REF ID:A64377 

'TClP SECRET-

~ea ot COKDi'1! Due to X.ttective 

CX»ISEC 

Chi.et err atatt 1/All8'l, Mr. l'riedcan 3 IOved:>el" ~ TmtUi JIROD (Col. Marcy) 

C<»fSEC (Col. llerrelko) 

lleterenceai a USCllU ll.,/85, 2l October l.i,54 

b IBD/3'J8/')J+,t0ctober 195lf.l~l. l ot Ret. (a'[/ 

a ClJl IOOOZ'l3 Incl.. a of' aer. <•>7 

d. Part m or &eri&l 000407, J Sept 1954 /Jnc1. lat lWt. <~'Jl e ISC l.68, 20 October 1953 

t 1)01> llil"ectives Commun1ce.ti0118 Security- (C<J.tSEC), t4 Apr 1954 

i ISCID lo. 9 Jlev!Hd., f!l+ October 1952 

l. Jteterenco {a) c1 te• once ap.1n the problem ot iuttcctive cazi.mnntce.tions 

aecurity. Ita U.Cl.otNre• reco:arnend preventive and. corrective actiona. 

t. !.• ~ Reteroncc (c) the Director i• quoted u at¥iaat 

"ln:or• Us. tld• cat.gory are ordiMr~ du.Ct to pe.rt1a.l 1,tp:aorance 

at the rule• or in.luttioicmt traiaing tmd. aptrienC9 1J:a their application, aAd le•• f'reQ.U"nt:cy to inattontion or -.releaene... Additiox.l. trainir'6 aad. 

a.p&rlence, theretON, can bo expected to n1ult in a 4qree ot technical ~tenca that couJA Tirtue.ll.1' eliui:D&te thia t.,pa of error." 

ll• A.pin the Director 1• quot¢:d trortl. l•terence (cr)i 

" ••• pr:ev11Ativo illld. CiQ?'notiw .action in tho future aboUld plac:e 

i=creued ud COAtixWed empbu1• an specitic guides &Dd erit.rl& ~ar tho tnJ.n ... t».g and. iM.octrill&tion or peraonnel, -4. co tM bUic retpe>naf.bilitJ ot comaand 

to d.flltlop in JN'bord.inatea a deep~ or~ xupon.aibilit)" terr the ai~tene.nce GI coimom1catioue Mcurity." 

3. ~utent Vith the Direetol'' • Wieated .entim!tnta lzl the ::iatter, 

aererence (4) cite• M.ditional action contemplated. by JtSA to ~ caro101-

cations .ecurity 11\ the CC>Wtr eleaellt• uuder h1• operational IUld. technical 

eontrol.. lu1eall1 theee arei 

l.• iuu..nce Qf 4etdled check liata tor tiel.4 ""• 

Y..: Iaadiate ina~etion ot ..rt.i'f'iti•• by tM Ott'icen ta Charge or 

'bT Cocinan"!i1J6 ottie9ra, toUowed bf abdl.ar hulfectiona f!l'feril •ix xaol\tha, 

vtilising the check list. r4 I.• 

1• Umtticial 'tx1dn1ns Vt.it~ Pl"OVidsd lty ISA oq a qualified ... 

per'®Ml···a:va1le.ble bui• tot- ~tion and 41.scuaaion ot the cheek lUt &ad 

it• uo at the field '1;.&ticma. {"lte?at. for trainin,g riait. voulA a Mdre•.ted 

to the DU.Ctor, raA, vi& the llte.4 Of the Sirv1ce Cn'-'1t0log1e AatMY eoncened."} 

TCIP SECRET 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 07-16-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352\3 
REF ID:A64377 

~"OP SECRE1 

.l· ~ •.-te.bllalmlent ar C!OlGO ~1.Dg criteria tor 'tlw pidaneo 

or ~illS ott1con llJ.r1 Otticen iA Charge ot ~ ~1vitiea. 

