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A .Plan for AFSA Field Aotivi ties oveneas ... 

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FROM AFSJ\"912 DATE 25 .Tul.7 1951 COMMENT NO 1 

Mro Fred Gritfin/f047l/rll 

lo Your OO!mllOIJ.ts on tho tJtt&ched plan arG r&queated by 51 Jul~o 

2o It will be DOted that this ie e revision ot Enolcaure "0" to the mtt 

etatt at-ud7 circulated to all eddraaeees on 27 .rune 1951. 

Attiaobm~nt 

Draft Plan, 

Subject aa abo~• 

~w~ KJSSE!L Ho HORIDN 

Lt. Colonel, SigO 

Acting Cbiet, Al'SAnl2 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 01-31-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 

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MISSION 

Th~ m1aa1o.n ot an AFSA 1'1eld Aot1T1t1 w111 be to: 

lo Coozd1ute the opont 1ona ot Scrrico COMINf eoti vi.ti•• 1n tho ana; 

coor4i:nate theae aotiv1t1ea with thoae ot A!'SA; et:ia." coordlnat• these act1Y... 

1tiem with th• COM!Nr aot1T1t1os ot en.7 torei~ pow•r 1n tho ana w1th 1thom 

COMIN'l' collaboration io euthorized bf the United Statea Ocmmn1cet1om 

!ntelligenoo Bomrd (USCIB) or tho .Joint Ohi•t• ot Stutt .. 

2o Provide tochnical. aupport, 1nalud1Dg apaclallzad training and por-

•omial, to sen1c• COMINT act1Tit1•a ia the areea. 

a.. Ocmduet ti&ld aolut1m ana ez:plo1ta1t1QU1 111thm 1te 08peib1l1t1•• 

and ao diraoted by the Director, AFSA, on material obtatnad :tro111 1Dtoroopt 

in the 81'95 ot its location, m•uTOr it 1e detezmined by Joint agreement 

that such oolution end explo1tntion 111 beyond the oapebilittcu1 ot 1nd1vi4ualSenic& unitis i:u tho orea end thot ouch solution ond oxplo1tat1on oan bo 

moot otteottvel7 anl ort1ciently accomplished 1n the A.FSA Field AotiT1t7o 

4e Oan.duov oryptolo61c 1ntenogat1e ot p:discmora of tra:r or other 

f'oreip. pcraonnol. and ccnduot the :integrated collection olMl •mmlnGtio11 

ot captured ocyptolcgio doc~11ta and equipnmt, in the anmo 

~" support au,. Un1f1ed <lOm!:illlnd•r in tho •rM ea nqu1recl ~1 h1m1 am 

pronda COI'DIN'l infomatiO!'.l vh1oh it pre>du:ea to e1uthor1zcd rec1p1mta in 

intogretcd, Unified, end indiTidunl Sevice ccnmenCla tu th• ana .. 

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COM.FOSITION 

lo All oft1eere and persomiel ot en AlSA F!ald Acti"f'it7 Will bo 

aelected 1'rcm mU1 tery end o1Til1au poraouel aisa1811$d to .AFSA. 

2a An AFSA Fiol.4 Act1 vi t7 1'1111 conoiat or: 

,!.n An otf'1oer--1D.-char&e ael@cted b7 tba Direotor, AFSA, 1». 

acoordeuco "1.th tho prim1ple ot prlms:ey SIH"Y1c• interest in tha 

aree, as dcrs0;r1becl b par11graph 6 ot the Apperu.\ix to Encloaun "A" 

to JoC.So 1259/27. 

J?.., Two aso1etent ott1oon-U.-cherge 1 m• t:rom eeeh ot the 

other t'f'O Son1cea 0 wo ael.ecto4 b7 tu Director, A!'SA o 

3.• Adequato te>cbm.oal personnel trcm tho cf.1thorJ.ze4 ot:rengtb 

ot M!'SA to osrry ou.t the opemt1ou deool"lbod 1ll Encloaur• "C", 

t1ona, tranel.ation, and 1n:tormt1on. and collet\11'al octiT1t1ea .. 

A" Such cannnntcotiana and apoo1el1zed $quipmm.t eo ero requir64 

to oany ou.t thiJ oporat1ona ducr1bed 1n :etlelosure "0" .. 

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la An AFSA Field Aot1 'fi tJ w1l1: 

!,.a Coord1uete tho COMtN1' aot1v1tiee of AP"SI\ and the AF&\ Field. 

