Chief a at ott:!.ces 

an4 Staff DlVS.eloas 

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Digest ot Sta.ff Ccn:tei-ence, 5 Janum.-;y l~ 

c/s 

a. !Df'al'D!A that PaOD, :ln ec12.jmct!C1G v.tth R/'IJ, l:a.s dev'J.sea a mthod. to 

~ah •vnart of the ISCN.iSble problm thltoug'1 the utillzaUm of A'!LAll I. 

Vl:ged that this ~a~ be establlsb.ecl at IS8 n.t nm e:irlleet Pl88ible 4ate. 

'b. >..4vf.ae4 that "OperatlCG l!!liW!!ize" he.s 1"mt!lted ii! a 15 pr ceat 

:N4u.ctlCD ot trafttc ma SD7 ft~ Z'edm:ticn VGUlc! !!e'l'iausly att-.-t tbe proaaet1ca. ot 1'SA-9Q. 

p. celfFSQT.,.tBR 

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Stat...--cl tha't e. aebe&lle would 'be clieti':Lbu~. aummcirlg a aeries of Off.Lee 

Equipment llalntenance I.ecturea b11 :!:e~aeutativec of a 1'='&.<lin£ ott:!.ce eqm:;111a.'G 

me.nutscturer, Tl"b.i.:h will eua'ble EA ~ ~sr..11.1 a~'!B!!.' cf cm"l"ent "3vel.agmanta. 

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a. C1lle4 attentim 1..0 the 6.it.:1~wl.t7 ~.lvolved in til.e ~CUMJleDt ~ 

cS:vlllan -.,1"')-eea tor the P:re:;ie,:r-oi.t'!c??. ..h".:..:i:h &e.J. -r.ne£e solec"Uou are made fl'a 

the publ!e at :i,m.ge. noted that c 'm:-c ~ mm we::oe -:oll.aborating Ul'ICll a posa:l.ble 

eolutim to the pro'blan. 

b. dta:c ~he e:lsht P.FSA:I "i''s -~~~ F.E&o.:f.c.~ 1"01..ors au4 key.1q •tm'ifll 

'ftre 't-eil'lg f~iahed to t-he BritiBU !:SV"J, ':.fC~ requeat Cl 1..lle Bri.tlah Joinb S~ce 

fUS8icn1 to b~ ~ml abca."«d pJ.~Cl!" -r~ .. Yb~ :i'a.~'G Jst~tur-a ft.tr 1dntezi lr'IBDe"..n&n. 

c. Ram~~ that C/B:!C ~CJI:esea ::o i1:Cr'.!B&tt the .-;:!.vll!sn atztens~ 'b7 

66 aps.:e:a f~ the ~tlcm i'acilitiea a,.~ wss. 

~- ..,ucuan'! ....... _iilliil1d. 

Reteft"ed to a recent e:Ltms.tica 'ihe!! SC ~ Jmft'31Jse4 b7 las"91dmate 

aecmof.- personnel ~ts tc a f'litld tEIBt, anu requestad "18.t 1D 1'be rtatve 

cou!4ez'att.on be given to the~ wlT.l.rlce prepan.t:tcn. -~ CC01'4.1.Dat1cn VS.th am f~ l'l"0.1ecta to be op!ll'Bted 01&taidfJ ot BSA when r,eca.zq ~are aeeesa~. 

,. PlmSOllEL 

macus8C!4 the i-niftcaUcma ot a rocent .lnc!dellt hv&lv.l.ng the c!lmctia'rge 

ot Sche4ule A civil senlce ~ 1dt.!i Vetei-mt1 1 P.retm.tence v.l.tbccn NCOllfte to 

the 3().dap" uot.1ce requ!!'e4 by the Vete&.WJ"• Pl'eterenee Aet. Jfotell tbat Ida :reS.matatemea.t ad pQllent at b1a back saJ.o.:!7 cont1NS ~e fac:t tba't veterans mplc1e4 

in Sl:he4U1e A OZ' 8JJ:8 othe excepted scbe4ule eflJO'J' c&•faln Job .r:labta • 

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Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 05-29-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 
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.Adv:1.aed. tJ1e:t r~ent.ati""e:.J ot ll8A•SO eze V1a1ts.cg SAC a.ext week,, 

:t:iitiat:l.ng 'the t:f.ra1: at a P1'03ttted aar1ea ot eross-ns1ts between SAC and ltBA 

t.o edue.atf: -~ in terms at <rba't CCMilf! can aad cannot 4.c. 

