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Office Memorandum · UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 

TO = c/s DATE: 13 August 1953 

FROM P/P 

SUBJECT: Selection of NSA Delegates to 1953 UK/US COMSEC Conference 

l. There follows a list of individuals nominated to represent NSA at the 

forthcoming COMSEC Conference, with a brief justification for each person. 

Head, U. s. Delegation 

Mr. W. F. Friedman (Designated by the Director) 

C/SFC 

a. Mr. F. c. Austin - Mr. Austin would stay for the duration of the 

conference. He would attend the security discussions in the preliminary and 

first phases, and would handle the US end of the procedures meetings. (We 

a.re on the verge of agreeing on a Combined and NATO crypto procedures manual 

(prepared by NSA-41 and CPB) but there a.re many questions which can only be 

resolved at the conference). Mr. Austin would stay throughout Phase 2 since 

there will be many security and procedural questions arising during discussions 

of requirements. Mr. Austin also will have recently attended a NATO meeting on 

cryptographic matters and this should be of benefit in discussion of NATO requirements. 

b. Mr. Thanas Chittenden - Mr. Chittenden would stay for the duration of 

the conference. During the preliminary and first stage he would attend the 

engineering trips and discussions. As representing the C/SEC Planning Staff he 

would participate in all the production discussions and agreements. During the 

second phase he would participate in the planning for meeting existing requirements. Probably the most difficult of the requirements which will come up is that 

of meteorological communications. As a member of the Combined weather security 

subpanel of the CAN-UK-US JCEC's Mr. Chittenden is particularly well qualified 

for this problem. It is also likely, the weather problem being so acute, that 

there w1.11 be .weather meetings outside but during the conference itself. 

c. Dr. Harold J. Stu.key - Dr. Stu.key would attend thru the first phase. 

As mentioned above there are an exceedingly large number of points to cover 

in the security field. Dr. Stu.key would remain throughout Phase l in order to 

prepare the reports which will grow out of the inf'ormal phase and out of Phase 1 

itself. He would return to the US approximately 5 November. 

d. Mr. Ryon A. Page - Mr. Page would attend only for the preliminary 

security discussions and for the first part of Phase 1 of the coni'erence proper. 

There are to be sane 50 different items of cryptosecurity consideration and Mr. >'-

Page is principally responsible for the preparation of the US papers which have 

been and are being prepared on these items. Mr. Page would stay until about 

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l November. (Note, for personal reasons Mr. Page might find it impossible to 

attend the conference; if such should occur Mr. Lowell Frazer (NSA-412) would 

go in his stead). 

e. Mr. K. Klllm - Mr. Kuhn would pe present only for the preliminary 

phase. He would be involved in the preliminary engineering discussions, in the 

trips to UK production and engineering facilities in the production agreement 

con:t'erences. This opportunity for the Chief of the Crypto-Engineering Division 

to witness UK production methods at first hand will be extremely beneficial. 

Be would return to the US approximately 28 October. 

R/D 

a. Mr. H. C. Barlow, Chief, Communication Security Equipnent Division. 

For over-all evaluation of the latest UK developnents in the COMSEC field, Mr. 

!ar1ow will attend the preliminary discussions only. 

b. Mr. J. R. Chiles. For over-all evaluation of new developnents in 

the anal.ytical aspects of COMSEC equipnent. Mr. Chiles will remain for the formal 

Conference. 

c. Mr. M. M. Mathews. To discuss for the US the AFSAX D505, AFSAX D503, 

AFSAZ 73o8 Cifax equipnents; the AFSAY D8ol, AFSAY D810 Ciphony equipnents; and 

our work on Ferro-Resonant Elements. Mr. Mathews will attend the preliminary 

discussions only. 

d. Mr. Erickson. To demonstrate the AFSAM 9, AFSAM Dl7 equipnents and 

discuss other literal equipment developnents. Mr. Erickson will return after the 

preliminary discussions. 

e. Dr. Erskine. To describe the analytical background of various COMSEC 

equipnents as well as OPHIS, BISON, IFF and Data Transmission Studies, Mod 3 Koken 

Key Generator Studies, and Fibonacci Key Generator Studies. Dr. Erskine will 

attend the preliminary discussions only. 

f. Mr. King or Mr. Buck. To demonstrate the AFSAY D8o8 and discuss the 

AFSAY D806, A:FSAY D8o9, A:FSAY D8o4 and AFSAZ D7306 Ciphony equipments. 

g. Mr. Witcher or Mr. Mitchell. To discuss the AFSAM Dl5, AFSAM D22, x 

AFSAM D26, AFSAM D37, Teletype Radiation, and Pulsed Magnetic Core Devices. 

2. It is recommended that the above named individuals be approved as the 

NSA representatives to the 1953 UK/US COMSEC Conference. 

"/) ~ colonel, USAF 

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