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---=-- C CRElE" ID: A67132 

~- - :1iflf Jf1 ~ tNThtt. 

JtE.PORf OP SPECIAL OOMJUTTU TO IJM:Sf IGATJ BBOURJ:ft 01 

HAD IJIPAm.'IEl'fT OOMMUJilCA'l'IOB8 

1. Ia reepeot1v• letter• O..te4 Ka7 12, 19-1, to the 

lecl"eta:rr ot th• '!f&TJ11 th• 8eo:tetar,. ot wu, &n4 the Duootor 

ot the Pederal !ureau ot Xnvt1t1g&t10.D.1 th• 8ecret&J7 ot 

ltate requeate4 that representativta ot tho•• age.not•• be 

aee1gne.te4 •to ••l'V• 1a aa a.4v1•0!7 1.114 oonaultaU•• oapaoit7 

fl.th ott1o•r• or the.Pf1&J'~' ot ,._,,. trm th• pmipo•• ot 

•••i•tinc the t>epartun' 1». -.Jd.q • .. aoa11 oaretlll 1wv•1 ot 

1ts code• an4 otphex-• to d.et•nln• th.!Jr JlftiYt7 .. , th1• t1U • .... .. • I :;.'"• ,r ' ........... I ,. "'9:'1 .. 1:°"" ..... , • .J ..... l,,.. .... • 

Ud. to 41soo••r f.D4 ••~b111h ~"\1GDaL1 .au ot piteeerv1JJ.I 

th• 1~ci'eo7 ot-1t~ hi~~l., ocmt1dent1&1 oomun1e&tt~~· ~; 

pjiiieil.t Yoi914 ooncUt1oU.• (Appendix 1.) .......... 

~- 'W~th ~ti.I ad. U Y1!v th9 to~i~~ -~~~· ~~~~~4,_ 

Caa&adei- L. P .. aatton. v .. s.•. (Ot1"1o• of ~val . • I I 1.1 ...... ·~-'\·..,,-.-1. 111•• 1- ':., 

rm.mn10.tiolil> _ 

Oapa1n :a. a. -... ,...-, u.a.A.. (S~}. ~9J'p~, or.t1oe ot - ' 

~·~''-Ii.Pl ~tf~q.n) 

•· v. o, Bl&okbva (Fe4eral 8WMU ot %Ave•t1gat1on) 

llr. PH4er1ok: L1••••1' (J>eparaent ot Da\e) 

IA ad41t1cm. ~. to ./"' the ........ ,. t••101.D1. I~ ,ae,;1·-·- ... ~-. •I •· vi111 

.• ...-.1.:1 ... •-'-. 

.. ,•p-"•C _r. ........... ~~._~,. , ..... jl. ~l~~ 

Orfptan&l7•'• Var Deput~~. •• 4eaip&\ed. to aeve •• - ' .... ·~'""'"" 

f•olmioai Ad¥11ior ·,o· c&i>iaia &.;:. •• · - - '· net cOimiii~·· 'imp~~~·~,\. Ulu~ti ... ,1~· ~- t~. 

••••ion.a, held on a7 2T, J\1D8 2, 9 and 121 l!Al. I'•- t~Df.• 

and reooaen.dat1ou II'• •bo41•4 1ll ~· J'eport. 

eclassifi ed and a roved for release b NSA on 04-17-2014 ursuantto E .0. 1352 
. -- - :-= - ';' .---:;-r- - - -·-" .. . . 

_ :--.- ~F :·ID·~A671-32 

, -~~ .... ~~ C'UNFIDENTlftL 

-4. At it• fir•' ••••1cm,. Jla7 t'• a piaeltld_,.,. wttq 

•• he14 1n. t.he ott1o• ot _.. o. Bowland Iha•• Aaa1ataat 

8eo1'•tvf' or State, ~ d1aoua1ed. ~'11 Ult aalM.ra et '11• 

COID1tt•• th• nat~• la4, IOOP• ot th• at\MU.•• \O b9 ,.... ... 4 

b7 tuau.4 Udioat.ed that tu S.o1"•ULJ7 o~ atase 4-•U.4 tta• 

COJllDd.tt•• io 1a•••t1gate all related pba••• ot o~oa,1ou 

••oui-1t7 .tn a.ad to~ the Departaeut. 

s. !be ~Ollllld.\to• 'hen n•ae4 1t• ••t:f.DI s.n ... l&llaoD'• 

ott1oe and &tt•r b~i•t P~•l'•!na~f 4S.aoua11on •S1'9•4 that 1t1 

agenda eabMaed the tolloving pbaaea ot oomawioa\10D 1eo\11'1tJ'• 

I.· !he t•ol:m1oal •01U2dn..e•• and u. n•p•ot1T• O..sr••• 

or ert101ao7 ot the oocle• u.4 oiphea now SJ\ •• b1 the 

X>eputaent1 and th• i-ela't•d. prooed1119*1 ud Mfepard.a 

rollove4 a '11•.U- oouw1J.at1cm or Pffp&Mtio.a, phpioal 

41•tr1but10A1 tl'&lulJ>OJtt&t1o.n, and aoo01U1':lna· 

a• 2ha t&o111t1•• 1 poce4w..e, and repl&t10JUI t• 

1Jlav1xag th• php1oal ••ourit7 or 017Ptop&ph10 ~phaM11A both •' th• I>epartment &D4 at tta ott1o•• lD tor•ip. 

