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l. ;a.th the departure or Lteuttma1'1't i:r,e. ~ oditor ot a-s. a 

119' edit.or •111 !aw ta be obtab1od. U caretul~ aaleoted. the _.. 

t1l.t\ oan Ja!.tiate the retjuwnat:.f.cm of B-5 which 1• needed. For tba 

prnct ! th:f.Dlc this publication ahaUld ccmt!nuu aa or1t:~ 

planned tor tiw Seocm4 S1~la1 :Janice Datta.lion. 

a. It doun.•t appear daairable at th1a tim to tr.y to pub:li•h 

an A1!11f/ Seour1\y .tcmo:r ptriod1oa1. tl18N ue too maiw d1vercont 

Snte!'ests, md um1er these oonditlont 1t would be clitticult, it mt. 

lmpoaa11ll•• to -.rt the nae&Sa ot all. Later w na:r want to NOonaider ·tl• m&tter am .tcmd. the acope mm alrcm1at1on fl n-G. 

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WDGSS-14 15 November 1945 

SUBJECT: Publication "R-5", Improvement in 

TO: Commanding General 

Al'Jl1' SecuritJ Agenc7 

1. The monthlJ publication entitled "R-5" vaa tirat 

1e•ue4 in J&DU&l'J' 1945 aa a "monthlJ magaz1De published and 

edited bJ and tor personnel ot the 24 Sig. Service Battalion." 

Its purpose •1a to make available ••• Ultol'Jl&tion ot both a 

general and tecbnical natve ae an &14 1n tbe moat etfect1ve 

execution" of the mlsaion ot tbat organ1zat1on. It 111 noted 

that tho var1oue 4etacbm.enta of tbe 2d Signal Service Compan1 

are videl7 scattered over the earth, so that direct contact 

among them and betveen them and the headquarters in Washington ia d1tf1cult. The journal, 1n addition. to dealing v1th 

technical mattexaa ot interest, vaa intended to aaa1at in __ _ bU1ld1ng up the morale and org&Dizaticmal ap1r1 t or the_,, --- -~ - -- :...... 

battalion, give ita peraonnel some concrete 1ntormat1on that 

would help 1n malc1ng them real1•• the importance ot the work 

the7 are do1111, tb1'ov light on persoDll81 problems, and so on. 

Author1t7 to publish the jouraal aD4 to claas1tr 1t ncontidential" waa obtainecl trom the War Department. 'lhe first few 

issues were largelJ devoted to tecbD.1cal matters, were vell 

prepared, and vell received, but UDtortunatelJ 1t 1s not 

possible to sa7 that the good standard ot the 1n1t1&llissues 

baa been •inta1ned. 

2. The need tor auch a journal unqueationablJ existed 

vhen it vae t1rat propoaed, ancl this need, in View ot the 

recent eetabliabment of the ASA as a centrallJ controlled but 

greatlJ' expanded vorld-vide organ1zat1on1 1• ot increasing importance. It 111 clear, however, tbat R-5•, ae-now constituted, cannot adeque.tel7 meet the need, since it ia 

addressed eolel7 to the members of the 2d Signal Service 

Battalion, an organization wb1ch is soon to d1aapp•r, since 

all its otfioera and troops are to be absorbed within the 

Ar'llfT Securit7 Agenc7. 

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WDGSB-14 (15 Bov 45) 

:5. a. At the hea41uartera ot Al'IQ' Secur1 tJ Agency we 

nov bave a publication, The Barra.eke Bag," Vbich or1g1n.allJ 

vae eatabl1•hed •• an organ of the enlisted pereODDel at 

A1'11ngton Hall Station, but which vaa recentl.7 exP&llded 1n 

1te scope to address 1taelt to all pereonnel at th1e station. 

It can hardly, at least aa presentlJ conat1tute4, serve as a 

journal tor tbe Whole ot ASA, and poae1bl7 it ahoul4 not an4 

cannot ao serve. 

b. Certain ot the Signal Badio Intelligence Compantea abroad published veeklJ jourll&lBJ whether publ1cat1on baa 

continued when the7 were absorbed v1th1n the ASA 1a unknovn. 

