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ASF, OOSigO, Washington 25, D. C. 4 January 1946 

To: Headquarters, Army Security Agency, ·washington 25, D. C. .A.TTEN: 

Brigadier General W. Preston Corderman, USA Commanding 

Request contained in paragraph 2 of basic canmunication is concurred in. 

FOR IBE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER: 

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SUBJECT: Motion Picture Project 3809 and Film Strip Project B-43-5 on 

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TO: Chief, Army Pictorial Service 

Room 5A 1058, The Pentagon 

Washington 25, D. c. 

l. ~~te~~ion_is_invited to ~nclosed correspondence, s~bjec~ a~ove. 

2. The subject project was abandoned after some 348 feet of color 

: film had been taken of the Army Security Agency (then Signal Security 

_Agency). It is requested that this footage, which is now on loan, be 

transferred permanently to the Army Security Agency in accordance with 

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17 November 1944 

Subject: ?lotion picture of. Signal Security Agency activities far hi~torical 

purposes 

Thru: Chief_, Army.Commuhioations Service, Room 4 E 250_, The ·Pentagon f/l.f. .. 

To: Chief, Army Pictorial Service, Room 5 A 1058, The Pentazon 

1. In order to adequately record the wartime :functions of Signal 

Security Agency for historical~planning and training purposes_, it is 

requested that a motion picture be produced by the ArTI'f3" Pictorial Service 

of selected activities of t~is organization. The film will be for the 

exclusive use of Signal Sec\i.rity Agency and those persons specifically 

designated by the Assistmt·:chiof of Staff• 0-2, 7far Department General 

Stafi'. 

2. Due to the nature of the subject_, it will be necessary.to 

classify the film as TOP SEdR~T or SECRET. Only a limi tad number of 

properly cleared technicians' should, theref'ore, be penni tted to work 

on this production. 

3. Since cer·tain activi·ties are now at maximum. expansion_, the 

project should begin in the near future. The person designated to 

supervise the production shaμld consult Mr. William F. Friedman_, Signal 

Security .Agency to arrange details. 

4. Two copies of' the film are desired, both to be delivered to 

Signal Security A~ency upon completion of' the project. During production, 

the film should not bo sho1-m. to anyone not cleared £or the projec·t or ·approved by the C0Il'IM.t~1ding Off'~cer_, Signal Security Agency. No copies will 

be retained by the ArI:TJY" Pictorial Service or be filed outside the Signal 

Security Agency. 

COlWURRENCE: 

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Colonel, Signal Corps_ 

Chief, Signal Security Branch 

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Subject: ~otion Picture Project 3809 and Film strip Project B-43-5 

on Signal Security ..;.gency activities for historical purposes. 

SPSHP-1 (17 Noveiaber 1944) 

ASF,, OOSigO,, Washington 25,, D. C. 11 January 1945. 

~e"1. Thru: Chief,, .Army Communications Service, OCSigO,, Ft.oora 4E 250, The Pentagon. 

To: Chief, Signal Sec;:urity Branch, OOSigO, ~lashington 25, D. c. 

1. The Signal Corps Photographic I.a boratory,, ;;rrrry Wcir College,, 

Washington 25, D. c. has been directed to make the photographic }tj.storical record requested iii the basic communication. Captain B~rkerj Officerin-charge, Domestic ProQuction Section, ;.rmy Pictorial Servi~e, has been 

designated as represent*tive of Army Pictorial Service to co9rdinate all 

the photographic work, and Captain Purinton of the Signal Corps Photographic 

Laboratory has been designated as the officer responsible for the actual 

photographic work. Captain Barker reports that as the result of a 

meeting between Mr. llill..iam Friedr.i.an of the Signal Security Branch, Captain 

Barker of the Army Pictorial Service, and Captain Purinton 0£ the Signal 

Corps Photographic Labotatory on 2 January 1945, in Hr. Friedman's office, 

the f ollow.ing plan was decided upon: 

a. The photographic historical coverage will be divided into 

two parts: 

(l) A mQtion picture in 16r.am Kodachrome classified not 

higher than SECRET, to show a;nd describe the outside 

of a.)J. buildings and areas and be an introduction to 

the entire subject, and; 

(2) A f;U.m s~~ip wi1l be_prep~red to cover all interior 

oper·atioris. The film strip appears to b~ niore practicable, because of the fact that still photographs could 

be made of operations without causing any appreciable 

curtailment thereof. Furthermore, it woul.d require a 

cryptographic clearance of fewer ~\rray Pictorial Service per~onnel. 

b. Every effort will be made to use photographers and a retouch 

artist from Signal Security Branch for the preparation of the film strip 

frame cards, in order to· avoid the necessity of obtaining clearances of 

equivalent Array Pictorial Service personnel. 

c. ·The Army Pictorial Service vd.ll determine, inunediately, 

the fewest number of personnel which must be cleared in order to photogx·aph 

and process the film strip and record and process the sound r:ecord,s. 

These sound records will be made on acetate at the Signal Corps Photographic 

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Laboratory and thereby prevent this material from getting into civilian 

hands in commercial establishments. 

d. The following steps will be taken to accomplish the film 

strip and motion picture coverage: 

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.Arr.ry Pictorial Service will obtain cryptographic 

clearance forms, have them filled out by the parsonnel who handle the fil:n strip processing, ana 

have them delivered to Hr. Friedman, who w.μ1 insure as prompt clearance as possible. 

r;ir. Friedman and Captain Purinton will outl.ine in 

detail the proposed coverage required for the film 

strip and motion picture. Captain Purinton will 

arrange to evaluate the excellence of the photographic personnel at the Signal Security Branch, 

and will arrange to have the retouch artist trained 

at th~ 3ignal Corps Photographic Laboratory. l~. Friedman and Captain Furinton will arrange to 

make the necessary still photography and will write 

and record the narration to accompany same. 

(3) As soon as it is determined what material will be 

incorporated in the motion picture film, 1.:r. . Friedman will contact Captain Barker who will arrange to have a writer sent to lir. Friedr,"JB.n 1s 

office to prepare the scenario for this motion 

picture. Actual photo6raphy on the motion picture 

will be delayed until spring in order to obtain 

the best possible pictures of the exterior·of the 

installations. Both still and motion picture 

photography will be under the direction of Captain· 

Purinton of the 3ignal Corps Photographic Laboratory. 

2. The ltTiny Pictorial Service will cooperate in every way with the 

Signal Security :3ranch in tha preparation of this historical record, and 

any changes from the plan outlined above may bG rnade directly with Captain 

Barker and Captain Purinton. 

3. M.scellaneous Film Strip Project number l1isc. B-/~3-5 is assigned 

to cover the film strip work, and Project 3809 is assigned to cover the 

motion picture. 

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