OOU:Qtiiie1. 

l.• !'he ~•1"1D.1t1ou u.4 4tl1111taU.ou ot oJA.•••• of 

•••&•• and 4oo'1Jlent• v1'1l r•apeot to \b• ft.z-10\l* MP••• 

ot ocmt1d.eJlt1&11t71 &D4 th• Mplat1ona soverJaiDS th• 

d.Jt&tting ot aeaaas•• to be \r&DD1tte4 1a OJ'JPtopapllio 

ton., •• ,,.11 •• tJ1o•• peJtta:lnSng to the plaoing of 

~••»O.D.111bi11t1 tttr de'•rll.S.DSng &Dd 1n41o&t1Dg the ol.&••1-

tioatic ot •••s••· 

•• the regula t1ou govei-.n.1DS the ••leotio.n. and popeii 

GO?WIDENTt~l 

•• 

...... :zl5LL Ck = ::::::::T'•~•· .. ·'!•• ;:c92:: 124££9?! ~+?! J.f -:e 4Z.LA4Qfj 
~· 

~--, - REF ID:A 

CONFIDENTIAL 

t"lmio&l eJtploJMl.lt; ot t.u vu1ou autbor1••4 

tmtopspbio 8J'9S- ia O!T,Ptopapbing •••••J tu 

fil\finion• sn•l-Di.S ti\. ~ziai1~~--:~-~ d1~v1-

but1!!_.ta~ t1J.tol. ~ ~~IJll!~' dl.D~~1t-i9Jl_o1' pl.ala-

~~ .,~·~~~ '?.~ .. •lR~*~ ~le.PJl..l~~-~' 

••plation• go••rniJls the PNJ*•tioa or pi-••• nl•••• 

d.talbg 'V1th •tt•r• wtdoh •7 la•• torMd. th• nbjeota 

~ OrJPtOgr&pb1o ooaaunio&tiOlh 

I.• !he :prilloiplea tollov•4 1a the ••1•o,1on, ti-a:ln1ag 

all4 •••1Pm•n.t to d.ut:r ot peraomiel pel'Jd.tt•4 to i..,. &oo••• 

to CJ1Ptograph1o •w:r1al • to J*:lfoni aiptropiaph1o 4'lt1••J 

6b4 the prino1pl•• rouowe4 1A ••l•oUDg tbe ageao1•• or 

u.nntee1on qplo794 1Jt .torval"d.1Jlg .. ,..,.. to thea 

d.eet1nat1oa.. 

6.. '!he detail• ot tho t1.nc'ing• ot tb.4' OOMl.ilM• :la •••»eot 

to th• fOl'eso1ng 1ub3eot• ot •tUdi' are •• ~01lowa1 -- - - - - - ---=-----=-- --=-=-- - - -

l· (1) Although 1l\ pn•l'&l the ••••Ml nnto~pld.o 

111t•a ~ow _,107~4 ~~ '~'!~O&lJf __ ~~­

M~ •tt:toie~t, it &PJM~• tbat the "f&l'10U 

oo4es &114 oiphera ooul.4 N .U.1'*91buted to 

lao1de;re aooor41.aaa to a bett.n det1-4 an4 llOJte 

or4er17 •Pt•. 

(2) Although the •thoda u•4 to ,__..oipheat 

llliMS•• prepared in eatain eptau ve 

•Qft1o1eAt17 ••01U"9• '111• 1• perbapa aot trta• 

&ii regaMe certain otba •1••- and 1i wouJ.4 

_) - : .. - __ __.-. 

l?Bf.JF IDENTIAL - ... ., - - --- im:;:;;;:; z • =- e 

................ .---.----~~~-

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REF ID:A67132 ;---~~ 

cor:F~SENTIAL1 

appear that the l&tt•~ Jligbt not 71•14 

the degree ot ••oe11iJ 4e•ii'able tor the 

oamUD.1ott.t1ou t~ 'Wb.ioh tMJ are intended. 

The Oo.ittee 1• n.ot 1A • poa1t10A to aub• 

.it a po11t1ve op1n1on 1n thi• :r•1peot 

beoau•• 1n Ol'de.r to do •o a long an.4 

txteu1v• Oi-JPte.n&lft1o •tudJ' would b• 

taaential. 

(}) fhe •thod• and uana ua•d. to a.o1pb•~ 

meeaagea ot )sigh.eat ••o~•C7 &114 iJl&portan.oe 

appear to t>e troo alov t~ aoden MP14 

oo.urdcation u4 i-equ1re more la.bor and 

P4tr•o.nn•l tban vovJ.4 be th• O&•• 1t o•rta.1D 

.. cb&.n1oo-•1•otr1oal &pp&Jrat~• aov a'failable 

w•re em;plo7e4 tO't- th!• purpo••• Roreover 

1uoh appa:ratua 1t ••obnioallJ ao\11).d oa.a. 

fi•ld taia gr .. t•~ Ol'J'Ptogr&pbio ••o1.U'1t7 

tl:laD. 1• poaa1bl• w1'b tb• prea.at •ban.doperated" Jll.9&Jl•• 

(-.) The pooedvea u4 Mteparda tollov•4 

Y1tlt1n the Pepartaen.t it••lt iA th• oomp11&t1on and Pl'•:P&r&t1= ot th• oode• u.4 

tiph•r• 1 and in 'thotr phJ'aioal 41.1tJiibut1on 

and. accoWJ.ting appeu to be eat11taot0Jt7. 

Bov•ver, reg1etr&,1on ot d.oou.ent• b7 

'•hort titlea" i• uot nov the o&•• &n4 
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;'°X'"iiii=C-"1111' .... ...-=;:=?-. ----

REF ID:A67132 ..... L / 

tt• e•tabl1ahlt.ont would be &4Y1t•ble. 

!he Committ•o &l•o t••l• tiw.t •P•ci&l 

tol'Jlls tor the re~•ipt, 4eetrv.ot10.0.. 

