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SUBJECT: Apparent security violation 

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MEMORANDUM 

From: OP-322ll 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 

WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 

To: SRB1 G-2 (Col. Baker) 

Subj : Apparent security violation 

IN REPLY REFER TO 

0p-322n/trn 

14 ~ 1951 

Ref: (a) Enclos1.ll"e (A} to Coordinator of Joint Operations serial 0001640 

of 5 September 1947 

l. Reproduced belov y0u will find the complete text of an article which 

appeared in the Charleston,. South Carolina Post. The clipping did not carry 

a dateline but Mr. P. A. O'Sullivan, Jr. of AFSA who obtained the clipping 

said that he thinks it appeared in.the last half of April or the first week in 

Mey. 

2. Mr. 0 1 Sullivan obtained a photostatic copy of the clipping through a 

personal friend who is employed vi th a private business organization called 

"Press Intelligence, Inc. 0 , of Washington, D.C. This organization subscribes 

to a vast number of neYspapers throughout the United States and makes clippings 

of these newspapers upon request for its customers. It should be noted in this 

connection that the fact that this particular article was clipped and photostated 

indicates that some customer is interested in the subject matter discussed in the 

article and has paid fQr this information • 

3. You will note from the text of the article that it is very poorly written 

in parts. I point this out so that you will not think that the text has been 

improperly copied trom the photostat: 

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ARMY SECURITY AGENCY OPEN TO \0 LU!fl'EERS . _...._ ._.., 

Enlistments into the Armt security agency are available for qualified young 

men with or without prior s~rvice, it vas announced toda;y by the arm;y and 

air force recruiting· station here. --

The Army security agency operates under the supervision of the assistant 

chief of staff G-2. intelligence., department of' the ArlfJ9'. It is not, however, to be confUsed with counter· intelligence corps or criminal investigation division. 
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Persons enlisting for this type of duty will be transferred from the 

recruiting main station to the appropriate training divisions. Upon 

completion of progressing there they 'Will be assigned to either. ~he 

Intercept Operat'ors school at :Arlington, Va., or the Ar.m:t Secti:rity Agency 

Specialist school at Warrenton, Va. 

All enlistments for the krf!J3' Security agency must be for a period or 

three, four, f'iw, or s~ years. Failure to complete successfully the 

technical training in a particular specialty because of inaptitude or other jμe~ cause, m8'1 be given the opportunity to take some other type of ASA 

specialist training for which they are better qualified. 

Courses. offere'd at. the ASA School cover radio tratfio a:na:i.yaie, morse code 

interception, cryptograp~o, equipment in_~tellation, maintenance end repair, 

cryptanalysis, c:cyptographic maintenance· and 'repair·, cryptanalysis, cryptographic code compilatioμ, intercept equipment repair and radio communication 

interception." · 

4.· . It occurs to me that the above may be of iiltereet to you· in View of the 

fact that it aeellis to violate the U.S. policy concerning classification of ~ubject 

matter relating to communication intelligence as set forth in reference (a). 

After rereading reference (a) I would think the above quoted 1n£o~tion should 

be classified Co~i~ential. It is also worthy of note that someone of the subscribers of "Press I~telligence, Jnc." ~ have a particular .desire for this 

information. It also occurs to me that Public Law 513 could be appl~ed in this 

case if it were deepled desirable to do so. 

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USCIB Coordinator \I" 

RUFUS L. TAYLOR