~ 

4. 114tt•rrl.Jtg to the eorre•por11Hn" #l.tb•pe.r.agtaprut ot ~ph 3 ~ .. the 

coanent• ~ Q1'rereds 

I.• ~, n--vorud., ~:more U.Clul1Ye check lift• thou tho1e ~ 

in ex;f.ttence tor tield \I.ff u \UldOUbtedl,y a ti.De id.8· IJ.beee cheek lUt• ehould 

lie NV~ Qll & contitlub>a 0...ia. 

h• An OIC of C(llStC t\U'lCti.Ol:I# ~ PJn®al ~ o®tinuina !IOP 

bi nc>t Include a al.moat da.il¥ lupection o:t check Un~ t. iwt 

«otag ld.a Job• A ~-eecu.re ~. whether So"'tl't=d by• cl1e<lk li.t or 

not, u ~ Meea11UU1 •lf .. pe:rpri.u,ating ... -evl!ln ca. a ~ ... to~ buia .. !'Ma 

rec0111aeni'1atiou CQUtaiml QO aiev force. Pu.rtbonaore, 1t the Ole'• .mar Ft tM 

14- tha"t U.pectiona OD a aix .. =nt,h baai• were wtticient1 it. ec;W,.4 be ~~· 

tt the ;pu.rpoao ot th1a ~tion ti <mJ¥ to pt a 11x ... m:mth roport on COOSEC proce~u.rea trou the tal.d1 then it -.. ..x-1t • 

.!• ~ ta.. at pttinig qualified JISA a»EC P'Ople QUt to tbe field 

to U.plain and d.i.Rwt8 19 AJOOd.1 'but thU l"tlCOWQetrlati~ U w..k. lt ia to be 

tA \m0rt1cial ~on a per~l.....n.ilable buJ.t, utillffd oa ~ requeet 

or the tiel.4 activit)'J thul# tt wu14 conatituto • Mt--or-m.taa propoaition at 

beat. 

!• Good. The ~ erl.terit,. lboU1d. 1nci.w1o JPJ,ttioittnt Cl')'~ie 

Jmovledae to uaur. the.t ~c peopa &re ~~10WI~ --.re that 1.a,p'l'operJ¥ 

uud 4l')"JjltQ#)'•te• ca.n 'M "'84· 

,. JSA•• .tqion 1a •~h, GA tlle ~-· ot CQ(IJl'l' t.'b.le to Usofteotiv.-. ~ufcs.tiona Meu:rity are tA.lch that t.ha Ml'iQQO ~· "° CXIWlT teeuri~ can 

'being 

bt nduced 

taken 

or 

b¥ 

•li.ad.-Wd 

~ JW,PeOtiw ~ by Senictth 

KiD:O ISA 

!tie 

aotiona 

id.ea 

'beyQQll 

that ISA 

t.bo9e 

a.c\tcma 

which 

vou.l4 

an 

w 

~ 

· 

'1.lpe.rtluou. U:l tbU 1ituat1on iA oov a proven h.ll.acy. lt ~ that IS! .bu.JI 

little eboice 1Zl ti. •tter.. We lboul.d M4 -....i •#Wllla a ~ition ot CQllllutht1 

emitinu1i>4b ~ ~••1'" l.IMdierahip ~ tbe real.ta fir C<*S.EC ud. ••pec:Lo.11y &# 

~ti. ~1t.1 or~ cauJrr ~1catiotlt. Whltnl the tool.I ~d to -.ce~ith tlw m••1on an ~te or lacldna, tbe1 IM*t. ~Mil. ut. aetu.nfd. 

fhi• ill npecWl)' tr\» u t:ar u train•na CJd. IIMtpeotion 1\mct10tl# are «mcuned .. 

6. In aceordaneo Y1 th tho toniaoU:rG~ -u.. to~ auueation1 v. -4At t 

I.• wtiate Mt.ton aa '500A u ~•.t.ba to Al.v• JSC ~ U1tl'l4ed. to 

tncl\lde C<limC ~ .. a~ ll'tl.W .W re•pon.-i'billt;y. 

~· Ca.tti'" out tbe t;et1oi11 1M.icated. 111 htoreAt• (4) ~ to the 

:luuance ~ ctetail~ oheck un. at.td the nte.bliahment or COleEC ~criteria., 

.t• Bend •Plr""O~i&te Utter• tq tbt lerviee• ~tho Cryptologic Apnca1, 

.ucouraa1ne tbe1U (J;m"t.1eula.rl¥ the 41'm1' aM. the. AU- l'o.rce) to .U. c;J."1pto_aecurity the p;rhaly d.u.ty- e4 the :re~ibl.e ctticer ro.tlutr tban an -4.di:ti®al du,ty u 1• 

too ott.n tbe caAe. 