••m1Annual aooount.1.ng., and tr&nef'•r• ot 

<looume.n:te traa one hold.er to another are 

q~ite n•o•••&i'f tor &A •tftot1ve aooount1.n.B 

•r•tem. 

(5) Aa .repi-48 the aetboda :to1love4 1D. tb• 

'QtanspOl'tation &n4 to:MrGrd.1ng o~ Cl"fPtOpapbio publication• u4 doc111tnts to 

&utbor1zed holder• thereof, 1 t :S.a undttretood. tbat •uoh IM!l.ter1al 1• 1Jlvai-.tabl.J' O&J'lllied 

b7 d1pl<>Ba tic CJOV1•r, Yh!oh mould ~ve 

1te aate 4elive17 without posa1b111t7 

or ocapram1••· However, apeo1&1 te•t• 

ade b7 th• Pedera.l Bvtau ot Inve•tig&tion 

ot the 1ecur1t1 attorded. bJ the w.r1ou1 "tfJPe• 

o~ pouoh•a .,.pl07•d te th• pvpose have 

Clb.onatre.ted. 1;hat it 1• •e7 to open and 

1t•ove the oonten'a or pouch••, photograph 

&n.d ~eplace the 0~111na1 4oouaenta, and then 

:tt1ev th• pouohe• •o •• to •hoV no signs ot 

' 

t&lnper1ng. The tJP• ot tumble?' look ued 

en 1ooked pouches ott•Jt• bar4l7 Q.J g\.1U'&ll• 

teee ot 1atet7 at all, •inc• one ot them 

GG!~HBOO\P,l- ~.--·; ,->'>:t:\j :.:.;-.as, IQ ...... r Oi.WP ... !f)?il!U.fZ-'...- _u..,_ f-j#!@@ .. -·tt-:'! bF , .. 
REF ID:A67132 ...... _ .. _ .. _ ........ _., ..... ~ ... it ...... _. 

CGtlf ~Utill~~l 

na Mpe&te41J' "p1oke4* aucoea1tull7 

1rl & tw Jlinut••. !he detailed t:tndJ nga 

ot thi• •tud.J' ue •bodied in..A.ppendix 2. 

A• lb:oept at th• Dapartntent 1\aelt and. at onl.J' & tev · 

' ot the large .. b&••1•• '11• tac1l1tiea1 :ppoce4Ul'ea, &n.4 r•su• 

l.&tiona tor 1D•uring the Pbi'•1e&l •eo1.lr'it7 ot orntop&ph1o 

p&Mph•rnali& •:PP•r to b• vo•Mlz lM4•11•:t•• th••• oonat1tut1ng 1ll &11 prob&b111\7 the ~teat aource or d&ng9r to the 

••ovit7 ot all ooa\Udoat1ona et the Dei-:rt•nt. ')l&,thsmt 

t4•su&te ~•f•l.'9'~4• ~ pi:•••~v• R)!Jaica~ 11aui-111 otthe 

OJ'JlltOp&pb!o J!!Mp)'!ernali& 1)•!*1• DS. 11•t• tE, •tpet !!!l• 

11111!0& t&on £•eia@••• Rt.. J!!!. 10JAA !!, atgt, l?!. t1o)JJ!1oall1 !!!! 

i!. ooa114ere4. Mt• (or Jl!!.• 

.t• !he Depa,.tment do•• aot app•r to '.baT• dlMr-out det1n1.· 

tion• ot &ra4 4e111d.tat1ona tor "'*1'1oua ol&•••• ot oont14ent1•1 

at.tnJ it 4.oe• Mt appear to 'haft o1Mr-OU.t :replat1ona governing the dratting ot •••••1•• to be tranaa1tte4 in. OrJPtographic 

ton.1 X..01' 4o•• it apPear to place :r61poua1b111t1' u.pon the prop•r 

peraona •• ~•prda 4etenl.'tn1ns Ud 1nd.1a&'t1Dg 'h• ol&aaitie&t1cm 

&coOJ"d.ing to whioh an outgoing ••••s• abould be bandle4. 

4. (1) In '11• abaeno• ot vell-4et.1Md regulation• 

gOY6~ the •tt.era ••tared to 1n a\lbpa:rapapb 

&it ia &:PJ*l'ent that regulation• goTenJ.ng th• 

\he ••l•otion ot the •peoitio ol"fPtographio 

.,...t ...... l&mlOt b• &pPli•4 Pl'oPIJt17 or Yith 

0•1'ta.int1. P"~:~F~BENTIAL __ ,.,.. •• Ii "'~ 

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REF ID:A67132 

(2) !be regulat1ona gov•rn1Dg the teohnioal -.ploJ11•nt 

ot the var1ou• auth01'1••d •J*t- appe&l' to be 

ad.equate, 

(') '!he regul&t1ona Q.4 pJ'ooed.ve goverD.ing the 

prepal'Ation, ban411D&, d1•t2'1but1on, and tiling 

01' Ultillate 41.apoaition ot plain-l&nguage vera1ona 

ot CJ'JPtographed •••aas••, vhile ... tlataotoi-J" within 

the cont1nee or the OOllllUD10&t1on.1 &n4 R•o0l'4• 

D1v111on 1t•olt, appear to be 'gpt!}.11 iJede1uate 

when theee 4ooU11•nt• pa•• outat4e \he atore-

••ntioned %>1v1a1on., It appear• that an unspeo1t1e4 

&n.4 constantl7 var71ng number of verbatim ti'&lllllat1ona Of UlOOJid..Dg Ol'JPtOp&phe4 USIJ&888 llUllt 

be prepar•d b7 DOR upon the requeet ot ott1o1al• 

ot the .Department who d.eea it neo•••rr to turniah 

CoPiea tor the 1ntormatioA ot other• vho llLight 

be oonoemed. 'l"b.e repi-oduotion ot oop1ea 1a 

l\OY b7 •e.na o~ uncon.tl"olled m.1aeopaph and 

tb1e 1e rep.J'ded b7 the Oomm1ttee •• a. h1gh].7 

4-.ngeroue p:raot1ae. •o accounting tor the ault1-

»lic1 t7 or cop1ea ~· made nor 1• th•~• ~ 

aaavance tbat ad.d1t1onal oop1•• are not •de 

&nd c1~culated within the 'V'&r1oua d1•1a1ona. 

