bad ac:~Ushed the init1al aecur1typrocea111ng ot 

15 pereona achedt~l ca. tor VHFS. 

10. PERSOtmEL 

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a. Stated that PEBS vaa toU1'1ng PROD 8Dd vaa d1sc:uas1~ e1v111an and 

a111taey personnel problems, adding that PERS planned to tour R/D and C/sEc a~ 

a. later date. 

b. Jlentlmed that BSA' 11 attention to a career program -ror the Ageo.cy is 

proceed:.ng sa.t1etactor1l'y. 

Reported that me had COEpl.eted a tour ot the Ltbra:ey at the Depal"t9.ent 

ot .Agricul:ture and that it vu b1ghl.J' iuf'anmtive. Rmarked that althcugh tbl• 

1nat1tution bad been established for a 1oag period, that up-to-elate •tbode ot 
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adm1n1etre.t1QU Yere in evideuce. Adaed. that '.l!:C conteuple.ted a. visit to the 

Library ot the De'p:artM11t ~ State next veek. .EO 3.3(h)(2) 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

D1acw111ed the receipt ot mD1' requests during• l"effut mantba ror the 

procurement and 1nstallatim ot a.tr-conditicn1ng equipaent.. RequesWd that tt 

be brought to tbe attent1ao of all c:oocerned that ~ allocated tar a1rcon41 t1on1ng equipaeut vlll be used~ to reme4¥ unse.Uat'actory operational. 

c:an41t1ana. 

13. COLIBC'l'IOB 

Reparted that the backlog at •saagea exiaUngc=Jaa. been cleared. 

14. AlfALYSIS 

Reported tbat cweraeaa elements were expeiencing d1tticW.ty in. 'Pl'ocur1ng 

nece••8Z7 teclmical data trta local eoarces 'because ot the lack ot tund.a.. llO'ted 

that it vaa neces!lary f'ar tbeae UD!ta to obtain the DeCedBZ'7 tunda f'l"an the 

u.s. tar each procureS1ent. (me vUl 119.ke arrangement. tar neceaear,r local 

purchase•.) 

15. MACBIIE PROCESSll'E 

The f'ollall1ng carrection to the Digea't of Staff' Caof'erenee, 20 Oc~. 1953, 

1F88 requested b7 Capt. GocdVin, MACH PROO: "Reported t.bat tbe eoe~l.7 NSA SLED 

ceyptanal.Jt1c achine• Vlll"e un4erSQ1ug an ento:rced 14lcmeas, oww interm.tteut 

periods, caused by failure ot tile atr-cac41t1CG1ng &J'•'teal at ABS. Ewpbulzed 

the need tar !SA to haft 1ta own. a1r-cond1 tioni:D.8 engineers an4 aa1ntenanee 

pe:zoaonnel it vute auch as 1• being eucowitered in the present tut.rmce 1a to 

'be! aTOided in the :tutu\"e. 

3 

IWJBlCE W. OREEHE 

let Lt. I10' 

Aaat. to c/s 

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