TGF' SECRET 
~OP SECRET_ 

!• le.n4 "l'FO.Pri&to letter• to the Service& aid Cqptologte ~i•e 

to ~urap a~ ud. eoii.._inu&l on .. the-Jo'b ttd.uea.tion ot the <aptre.toni 

Pd the napcmaibl.& otticen in ti. uUt.ellCe, lmt.ile.bili:t.y ~ JC'Q~r W!!. Qt 

the Ar~, JAllAP5., Ol'•, eto"_, a»d tho -.chine• t~~lva•• 

t.• ~the .tact th&\ IS.A. bu a wrl.4.-vid.e_, ~ crperat10tlal 

lli•eion b¥ de.Uberatel.J .,..1cnta9 a. ~c upn't w each MA. owraeu ~r• 

ti.b4 cAar&U,.S hb1 itith tba "Pprgpd..o.t. re•}'O?UlibiUtiP ~ tha.t lw _.- aO.v.l.ta u4 

1Mtru.ct the re1pm.a:lble C1'Yfltoecur1t)' ottioer• e tho •oitt<J a:at~ U/ill. CAW.toe 

or 11.ol&tiona IUl4 tlJe ~tool.a~ p®llcatiotuJ •va.ilt.ble to help p:rne.nt 

ln'Mka U utUU.#d p:roperJ.¥. ru. JfSA -.n ooW.d ~a ~rl.1 crS.tiqUCI, baae<l 

- the Yiole.ticm.a li#tod iG tho ~r)Jt COMSEC Violations !Wporta, aQd. trace ~ brtaak io tbe opuat.or al.ld ao:hil':'l(t q.gncerued. &t3d. P" ® .. t.i. ... •.POt ,u1d.ance ~ tho ps.-o_per UM ot the a'QJJ.able tooa to avoid the J110Uiltil1t¥ ot au.ch ~ 

U tho tu.tun. /JSA u ~ cl:seup1 (Ref. t.) With pr'Q'tid.ing t.cb.G.taal :;!:.J' ud. 1uppart tor Cl'Y.PU>aecuritr ~ eoJli.hlct.iad by the .Uitarr d.apart. .. 

t,,. ~ a tactt\ll ttudir to bo -.de or tl» m tunct~ ot the 

Cr:y-ptol,ogie Agenci•• to 4a~s 

(l) To Yb&t P.t#nt they iJ:r.cl.udo in#pcc:t1ou ~ .. nato.oc• 

ta tho ~nte.tion or tm opentiom.l alld te~co.l 

~~tivu ot EA, ea 

(a) WM.t •te:r.w neo4. "'° be ~ to d#Velop a •ll~, ~tei:l., p.,1. eqotiw1ng Ifl inapec:tion ~ UQi&WlcG 

\\1 

lf*tetl 

tho ~ 

--~ 

lu~ 

'b;r the 

~ 

0:7,ptologic 

to Naure 

~iff 

tho 1aple:ante.tion 

&ad. ~ 

of ..U llBA.' • opere.tiO!al and. ~hniCl;\l. Unctivet. 

1... ~ tba •wpe. t11i.1.icated u e. t11.ult or t{R). 

Ira ~ to iupect1QM er COOEC actirltin, tM ~t DOD 

Mnotift (1'J•ttnee t) f1/J'rl MIV1'1¥ .Ut.c•a >tlQtb.i:og ill th:il 4.ireotiTO lht.U 

'M ~ to &ive the brd or &&rf ot ii.a npr9Mntativea tla riaht to 

iupect tM 9,per&~!,on ot cttmC in q;y ailltar.Y ~part.mo:nt Vitho\.lt ~proyal 'b,y 

tho hea4 tberaar .:J 

7., 8oM ot t.lw attt;tcu .antiODed a'.bov• are l.nldc.-.lb~ MUc ~ ~t ht. 

tome dqre& ta. ao.o: pl.Ace 01' anothitr. Havever, I 4o no~ believe tbol:'« u a 4-Ub«rate, 

.U oo.a.ceived, evv.....U. .rrort Yi.th a •Snal.eneu ot p.tr~ ~ apeciticall¥ 

t.o ~ a Vigol"O\Ut uA a:mtim.l&l ~ ot ""'1 ~:rlbip IWd. tolJ.ow ... \.ij> Mtion 

w ndu.co tne ~· '1f CCJWtl' _,, otiMtr olu•1!1e4 •i..r:l&l at'kibutaba to iMl't~iV. eomi:awt3tioU·lecurltt •••1Ul'9• Qd ut.10.u. !h1a 1• .. -.)or~ 

.r JSA'• ld.uion. #ta~ cpl.t~it}¥ or t.,plied in the i-rt~t 41ntot1ve•J w 

•Do.Jld. take T~ aciioo to -.n-;r o~ that J*l't or 01.J.l" Jduie.i.