Aooount1ns to.,, copies undv the•• OUO'Qldt&noes 

1• not po111bl• •v•n vith auoh .o~• ol•rioa.1 
-- .... - - - - -· REF ID:A67132 ...... _ 

COHF!DENTiAL 

&a11stall.oe than 1• hOY &VA11able. 1'u1'ther, 

tbel."e ia .neither unitol'Jli.t7 nor o•rt&1nt7 

&• to the ma:nne,. in Ybioh theae verbatim tra.nal.&tionw •~• 1-ndl.ed or tiled 1n the respective 

41•1aion• to Ybioh the7 are ••ii.ta and in IBJl7 

o&aea doubt exist• •• to their ultimate 4.1.spo11t1on. Wh1le the Oommittee made no 1nveatig&t1on aa to the procedure followed in the ca•• 

ot outgoing meaH.ge• initiated within. the xae-

•P•Otive 41v1a1ona, it would appear probable 

that there 1• oonaider&ble danger troa the 

•Xiatence ot vork aheeta and oarbon paper beari.ng 

~ough and tinal dratt• ot outgoing meaaagea to 

be orn>tographed. in eont1dent1&1 codea and ciphers. 

JP!m.117. it appear• that no gr•&t care la exero1ae4 vi'tb regar4 to the number ot peraona to 

vb.om verbatba or even paraphrased copies ot 

••cret •••a•• •it• 11hovn. in m&nJ' oaaee thi• 

being perhaps vbo1lr unneaellll'f. !h••• uns&tiataotorJ' condition• pJl'obablr constitute the aeoon.d. 

pMt a0lll"o6 or dan.~er to ••01Jl'lit7 and, !t not 

J!otl'eote4. aeov1tt !t,. oOllllUD!cation can neither 

R!. •1nt&1ne4 !!!?.!, !!.!!!, ~1tabll11b;ed, ?n tbia 

oo.nnection it i• to be noted that in th• milit&l'J' 

•.nd. th• naval aervioe & oomm11eioned ott1cer 11 

~ 

-
------~----

not, aer•l7 b7 vatu.e ot hi• oommi••1on OJ' h1• 

rank, ent1tle4 to reoe1vo aeor•t 1ntormat1on 

1n Vbioh he 1• not clireotl7 and ott101all7 cono•rned. 

(Ji.) ne 0081.ttee bas 1'e&80D. to be11•T• 'bat there 

11 no careful 000~41.nation between th• peraona 

b&v1ng knowledge ot ~h• oontenta ot orntopaphed 

mt••P• and tho•• Vb.o pr•pare 1Jltol"Mt1o.n embodied 

in. the ton ot pr••• nleaaea Yb.$.oh •7 contain 

..,tter tra.nlllitted or received 1.n o~tograph1o 

tora. 

!.• (1) Althouah th• pr1no1plea tollove4 1n the aeleotion, 

"l'&ining, and •••ignment to 4ut7 ot O:rJPtop&phio 

p•reonnel v1th1n the Departmen1; lloll &PP•&l' .. ··•·I'-- ..... ~-.. .,. ..... .. -

to be aat1ataotor7, the f19PP'1tt._ee baa no knowledge •• • ..... -.. • • --·r-.. •·--

ot ~t ~t ~· ~t aaae 1.n this :r•gu4 1n th• 

l>epartm.ent 1 • bbll.ea1e•, Legationa, and 00Jl.8ulatew. 

It 1• true that the Department l:a• •P•oif'io 

regulati0ll8 goYerntng the•• aatter1, aa eabo41•4 

1n 8eot1o.n VII-- ot it• Por•ign 8erY1o• Begulat1ona, 

but there appears to be no •••V&Jlo• tbat th••• 

••pl&tiona •Ji• IOJ'upuloual7 and \lDitonl.7 ob-

•t1"Te4 •t all atationa. Thi• app~a to b• a 

aubjeot on Vbioh d.i~eot personal and. per1o41o 

ObaerV&tion b7 pJ!'OperlJ trained 1Jl9peotora YOuld 

eo~~tDErmM 

~------------------~--~-~~·~~~4~J.-.-=-·~~~!·~·~*~"~·'=·x~-·~·~··~·~T~-S~J·~*-¥~=~~-~''~'*:.:....;..f-- __ :;;~-*-'±! __ A~J-i!!P'Jllll ____ ~ ....... ~ .... ! 
REF ID:A67132 -

be •••lntial betore 4et1n1~• •••11J'&Jlo• e0\'44 

be ba4 •• to \he extent of oont0l."ld.t7 with 

P•Pt1nent regulations. 