"I bave a couple al thillgf} I v1sh ·~ UJ:x !lbout this morning. -J.'bere 18 

a c:,mnidera.21e aaount ~ u:a:rtn:l•b.ed 1Ta1nea• ai'OU'!14 thie Agency ot one tne or ~X!", tht-aga tha't have~ p:l9'1eci a.aide far~ :reuon ~the ether. '?'~ 

are wa that I am interN"bed in tmlc1R13'a.tall.7. ace oi t2lem :ta that 1t vaa12't 4an~! bei:aws~ it VD.81;l 1 't a pr~it!OUD ttae to JUSh the mtte.r4 $~~, a"t the 

~~we cU.an•-t 1mov exaetl;r tl'hat to 4o. 

"I 'Vellt al.1. the D1rtaiotus ~ Cttieee to trike a lODk at their euspensE> 

1'12.es vitho!.lt del..q, a.ml vbee -Nie7 haTe :lteDo at t..oat n.e.tm-e to put them on 

their programs and. get an with theu,. 

"L~t 'a talk a.bout t.,-ie tir3t ,seueric cate&0r7 vb.ere they bave b~A pubed 

utdc 'based on s. uoc.-rrcpitious t:lw!. I vculc1 sa7 "tt-hand 'that vith the eeapletioo of ~ tull year ot ~tion wsdeZ' the t:it:.e c~ tlle ''Na'tional. Security 

Ager~ tu.~ ve are ot age. W£ ha·te in. 'the put :v·ec- devel.Qped the basi.'l 

pb1l.os~ iU1der wbicl ve a.rie c.-pe1"'.11.ing lll1d Vi.ll tP !.T&'t-'!. I t.hink. that 1f' fOl.l 

vilt so 'back: ~d ~all ta~· aillda a goocl portion of the th:lnga tha't I bave 

sal,l at on.e ~ dr ~her in tbi.1 ZL.co.e'ting er 1n ott.oer meet1np lit.ere ve ha.Te 

aa.t wi ho: to ~e~e 1-r\lblem, :C ha.Ye attempt.ed to outline what I bope and tee:. 

to be~ental, s~d, ba;sie· ph."'.lcao»hy t«t a Jal1:.:t .Ageney 1'b.ieb. t.as the mii:-a1c·n 

or JU'oducing aM. deU.Teriag the cCIJlllll\icat10115 in ;eWgen.ce f~ "the national 

Ca'lJtaers. 

"I voal.d be the wt <Ae ~ coapl.af.n. r:it pitt.~ aeid.e eame ~ the things 

tha"" ~Ye 'teea put aside ever t.he ~t year, awd~"Qg tJ:e t!.nal deTel.qment at 

'the phj.loscpb.7 Qt opei-e:t.:tcns c:! lltSA. '!'bee la ma tt:lng 1n reispeet -to this 

pbilosoplq tbat l we.at 'to rei~at~ th1a mcru.ing. 1'k1s 1s a a:;~.:e \'.n'ganize.~.ont 

but unl.1\te ame ot the- service organiz&tiona the .\.g~cy vees gf.:wen ce%"ta1~ 

re~1'btlit1es. Jfo~, ve v1.U ioperate aa cur e0111um.e:rs "W.?lt • ta operat.e, 

f4"(11'1rle4 tb9t :\n 110 oierat.lag li""e ~e ncit requil"ed t' cix.trcwezat the reqalrements 

laid on ~ :r Oil? baa1c :.av, BECD> Io. 9, and •.Jle S'!creta.t"~'s ~tnne. If ve e~ to a eonfiict l:etveen a ccnam5er (and <Ur•elttes} wanting us 'to do tbinga ar 

aot to @ thea, a ~ do thm in a vay \12r.lch :t t~l ..-1u nat allow me to empty 

With the 'basic laY an4 the 'M.c1c ~1'bil1Ues t"ls.t are le.id. 4awn ou me, th£-n 

I no longer en ccapl.J· CQllJletel)r '"'11th the desires l.s.1d en me b7 the "'cmsame.r. 