The7 \Uldoubtedl7 tilled long-telt local needs v1th1n the 

!heaters. 

c. The Signal lllte111gence Service in APPAC published 

a weekly journal called "Cl&mo:r." It baa probabl.J' suspended publication by this time, but no doubt the'need 1t was intended 

to meet will still remain under the hev organization ot ASA. 

4. The ASA now being a vol'l4-v1de organization, v1th its 

main headquarters 1D Wa•b1ngton, the need tor a jourJJ&l ot 

scope, format, and -content appropriate thereto 1a therefore 

apparent. 

s. lt 1& believed that the problem of eetabl1eb1ng off1c1allJ 

the baeia tor an ASA Journal, of dee1gn1ng its scope, format, and general content, and of obta1ning the necesaarr approval and 

tun.de therefor ia one tbat forms part ot the larger problem ot 

good public relations tori ASA. '!'here should be somebody on the 

atatt ot the Aaaietant Chief' tor Statt Operations (under the 

new O!'gan1zat1on) Who would be charged v1th the preparation, editing, and production ot an ASA Journal. 

6. a. A ta1r numter ot Service Journals bave been 

examined. Moat o~ them are publiabed pl'1vate17 by aasoc1at1cms 

and are sold at eubecr1pt1on rates or b7 individual copies. In tb1s categoi-7 tall such journals aa the tollowiDS: 

Intant17 Jovzaal ($,.OO p.a.) CavalrJ' Journal (t,.oo p.a.) Pield Art1llerJ Journal ($J.OO p.a.) Coast Art111•1'7 Journal (t4.oo p.a.) Narine Corpe Gazette <•,.oo p.a.) 

b. There are, among the m111tal'J' journals eX&ll1ned, 0Dl7 ·-,~ which are ottic1al publ1oationa, pa14 tor and d1atr1bute4 

b7 govormnent 1\U14a1 

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Signal Corpe Technical Intol'Jll&tion Letter (restricted) 'l'he Cheld.cal Vartare Sen1ce Bulletin (unclaaa1f1e4) A1r Force (unclass1t1ed) . 

There ma7 be several others in this catesorr• 

c. The f'ollowing items are quoted trom the three 

last-mentioned publications. bJ wa7 or 1nd1cat1ng the pol1cr under which the1 are publ1ehed: 

SIGNAL CORPS TECHNICAL DPORMATION LETTER• Jul1 1945. Ro. 44 

"PURPOSE: THE SIGNAL CORPS Tecbn1cal Information Letter 

is a monthl7 publication designed to keep Signal Corps person- nel and other m111tarr personnel us1Jl8 Signal Corps equipment 1ntormed on Signal Corpe matters. It provides mean• tor the 

d1eaem1nat1on and interchange of 1.ntormation ot a videl.7 varied. 

natve. both tecbn1cal and tactical. 

"SOURCE: THE LE'l''l'ER is compiled mainly trom 1ntormat1on 

available in the d1v1eiona and branches ot the Ott1ce ot·the 

Cbiet s1sna1 Ott1cer. Signal Corps and other communications 

pe:racmnel &re 1DY1ted to aubllit, through channels, material ot 

general interest. Intormatlon on problems encountered and overcome b7 CO•b&t and ae:rvice conm:untcationa troops is desired." 

CHBllICAL WARP.ARE BVLLB'l'IN, Vol. :51, lfo. 3 (J\1118 1 Jul7, Aug. 45) 

"MISSION: 'l'he Bulletin seeks to serve aa a foFwn for the 

tree and open d1acussion or CWS 1ntereata, ae a medium tor the 

dissemination ot tecbn1cal 1ntol'ID&t1on. training notes and 

field expedients and• within the 11m1tat1ona imposed bf sec1ll'1t7. 

combat narratives from which constructive leaaona can. be drawn. 

All articles and other &Xz>resaiona or 1nd1v1dual opinions are 

published on the vriter•a own autbor1t1. Th•J do not necessar11J 

reflect War Department polic7 or CVS doctrine, and hence should 

not be interpreted as basis tor ottioial action." 

