Chief a of Otticea and 

statt Divisions 

1. DIRECTOR 

D16est ot statt comaereDCe, 3 Hoved>er 1953 

c/s 4 Hov. 1953 

a. ottered. the tollav1ns a4v1c:e to C/SF.£ to counteract resistance 'bJ' 

contzoact f1ns to mo41tieat1cna of equ1paent re<}uired b7 cperatiaoal nece11•1t11 

"WE HAVE A LAWYER BEBE NC.U'' ~T'S 'l'EmlmA'rE A COOPLE CF COD'lRAC'l'S 'lO GIVE BIM 

S<llE'l'ilim 'l'O DO, OTHERWISE BE WILL GET OOT OF PRACTICE." 

b. In tcml1nat1cn ot the ascusa:lona between AlfAL and 'me, ccncel'Ding 

:l4ent1f'1catiooa to be placed upon cover 8hects tor eudopro4ucta leav:lug tile AJ&enq, 

tbe DireetoE' stated, ''GET TOGETllER W1'rH TEC. Iii' Alt!BODr warms T1i:CDICAL REPOR'l'S, 

SEE '1'HA'? TllE AUTHORS lWE IS STAMPED elf 1D COP!' FOR TIE '.mCHNICAL FILES." 

2. CHIEF OF STAFF ::WW 

a. ADnoullced that there vou14 not be 8A7 ot the 1nte1Usence peraoanel 

trca the depertacnt involved in our cooterence Oil l2ol3 Ro'V'eaber. 

b. Ac14e4 that tbere would be a cockta1l party 1n tbe 11braz7 at ABS 

1Dae41ateq tollov1ng the ccof'eren.ce. Further details have been 41atr1bute4 to 

interested persons. 

3. PROIXml<lf 

a. Stated that there had been a reazirangement at the shoring :ln W1na 3, 

B ad.141ng, but tha.t there would have to be acMtt1onal. llla.f.ntenance pertOZ'lledo 

b. Made reference to b1e need ra: a typing pool to operate Oil Vbat vau14 

be probably an overtime bu1a, to reUeve the operational. back•log eXS.attng VS.thin 

PROD. stated that be vou14 ccntact PERS and C<llP tar the neces8U7 ar.rangementa. 

... ~ A1!l? 1E'VELOR4El!£ 

a.o Cmmented that Serial 3 ot tbe AFSb( D806 has been received atl4 1a 

being tested prior to :I.ts release to the Serviceeo 

b., Reported that R/D 1• teat1Dg •elllPleD at pape1" tape (11Bprepate4) tor 

uae in the cipher mcb1nes to elild!late the need tor tnevriter ribbon rev1n4 

-.ch111e8. Stated that tbe tape ba4 b1gb potent1al.1t1ea, not the least aa:ms them 

vu 1ta cheo;neaa and 1ta ime41ate avallab1Ut7. (CCII 1nterJecte4 tbat be vu 

f.S.liar vitb. tbis tJpe paper and atate4 tbst becaue ~ the paper's h1gh aeu1tlv1ti" 

it C8D cal7 be WJe4 1n operatioaa vtd.ch requ1re tbe wdn1Wft of ban"Hng.) 

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

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5 • C<ICPl'ROLLER 

a. AdYiaed that a review or the budget 'tor l"Y•l.955 b7 the SECDEF bad 

been postponed until next week Which would al.low mare t1ae 1n ita preparation. 

b. COlllDeD.ted tbat the consoltdat.ion. or -.nagemeut 111provesaent reports 

NCeivecl trca the orpnizationa.l elements tar the last F1acal. Year clearl.1' 

1n41catea points of c11tt1c:ulty vh1Ch v.lU have to be resolved. 

6. ADJU'l'Alfl GEIERAL 

Reported. that tile problea or 11icrofilla1ng and retirement or •terial.a 

'tor PROD vu present~ under a'twJ¥. Cc:maented 'that the 41spoelt1on ct mterlala 

tor ret1:rement at Crane vaa sreatl.7 illFc>Ted ovetr that at Alexandria. Stated 

further that it vaa cona14ered a4Yisable to place tape c:on'tainera Oil top of 

cabinets vliich voaald llake drawers aTidla'ble tor atorage ot other aateriala. Stall 

41'Y1111on materials lend themselTes most rea4117 to 11icrot1la1ug and voul4, tberef'ore, 

11Bke llOl"e hard-cow P1J181cal apace available tor PROD. Stated that taciUties fOI' 

111crotilld.ug should be eatabl1ahed in PROD bJ' the NJ, to exped1te the ent:lre procesa. 

a. Ad.vised that a meeting was held vi'th the architect.a and engineers at 

Fort Meade relative to their inquiries ~or locatloo ot 4ucte tar the public: '4dre1a 

llJBt• to be iuatalled in the nev building. 

b. Reported that the nece&S&Z'7 arrangement. ban been me.d.e with Director, 

C~tcatious•Electrouic•, to 'Pl"OVide cable cOB111ntcatton between RSA and GCHQ., 

to operate lle. hours a 4q, troa J.800 hours to 0000 hour•, beg1an1ng 3 Ifcmmiber. 