Ira 'that case, I "118.Ut the eoDll\'Em' told 1n YeJ:T t.an~ but poeiti'l'll language 

that since I am the or.e llb.o 1• re8Jalll!ble, I a goln.g to interpret 'tlie 'basic 

law• fte:t"e are tundaae1:ltall:y tJlree peeiple Ro eaD OTen'Ule rq 'basic:: :lntserpzaeta.t."!on ot t!ie l&v, the- epec1e.l caalttee, ecm.e1st1ni ot the Se:zoeta.r.r er State 

and. Deteme, and. the Pres1den't ot the U'bited. Statett. I don'"t 'V8Dt the people 

111 'the Agency ta aake the 4.ed.is10l\ tsapbaZ8Z'd.17 that the dtstrea, requi.'rementa, = ~oaoi-oo which the COUU!m' vant• m-e in coutroYera;y Y.f.th Vhaf: ve- caas1de?" 

to l?e OZ' 1~teiipret.at.tm at the beaic 4.octrineJ DOI!' d.o I YEmt them done b7 anil'lcd.j2 

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e~ept me. I reserve .&;be "'igbt to mJc.e those ae.:taf.ona 11!1'selt. 'l'ou •a::T Gha~ J.t 

.ts me requ:lreen'f: pla.:e4 m t.he lls'tjonaJ. t:li?eUl"!t::r Ag~11.cJ"'l I ("A!l 't vgue 'i°!. .h 

thm a bib with :!nl~iai;1ag a reqtieot ia that "1Q'. Reither can I csue vit.i ·-;hem 

tlb.• that is the ~ 1.Jle7 _,uJ.4 like to ba?e f.t s<?.Ustted. I ~ thol-0t1t1~l,­

tbat that 1s t{:le fi9cper prccedve. 1ftlen we i'1D4 om-selves J.n coof'Uat wit.la some .. 

~biDIJ that ! b,are laid ds:."%1 8114 a ;:eques'CS frc.a & eallfl\\ller .... 'ti~ Vtq ii; "::'ill 

ttO'b "oe vuy onea, but ve b&'l'e me OCftf and thm •- I YB.1lt. the m.'\'ter re:.C'er-~l to 

ae at onee and I !Sm't want 8D7 )B'OCl"Ut1Dat1ea. 

":Let• s 'beer ln &1.nd. that :t.11 th:! a i.. atPgor""J" ot pashing thinca ~ t.l one 

e1c1e, there aJ:'e prebabl.,. a eanaHm'able maber o:- •tte:ra that. bsn been }1.&Sbed Y~e Bilttl.1 be~ase e:l '\".Iles.- tbia 11UD •t. ~'he t1ae ~o 'brS:og ""he :i.i1a1111 up ~ r!c!Caas~ 

Ye II.ave iiot yet d.el:t.nes:ted exe.ctl7 vhat we thoaglr~ a1>w"t tl:.e "St-be!'. Look arter 

your old auspeue f1!es and ;vct.r old. lld'tit aec1.m~t.:tons were ;rou haTe .1ot;ad 

eamthing d.owa JQ\I vculd 111&:• t.o haft dcae, but v".ic-11 JCll go.Te 1t tcp..crf'•t.he .. desk 

treatment as t!r.ae a.re no bol4 llusete e:zcept tGP tfll tl:le df~ek. ~fe have RsdB a 

lAt ~f progress. lle b.a.'ft, I aq V'J.thclQt any f'qu:t·;ocat.t.111, 1.ha'G va have d-ei'!Ltdtel7 

ccme at age. If -e '.!re t:::; ¢CG~.i1111a to &ta7 ol ag•, T.1E" llDlSi;. 'te grotesa1onala and 

we must 6.a e. little bit. be~er 'tbaD ve ~o '111":11 th-a 11.eee n.cv at oL-r tispcs1:1.l. ~ 

1;"t11l 1t bu:J the st.3.~ent., ''I -ft.U. do U"J' tea~.'' I am net sO::ng 1.:> l&t. im:lt'"Y who 

