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SPSIS-3 GONFIBENTIAl 

16 Maroh 1945. 

8UBJEOT1 Photographic Project, Signal Intelligence Installations and Aot1v1t1es, 3WPA, tor Hiator1cal 

Purposes .. 

TOi 8ignal Intelligence Service, Base 3, APG 923, ~ Poatmaater, San Francisco, California. 

1. Reference is m~de to a conversation, during my visit to SWPA, regarding a project proposed by the 81gnal 8eeur1ty Agency and recently approved by the War Department, 

to have appropriately classified motion and still pictures made ot the local 1natallat1ona and activities of the Signal Seourity Agency, tor historical and training purposes. There 

is attached a copy of the correspondence pertaining to the 

project, 1n vbich there are set forth the measures to be 

taken by the Signal Security Agency to safeguard the mate~ial 

to be produced. It will be noted that only tvo copies will 

be made, both to be delivered to the Signal 5ecur1ty Agency 

upon completion; all personnel engaged on the project will 

have the type or clearance required tor cryptographic person- nel l\7a~ Department letter A.G. 311.5 (16 Dec 43)0B-S-B-M 

ot 24Deo 4,, subjeats Olearsnoe of Personnel ror Crypto- graphic Dutie.!7; during production the ~11m will not be shown 

to anyone not cleared tor the p~ojeot or approved b7 the 

Commanding Otticer# Signal Security AgencyJ and no copies will 

be retained by the Army Pictorial Service or tiled oute1de the 

Signal Security Agency. 

2. A similar project has already been approved tor the 

Signal Intelligence 8erv1co 1nstallat1one and activities of 

the EU?topean Theater of Operations, 'Wl.der safeguards a1m1lar 

to those described above. It is suggested that a similar 

project for the aignal intelligence installations and activities in your theater would be des~rable. 

3. Re.f'eri-1ng to tbe attached correspondence,, it v1ll 

also be noted that as regards the record to be made of Signal Bectll'ity Agency installations and activities, the record will 

consist or two parts, it having developed that good motion 

pictures or interior operations and aetiv1t1es would be impractical to make v1thout extensive praparat1one and the 

installation or epecial lighting fixtures. It is likel7 that 

aim1lar conditions in your installations will also make it 

desirable to restrict the motion picture record to outside 

buildings and areas. Moreover, it is believed that the tilm 

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atripa and accompan71ng sound reoorda will be quite eat1ataotol'T tor historical purpoaea and teohn1oal1T better ~or 

training purposes than a oomplete motion picture record. 

A reoord 0£ the installations and operations or tield radio 

intelligence installations and activities ia regarded aa 

being very important. 

4. If a project haa been o~ will be initiated 1n 1our 

theater, this otfice would appreciate having, aa aoon ae 

-practicable, & copy or the detailed plans drawn up tor making the motion picture and t1lm strip reoorde. Ooord:ination ot 

a1m1lar projects in.the several theaters and the1~ integration v1th the Signal Seourit~ Ageno7 project 1• deemed highl7 deairable. It is proposed that the motion picture tilm and aet ot 

film strips Pl'•pa~ed within eaoh theate~ ahould toll a vell· 

knit 'atory ot the aot1v1ties within that theater 1 but at the 

eame time, the respective local stories should, it possible be capable or being integrated v1th the motion picture t1lm 

and aet or film atripa prepared tor the operations ot the 

Bfgnal SecUl'ity Agency. Tbua 6 it !a hoped that a complete; 

acourate, tactual, but nevertheless highly interesting record 

or the entire signal intelligence operat1ona at the u. s. 

Ar'l.rff dUI'ing the preaent war Y111 result f"rom the effective 

oollaboration of all concerned.. Such a final recol"'d or the 

aignal intell!genci agencies of the Ar~ should be vez.y ~alua.ble fo~ historical as vell as training purpose&. 

l Incl. 1 

W. P:t-eaton Corderman, Oolonel, Signal Oorpa. 

OoDml8nd1ng. 

Incl. la Ltr to Ohiet1. ArmJ Pie. Serv., dtd 17 Nov 4~1 and lat Ind. 

thereto, !td il Ja~ 45. 

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