(r) It would appear that the Department &Ya11• itaelt 

ot oabl• routea rat.her than ratio obannela 

vhe~•Y•r poa1ib1e, a ];>l\ooe4ur• vbioh i• to be 

'.b1gbl7 cOBllended, hrthel", the Ocmd.ttee u4eratan.4e tbat the J)l"&Otioe ot 41.eauaaing oont1-

4•ntial aubjeot• O'f•l' the tM.Uoee&n Rdio-

'•l•phone baa been Pl'&Gt1oal11" •11aSnate4. !he 

OCllllittee c1ea1r•a to point out that 4eap~te 

•••V4nc•• ot "pr1•07• 10 often 1'•1tvate4 

bJ" th• telephone OOIU*ftJ', nob oonvuu.t!ona &1'e 

_.1wte onl.7 ao tar aa the oa•Ul 11aten•-1n 

1• oono•l!'ned.. ~•7 otter no obataolea to anr 

,.:rraOA OP Oi511.D1s&t1on bi&Ying & :t'Ml inteM•t 

ill l•rning the aubatance ot nob oonv•r1at1ona. 

1. !he r.coaelid&tiona ot th• Comdtt•• &:16• •bod1e4 belev. 

but in. or4er to J'l'•••11t th• 1A a ve11-1a.teptllte4 -.nner the 

1uao•••1v• ~•oommendation• do not to11ow the o~der 1n vhioh 

the aubjeot.a &nd ttn41ns• &:t• treated ill put&p&pha 5 and 6 

&bove. !'be Ocamn1.tt•• ~•cOJ111.enda1 

I.• !bat th• Depariaent ot 8tate a4opt th• .... 

definition• et and del11d.tat1on• tor •la•••• ot ••e&s•• 

. - - ------

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REF ID:A67132 

-i-tn !'f""\,... ... _, 11< I 

vlltli.: .~-..1• j j ' ~· 

&)14 4oc1*•nta (v1th l'••peot to \he w..r1oua ugreea or 

tt0htid.9nt1alit76 Yias DS!BIODD1 OODIDBHIAL• BOD!) 

that .n.ov 1ub11at 1n th• Vu Department and 1n the .. YJ' 

Dep&l'tment (both ot the latter a.ov ha.Te 1d.ent1oal ola••1· 

t1oat1one an4 praoticall7 14ent1oal 4et1n1t1ona and 

d.elbd.t&t1on• thento:r). '11••• thl'ee ola.••1t1c•t1on• have .. been ettect1ve in thoee Department• tor a number ot 7eara 

&nd bavt proved them.aelYea teobn1call7 sound and pN.cticable. Purthe,,..ore, it the Department or Btate were to adopt 

the .... ol•••1t1catlon• and d.et1n1t1on• the thl'•• Departaenta vou14 be well ooo~ditl&ted in thi• tundamental re•pect 

When 1ntero0Jlllun1o&t1on or the excbange ot 4ocuaenta b•-

eomea n•ceaa&27. 

l• (l) That baaed upon the to:regoing recommendation. 

the Department ot ltate rev1ae 1te present ••t 

up ot OJ.7Ptogr&ph1o a7atema ao aa to Pl"OV1de - - - -

adequate a7ateae ror crJPto~phio treatment o~ 

the three cl&•••• ot ••••1•• in the tollov1ng 

ca tegor:te#s 

(a) Por comrnun1c&t1on between the Department and 

••leote4 lmba••1•• &.n.4 J..egation•J and ~or 

interoommun1oat1on among them.. 

(b) :ror communi°'t1o.n b•tveen tbe Department an4 

&11 bba••1•• and Legation•J and tor 1nterOOJIDl.unioat1on &m.ong them. 

•Jote 1 Bach oa tesor1 1hould be provided vi th crntographic 

p&1":ph~~~~~.~rlong1ng to all lover oategor1••· 

-GQ~~f .be: -· -·~· -11- -.i 
(2) 

(o) POl' oOllllUDioation betveen. the Dep&Jlltmen.t 

&hd ••leoted lonaula.te•J and tor 1nteroOilillUii1.cat1on among them.. 

(4) ~or oommun1.o&t1on between "th• Department and 

&ll Oon1uJ.at••J and tor 1DteroOllllllUD1cation 

among them. 

(e) ~or ommaunic&tion betv•en the Deiartaent 

&:11d suoh Special Observe~• and. lpeo1&1 

tUaaiona aa mar be tound neceaaaey. 

(r) ~or comm.u:nication between u.a. •aval V••••l• 

and u.a. Bmbaaaie•• tegatione or Conaulatea. 

(s) Por auoh other special purpoaea aa .,.7 be 

toun4 llea1rable. 

Tb&t thia diatr1but1on ot cr7ptog1'&ph10 a7ateJ1S 

&ooording to catesor1•• be &coo.mpli•h•d b7 & . -- ---·- ---·--· ------. ·-· --- --

1U1table red1atJ11ibution or ~••••ignment ot the 

pr•~•nt codea, •o tar •• 1• poaa1ble, the cddea 

to be provided vith the •am.• general a7atem 

ot ·~•renciphel"Jllent but operating with 41tterent 

01pher ke7•· ror the latter purpo•• h&nd-operate4 

aethoda ..-plo71Dg c1pher table• •7 be used, but -- ... -· . - ... . . -·----· -- ... -·· ---· ----- 1t 1• poaaible that a OrJPtograph llight be auited 

tor the apeedier auperenc!pherment ot oertain 

tJP•• ot aon41dent1a1 •••a&a••· 

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(') !hat the l>epartm.ont ••t&bli•h a. aore 4et&1le4 

•f•tem ot aooountiD.g tor CrJPtOgl'&phic paraJ1bernal1&, using apeo1&l tol'Jle tor reoeipt, 

1'211&pnual l'Gport ot poaa•••1on, report or tran•-

t•r tJtoa one bolder to an.othe~, and report ot 

M•truot1on, the•• npoJtta to be baaed upon 

'•boi-t '1tle•• tor all ~•Si•t•red dooument•~ 

4ev1oea oi- publications. 

