NOTIS 01 CONftRKNCI HILD 18 MOV.IMUR 1,43 BTill':N RIPRISINTATXVSS or THI 

IIGNAL SICJURttt AGIHCT A.MD THI STATE JllP4llfUIJl1' 

l. the contereno• wat h•ld tor the prupo1e ot diaoue1lng a propo1ed 

•Ul'YoJ ot the or7ptographio faoi1itiee of the S'ate Departs1nt b7 the Signal 

&eouritJ Agency. The Signal 3eourti1 Agency wa1 repr•••nted b7 Mr. 1riedman, 

MaJor Hi••r, and Captain lfoak. 'th• Stat• ll•part•ai •• npre1en'led. 1t7 

Mr. 8•lmon and Ur. Oold•b•rrJ. 

I. Ir.. Salmon open9d the di1cu1•1on 'b7 pr•etn~iag a :r:wmorandu da't.t 6 

Novuber 1,43 trora li!r. 8-tet.t.iniu to Mr. 6haw 1n which Kr. ltettild.111 po1n:\ttd o~t that the Proaldent ha• •a,pr•••4tel an interest ln the ••our1t7 ot State ~pa:tt.ment 004•• ud oiphera. Mr. 8te~tialu then. •ta.t•d that an ill.••dip ... 

t1on ot th1• au~Jecrt. bJ qualified repre••niai1Ttl ot the A,..., appeared 

«••ira\l•· 

]e llr. friedan t.h•D -.di reterenoe to a i-eport. daiecl 26 Jee l,41 Of a 

aul"'Y•J ma4e bf r•preaentatiT•t of the s11nal Il'l'i•lli&ence 8•rY1ce, the Ott1a• 

of 1ta1'a1 Couunlcatioaa, and. tt-.e 1•d.•ral Bureau of laTeatip:tion. Thi.a 

report wa• read and a di•ou••ioa followed troa whioh it app9&l"ed that almo1t 

all of the reoommendation1 mad• t.h•reln be.'Y• 'been oarrled out 'b7 the De,pan•m. 

4. Di•cu1.ton ot a general nature now tollsed which 'broug!i out the 

following point•• 

A• Th• Department haa allotted in•uttioient p•r•onnel tor the prQJMn' 

performance of nec•••ar7 Cl"Jptogra~hio t\anetion•• l• lx11tin1 ottic• •P••• and reproduction taolliti•• (multilith, •to.) 

.r• .tnad•,wi:te. &• The Aeai•tant SecuritJ Oftioer ba1 not ~•en delegated. proper rtl}lon•1~111ty ov•r ••ourit7 tunot1on1 ot the operailng 4i1'i•ion 

(Th• Di•l•1on of Co1111unioation• and Reaord1) and it appear• tha~ 

th• Secur1t7 Ottio•r ha• not exerc1aed thi1 reapon11billi7. 

;. .A.t °'hi1 point the flUea't1on •• n.1nd •• "to whether the COJUllt1t.t•• bad 

1uttioient authori~J io 10 turther into th••• matter•. I~ wa• pointed out 

that the only exl•ting authoritJ •a• a letter trom th• Joint CoDEunication• 

Board. io the SearetarJ ot Stat• in which th• oooperation and ad•lce ot Arm;r 

or;yptvgrapbtc expe:rte waa ottered. 111• Colllld~t•• t•lt that thia letter did 

aot 111i9e\ the re~uir....at• and Kr. fri•dman a1t•d Mr. Sal.on it be would be 

willing to writ• a leit•r tor the •1ana\ure ot Mr. 8te'\t1n1ua 1n whioh ihe 

Department would •P•oitica.117 requeat a •urvey. llr. 8&1.aon agt"•ed to do thl• 

if req,ue•te4 and the •tt.er wa1 4roppo4 pending turt.her ,1)9ru.al ot the JCB 

letter. 

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Declassified and approved fouelease by NSA on 04-16-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
SM 

'· 11 a preliainarJ •'i•J> C.pta1a Moak n1 nflU••ted to •k• a \rlef' 

•urYay ot th• •1•t.•u nn S.a. ut '' th• h_pal'hent. Thia hU \Hrs 4one u4 

a cop1 or the ... port 1• attaohe4 hereto. 

