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Agenda for Meeting on Army Air Forces 

Military Characteristics for Communication Security Equipment 

CG, AAF Director of Intelligence ATTN: Army Comm Officer 

Security Section 

For: Major John E. Morrison 

8 November 1946 

Capt Utter/8129 Ext 462 

.. 1. Attached hereto is the proposed agenda for a conference 

planned to discuss certain technical considerations related to the 

Military Characteristics for communication security equipment recently submitted by the Army Air Forces. Details of the conference were discussed by Major John E. Morrison of the Army Air Forces and Captain W. C. Washooe of the Army Security Agency. , 

2. The need for the conference arose as a result of detailed 

discussion within the Army Security Agency following a request from 

the Director of Research and Development Division, WDGS ~or: 

a. Recommended changes in the wording of the Army Air 

Forces Military Characteristics. 

b. Information as to the extent to which Army Air Forces 

requirements can be met by equipment under development. 

c. Information relative to new development projects which 

would have to be initiated to meet Army Air Forces requirements. q ' 

3. The Army Security Agency feels that certain of the individualf\a~ 

statements of characteristics ma.de on several sets of military characteristics are not entirely clear, and should be clarified prior 

to proceeding with a development program. 

4. Lt. Colonel L. G. Forbes of Research and Development Division, 

"WDGS has agreed with representatives of the Army Security Agency that 

such a conference would be desirable prior to answering the questions 

set forth in paragraph 2 above. 

5. In accordance with the specific request 6f- Major Morrison, 

Inclosure 2, a list of the questions that ape to be discussed at the 

conference, is presented. Since it is realized that coordination of 

the Military Characteristics involved many separate units of the Army Air Forces, it is not expected that the Army Air Forces representatives will be prepared to answer any and all questions that might arise 

during the course of discussion. Questions that cannot be adequately answered at the conference may be referred to proper units for answer 

at a later date. 

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE: 

2 Incls /s/ HAROLD G. HAYES 

2 List of Questions for Conf f ~iJ Chief, Army Security Agency 

1 Agenda for Conf I 14 Nov 46 er ~y Colonel, Signal Corps 

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AGENDA 

Conference on ArDJ1' Air Forces Military Characteristics 

tor Communications Security Equipment Date: 14 November 1946 

Place: Room 117. Headquarters Building Arlington Hall Station 

1000 Hours to 12'0 Hours 

AAF Refresentat1ves 

Probab y five, to ba 

named by Major Morrison 

ASA Refresentatives 

Mr. w11 lam Friediiin 

or Mr. Mark Rhoads 

Dr. Abraham Sinkov 

or Mr. Clark 

R&D Division WDGS 

Lt. Ooi. L. ~- Porbes 

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Dr. Solomon Kullback 

Mr. Leo Rosen 

Mr. Hovard Barlow 

Major Jack M. Faulds 

Captain W. C. Washcoe 

Mr. William Brann 

Mr. Richard Dibos 

1. Introduction to the Problem. 

2. Discussion on several points applicable to all Militar7 

Characteristics. 

'· Discussion on the following M/C 1 s: 

a. AAF. Item 2 Medium-High Echelon Literal System 

b. AAF. Item 3 Low-Echelon Literal System 

c. AAF. Item 4 Airborne Literal System d. AAF. Item 5 Special Mission System 

e. AAF. Item 6 Aircraft Movement System 

t. AAF. Item 7 Weather Collection System 

12'0 to l''O hours luncheon 
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AAP Retresentatives 

Probab 1 five, to be 

named by Major Morrison 

ASA Retresentatives R&D DIVISION, WDGS 

Mi'. w! 11am Prleam&n Lt • C 0 1 L G • • • P 0 rb e S 

or Mr. Mark Rhoads 

Dr. Abraham Sinkov 

or Mr. Clark 

f>r. Solomon Xullback 

Mr. Leo Rosen 

Mr. Clarence c. Wright 

or Mr. James F. Alexander 

Major Jack M. Faulds 

Captain w. C. Washcoe 

Mr. William Brann 

Mr. Richard Dibos 

4. Discussions on the following M/C•s: 

a. 

b. 

c. 

d. 

e. I

AAF, Item ll Master Encrypted Transmission System AAF, Item 8 Medium-High Echelon CiphollJ System AAF, Item 9 Airborne Ciphony System AAF, Item 10) Medim-High Echelon C1fax System. AAF, Item 11) Airborne Cifax 

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