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Headquarters, Army Security Agency, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. 

TO: The Director of Intelligence, Room 2E800, The Pentagon, Washington 

: 25, D.C. 

1. It is ~ecommended that the decision referred to in Par. Jb 

of 2d Ind be made and.that this Headquarters be in.formed so that Mr. 

Friedman may be:advised thereof, as requested by him in Par. 3b of 

2d Ind. 

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2. a. This~Agency does not concur in the view of the Judge .Advocate ~eneral, stated j_(1 Par. J of Comment No. 5, that it is highl.T improbable 

that Mr. Friednialq0uld secure the service of a private counsel to assist 

him in his claim it~out disclosing to the counsel classifie~ matter 

relating to his tent application. In this connection it should be 

point~ out that,~~though the machines covered by the subject patent appl1cat~on·were· n~actured under secret contract by a commercial 

firm,- several-th and persons (perhaps more than 25,000) who operated and serviced the ~ uipment and who are no longer under military control 

are well-acqus.i~t '. with its cryptographic princip+es and the details or 

its const~~tion,~·Under these circumstances it does not appear reasonable 

to de117, merely·:~·a~cur~'tY' grounds, Mr. Friedman's request that he be 

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permitted to coAeult pr1v•t• coun••l in uttor1 e.treotini 11-hateve;o c~erclal r1&ht• h• te•ls he liq ha..-1 in the JUbJeo~ patent appli· eation.. · 

b. ln oonneotion nth th• pna:r3l que•t.ion •• to ~ether or 

not a.n inventor of a c.la.sa1f 1ed inv•nt1on 'fNi7 b• ,pel"Qitted to consult 

with priTat• ooun1•l, it i• pol'tinant to cite the tollo•ing provision 

ot the paraaraph ooncel"li1n1 11Compenaation Awards a.nd lloyalti••'t in 

that •eotion ot the Atomic !ntri?T Aot ot l,246 whioh deal.a •1th 

"Pated• and lnvont1ona• ,LSfO. ll(e){2)(Dl/s. 

·~lV' per1on makini application uniter th1• 1111beeot1on 

•hall hav$ the right to bo rap~esented bf o~ansel.• 

3. lt ehould al10 be pointed out that technically e;.ieak1ne 1ir .. irieck:an baa not tiled or •ntered • ela1a againat th• o.s., nor doe• 

h• oonttll!plat• ~1l1n& a o.lailn. l caretu.l itud,y of the oorreapondenoe 

Will zshl)W that hf!J a&l't.1¥ Wil'h9fl to &Vail him•&lf' ot t.he bdne! l t• Of 

an ottl.cial policy e1t.1.bli111hed. b,y th• A..C. ot s. • C-2 in 1946 with 

a view to workint cut eome 11102'.na wmer•tv 1iwentor• -.ho ha.,. made 

1nvantiono in the f1eld or cl~••!f 1414 o:r.r~tocraphio equ1f-ment, and 

who•• oor.t1'erc1al right$ atullttf necws1ar1q bo withheld from th~ tor 

length,y periods because o! ••our1~7 oon•iderat1ona, aer.,y be reoompen•ed~ 

11. appeua -.qu1hbl9 to Mta.blieh a aeabanta whor•b.1 ll'UOh inventor• 

mar P0811bly Jerive, 1n tome •oaeu.r•, the mon$tar1 ben.tita Which 

inv,;,ntora in the non. .. cl.A1e1tled tielda enjoy trom the exploitation 

or their cOJblero!al rl,hte. 

4. a. In vi•• ot tha opinion expr••••d 01 the Jude• Ad:Yooate 

General in l:ar. 2 or Comment No .. ~, it 1• apparent that the policy ••t forth 1n tht 0-2 11etaorandu• ot 29 April 19.46 tQr the Ch1.t, ltr'lq 