(Jt.) fhe Department of State b• provided with auoh 

lit•~•t'Ul'e an4 tecbn1oa1 &dv1o• b7 the Var 

&n4 ~he WaVJ' Departments ae will be ot •••1et:anoe 

in the .xecutio.n. or thi• J"eo--.:A.dation. 

t.- (1) 'l'bat t~ 1ta most ••011et oommuntoationa the 

Department ot State look 1eriouel7 into the •ub-

~eet ot automatic, electrioall7-operated cipher 

·~hiUIJ &_nd ~ t the, lle~-~~~~~1! --~~~~~g~!;~- ____ : 

1'1tfi th• Wai- llfpai-taent o~ the ••TJ l>fltp&rtllent 

•~th a viev to t~e 1ntro~~~~1o~-~~-~~~~~i~ 

•ohinea tor uae at th• D•pe.rtaent and at the 

l&Jtge•t and moat iaporta.nt Bmbaa•1•• where 1peed 

&nd ••oui-1tJ or communio&tion 1• eaeent1•1 undtt~ 

P•••nt v01t14 con41tiona. 

(2) 'l'hi• recommendation, while ent&ilhlg oerta!n 

Udtial •xpend!turea tor macbinea, v111 ultima.tel7 

reault 1n 1om.e aav1ng by v1rtuJ'e of a reduction 

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1n oJ17PtogN.ph!o peraonnel, a1noe one •chine 

e&11 4o the YOl"k or ••••r&l olerka. 

(') In t.b.1• ommeot!on the COJllJl1ttee takes oogniz&noe 

ot '119 taot ibat negot1at1ona Yith the foregoing 

.tJ&4 in viev have b••n a progreea between the 

D•partment ot atate and the v.ar Department tor 

•me t!ae and before the appointment ot thia 

OOJ'IPld.ttee. It reoomm.ends, tberetore, that 

these nogot1ationa be ooncluded aa poilpt17 &a 

pi-&ot1cabl• ao tbat the »1&ohine ma7 be placed 

in ••rvice without undue 4e1.a7. 

,t. (l) That imlledi&te measures be taken bJ' the Departaent 

ot State to provide suitable comb!Mtion at.tea 

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tor the storage ot Cl'J'Ptograpbio paraphernalia and 

t.D4 cont14ent.1al r1lea at all it• llabaa•i••• 

Legation.a,, and Ccm.au1&tea not nov provided v!th " - ..& & - ,. _.. ....r,.._ ""' • -

adequate t..oi11t1•• tor proper aateguard.ing ot 

th••• •teri&la Yhen not 1n uae.. rvth•r, that 

the Depai-tm.ent take imecliate •ction to iUure 

that onl.7 aU1tabl7 paid Aller1oan o1t1sena are 

emplor•d at out171Jl8 ot1"1o•• a• guard.a Yhen tho•• 

ottio•• are olo••d between ott1oe hOUl'•· On this 

eHOial point retel"enc• 1• •de to p&Mll'&Ph 6l!,. 

(2) !bat 1n•truot1ona b• 1•eued to all orr1cea 

r•quil'ing a complete change 1n the comb1Dat1one 

to Bf•• •t lM-1' OAQO &_par ed. that th••• ohang•• 

BP~n·inr.r•,.~ nr 

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be made br competent and dul7 authorised pereonnel 

in th• ott1ce. ('l'h•re 11 not;hing about tbi• 

l.\1!Ltter Yhioh requirea the a•rv1oea ot •outside• 

oxpertaJ the app11aat1on ot 01"41n&J11 common 

••n•• ~d oaretu.1 •tu4:J ot the 1n1tru.ctiona vhioh 

uauall7 accOJDP&.nT auah aatea are a4eq,.te -ror 

the pvpoae.) 

(') In th1• connection the Committee tak•• note 

ot \he preeent requirement (Par. VII-4, •ote 2(c) 

ot POJ:'eign SerYice l•SU].at1ana) that •..,oh time 

a cbana• 1• ettected in the ooabaa,1on or a Mt• 

the D•partment •ball b• 1ntorm9d b7 mean• ot a 

a&itd prepared 1n th• tolloviag torm ••• • and that 

11 th1• card •ball be ti-an1:m1tted. to the Department 

in a •••l•d envelope ••• •. Th• OOJDllittee doubt• 

th• a•ceaa1t7 ~or th1a r•Quir ... nt an4 r•oomaend• 

it• 1Jlm•d1ate e111d.nat1on. 

(Jf.) !bat the Departntent ot lt&t• ooll&bo:rate v1th 

the Ped•Ml Bureau 01' In•••t1pt1on in regard 

to the tJP•• or ••t••1 o&b1n•t•. looked pouchea, 

•n••lopea, eto., that ehould b• ..-plo79d tor 

•torage and transportation ot oi-rptograpbio •t•r1&l. 

!.• (1) !hat the Department ot Stat• dJt&v up nev regulation• go••r.D.ing the dratting ot me•••&•• to 

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be tl'&Jlem!tted in orJPtographio torm, b&eiq 

the• uPon the aev ol&a•1t1oat1on ~•oOJ&111ended in 

paragraph 7!.• 

(2) ~t reaponaib111t7 tor proper 4ra.~t1ng 1 tor 

proper claaa1t1oat1on and tor olear indication 

ot ol&aa1tiOAtion oe plaoe4 upon the o~1ginatora 

or •••••••• , that the latter tvo ~•c1a1ona not 

be JJ&de a reaponaibilit7 ot 'the OJ?Ptosrapb1c 

p•,,.•o.nn•l1 an4 that the Department tau euoh 

action •• will ineure observance ot the regulat1ona 

app11cabl• to th••• tunot1ona. 