Acti"rity with thoae of the indiTiclw.al Serviooa 1D the oreao Suoh 

coordinatioil ia to ho't'e aa ita p:rinoipel purpose the goal ot placing 

CO.MINT productian as olo11g as practicable to the tield comnander who 

will ut111zo the OOWllT prodwt op6rat1omll.J, with sdflquat• 1asuranoe tbat th.ta product will aleo bo aYaileble to my Unified or 

J!.o Qoozdi:nato all 8¢1"'9'10& Q(J!IN'.f 8ot1T1 tie& in the 81"98 1 in 

or4or to tnaurs that the tull bene1'1ta ot COM!Nr ar• available to 

ell commandera in the &Ntilo Su.oh coord1net1oa will conaiet ot 

utilization ot 1ntoroept and prooeeaing noouroeo, and oonovn1ng 

th0 exotenro ot porso:rmel, oquipent" techn1.qwe. end teohnioal 

i.ntormntion (b7a, eodebooko, caeobook intomet1on, tmttio enslyeia 

tiata 0 etc.} auong tho Sonio@ao It coo%'41Mting noamliendatlom 

o:ro :Dot c>ttective,. tha N0anmt)1l.4ations ehol.l bo preaented to tho 

um.tied Col11:aetuder in the ena or hio doaigaated 1ntell1gence ottioer., 

Msttoro '11\fteolved l>y tbia p:rocedure eball be pxeosted to AFS.\0 

t.bmugh the Director, AFSA. 

S,o l'rortd~ teolud.cal mpport and tecilll.1csl i:ntoma tton including speo1al1zed tn1n1Dgp opec1al1zod oqutpmoat, and t•chll1ceil poreonnel to ~ll Sax•rtce tield prooua1Dg unito in tho ereeo Thia .tus•iatcn~ 

w1ll normally bG proTided upon. tho requaat ot ond through tho acior 

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~OP CJ."3Pt ologio unit ot the requeating Servi co 1n the a:me t and \fill 

bo d1atributed es equi teblr aa pos:sible, with due regard to the 

operational end strategic intoreet 11 and to the OOM.IN.r ertort 9 01' 

the ind!'t'idual servioea in an eirea., 

,!o Advise tho Unit'ied or S•rvice command.era 1n the area on 

CQ\,ll.NT metterao 

~o Provide tho personnel and •ta:t't to pertonn wch tunct1ona 

61! ere requi l'ed by the Director• NISA, in hia cape city a a USCI:B 

Coor41nstoro 1'.beae tuuct1ona will 1ucludei too author1tet1ve coordination of all OOMI.NT liaison in the area betwoen u .. s. urdt• 

or personnel with thoae of eny collabo:mting :toreign pwe:r., !the 

powerc4 to C!IOt tor the U8CID Coordinator, 1n accortlanoo with current 

U.30lB pcl1c1ea, on all mettara attecting OOMLHr liai&oa. 

~o Interrogate pri•cm.era ot var and other foreign poroonnel 

in the area who mey ht1ft 1nto.mation ot value to auy O'oS., 001.am 

acti1'1t'1& uad ton:ard ~he reculta of auch interrogetiona through 

appropriate ~nice and AF& chennele; sad conduct the integrated 

collect1cm slid o:nuntut1oa of cepw:red crJPtolog.1c doOUi1lenta aad 

QqUipucnt in the tama. 

Jlo Eal'\'f1ae 1nteraopt control for the Diroctor, AFSA 1 O"ter 

such local. 1nteroopt 13ourcee ea 1JJ8Y be alloaatcd to tl\e AlSA 

Field Act1"11ty by the Dinctor, AFSA, trcm thcae eontrolled by 

,!,o Per.t'ol'm ceyptsml)'tio opcmationa (1eolat1aaJ ~do:a.tit1cet1on, 

and aolut1on}, u m1 be authorized by the Di.reotor .. AF&• upca 

pctrtinOJ:lt t:rattlo inter~epted 1n the er-ea ot its locet1ono 

.!a fl1t.b1n its copabili'tiea and aa authorized by tblt Director, 

AFSA, perfom trott1c enal;re1o uponi and otherw1•• caxplo1t tor 

1ntel11genoe purpoeee { inoludi:ag 4•o1'1Ption and trannlat ion}, all 

tore1gra commun1omt1on11 intercepted under 41.roetion or the .AFSA Field 

Aot1V1t1 or Hfoned to it b7 S•nioe tiald COMINl' eot1Tit1•• or by 

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AFSt\, or aa requirad b7 the intGlligo11ce 1ntereeta ot e UA1r1ed 

