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eclassified and A roved for Release b NSA on 01-10-2014 ursuant to E.O. 13526 FOIA Case# 

Mr. Friedman 

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I sueJECT Plans for Pret>aratim ot CrJpUmal,Jt.ic Textbook" 

FROM DATE COMMENT NO. 1 

.v. 1'eb 55 

:or. Jatte, WJ.55/'Jzv 

1. ~ 12 Jameey 1955 70'1 partlci»&ted :lKl a acmt81'eDDe to ccmaider a pl.an 

tor the d.nelOp!!B!Lt ot a eeries ~ textboaU diea:lgned to serve aa a bui• tor the 

t;ra1n1ng ot ~. You were :lntomed tbat the t1l'8t YOJ.me1 c!lealins With 

tba aaalyeie of ~ous eJemm'tar:I tnea ot aubatituUan. ~and 8Cll9 basic 

notian8 ~ atat1at1ca, bad been (~tor fiDal. revla:lon) ccmpletecl. !bis 

volm!e le clu91t1ed ~ed. You were aleo 1nf'orae4 that the plan 

c&Jled tor tbe ~tion ot five ed41t1onal boob, d.eYoted reapecti~ tos 

b. A;er1o41o ~tic llUbsti~~JA"l c1phera1 ~t.bematica. 

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n. !'i'an9JM>111t1ca, aCIDb1De4 INba't1tut.1oD-tnuJO&it1cn llll4 .. tnct1aoauns 

d.. Cocle eat enc1pbere4 coda ·~· 

•• Ci)ber Sl'Ch-Sae and encrypted t.rr.a:ISlieeior:us ~· 

It vu propo9e4 that the eeaond voluu be claHf:f ied ~ed, the 

third and toarth CCID'li&ftlAL, ad tile last ttio 8ECRn'. 

2. 'Die CODferees agreecJ. that it vaa not p.welble tor them to trval.uate the 

1>ropoeal ta!rl.7 v.ntil tbe:I' cool4 see 1t 1D tho context ot the total Agency tre.!Dtag plan. 

3. lflle Pll1'0H ot tb1a D/P 1• tvotol.41 tlret, to ~~:S.uofar ea poas1ble 

at tbie ~-., with their request tbat t.he 'fra.1.n1ng D1via1oo prapare 81ICh a plan; 

ad aeeon4, to requeat the ccncurnmce ad/or ec:mamw ot the ad4reaeeee vith tbe 

atat6mnta ot priaci})le m:acl proposal• for .at.1.cD. It tbe N,PUes 1nd.1cmte that a 

~ .nSDs 111 cleslrable, one can be beld. 

4. A eampletely formulated. traiD1ll6 pl.au tor ana:Qata voulcl 1Dclude a 

4etaUed pl.Im tor a prosreaaS.ve seriea ot cou.!."Sell and Job aae1smente. Buch a 

program la 4es1rable 8114 ahoulc1 be deve1opJd on a Ilea.le J.arger--t.han obta.1na now, 

Rt 1t is not Jwt possible to set it aown. 

5. Bowever, vmtever tbe nature ~ tbe trajntaa plan arrived at, web a plan 

will bave to be baaed an certain general pl'iDcip.\ee. !heae an:---

•· Dlat tbe aucceaaf'ul devel.op!ent ot ana.lysts reqU!res a combimtlm ot 

formal training and work experleooe. 

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l1. tbt.t f'omai traiD1ng can beat be daoe tbrouah the maUum ot careful.lv, plenaed COW'aea, designed to turt.b.er the abili:ty ot tbe atudeDt to co,e 

with probl.ells of ever greater variety end of 11lcreaeing ccnplexl:t7. 

c.. '!hat aucb courses shOUl.4 be baaed cm text•l><>OQ eo dea!sned that 

the)' vtUs 

(1) Include a caaa:Lderation ot every general claaa ot problem 

that :le ~ly to be met 1D operatlou. 

(2) Oury the stu&m• progreasively fl"Clll the aimpler to the more 

cmplu: 14Ms, mMi pi'OC&Saes. 

(3) Supplement the 1netnact10DB ot a teacher. 

ronmJ. traiatng noti ta:kes, &d. probably will CCDtinu.e to take, the fol.l.otdDg 

fOl'IDSI 

•· ~ in Fundamentml&, 

b• Mvanced General ~· 

Ct AdV&DCed Special 41'nl.1n1ng. 

