USCIB: 9.3/lS A:P~BBB BOOUMl!fi'f OON'fAINS 

CODEVJORD M'.1\:TmtIM; 

13 December 1954 

MEMORANDUM. FOR THE MEMBERS OF USCIB: 

Subject: 

Reference: 

Reports by the Director, National Security Agency 

re Fulfillment of COMINT Objectives. 

USCIB 9.3/16 of 3 December 1954. 

The enclosed suggestions by the CIA member are circulated for 

inf orm.ation and consideration in connection with the reference and the 

entire matter of fulfillment of COMINT objectives. 

Enclosure 

CIA Memo dtd 10 Dec 1954. 

USCIB: 9 .3/18 

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MEMORANDUM TO THE MEMBERS OF USCIB 

SUBJECT: PE:triodic Reporting by Director, NSA to USCIB 

REFERENCES: (a) USCIB: 9.3/7 

(b) Enclosure to USCIB: 9.3/16, paragraph 9 

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1. The Director of NSA has reported on his operations under the 

Master Requ:Lrements List (ref'. a). The Secretary of Defense has suggested,' in this connection, that the Directo~ of NSA report annually, 

(ref. b, para. 9). 

2. Thi!! Director of Central Intelligence welcomes the suggestion 

that the D~~ector of NSA report periodicall.y to USCIB on his operations. 

The DCI anticipates, however, that an annual report may have to be 

supplemented by ad hoc reports on points which may arise from the discussion of 1m annlialreport. 

3. In order to assist the Board in its discussion of the question 

of what material might be contained in a report of this nature, the DCI 

submits his views herewith. 

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4. The principal purpose of the report would be to secure for 

the Board clear and concrete information on the current and anticipated ability of NSA to supply information bearing on the principal 

National Intelligence Objectives, and the Master Intelligence Requ:Lrements which stem therefrom. The Boa.rd should also be provided with 

the views of the Director, NBA, on what help he will need from the 

other members. 

5. It is accordingly suggested that the report be responsive to 

the following questionsi 

I smNIFICANT DEVELOP.MEMS OVER THE PAST YEAR 

A. ~at have been the principal accomplishments of NSA? What new 

systems have become readable! What significant new sources of raw 

material have been brought into production? 

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·- --- - B.. What· b.8.ve· be en -the principal set-backs of the past year'l Wh8.tsystems fol'mer1y readable, have become unreadable? What are the reasons 

theref or'l 

c • Wlia;f significant-trelld.s ba.ve develOj?ed" ov~r the past year'l Wha.t 

were tlie Im,Partant developments in the communications procedures and 

techniques of important target countries! 

II CURRENT STATUS OF EFFORT AT NSA 

A. 

traffic 

traffic 

l. USSR 

2. Communist China 

3. Other Orbit Countries 

4. All other areas 

B. What percentage of the "end product" in each of these areas is 

made up of: 

1. Decrypts, 

2. Plain Text, 

3 • Traffic Intelligence other than P /Tf 

· C. !!hat are the most iiqportant technical COMINT problems now being 

faced by NSA'l 

D. !ihat are the current technical developm.ents in NBA! What new 

equipment is under development 'l 

E. !!bat are the principal personnel problems and developments'l 

F. What help is NSA now receiving'l - From other members'l - From the 

UK? - other? 

III PLANS FOR THE FUTURE 

A. What new systems does NSA hope to read in the course of the next 

year? 

B. !fuat present1y readable systems does NBA fear to l.ose during the 

next year? Why? 

c. ~t provision is NSA making for maintenance of flexability to 

meet critical changes which may be expected to occur over the next yetu·'l 

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· ·· ··rr:· 'What help does NSA expect to need from the other members over 

the next ye~'l 

IV CONCWSIONS 

"l:ii tliei- light of tlie· above, what "is NSA' s opinion as to its 

ability"to-~roVlae significant information in response to each intelligence reqm.rement % 

L On which is i~ now providing a significant amount of informatior1! 

·· · ~ -:;r,; · 0n· which is it ~now providing a significant amount of 

inforzoa.tion? Why? 

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6. !ii the light of' the very highly sensitive nature of the above 

tiiforma~Io11; it is.realized that a report along.the above lines will. 

present a niff'icult- security problem. On the other b.8.nd, it is believed 

that "the- information should be "provided if USCIB is to ce:rry out its 

responsibility of giving policy guidance to the National COMINT effort. 

A1:?cordingly, it is proposed that only one copy of this report 

be'f'ilrnished to each member, and that it be discussed only in Executive 

Session of the Board. 

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: 

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