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Serial: N 

SUBJECr: Plans of the Defense Canunication s Agency tor Exerciaing 

Authority aud Identifying Ccmponents of the Detenae 

Coomu:dcat1ons System (U) 

REFEREK:ES: (a) Mtno for the D:l.l'ector, NBA, Sertal DJSM-lo6o-6o, 

subJect as above, dtd 20 December l~.:>O. 

(b) JCS 'J2.2./222, subject: Plans ror Exercising The 

Authority ot Tbe Chief', Defense Coamwdcatioris 

Ae;ency {U), dtd 29 November 19$0. 

(e) JCS 222../224, subject: Plan For The Identification 

And ActivatJ.on of The Canponents of The Defense 

CCiilnun1cat1ona System (U), dtd 6 December 1960. 

1.. A study of' ref'erencee b and e, as suggested in ref'erencc 

a, he.a raised several questions refillrdinc; certain provisions o! 

1nclosu.roa J.1 2 e.nd 5, althotl.Jh in general NSA is in accord vith 

the tenor ar t.wa docn.ments. Our concern lies in the lack of 

specific dennition of the responsibilities of the Director, LCA 

a.a related to thoce o:f the Director, NSA. Our ccciments are presented,, 

therefore, 1n the form o£ assumptions relJ&r..Unt.1 these possibly 

conflicting :responsibilities. 

2. It if'I assumed that the Director, rcA 1n exercising hio 

authority: 

a. Will recogn1ze the authority and responsibility or the 

Director 1 lw"SA 1 tor preserving the physical and camuunica:tione 

securi:t.y of COMil'fl! ope.rations 1 particularly u such authority and 

responsibility e.1)plles to the closed SIGI.lf.r ca11Uunications syste-.1 

(CRMCCM(). 

b. Will i·1ot unilatemll~· divert 1ndispenAable conmnmications 

circuitry necessary for the conduct <Yf SIGI.tfr operations. NBA. is 

alm.or.t totally dependent upou c0trmnmcations facilities operated 

b:,• other agencies for the normal. conduct of SIQil'f! bu.o1ness. While 

NSA cannot be viewed 11 terally as a tactical or&-nrdzation, nevertheless, 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 10-25-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
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Ser1ali N 0081 

the ettecti veneaa ot the CCIEEB/XLDl.r et:tort 1• lvaelT 4eJeadeat 

upon the contlnuou1 availa'b111 tr to Jml of laqe•acale worl4-wi4e 

teleaaD!micatlon tacilittee. 

c. VUl recognise the author.Lt[ ot the ~ to "eorrtrol 

tra.ttic and the c~c operatiou ot ~ u prodclM 

in DC>D s-5100.19. la tbia ooote.xt, a reaolutim oL tlle wom 

eaamtial. 

"11Uperri.ae" in Seetion Y pan lb ot 1Dcloeun l., 1• ~ 

cl. Will not unilaterally moQUy tbe provi.aionn ot ICU 7/1 

(-.adling ot Critleal lrl.Wlltaence") or DOD Dl.JreQUYe s-5100.19 

("Iaplenan.tati<m ot l8CD l'f•). 

•· Will ~ the authority of l'8A iJl the .f'iel.4 of 

coaaic u p.rovS.W in JO» c-5200.5. In tld.• 1'8gAld, 1t 1• teit 

tbat 8Ql9 a'b1guit7 may a1at 111 8ect1on XI an4 para 2f. 1 S.Uoa 

v ot iDCloaun 1. 

f. VUl diat.S.nguiU. CC'ISQX: B/D trc:m Mlll'mieatiou A/D 

in exerciaing hie R/» coord.1Dating authority. (Juoaa 58.· an4 c. 

ot Seetion V 1 incloau.re 11 and 1ncl.otJUn 5 ...-1 l.y ftter). 

Genenl.ly CCllSIC •/D pJ."Opwl8 or tbe IW.ltu'.Y' ~· are 

included vithin their ecwam1oatlou 'B/D Pl'Ocnms• ProvUions 

,001) 

for CQMSIC 

DJ.rectiye 

R/D 

cowdng 

authority' 

~ 

ue eovend 

ud ~ 

1D l);)D·t:-!)800.5 

tor ec 

u4 

mleationa 

a~ 

Seaur.lt7 leaearch ad ~. .. ia ~ vith the reaponeibll1ty 

ot coordlm.tiD& aU Cl')'p~ty a/o. 

3. Mlalber8 ot 'IQ' •tatt will be availabl.9 to amplify tbe poi.nu 

made eove end to uaiat your atatt in ut Mtlm ~· 

M/R: 

Reading File 

r. 

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L. B. J'IOSl' 

Vice AdainJ.1 U8ll 

D.LNctor 

TCOM 

CSEC-04 

R/D STED 

OPS 

Sel:f-explanatory. Coordinated with TCOM (Capt Enderlin); CSEC-o4 

(Lt Col Anderson); R/D STED (}.fr Wol:fand). 

R. P. FLOYD/OPS/4994s/5 Jan 61/ej 

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