Textbooka end courses aholild, therefore, be dee1gued. tor wse at these level.a. 

6. !he foll.oid!tg tab\1lat1on ems up tJi.g reqUiremmlt u DOW conceived: 

&• L!Yel. I • FundemerltalS. 

IJ!:ter1al.8 Be~s 'J.'extbaoka (tile preaell't Crnt. I and the 

Pi"OJectea. crnt u). ecunea w. 'problema. (!be 

ez18't1Dg course baaed on Crn;t I, plua other probl.EEs 

aa reqUlred.) 

Claselticaticrn C~/Jblit'ied. 

Utilisa'M.oo.: BBIL School, DA op!l"&t1oml organ1sat1caa, Service 

Schoola, Reserve units, lzten•iOll ccunea. Other. 

P£epn.ticn1 Tra:l.n1ns D1v181on. 

b. Level II • M.VSDCG4 Ckmera.l.. 

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'ftm!C!ee: 1'o equip atudenta to make contr1but1cma to the ~1• 

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~' Plans ~or Preparat.ion ot ~tanalytic Textbook~ 

ot groblems JJ.kel.¥ to be encountere4 in operations. 

!'o ~Q.md.nt then) with. vic1.e varlety ot probl6Rltl am\ 

'the beat •1;bod& ~· attack. 

Jlateriala J!esU11!4• TextbooQ and. ecmnea, Vi.th uaoc1ate4 

probl.Emo., (Buia ot upoaiUOllll lln4 pl'Obl.fEB ~ 

be either real or aSmulatecl s1tuat10D8• tbe cho1ce 

to 4eJen4 ~ pe4Bgogteal ccms14erat1cns.) -

CJ.asoiticat1c:ms No upper lilalt. -.Y be ~ srmmT Coctewol'd. 

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Util1zat1ont BSA operatlooal organlsat,1cGS_ (or School s.r 

c1rcumGtauceB panlit). Senice ~ um.ta. 

h!pm'a't1ont ~ D1rta1m~ 

c. Leve1 m - .Advancac! Special. 

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!W:Jo!!!I ~ :prepal'e students to work Oil tbe ~18 ot 

specif1c operat1ansl QlltEGS. 

Jfaterial.8 .ae.c Descriptions ot 818'tem!J and discues:lcm ot 

me ot attack. hoblEIU 4eaisnec1 to 13.lustre.te 

vroce.cblres. 

ClaeeU1cattmu 1'io upper limit. May be DP 811.Gl Codetfozdo 

Ut1lisat1oo1 RSi\ opsrat1cm&l OJ.'Pl11•t1ona. 

lz'epe:l'at:laat OpJrationaJ. elements vltb t'i'aildng D1Vi91on 

collaboratiCRl aa reqUUted. 

7. ~ view ot the eent:lmlnta expNBee4 by aany ot tbe ccnterees, 'tra1n1ns 

Mvtsica W rool1.e the d.ec:1s1an to d.eVote the f'Ul.1 ett'aru ~Ur. C&lltn:ahos aD4 

Jtt. Ceta.U to tbt~ tiDaJ. publ1cat1cn of Crypt I liDd. tbe vn:tin8 ot Cr,ypt u. thin 

work vUl be ime 1n a openticnal area at A!"lJ.ngtoD Ball Ste.t1m •o that tbe 

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a vritera 1111:1¥ llav9 1,a close COBtact ea ))088lble Vith ~ts working on opera.ttoml. 

:problems. 

a. lt :I.a contemplated tbat ... ()1.1] 1nAbo9 Will c!1acusa VS.th ~te 

att1ciala plana ccncem11Js the aeqUenee and ccmtent o£ the other texts to be 

written. the 4eci.8:1cn as to the smount ~effort to be dGvotecl to theee books 

will. ba mde en the basis ~ t.heao diacuss:lcma. 

9. lt 1t ia decided that more &peed is reqUired tban call be sue.mnteed 

by t,be reaource3 of the '1'l'a1mDg Div111ica, operat1cmal. CCUQ.lCIWllts who have 

apecial reqUirements should give ccma14erat1oa to ~ the appropriate 

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