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HEADQUARTERS, ARMY SERVICE FORCES 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER 

WASHINGTON 25, D. Co 

SPSIS-1 

17 November 1944 

Subjects Mot~on pi~~ure of S~gnal ~ecurity Agency activities tor historical 

purposes 

Thrus Chief'. Army Conmmnioations Service, Room 4 E 250, The Pentagon ft!· 

To: Chief. Army Pictorial Service. Room 5 A 1058, The Pentagon 

1. -~_order to_adequately record the wartime functions ot Signal 

Security Agency tor historical, planning and training purposes, it is 

requested that a moti~n picture be produced by the Arm:f Pictorial Service - -of selected activities 0£ this organization. The film will be for the 

exclusive use of Signal Security Agency and those persons specifically 

designated by the Assistant Chief' of' Staff, G-29 War Department General 

St~t. 

2. Due to the natu~~ of' the subject, it will be necessary to 

classify the film as TOP SECRET or SECRET. Only a 1:1.Jnited number of' 

properly cleared technicians should, therefore, be permitted to work 

on this production. 

3. Since certain activities are now at maximum expansion, the 

project should begin in the near .t'uture. The person designated to 

supervise the production should consult Mr. William F. Friedman,, Signal. 

Security Agency to arrange details. 

4. Two copies of the film are desired, both to be delivered to 

Signal SeQurity Agency upon completion of the project. During productiont 

the film should not be sholm. to anyone not cleared for the project or approved by the Comr.ianding Officer, Signal Security Agency. No copies will 

be retained by the Army Pictorial Service or be filed outside the Signal 

Security Agency. 

CONCURRENCE: 

·--~~ w. Preston Oordennan 

Colonel, Signal Corps 

Chief', Signal Security Branch 

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~'ubject: .i:.'..otion Pictw·e ?reject 3809 and Film ~trip Project B-43-5 

on Jignal Security . .:..gency activities for hi3torical purposes. 

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~F, OCSigO, -.:ashington 25, D. c. ll January 1945. 

Tbru: Chief, .il'my (;ommunicati.:;ns ..)ervice, OCSigO, .r:oou J+: ;250, ':'he :i e.ntagon. 

To: Chief, Si.snal Security Jranch, OCSigO, .;a.::;hill!,;ton 25, D. c.;. 

1. The .::iignal L.:01·ps Photographic j_a0oratory, •. rqy ~:cir College, 

~;ashington 25, J. C. has been diracted to make the photographic historical record requested in the basic corn1.1wrication. Captain Jarker, Officerin-charge, Domestic Production Section, i-ll'my Pictorial ..... ervice, has been 

designated as representativi;, of 1.xmy Fictorial ..... ervice to coordinate all 

the photographic work, and Captain :i:curinton of the Si,gwl Corps Photographic 

Laboratory has been desienated as the officer responsible for the actual 

photographic work. Captain Jarker reports that as the result of a 

meeting between i.ir. '.!illiam Friedi:i.an of the .:_ii[;nal ~ecurity 3ranch, Captain 

.3arker of the Army Pictorial ;.Jervice, and Captain J:-urinton of the Signal 

Corps Photogi-aphic Laboratory on 2January1945, in ;r. friedman':;; office, 

the following plan v;as decided upon: 

a. 

two parts: 

The photographic historical coverage will be divideC.: iLto 

(1) A motion picture in 16ri.V::l i.odachrome clas;;;ii'ied not 

higher than S:CH..~T, to show and describe the outside 

of all buildings and areas and i:.ie au introdu.ction to 

the entire subject, and; 

(2) •l filr.1 strip will be prepared to cover all ir.tcrior 

op:;rations. '-'lie fil.J.i strip aμpear.:; to be l!i.Ore practicable, beca.use of the fact that still photo:.,;ray.bs could 

be made of operations without C3'..lSittt; any appreciable 

curtailment thereof. Furthermore, it woul::i require a 

cryptogra:)hic clearance of fewer ,:.rr.:y i'ictorial ..;ervice 

personnel. 

b. 'Svery effort will be made to use photoer(,,;pbers and a retouch 

artist from Signal Security :arancl, 1'01· the preparation of the film strip 

fr8l!le cards, in order to avoij the nece3:->ity of obtc.inL:~ cleara.nces of 

equivalent ;.rury Fictorial ..:ervice pe.t·sonnel. 

c. 'l'he Jrrry Pictorial ;:;.ervica ~-iiJ.l detec;n.ine, L:mediately, 

the fewest nu.T.ber of persor.nel vihich 1::ust oe cl~areci in or..ier tc.i photo;_;i·aph 

and process the filr.i. strip anc'. record gr.J proc.=~;:~ tLc sound records. 

These sound records will be wade on <lcetate at the ~icn<-1 ·,,,orps i hotograμhic 

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Laboratory and thereby prevent this material fron getting iuto civilian 

hands in commercial establishments. 

d. The following steps will oe taken to accomplish the film 

strip anti motion pictw~e coverage: 

(1) 1..:rr.iy Pictorial ~ervice will obtain cryptographic 

clearance forms, have the1!l filled out by the p:lrsormel who handle the i'il."!l strip proces sint-:, and 

havt:: them delivered to .. :r. Friedman, v1ho will insure as prompt clearance as possible. 

(2) 2.r. Friedman and Captain rurinton viill outline in 

detail the proposed coverage resuireci i·or the film 

strip and motion picture. lJc:ipta.in rurinton will 

arrange to evaluate the excelli;:nce 01' thi:; 1-'hotographic personnel at the .:;ignal ..:)ecurit.y .:ll'anch, 

and will arrange to have the retouch artist trained 

at th~ ~icnal Corps l'hotographic Laboratory. 

~:.r. li'riedman and Captain 1-urinton will arrange to 

make the necessary still photograr·hy cind will write 

Bnd record the narrC1tion to acco1i1pany same. 

(3) ,~s soon a~ it is ·:ietermint:d wlwt material will be 

incorporateil in the motion picture film, .:r. ~'riedrnan \'1ill cont.:i.ct Captain .darker -who wiil arrange to hav•3 a writer sent to :~r. i"ried:.ian'..:; 

office to prepare the scenario for this motion 

pictur'::!. ..ctual photoc:N1.phy on t.he motion picture 

will ·oe delayed until spring in order to o:J:.ain 

the best pos.:;iule pictures of thH e:.-..te.dor· oi· tht: 

installat.ions. 3otb t>till <mu motion pictw·e 

photo~raphy \'lill be under the 1:1irectiori of GaFtain 

:i·urinton ol' tht: ._:i1;,'lktl Corps l hotor;ra~JHc l...:! boratory. 

2. The . .rr:iy :t·ictorial :..;;ervice v.ill cooperate in ever~r way with the 

-~ir:nal Cecurit:r Jrancl1 in the .!Jl'eparation of this historical record, and 

any chances from the; l-'lan outlined a:::iove I.Leiy ue 1.10de (iirectly with Captain 

Jarker and Ca ;ita in ~ 1.1rinton. 

3 • ; iscellaneous i"ilm . :trip :r ro ject nunber 1-.lisc. 3-!+3-5 is c:. ssigned 

to cover the film ::;trip work, and f roject 3809 is as3igned to cov~r the 

motion picture. 

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