Jor the Commttt••• 

Copit• toa 

Jib·, fr1•dman 

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lfaJ or H11•r 

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Jaa•• o.. Moak 

Captain., lipal Corp• 

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SEORET 

Mat.•ment of Cm'logl"aphio 87•t•u now 1a •• bf Diapu"W•ii ot lkt•• 

l. 'fn• »e;~t. ot ai..t.a 017,vt~:ravhio 11ei 1• oompoae4 ot 112 

-.jor •~atloiia (1i..t1on• holdini contideA\~~l or h1'1t•r I~ •11i ... ). 

1. Ti~• •l•t.&'8 held are •• toll0tr•r (&) 8%GU?C (eta~•t)• hold b1 London and ~aahincton. 

(b) ftia'VJ EC~ (CS.? 1127 ... eecrot.) 1 hold b7 'iaehingtcm, UexiGo cu,,, ~. ~&Oto., u., SuUqo, lua11oa Ai"'' Vont..vid•o, 

Bio, 1'oec011. All •'Lai.lo.no in 't.hi• ne'\ bold. !h• auo ••1 

111t1, 'iberef.or•1 "•n1aal and lateral COlllP••icat.iona ue 

pooa111le. 

(o) 8\t"1p (Hcroi) • },t1ld bl" all labaH1H and LegaUona aad •ame 

Con1tAJ.at••• Strip •1•to.i:.o •r• o~oa•d •••on\1.All7 of 2 i,,_., 'Jtr\1oal and latwal. Tba old •J•fte&a tU« no1 ue Cr.aanel 

111•.iJi.aiiou a~d th• taJJ• ••' ot •'~1»• wae a0$ltili•1 held 

l:t7 2 '\o 4 lta'i1o.it, h011•Y•r un •1•~ ... •ill& C~•l Sls..ina• 

'1on and lill1t.t4 to 2 hold•r• are "1111 4iet.rib"'ed •• tu~ 

&1 poa•1~1•· Th• lat1r&l •J•\eaa •ill u•• Cbanr.•l llilllnation 

ll•ina:ing l Juwu·1 1944. Th• lat.el"al •1•t.• Ohan&•• eve17 

moi:.\h ~~d 1b• Ttrt.ieal •1•t11CU1 CbaJll• i• aeootllaA1e with 

iht .aiouat ot ir&tfio. 

(4) A, 1, and C (euv1pher•4 ood• ... oontld•rit.ial)a I -.ud c are 

b•ld bJ all Sc'ba••i•• and Ltgailoo1. 4 1• held \f all 

au..ui••• tap.t.lon• •nd omatn Couulat••· At I and o ••• 

3 •1ff•rea\ l•part. cod•e With dittereD\ G1~•r t.ablee tor .. oh. {•) •on (1-Jarl oOd• - re1'trioted)1 h•ld 1'J all b:.Msti••• 

XAa;atioaa •nd Co~a\llatea e1c1ft t e..r.d1&Jl Ooal~l•t••· Thi• 

•tO.t !-1 u•d S.n U.e \\ll•noipberecl fora tor l\eati+S.ri.94 ~rd'tit ••1.i'· (t) Of\At (•a••iltrl tode • rett.11.oied)t hel4 1'7 aU It&°'• 

»t1•rtm.1at cttic••• Thi• 1• u 014 cot• u4 a\ th• pr...at 

·U.• ~· \'11°1 lf.;~~1-.f ¥tf4t ·· • ""I 

l• The DtlJ*ri•nt pr.pane all •t•l"ia.1 ueed ia •h• abov• '"" .. with 

ib• tol.l.01'1• w.0•1tion1 lt1'1.P• .,.. ,photou-_phed 1t1 lca'f1 .o.,.n..n ud f:riri•4 ,, 'Lb• 51,p&l llD\&1'1t)' A&•AC1• I 

"• Ia addition to the above u We,..pt •'rip •1•'• (1ontlrlent1al) 

ha• tt.tn i••"9d to 11 l\at1on1 in Eurort, florth Atrioa, and Ch•Plaa for 'tll• 

1lil ot t.he r.Seral &co11oeaS.a A411.11S1•t.ntion, War lldppla& UmSnS•tir.tloa an4 t.be 

ottie• ot "9114 Leu•~"'~'"'' '·· j . \ ._-·::~ 

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