8ecur1t7 Ag•nQT, SubjeotJ R•lea .. ot Cl"'/ptographic Pr1no1plfta, i• ot 

no valut •hat•ver 1n tho•• caee• bec!iu•• ot tho 1nolu.Uon in }'ar. ~ 

th•reor ot th• cl&uee 't&nd do,,. not relate to a. mat t•r •• to wh1CJh 

th• •~plo7eo was •poo1t1cally direet•d to •.xp•r1Jlent with a vi•• to 

1uaa•ating illf.lrQVaratmta. tt lll mployMo ot the .A-rrq SfJO""cJri.tt Ag•noy with 

the axoeytion or cuatodi•l pereonnel bav• been •nd &l"e 01l'l"entl3 re• 

quired t•l •1,n a •f atent .:t:•o~andwa# 1imilar to th• ono 1i40ed by lrllr., 1rledr.:an 

and theratore no inv•1,t1on• •d• b7' ASA. p~aon.nel would tall within the 

cateaor.r covered b7 the P1"•••nt pol107. It 1111 tberaforo recottmended th~t 

th• pol1Cf announced in th• G-2 aeora.ndum or rotereuc• be a.111endec1 b,y •tr1kin: ou.i the cla.Uae w~1oh ha1 bee.~ quoted above and Which contrayenea 

tbo pr1maJ7 purpo•o t~r trh1oh tho policy was detisned. 

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b. It stiOtll.4 be po1nttd out thllt th• olauae l"*!Olll'$tnded 

tar del.tiQn t~ the a-2 pol107 eonetitutea a provi•o or l1a1tat1on 

thtrain whioh 1• ~ot, aon10n!\n\ •itb th• Uben.l but i&U511ll poU.07 caverirc pat.ent• •nd 1rn-•:ltion1 ot Departrnr.at ot the "1:rq e:.~pl07•••• 

u Mt tort.h 1n Par. 9, Al\ $,0•'°' 17 Juq 1942. 

'• Th• Judp Adv~t• General, in th• last paftPaph ot CrARtHnt 

Iv. ~. Ra.tea that, •!nee the polioy i• lillite4 to pat«it · ri.&bt.• in 

At¥J.!lQ1t~i; pr1nc1pl••· lt 1• ~11' dt1ori•inato17 in tav~r or 1rrtento~~ n the cr1ptocr"Phic ti.id •• aaatJU1t inventor• in ot.h•~ cla•dtted tlelda.. 4!'h:la aar bt oM WB¥ ot lookins at th• aatter. n~t it lhO'Old be pointtd 01.\t th.at th• preeent 17atem •her•bJ' 111V'•ntora 

in .uon .. ola1a1t1td t1el4a a.cq'l.l1,.• their COliltarolal ripte 'With lit.tlt 

Oi' no dolq and are tr•• to exploit the tor their< own bene!it, 

•h•r4ttl• inventor• in ola1•1ti4'd t1ela1 do not eba~• th••• actt.nta.&••• 

i• hipq d11J<1r1at.na;tor,y apinat the l'hoi. croup ot invent.or• o~ th• 

latt•r cat•Col7 • Th• primaq purpo1• ct t.ha 0--2 policy •• 1Ro tq 

to .tl.1111nata thi• diearillination 1n the cr.r .. togra,phio ti•ld, which ia 

Ullder the co1ni•l'll7• o! t.he Direot.o~ of Intelliseno•. 'l'b• oh!.eta ot 

otha ••nic•• ara a•rta1?< tr•• t.o •dopt •1la1laiw polioi•• 1t the.r 

d•11zi., with a •1•• to atill\ll.9.t,inc irwention GY' their •Plo111••· 

lo.oh a poliey ot toatt:rina 1nvcmt1on 1• conaonant w! tb the tunde.mental .. pol1oy ot the V.part~ent ot the Anq. It 11 rq belief' that a 1Ulitora 

and equ1ta.bl• pollq in tb9 p:r.1•••, IJ'plicabl• throughout at 1-•\ 

tiu. Depart?S•iit ot the Artq bu.t pt'ef •i-abq thl'OUgbout the J>9p&l"t~ont ot 

ht•ll9•, a·~ould be •laborattd. lt. 1• turt;her aJ belief th&t in th• 

•b••moe o.t llUOh. • anil'on. ann equitable policy, a oontinuance ct the 

p.reaent on•1 wbioh. QOU\itutel a. VOllOy that. i• h!4h_q diaar1ail'\9.tOJ7 

&,pin•t 1nYentol'• ln th• ila11i.f'i'4 tielda, will 1n a •hort tia• •!ther 

1t1f'le imrent1on or lead oapabl• inventor• to turn fl'• tho•• tielda 

into other• in which tuch diao~iaination do.• not mst, a r•lllllt 

•hioh would ee:rt:l1nl1 be ta th• d.trillent ot ns;t1onal dtf•n••· 

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