Oomi:ruuidar or an 1ndiT14ual u .. s. S'lrvice OOi'Qmll:ndor in tho aneo 

J.o PortoDl centralized plotting ot direot1on•tin\li.ng operetiona 

111 the eIW'l"' 

1£.. Pertoim :rad1o-t1n(l;Ol'-tpr1ntlng enelyuta U.PO'J1 ell a~il.a ble 

tergota 1n. the area • 

.!o Diotr1bute the f1ml product ot the opemt ions ot the AFSA 

Field Aativit;r to the Spoo1al Security Oft1cer or other deeigmted 

1ntell1€J)nco ott1cer ot the Uaitied or Sen1ce cotmDndera 1D. tho 

81"aBo 

!!,o 14l:i:a.toin en4 Opol'8te sn int'Or.D8tion em oollatorol ,,.rv1co 

tor .1te o?m. toch!dcetl poro0J2D.al fl:ml tor 1nterprettw pe.raouol ot 

tho lntelligenco uni ta 11ha 1 t r:iarroa 1 ad maintain contsct 111tll 

local 4oem:iont c0ntera ot ell serv1ceo to obtain ouch eollateral 

B_o Ms1:rate1n sud operate ano1llory tacUit1•o u1quo to,. or 

bvins unique appl1cat10ta. to, CO.MIN'J! proCCDaeixtg (cpac1Gl1sed IBM 

equtpusn.t 11 cpec1al1zcd elect.ron1o oqu1pment 11 ap&c1al1z00. photo-.. 

grephtc cqulp.aen.t, oto.} o 

2o Control an.cl log1atio oupport ot eaoh AISA !'1.d.d Aottv1t7 will be 

ao agreed 1n oach epco1t1c iutonc• between tho Director,. AF.3A 0 and the 

Un.tt1ed Canman4oi- near vhoae Heedquortcu:·• tM act1T1.ty 111 looated. .Po~ 

aoim.ol end tao111t1•~ J&SJ' be aoaig21&d temporarily to the OPol'8t1onal 

control ot indi ~icltn l s~rv1ce oryptologio 11D1 tm 1n tho ana , ao mutuall:v 

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egreedo All'SA F19l.d Act1v1tiea will not exercise- ope-rational ccntrol or 

direction over Service OOMINj.r aot1v1t1em, except over those intoreept 

poisitiona allocated to AFSJ\ and thoa~ ectivltics tomporar1ly placed 

under ope:rati0l'l8l control ot an A'ESA Field Act1v1t7 by e Sen1ce. 

Zo Al!'SA Field Aotiviti•• will prov14e 001AINT aupport direc'17 to 

Unit10d and Se1"1'1ce eaJllll!lmora in e ganoral area, which may or mey not 

coinoido with thoao ot a Serfio• or Unified OOlmil!tndQ 

.fio Upcm eatabliahmont of a:n AFSA F1•14 Act1T1t7 1n ea area, 1t 

Ifill absorb 8D.J' AFSA Eiel4 Woather .Procoaalng tl'Jli. t (JWJ?U) in tmt 8NQ. 

&So AI!'SA F1el4 Act1v1t1oa Will cmmu:nloeto ell4 o::mhanga OOML:~T 

material. directly with caab. other and with A.FSA Boedqunrtora ed. with 

Service CCUINT 1'1eld orgen1zat1onao 

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l<> Reapouib1l1t1 tor lo@iatic oupport ot on AFSA Field Activity 

will be aoaignod eo agreed by the Diraotor. AFSA, and tho Un1t'1cd C<lxmllsndsr 

near t1hoao Beadquartem tbD A1SA Fiold Activity to located. 

2. Buat~t requeato tor the operation and mintenanco ot en AFSA 

Field ActiTity ab.ell b'9 1:ncludod in A~ bQdget preaentettono., FUndu 

a.hall bo trenstor.red to appropriate aacounta fbr proT1eion. ot the 

logistic support deaoribod 1D pareigraph l aboft .. 

3o Spoo1al1zed intoroept and on.alytio equ1pnont chelll bo asuppl1ed 

by the /\FSA Field Act1nt7 to any swv1co f1old act1T1ty requiring sueh 

oqu1.:pm1'nt e w1 thin the l1Jn1 ta of' tho aapab111 ties ot AJSA o 

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