DISPOSITION FORM 

FILE NO. 

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FROM c/s 

IFICATJON (I/aD11) 

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SECRET 

DATE 30 Sept 1953 COMMENT NO. 1 

a. Camenting an PROD· a rqon that aa or 15 October there vould be n.o 

n'llibe:ra uae4 u organizational designators, tile D1rector stated his OJPOSition 

to extenaion al the tumber ISJBtea ot 491pat.ors to the point where onl7 people 

v1th1n the designated unit can remember ita l.cllg-vlnde4 stnng ot nmbera: ''I 

DOI 'T CJBJBCT 'l'O BRIEF 1'tJIERICAL JESIOBA'roRS7 B1l' I DO OBJECT MOOtf S'J."RDUCIJSLY 

'M THE 'o6Al9C3462' JCIHD CF ~." 

b. In response to C<JIP'a statements caacern1ug the ava.rding ot outatandJ.ng verf'01'1181lce ratings to ci'Yilian -perBOmHtl at the Agency, the Director 

exp:reued. the opinion that BSA hae ~ pe&t peraonnel he bad ever aeen in GoYernaent and noted his concern over tbe tact that the -.1Gl'itT ot tbe outstanding 

pertarmnc:e ratings which ba4 came to bill tor aisna'tur• vare on high ranting 

personnel. "OO'l'ST.AIDIBl ~ BM'II08 ABB FJRB, I'll D FAVOO OF mBll, llJ'l' 

Lm.''6 BB CER!rAm WE .RBCOOBIZE A1' 00'.rSTAIDDO ~AT WRATSVER l&WL I'l' IS 

1'lJBlfED Dr. ARD M{Ol'BER 'l'Blm,Im'S BB RIALIS!'IC D OUR BA'rilU Sts'Ml. I VANT 

CCllP AID 'lBE PERSOMfEL PEOPLE TO 08'1' BtBY ON 'mI8 JIA1IDLllG CF OO'l'S'l'AllDIIO 

PERFOllWICB REPORTS 1'C:M. I WAIT oua S!S'l'M 'l'O BB BBALlftIC AND ~. 

I VA1".l' TO TAD CARE OF IJ!IE 2lm LIEUl'UAll'1'B AID OS-5 'a JB WELL AS '!'BE COLC:lOllS 

AID P-38 'e • " 

c. In comaeu'tias oa PERS' r.port tbA't the Air Pcne red.uctioo in torce 

ld.ght affect ac:ae ot the enlisted prnoanel aaa1pe4 to EA, the Directo?" expressed 

hi• relaetance to interfere ¥1th Serrtcea• haadl'lap ot such •ttera: "I BBSITA'l'B 

'1'0 IllBm'BRE Wl'rll ADY SERVICE D A Sl'lVATictl WBIBB I 'K Oft'ilBG EQUAL ~ . 

WITH .ALL -mE 0'1'BER PEOPLB .Al"n.v.J.'BD. D PAil'nCULAB, I 'K RIWJC'lA1'T '1'0 IaWID SPECIAL 

'IBEA'Dlll'r AT A TDS LIU 'l'flB PBE8Eft WBD IJ.'BB 8IBVlCB8 ABB JIABD PRBS8BD D mDS 

<11 EIPCBZD RmmlOllB Ilf 'l'BElR BS'.l'ABLI8BMI!. I JJCS•T WAllT NBA 'l'O GB'l Ill THE 

Pt'.8l'l'ICll fl 1llim EXBllP.l'iD Fld AU. '!B UBPLBASAll't JXJ'tlES AJII) ICEOOm:C'J.'IOIB ABD '1'0 

DD UP V1TH P.AR MalE BllDIIBS '1'llAll J"RIBIDS. 