(') That ~•v ~•gulatione govern1ng the ••1•ot1on ot 

the apeo1t1c crJPtographic •1•tem to be -.plo7ed 

b7 OrJPtopaphio pereo.nnel be d:ravn. up b7 the 

JlepartJaent &nd tbat th•J be based. \U>OD JD"1no1pl•• 

that .,,-e teolulicallJ' sound., ar1a1ug out ot the 

-noomm.end.ation oont&in.•4 1n paragraph 7!.• 

(.-.) That the Department ot &tate be provided. v1th 

1uch l1ter&tur• and teobnioal advtce bJ the War 

And th• W&VJ Department• aa v111 be ot •••iatanoe 

in the •J.aborat1on. ot the nev l'egulat1ona 1n point. 

z:.. (1) That th• Depa1"tlmnt 4"Y up uev and dote.1le4 

r•pl&tiona govern1ng the Pl"•p&rat1on, handling, 

41atr1b\lt1on. and ~111.ng or ultiJllate d.11poa1t1on 

ot pl&_in-~I• vera1ona ot OrJl>tographed 

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•••..,s•• ror the guidance or all d.1.Y1•1on• v1th1n 

the Depa~tm.ent e.nd ot &11 ot it• Bmb&aaiea, 

Legat:lona, an.4 Oouulate•, th••• regula"tion1 to 

be baaed ~on teobn1o&ll7 sound prino1ple1 &rising 

out ot the adoption ot the reooaendation •4• in 

p&l'&p&ph 71.• 

(2) Tbat the•• nev regulation• be r1gid17 and. atr1ot17 

•ntoroed and that the Department take all nec••a&l'J' 

41ao1p11nar7 meaauree to inaUl'e theil" atriot 

entoroement b7 all concern•4. 

(:5) Tbat the Department be J'l'OY14ed vith auch literature and teobnical adnae b7 the Var and the B&VJ' 

Depal"tment• &a v.111 be ot aea:latance in the elaboration o~ the nev regulations 1n point. 

&• That a to'Ul' ot 4ut7 as coding otticer at the Departmeftt in Vasbington or at an illlportant ottio• be •4• one 

or the •nda to17 reqtU.rementa tor the tralnI'q'iii'd dut1•• 

ot jun101' oa~eer ottioera ot the POl'•ign 8ervioe. !J.'h••• 

duties 1h0'\lld oorre1pond. to thoae ot ood.!ng ott1oera in 

the l'f&VJ' and should oonsiat or the &&tegu&r41.ng ot 1eoret 

a.rid oont1de».t1&1 aeaa•g••• pl\l8 routing, tiling, 41•-

uibuting and p&~&pb:raaing meaa•g••J &!14 &d.Yi•ing aupe~iOl' 

otf1oere &a to carreot p~oeedure toP the llllLinten&nce ot 

oo:mmunicat1on ••c'U191t7. 

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ll• (1) That the Department take au.oh •••urea &a ma7 

be neceeaar7 to provide an &4equate and teohJdoal17 1.ntol'Jlled 1n•peot1on aervioe tor 1ta 

ai'J'Ptographio operations in. t0l'e1gn countries, 

vith & Y~ev to 1neur1.rag that all the regulation• having a 41rect bearing upon oommun1ca-

\1on aeouritf are observed, 

(2) Tb&t the Deputaent take ateJ.1• to have daaigna.te4 

a.t the Department 1n VaahinSton and a.t ea.ch or 

1t• ottioea in tore!gn countries an otticer vho 

•ball 1A addition to hi• other 4ut1ea perform 

the duties ot dorJPtOg1'&pbic 1eourit7 otticer", 

~o vill be reeponaible tor the entorcement ot 

&11 crJPtographio and communioat1on aeourit7 

:regulations at hi• atation. 

(3) T.ba.t the Department ••rYe not1oe on all personnel 

oono•l"nod in the •1ia:teaanoe ot oOllDINn1c:s&t1on 

••ou:tiit7 that aevere diaoiplina.17 action vi11 

b• taken in ~utur• oasea ot laxit7, carelea•-

neaa, or ntgligen.oe in the obaerva.nee ot 

»•gule.tion• eetabli•hed to preserve 1eourit7. 
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tiliiCl '· lilto:rd, 00111m11LD.4er, u. a·•, 

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Oapta1n1 11gna1 OoJtPa, v.s.A. 

APPBlfDIX lt- Oop7 o~ lette:xa 

trom Seot7 ot State to 

Sect7 ot war, ..,,. 12, 1gJa.1 

AP:PE:RDIX 2 a- 1ind1nga ot atlld7 

or Jaethoda tolloved 1n tran1- po~t&tion and torva~d.1.ng ot 

cr7ptograph1c publ1c&t1ona and 4ooum.enta 

June 26, 19J&.1 

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117 d.eat' Kr. Beo:l"etar11 

!b.• Departunt ot !tat• 1• de•iroua ot having •de a aost careful aurve7 ot 1ta oodea an4 o1phera to 

4ete::raine their ettio&o7 at tbia tillle a.nd. to dieooYer and 

••tabli•h additiona.1 means ot preaervins the seorea7 ot 1ta higbl~ oont14enti&l oGJlllllUnicatlona under preeent vorld 

o0!141t1ona. 