AIR FORCE, Vol. 28. Ro. 6, June 1945 

"Authorlsation--AIR PORCB (toraerl7 the Air Porcea News 

Letter) is printed monthl7 bJ authorit7 ot AAP Reg. 5•6A 

(24 Jan. 1945) under the 1mr!ed1ate euperv1a1on and 3ur1s41ct1on 

ot the Chier ot Air Start. Headquarters, AAF, and with approval 

ot the Bureau of the Budget. Bxecutive Oftioe ot the President. 

Part1c1pat1on--AIR PORCB 1e primaril7 a medium tor the 

exchange or ideas and 1ntormat1on among A'1!fll3 Air Poroes personnel. Readers are encouraged to submit articl••• short aubjecta, photographs. art work. All contr1but10JUI Will be g1Ta com1derat1onJ auggeet1ona and cr1t1c1su are veloome. 0p1D1.ona expressed b7 ind1T14ual contr1butora do not neceaaar117 reflect 

the ott1c1al attitude of the AFlll6 A1r Porcea or of the War 

Departaent. Mateial appearing 1n AIR POBOB 1s not to be reproduced v1thout vritten pe1'11111a1on." 

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4. The Signal Corpe BulletinL publication of vbich 

waa auapende4 even before 7 December 1~41, vae alao an ott1clal, classified (restricted) journal. It fulfilled a need 1n the 

Signal Corpe and it i• presumed that republication will commence a1 aoon as practicable. Member• of the old Sigma.1 Intelligence Service &nd the 2d Signal Service Battalion vere 

frequent contributors to the Signal Corps Bulletin; it is 

probable tbat an ASA Journal voulcl serve as an even better 

medium of expression tor theee peraonnel. About a 7ear or 

mor• atter the Signal Corpe Bulletin suspended publ1cat10D, it• place waa temporar117 taken b7 the Signal Corps Teobnical 

Information letter, alPead7 mentioned above. lta contents bave 

been genera.117 confined to the coamnicationa field and widerstandabl7 little reterence to signal aec\ll'it7 and a1gnal intelligence baa appe&l'ed. 

7. Efforts by the (old) SSA to obtain autbor1t7 to pub- lish a bulletin such as the Naval Communications Security Bulletin or the simllar bulletin published b7 the Armr Air 

Forces bave been fru1 tlesa. A proper ASA Journal could 111-

corpora te 1teme such as ve wanted to publish in an SSA 

Security Bulletin. Oe:r-ta1n items which now are published 1n 

the document kllovn aa SIOID'O could no doubt tind a place 1n 

the ASA Journal. 

8. It is recommended that: 

a. Stepa be initiated to obtain authorit7 and funds 

tor publishing a aillgle official jour,_l, classified appropri- ately• for the vhole of the ASA. 

b. It the foregoing author1tJ and f'unda are obtained, 

a suitablJ qualified officer to serve aa Editor•in-Cbief. 

aaaiated b7 a tecbDio&l atatf, be appoilated to serve on the• 

statf ot the Assistant Chietlbr Statt Operat1oll8 tor the purpose 

ot supervising, coordinating, and producing the official 

jourJJal, under g~eral policies eetabl1ahed b7 the Commanding General, ASA. 

e. The publication should not be cont1Jled eolel7 to 

tecbnical matters but m&7 include notes or general and personal 1ntereet as vell. It ma.7 be that there could be aeparate sections devoted to general neve concerning or of 1ntereat to 

the reapect1v• ataticma and establishments ot ASA. 7or example, there might be a aection devoted more or le1a exclua1vel7 to 

1tema of 1ntere11t to Arlington Ball Station peraonnelJ another 

to Vint Bill 1'&1'1111 Station, and 10 on. It•• ot interest to all 
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members ot ASA m:t8ht be gathered together under one section. 

In such a manner both local and general need t~ a medium of 

expression, 1nf'ol'lll&tion, and exchange ot ideas could be •t. 

WILLIAR P. Ji'BDiaAH 

Di:reato:- ot 

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