2. CIDlP CF' BTAW 

Woted. that since the prcteeatng VeeklJ' Staff Coa:t'erence, a decuton bad 

been m4e by the OSD to 'the ettect that JBA vaa to be couaidered a part ~ the 

CSD iuotar aa the matter of handling ~c1enc7 and t1tneaa reporta ot BSA 

mlitaz7 Je.1"8onDel is caacerned. He ac1ded. that t:hia a.R1orl Voul.4 ark tb.e eD.d 

ot the "letter 'tine" reports vit.hlu 18A. He conttaad that the ....-andwl ot 

inatractlon would be praml.gated cluJ"1ng tbe current wek: "WB Jill'! llAB CEM'Altl 

!'HAT 'l'B PURPOOE <P THE SECl&' IIS'mUCTIOR IS DIPUllBfll'8D WI'l'Bilt 118.A; I.E., 'mA'f 

!!II HBPal'.lfJ OB Cn'ICERS CP 'l'm ABIBD SERVICES ABB PRIPARBD BY PERSOlll WHO Dal 

18-Ml!Ol-ll U. &.. GOYU:NMEHT PlllNTIN<i Ofl'FICE 
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_,.. ...... ~..,._.~....-:,""'"T""'" 6 91.C u RIT f JN'l"OftMA'i'ION 

THE OFFICERS AND THEm ~~·,........, A:air A\tum <P PROCEDURES AND 

CUS'l'OICl OF THE SERVICE CONCERNED IN~ CASE." 

3. oos[P 

Noted that reliable sources in 'the OSD had indicated that NSA would be 

permitted to draft the SECDEF memorandum in implementation ot the NSC paper on 

the National CCIEEC ef'f'ort. 

4. PRO:otrl!IOH 

a. Reported that an ettort had sot under vay to solve the problem ot 

storage f'e.cilities tor both ''live'' and "dead'' material. Added that one aspect 

of the program vas to try to get helpful opinions f'rom personnel at all levels 

of' the PROD ettort. 

b. Reported. that as of 15 October 1953,, numerical designators tor 

organizational components of PROD vould be abandoned in favor ot literal 

descriptions. 

Repo:rted favorable action by the Bureeu ~ the Budget on BSA's recent 

request -ror money to be used tar the AFSA 809 project. 

6. C<»llTJBICATI<.1lS 

a. Cameuted tbat the installation ~ uon line" f'ac:l.Uties at Port 

I,yautey would be del~ becawse at the llOTe ot the station to another ai'te in 

the area. Noted that this voald have tbe ertect of delaying the vbole "on line" 

USF-61 to HSA proJect until about January 1954. 

b. Reported that the Telephone Coapen7 would interpose no objection 

to the DUll'ber or voice chamlels derived 07 1ISA in 1;erzu ot the Fort Meade to 

Waahington ccmaunicaticm link, unlesa NBA'• baDdliDS 1nter:teres v1th the Telephone 

Ccapany•a technical operatioaa. 

7. SECUBITr 

Reported that the AZfQ' bad finally becolle reconciled to the "noo.•cr1tical 

crypto-equii-enta" arrangement appl"OVed by S!lCmP and permit.ting prlnte 1111.Zlutac• 

turera to vork on acae k1u4a ot CZ'JPto-equipmetlt. AMed that BSA vu tbua eue.bled 

1:o procee4 with Saportant plaua t:~ :tand.ng oat particular ceypt.o-eqt.d.i-ent pl'Oblea 

vh1ch would aeet the requirementl;I ~ the "uon•cr1t1cal" category. 

Coame:1ted that a reeent tteld trip by representatives of' the ASA Jls.cbla.e 

Processing Sect1an had 8el'1'ed to call attention to BSA' s failure to pro'ri4e a1m11ar 

service to BSA proces•ing acUT1t1ea 1n the field. Suggested tbat perhaps the ASA 

aachine precessing peracanel ahoul4 be tranaf'ene4 to RSA. Eaphaa1sed the need 

t:or field viaita b7 reprHenta.Uvea ~ 1'SA llACB PROO. 

o. 

~ '!'. R. ADAIE 

LCDR, US Davy 

Asst. to the C/S 

SECRET