I viab to enl1•t the &id ot the Va:r Depa:rtment 1n the oonduot at th• aur••r oonta;plate4 and. I hope 70u 

..,7 be in a position to des gna.te a qualified oommissioned 

ott1o•r ot the Var Dep&rtment to ••r•• 1n an &dv1aor7 and 

& oona\dta~1v• eapacit7 with ott1cera o~ the Depa11tment ot ltate., the la'f7 Department, and the J'e4eral Bweau ot 

lnveat1gation tor those pui-poaea, the importance or vh!ch 

I believe I iiee~ not INIP'ba•ise. 

Your ooop•l"&tion v111 be ve~ auch appreciated. 

lino•r•17 70Ul'• 1 

The Honorable 

ltem-J' X.. Stiaaon 

l•o~•ti.i-1 ot WaP 

/a/ Cordell Bull 

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lpeoiaena ot eaoh ot the three tJ"P•• or diplomatic pouohea 

and a apeoimen ot ••led envelope• uae4 b7 tbi l.lep&rtaent ot 

Stat• were aubmitted to the Teobn1oal Labor&tOl'J' ot the !federal 

Bureau ot Investigation to~ the purpose or determining the 

••curit7 of the•e iteiaa tor the ah1pment ot eeoret matel'ial. 

-Both. the leather ooiii"!er•e bag and the l&i°'se·· Oa.nvl\.a 

"41plomatic mail pouch •ke uae ot a Yale "Supe:r ... piJl.11 tumbler 

p&dl.ook tor- sealing the pouches, In. the taboratol"J ot the 

1.4.81 ~ui-eau of ?JiYelitilit1on it n• :Pot•1ble to aucc•••tul17 

pick thia look .. -numbir ol th&ea", 'th• ti.8 "j.-8qu!i-e4 nrjiiig 

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ti-om- t1~t.~n- -~~t•~ to tb";et; bO~a.' -TG&aiii'cli-&8''li.,val -........ ··- -~ --E-t-- - pollaible to enter th• leather oovierTa bag b7 remowil ot th• 

lo~lc 1n t.hia Jlt&JUl&l' no otbei- attftlp\ vaa made to enter the pouch. 

:tn i-••P•~t to th• ~~i• ~nft.1 -aii 'P"ilioh. ~1i ... &'44itlon To~---·-­

being &lie to iiilt•r tbi• pO\MJh bf picking the padlock. it vaa ~ . 

&lso poa1ible to enter it b7 .JUI 6t r•modngtbe -.... itltoli---

_i;ng and then :iriplacing the at1 tche• in the same Jllbtill' •• 

tht7 were p~ior to rmioft1. the tble HtU! rel! -io enter tbi• 

pouoh depends uilOn tb.e D.um'&ei- A or rova -·ot ati tchins it 1• -· · ·· - ---

n•o••••~ to ~·•ov•,, a110vlns '&ppi-0%matei7 -tven\7 Jilnut•• per -- = - --

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fli4i e&litl.a-.lir •11 pouch vbioh ri.a aR.tea Y?\h 19ia 

1Rl• ~· •atei-~4 b7 · .-n.• '01 iaov!ils ,~he •• at! tohiis a .... J:r, - ~-)wm _,. I - I, 1- I 

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•ufttic1ent 41.•tanoe to •llov removal o~ the contents. atter ., 

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Yhioh the •titohing vae replaced 1n the .... oon41t1on aa 1t 

•• orig1Mll7. Thi• vb.ole operation reqU11'ed approx:t.tel7 

o.ne hour, 

!he •P•o1al BT11ook enYelOPe• which ve~e •••1•4 on• 

vith1n th• other v•r• entex-e4 b7 removing the •eala and 

· 1ooaen1Jlg tbe guaa. 'l'heao enTelopea o~~ then be retaattmt~ - - .. - • - • _., ~ .,. • ·r •""' ll".r• • .... ,. • rll'-..... • • -

·and. .~i~.~~' th~ tillG :r.-etiilie'd -to,; t~ ~i!~ro proco1• being . _ 

&pp~ox-ba~eiI: one-~ ~ ~~r _ii9~1 incl~~ tb,.;-;~;~~~uct1on 

ot tho eeals. I~ ~e eoJllM!lction it 1a noted ~t the purpose . --

ot th., l~ok1ng t•t11l"e 11 d.e.t.eated to a gre~~- ·~~•!'-1! ~T pJ.ac.i.ng 

the wax so~l over ~~e br~~~,por~i~n._ lt_ 1!.R~~·~el•. t!:l~i>rr . ".. -

this · 10~~~ dev:t~f!~ open, but __ or o_ourse in ":~~.!§ ~ .. o-~ ... ~!lffiA . _ • • ... -;&..&.,. .... : .... Lc. .. • • • " I ., • • 

am~'¥1t • _o~ I .~1e ., ,... ,1a .. d0t1-' ~q .tl'W j}n.ao .•. \fJum. th1~ • --~!'~- ~~-

o·oyered b7_ a vax •~1, the J-~.P~~e~~t or • . ~ea,l qy.,; .. th• brt..11 

aakea :t.t 1~'?~~1bl~, to ":tt\~ne. t~1i t).l~ ~·-~;i.~ok_~1J~t•n . - . 

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't !bi.a ii}-.r_9rmat10~ 1e b~1lla .s1ve~ foJ' --~ .R~o·~-~.t. . .1.nd1oating . - - - - - -

the relat~ve. 1naecur1t7 ot t?upqe m.~tb,04' qt tr&tl•m1tt1ng aeoret 

me.ter1.al Yb.en it m1$ht be .reqm.red to paaa th:'ougb. ADJ elUlrJlliniDg 

station oqu1pped to this tJPe ot vork. 

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