8. CCHIJBICAft<lfS SBCUlll'li 

a. Reported that a te8t ci1"cuit on the D806 vu eatabltehecl llondq trca 

Dbuku, Ba~i, tor twenty 111nutes in plain language. At that tme, the cCllllec• 

t10Q vu lost and it vu not ~eked up again 'b7 Chel'tenhaa. BSA does not ccntrol 

tbe recei'ftl"a. Stated that B7D picked up the algnal locally but vaa unable to use 

it 'beeauae or the noise lenl. . 

b. CC8iented that the prob1- t4 "expansion"' ~ Dter1ala 1D vbite 

rotor rtnp h88 been 41acuaaecl Vith the 11&11uracturers, and the7 v1ll nali use 

the Mlle procetialng metbocla 111th the new 3001 nylm m.a:ter1sJ.a as apecWed b7 

Dupont. 

9. lEPOft CJrIEP w B'lA'n. AlllillimWd'Iar 

AnDCIWlced that there were na tixed fUnda 'tar "the c:oc:ktail })U'tl' ached.uled. 

~or l2 llovember, and that the D1l'ec'tar ba4 augeated that RSA be tbe boat. It vu 

noted that Colanel Caoper vould be reapona1ble tar the part7 arrangeaenta. Requested 

that personnel be ncainated doll'n to and iucluding Dirl.slon Cble:ta 8114 their 

A9•1atanta to support tbi• on a TOluntarJ' basis. Eat1-.'ted the coat to 'be about 

$3.00 PG' penou. Stated 'that :lt 1• 1aperat1Te that ve conclwte the arrangements 

u aoau. u poeaible. 

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9 -s-B-eR-~12 1cem'fY fN'.f'OftMA'fION 

10. 'l'BADillJ 

. a. Reparted tbat Mr. Callima.hos returned t'rca t1Te weeks 1n England 

and A$A1 Europe. 

b. Rated that the t1rst group o:t to:rr otticers began the "Sta:tt 

Otticera" course Jeater4&1'. 

U. PLA1IB AKD POLICY 

CODf'irlle4 the aulmisa1011 ot the Intercept Requirements Paper to tbe 

.rotnt lutelligen.ce C~ttee on vote sheet, ac141ng that the overseas Section t4 

the JCS would keep us 1ntoraed ot deTelopmnta. 

12. SECIRI!J 

a. Adv1ae4 that 44 persoo• haTe been cleared tar 4ut7 at VBFS aa ot 

this wet. 

b. Reported that the Attorne:r General'• ottice intOl"lll!d ua tbat the 

paper el.1a1nat1ng the.RESm:tC"mD Clasaitica'tion vent to 'the President lut 

week tor e1gaature. However,, he noted that the President would not sign it 

wrtil he hae had another meet1Dg v.S.tb his cabinet. 

c. At the conclwiion of the dlscuaeion cm the ftZ')'1ug degrees ot 

clu•U1ca't1oa and their .juatiticat1on, the Director atated, "IF !&BY WAlfl il 

<PPICIAL AGEICY POSl'nOI' A'l AJ.f'f TDl8 AID SHOULD 'fBE! CAU. YOU .AID YOU CAB 11.r 

C011'1AC'! YOUR CBIEF OR S<llBOifE 'l'O GET 'l'BB .A&BllCY PCSITIOW (II '.fHIS 'l'Blll01 I WILL 

Ill Aft '!DIE BU! A S!S!ill 1'llAT HAS '1WO CATl!DORIES f1' CLASSIFIC.Afi01'8 ... CLASSD'IBD 

.DD UICLASSI!PIED. " 

13. PBRSODEL 

a. Stated tbat PERS has 3ust. caapleted. a aeries ~ dlecuaatona tbroush 

cut PROD a:laed at encouraas.ns camrunscationa in both direc:t1ona in the ellm.natica. 

ot maun.deratan41ngs and 111a1nf'Ol'IRt1an. It vaa Pointed mt that these dlacua1ma 

were bel.4 vitb repreaen't*tives fre11 the Branch and Section level and 1acl.se4 

Displaced Career E11pl07ee Prograa and 1ts relation to the Agenc;r, Schedule "A",, 

the strength picture, the iroe;raa tor releue or 1nccapeteut emplOJee• 8114 

the Pereormel aapecta ot tbe Fart Meade llOYe. ~ntea. tbat arrangeaenta tar ~ure diac:ua•iona ~ a aiailar nature in R/D baTe been -.de. 

b. Remarked that the Agenc;r :I.a up to at:rengtb :ln clviliBll persona.el 

but tbat ve are 143 ahor't in 11111tar;r. 