:i.s v°"'d~s trR ~ to b-!l 'tl1e Jud&e of vile 1; at.s bes::; :t11. r ~'"!.ll tell biD wh:J.t b1s 

:i--est 1s. Wha'G I 'R.D.t is aimtt:." the atataen"G, ''C,L, I i.'"ill io it;." 

n I re; eat 'What I be.-,., said. "be:tc;-i-e 1 ~mat ~ss:lona!:;" l aUE"gesii a .;1elt• 

a°'prodsal; stop and. 3.04 7.:uraeU hone•'tl-7 1 "ltcv good s:att :; dclngt ' '!ha~ pr~qppcses 

.. hat :t~ &t"e e. :sulibio-::..t..l.r e.31:ute iadi'ri.dual, tbs.~ :roeu ae.ve a,a,--~l.ope:d ~ a-.m :nrd·~ 

>1Stielt i>f vhel.-e j.'c)T.I oJg.:i.~ ti1 -;;e .so:1og .. 

"Ve bra'l'll ai;a::-iei aft ~e Dev '!ear. J-a f~ a;,. : ltn01r t.b:is io ~ ''•U1° 

;cmt Agmey at an.r s~:z:e 'that ia O""~a'i!q. i"e h..~Te .. arge-y '!:Jes i!lu!nea p1.sa e.s 

~o wb.etbeo or n.°' P- c~.n OP!i'B~ in tbe De:!?snse l!qar ... ""Sent a.a ""' J'eiat ~~y. x,y- ~.l"fll'41ct is that. ~ :at:.. 4)1e t..Z the nallir~"VD~S tc r.eke- J.'C a taul.7 Joint lipnc-J' 

:!is tha" those C'~ .US ZO C-:8e ".;o it f'z'CR ·:.be ~ee Se:::-S.<:E-11 Vhtm 'Vi. ge~ ha--•t, ~ease 

"'.o pramote t b.e $el'!"ri ::o J.!ne. then an ..U 1111 ,">if:£.•~ c:c:..-.es i~ "t.."J s :place , I '! :;ee:T. 

l;a1I& tc bt"iag tile ric::4 be.'C~ i:M:mtl rr~ hi• exise::j.enea. i:n tlu: other 9U'T'.lces, the 

ilme, 'but I dQD 11. e.;.i:ec-'b ~V.t f'al1C!f ~ ,.-~.eeent the serr...ce ot the mtl:f'crus be 

~ears. Cur '!tzsto:lm:s t'P.p'SBertb tbs 8e:rv1..ee1.. Th-97 ~rovi4e t:»: w; a Se:rri'"!!! rtevw ~nt. J: npec~ the peO'f.lc here 'Gb be tz'ul.7 l'on..::5e!''1~-=e• It :.a herd tor un7 of 

?.S to Wah .out e SOOi 3&ny :rean at mdl.ati!1.'"Bl thillk:lng, but I iu:tat tbat the 

i:nlJ 611CCeaa:tlll. ftJ' we vil1 ever z-.m W.a AgeUCJ' 1a "Cl:.at e"it'h aZld. n~e ot us 

ma1le ~t attspt. lfot until then caa this 'be a ...cmp:.e-tel;; Joint .Acma7· 

11llow I G golz;.g to •UiSast a at.ep which ! think: ve 1Jd.6ht V)".. liJ' reac't:lan 

eT'fr7 time I baw gotten into a l'tm•ln ca a proo'blea td.eh soae e4 the S«rvi=es bas 

bee to 1oak arcad f'o?' •am penm Vlth the aae oolcr suit ot the Seviee aa.d 

aelld b:ba over to the i>ent&fP'& CM ~l.hle plaee to solve tha'b ttl"01-lea. Tie a1"e 

in ~1\lerable r.ar.l.ani::.e wS:th that tellow :f.n cne at the Semees a4 I have 1n 

ettect been do:lng a coc.sidezr3bl.e as .. serv.1,(le t.o a good. lED7 at :rcu vho are llOt 

like IQ'Selt wbo am. about Z'U'll 111• time cut ana ¥"110 doean 't have q,d te the ••quire- --'bo llaintaia go:>d ze131d.cmsbip VS.tit '\he peracmael otftcers, ete. I e:qreet 'bo 

start DOV tc;. '1'e3uce the i-equirmenta all at.ricers bel-e to So to their OW Seni.Ce 

s.n4 arsue T.itb them. In adillttoD to dotng these men e. personal cUa•aervi:e, I have . 

