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Washington 25, D. C. 

7 December 1953 

MEMORANDUM FOR MEMBERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AD HOC COMMITTEE 

FOR NBC COMSEC DIRECTIVE 

SUBJECT: Proposed Changes to 4 December 1953 Dre.tt of Memorandum 

-lementing USC 168 

It is requested that the attached changes be incorporated 

in the 4 Deceniber 1953 draft, distributed to you as of this date, 

for consideration at the next meeting on Wednesday, 9 December 1953 

at 0900. 

FOR TBE CHAIRMAN, AD HOC COf.ltfI'l'rEE: 

Incl - a/s 

Copies furnished: 

OSD (5) 

JCS (5) 

ASA (10) 

DNC (12-2 to OP-202) 

USAF (5) 

F. • BERRELKO 

Colonel, USAF 

Assistant Director 

COMBEC 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 02-04-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 

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Para 3, page l: j 

Next to last sentence, change "bas 'been designated" to read "baa 

~ been designateJ11 • 

Para 3, page 2: J 

Strike out last sentence and substitute the toll.owing therefor: I 

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"With respect to the milita.ri departments, the Director, llBA.1 

will ensure that fulfillment ot his CCHIEC :functions will meet the 

requirements of the Joint Chiefs ot .statf'." 

Para 4, page 2: I 

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Second line, c~ "bound" to "governed". 

P.sl'"a 4(e), ;p..~ge 3• j 

Second line from top, change as follDvs: 

"military departments, revise and supplement rules and procedui:es as required;" 

Para 4(1), page 3: 

First line, strike comma after "Defense" and add "and the Joint 

Chiefs ot Sta.ff,". j 

Para 4 (j), page 3: 

Delete first line. (Would then read "To COD4uct etc. n) 

' Para 4 (m) , page 4: j 

Change first line to read: 

"In consonance Yith policies ot the Department ot Defense and 

the Joint Chief's of Staff' to formulate 

Para 4(q) l page ': J 

n • • • 

First line, substitute ucotEEC" tor "cr,yptoaecurit7•. 

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P8:1"a 5, page ~ • } 

Strike out "and (the guidance of) the Joint Chiefs ot staff". 

Para 6(a), page 5: j 

Change f'irst sentence to read as follows: 

"a. To organize and conduct their CCMJEC activities as 

they see fit subject to the provisions of law, the/directives of the 

President, the provisions or reference (a) and aey other directives 

issued by the Board, the provisions at this directive, and aey 

directives issue7d by the Director, NSA." 

Para 7, page 7• 

Change to read as follows 

"7. The Director, NBA, will arrange with his appropriate 

authorities of departments and agencies of the savernment outside 

the Department ot Defense for the exercise of the authority r:Ner 

COMSEC matters gryDted in paragraph 2 of reference (a)." 

Para 9, page 8• J 

Change third sentence to read• 

"If the matter in question cannot be resolved after consideration 

by the Director, NBA, and the department concerned, the bead at that 

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department shall ref er the matter to the Secretary of Defense via the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff'." 

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that department will call the matter to the attention of the Director, 

NSA If the matter in question cannot be resolved after consideration 

the head of that department shall refer the mtter 

by the Director, NSA, and the department concerned,/it. saell \le PefeRed. 

to the Secretary of Defense via the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

10. With respect to the responsibilities of the military departments, 

nothing in this directive shall require them to take any action which will 

jeopardize their primary mission, or exceed their authorized budgetary 

expenditures. The military departments shall not be required to disclose 

to the Director, NSA, the Board, or any of its cozmnitteee the contents of 

any official communications concerning its activities, if, in the opinion 

6f the head of the department, the disclosure would be contrary to the 

natio~l interest. Nothing in this directive shall be construed to give 

the Board or any of its representatives the right to inspect any 

department without approval by the head thereof 

11. Special terms used in this directive shall have the meanings 

assigned by reference (a). 

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