c. The D1reetor mc1e strong reference to the program, operated b)P 

PJmS, to reaove "eub-atanc2ard'' peNODDel from the rolls. "I DOW mAT WE HAVE 

A FIRE PEnScmmt. DEPAR'J!Um'J! ARD '1'lmY DO A Im CP SCREENI.lG, BU'! I SU1llrl! 'l'O tw 

'l'llA'! '1'llERE IS A VERY OLD STAIDDO RULE 'l'BAT SA'!S '.!BISRE lS .AJJfA18 A JWDD .AJID 

1'BAT IF YOO CUT al? '1'BB :earJ!<ll '!Elf PBR CEft '1'BERE DG!EDIAm.Y BEC<llES A BEW 

BOl'l'Cll '.rEB PER CEft. EVERY ~ 'MAT YOO FIRE SamBOIJr YOO HAVE A 1IEW MAlllill. 

SO I SOBII'l', Wl'l'H<V? :rBAR al COll'l'RADIC'l'I<lf, mAT YOO HAVJ.i: SCJIE VER!' S<Pl'-

DAR'l'EJ) PEOPLE OB OlmJBE PEOPLE Ilf THI ROLE OF BAmRY CCllWIDBRS. '' 

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/ .. 

it.. TECDIC.AL 

Reported that there would 'be a meeting ot the AMZ'ican J>ocmentat1on 

'Xnatd:tu.te Oil Thurs&q and Frida¥ ot this Week. stated tbat two sub~ects were 

at prim import to the Agency: (l) Microc&Z'd ts.le, con1:ac't camra, au.4 other 

•lld.1ar items ot equl:saeu~; (2) A pa~ elltttM "Dcc:uMntation :l.n tbe USSR." 

Koted. that me will be l"epZ'esented. 1n this aeaas.co. 

1,. BBAJX3JAR!ERS cgllAM?Al!T 

a. Cemented that the builcUDga at VBFS sboul.4 be read;J' tar OCCup&.1ICJ' 

b7 C/Sln 'b7 P'Z1.c11Q' of 'tld.a veek. . 

b~ Bote4. that this first 1n8tallmnt ot ms1c aeu.verea. 1n the NSA-63 

area Z'eeeived a welcome reception. 

16. COLLEC'lIOlf 

Advised that a'tl the direction ot C<llP, COLL vu 1Dnst1gat1Dg the require• 

111mt8 tdr autc.at1c pmcMns llBChine• to el1m1riate the al.air an4 tediows manual 

operation ot atallpin& IWlllbera in llSA-63 Scamiing &Z'ea. 

17. ~ 

Advi•ecl the group ot the policy and procedll'res tor rotating peraonnel 

ror Cl'09., .. ~n1ng PJJ"erosea betveeri Branche• and D1via1coa. 

18. ,:cxPLOITel~ 

a. ReYieved the unuaual operaticnal acttYltie• occurr1ng 1n certain 

part.tone ot Korea v.tth1u the lut three Qr 'torr veeka 1nvol'ring' sped.al tlipts 

ot abwaft. 

b. Sta.tee.\ ~'t a briefing ot COG8Ullel"a vaa held last ll'ri.dq, apprtaing 

tbe9 ot theae circuutancea, and noted that tield. uni ta in. this 8l'e& bave beei1 

aler'te4 tar turtbe.r 4nel0l'Mnts. Camente4 1u coaclulcm tbat ccm41't.1CIG8 1D. 

the Pe But were unstable but -that tbe af.p:Uicance ot theme obaern.t1ona could 

aot Jet 'be 4etera:lne4. 

c. lloted. tbat & de:C'1u1te lui'ty exieta in tztansld.aeiaaa or and prompt 

repol'ting ot certain inciden:ta vhich haft occ:urred 111 the tleld. 

4. Stated tbat vork was in process to design a standaZ'd caYer sheet; tor 

all BSA pubUcatlau (Gr & C<lllff nature) 41atr1'buted to couuaera. 

e. Reported that we are a.bout to receive authortzat:Lon trca c-2 .A1:WJ 

to 9ake lt poa.S.ble tor all ISA t1el4 sta.tiCDB and Arw:t ttel4 atat1oua to »U• 

ISA ~on ot CCllJlll utetial to t1el4 cmmanden tbrou&h the SSO' •· 

19. lfACJJTJIE PROCESSDG 

bpreaee4 bls a.wrectatioa ot the Yie1t ot a teaa fz'cm PBRS to bis sbop, 

ctrcul&tiug and talll.ug to the Branch Chief•. Stated. that he tboQght this method 

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or avproe.ch to a 4:ltt1calt problem was int1Ditefy fllOl"e pre:terable to a .... 

meet111g in the theater. Ad.4ed that tbe cb1et' faul.t here ill that people vtU 

acrb aak queaticu 1D a tbeater. 

5 

~~ lat Lt., Ia:t .. Asst. to the c/s 

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