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cic'l\rived. SOE -:if' A camce to lear.l to 'be a j-o.Ln't cpva"tor~ Ue be..,. a cc!1!9lete 

~ ...... "il ... :e.nd. operat:s.na orp.cd.11atir= 41T.ide4 ® a. aeut:d ft.n:t:f.Olml \'8.11:1.•, ad then 

!'!! - repttesenta'lc:a trca a.11 ot oftJae Suriees in ff'e1"7 :t'lU'!:Ct.'l.aalag «ttce ant flt.:.~:f D1v1s1cn. 

"I have teami, •.ncl I sq tbl8 vltb a great deal. ot !J'.11.c.Se !ln :oa., I ...... ~ 

7Wt"./ l:lttle ev14eace ot p.tshf.nc tbe Scnice line, c.f tat!q 'tbe Benice riewfCJ.at 

it\ erpng r:AJr pce:1Ua11s. ~ mi:, hope tor tbi8 09.ttlt ts 100 par •~at nm ... ot-u~oe ot that ,art1c\\lo 1,tlheD011:1nm. !Ile great maJc;r'l f;J' of G.ft°kes"B 9*:111: 

Wl'"l'll been ord.arecl C"IO here 'l'~ duty td:tb tbi.s -~1 ha-re bad r~!re~le dt!.L.~ 

tt..> us--Msod.ato tb.emle!lTeB fL-Clil their up-°brirl(J:l.ng. I wat. " l!f:?:le t\lrtne:r f.Z'~'~ 'Coward a CG1Plete3.7 noa••t111Jeotin ';b"tnldag wi~a the Asezacr. I ·~ 

~t.!."t:l sc:me tbin.1s he.ft ~ oaftnished or 't'eea :ahavel a.."r to one eide lH1Cauae st 

~L~ ~ :flN 1Mi"a ma'ltlc to 'be ob3~ti"N eJlcut ~.... ti.&~gp. 'ii.cw let 's see 'Vb."t.t. 

•::c .c.811 cio 1n tbe uen yesr 11 au4 r.r~J..y tbeJ'e an :l. t~af; a.IQ' l!"'-Dgl.e a.dvan-8".J 

tb.e.t va •:an 111Ye. 

"I am n.ot ~~&he.~ or not 'lie ~bcMld bw a Deteasoa1 Dr.,.a:Ptmut. ~ ~s.Te acoepted ~ 4fM':ls1cm a~ 1·ae '1fttai~.eac ~ th.a l.~teti\ E~teis t.ta.t w a:l:t 

wire to bs:re cr1e. 'Tba"G :sarea~-t".:•H• ~~t. tJiC6o of m ~fbc ur .. hoe&~ ta.to 'tblt 

."!i•J,1.'-:J.e ot '".hia min.3 ere ~1!13 t<, D4e r.n. lm'IZi'!imllJ se:'!caa ~ 1.n:&ttl11geiia o~!ort 

.c ii:.ltE the.11 tlG1:'L. 'l'!'!e .g::!lllZ'G.L 1 tle :!a ~tat :~e 7~ ~-ca• "".es 1.1!4.e :o de"1•1.=, .!~ :ti:t:aes ':J'GmD .JJ:ia :;"GQ qreo ~ b \t. Yeu ~lopt it ,;u; 30tJr \i.t10:.:s.tc~ :L"'TeS"l:l"'4tiT.a I-~ """"ba"G 701! m.1 hz."'Ta thO\lilht 1'1tf1 ... ..,.. 

"\'be -:tt~ .. ::::"te tJ.Af'i'hl.!.~t"n ot J.47r;>.1~/ cl.!."J»li• _., !:tda came. !et'• 9118 

't.s:.a-.:"1m" ar J:O'ti .!.II ~e '2l9.J."io year, 19'-->1 ";-le ~an 41.6Va:a-:e ~ •.L..ee &.ale ~t t.he 

.... t::. ...:lrdng sape "::\.. • ~air:..tns e ~lr.l'.e Joiut )pa'&.&ion.' 

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