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dated 18 April 1952 

7. a. With reference to the third SCAG recommendation,, th1 t 11 a Senior 

Civilian Technical Director should be appointed, reporting directJ.y to the 

Director of AFSA," the AFSA Executive Group assumes that SCAG, in using the 

word "civilian" here meant to imply the need for a man with long tenure in 

Ai"SA and appropriate technical background. If these desiderata can be obtained 

by a military appointment, the Executive Group feels that it would be entirely 

acceptable a.11d within the spirit of the SCAG recommeniation. The Executive 

Group unanimously agrees that technical direction of the cryptologic activities 

of AFSA would be :improved by virtue of the continuity in technical background, 

and in technical control policies and management which would be possessed by a 

long-experienced, fully-qualified technical director who would stay on that 

job for an indef:inite number of years. 

b. In this connection the SCAG Report states on page 5 under "Administrative matters:" 

"·························· SCAG has been faced with some of the 

administrative problems of AFSA, and has considered problems of military 

versus civilian control of this activity. In the light of the tactical 

and strategic responsibilities of AFSA in times of national emergency, 

the necessity for military responsibility is acknowledged. However, it 

is recommended that a senior technical director with both technical a.rd 

management experience, reporting directly to the Director of AFSA, be 

appointed with fully delegated authority far all operations within his 

field of responsibility." 

c. At the meeting held on 28 March 1952, the SCAG members who attended 

discussed this SCAG reconnnendation with the Executive Group and agreed that the 

ultima. te responsibility must be on only one man am, in the case of Ai~SA, he 

must be the military director. However, it would appear that, in regard to 

authority exercised, the SCAG v:iew is that the senior technical director should 

have control of the technical operations in all respects. Therefore adoption 

of this SCAG recommendation would require changes in the broad policy of AFSA 

control; the nature of these changes and their practicability should be studied. 

d. In this connection the Executive Group deems it advisable to 

indicate its feeling that SCAG has failed fully to recognize that A.FSA can not 

be considered solely as an organization for research. The Executive Group 

th:j.nks that in Vi,ew of the fact that SCAG has thus far been concerned only 

with ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••• a problem of a research nature, SCAGmembers, w.i. th one or two exceptions, have failed to realize the quite different 

nature of the problems involved in the exacution of AFSA.'s responsibilities for 

the Jarge-scale production of communications intelligence (cmd:NT) and for the 

full exploitation of the sources of CO?UNT. The Executive Group believes that 

in mB.ny phases of COMINT exploitation and production operations technical - -----

experience _in t~e ~ir_~ction, an:i ~agement of these actiYi~~~s is highly desirable. The Grc;>_up thereto re __ is of the opinion -that a posftion· iri AFSA should be- - -- · - -

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Research Development Operations Com. Security 

................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c. The AFSA Executive Group unanimously supports the SCAG recommendation in regard to the separation of research from development, including the 

transfer of the "applied research" now cmducted in the Office of Orem tions 

to the Office of Research. The .AFSA Execlltive Group believes that a high-level, 

technically qualified group should be established to work out a concrete proposal for the organization and functions of the Office of Research. This group 

should collaborate with the proposed management contractor (Anderson Nichols). 

16. a. With reference to the third and fourth SCAG recommeniat:i..ons,, the 

AFSA Executive Group recommends that: 

(1) In regard to the third SCAG recommendationl, the nature and 

extent of the changes in the broad policy of AFSA control which would 

arise from the adoption of the SCAG recOillI'lendation be studied. 

(2) If those changes prove to be impracticable or unacceptable,, 

consideration be given to the establishment in .AFSA of the position of 

"permanent technical director," to be occupied by an official (military 

or civilian) who would be an additional Deputy to the Director, A.FSA and 

on a level with the other deputies. 

(J) The fourth SCAG recornmendation2 be adopted insofar as concerns 

the separation of research f:tt>m development. 

(4) In connection with this separation, responsibility of the 

Chief of the Office of Operations for work in his Office now being done 

as "applied research" ••••••••••••.•••.•••••••••••••••• be transferred 

to the Chief of the (proposed) 9ffice of Research. 

(5) A high-level, technically-qualified group be established to 

prepare, in collaboration with the proposed AFSA Management contractor,, 

a concrete and detailed. proposal and plan for the organization and functions of the Of fie e of Research. 

1 n(J) A Senior Civilian Technical Director should be appointed, reporting 

directly to the Director of fu?SA." 

2 11(4) A separate research organization should be established,, headed by a 

Director of Research. The Director of Research should report in 

parallel uith the heads of Development and Operations to the Technical Director. If proposal (3) is adopted, he wouJd report 

dj.rectly to the senior Civilian Technical Director. II 

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