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REF ID:A10469B 

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BRIEF HISTORY OF STE?S AND .A.CTIOliS LEADING 

TO SUOOSSIOH OF PRIVATE BILL s.228.3 

(With 1 Enclosures) 

. ; 
!212 

27 Sept 194!1 

REF ID:A10469B 

BRIEF HIS'l'Oltt Of STEPS AND ACTIONS UADXNO 

TO SUBMISSIOH OF PR.tVATE BILL S.2283 

Memo 1'mm me w CG, ASA requesting deolasid.fica.tlon ot patent 

applicati.on on serial Ho. !J4.3.320 (one ot the a.tx applic•tJ.ons 

1n aeorec7}. 

16 April 1946 :Memo tJ:lam me to Ohiet • ASA reterring tQ let tor of 27 September 1945 aux! noting that almost seven months have pas-1,, V1thou1; 

atJ:1' otticial response m llY' memo. 

29 ApJ.'11 1946 0-2 eatabUshes a polic;r to govern the release or intorma t..i.on 

Of the tifpe involved in thio C888-• 

20 Kq 1946 Memo £ran Chief", ASA sends 111& & cow ot tho 0-2 policy and 

at.ates that I Jna7 prepare an application tor :release or p-Jrehaee 

of patent rippl.icatton,. aubrd.tting such applic&tion to. the 

Direetor or Intellilenco 'through the Chief., .1SA111 

1947 

-

6 Auaust 1947 

20 JJov 1947 

8 Deo 194? 

(The policy and condi ttons under vhieh such m application would 

recatve tavorable consideration 1ft!ll"e so l'"1i1d that I did not 

think it usef'ul to oubmit an application, as euggested in the 

20 Mq 1946 memo .t'rom. Chier,, ASA. On 10 Apr.tl 1947 new procedure tor release or infomatJ.on concerninz seat'et patent; 

applicat.1.ons was adopted by the Chief', ASA. I decided that 1~ 

rdght now be worthwhile to uke another attempt to get Serial. 

No. 443,320 released txom. aeorecy.) .t.cco.rd1ncl.1't 

Memo trom mo to llepu.ty Chiet, ASA requested that the 1tatna 

or the principles embodi.Gd :tn Serial. Bo. 443 • .320 be ascertainod 

and that I be -1Vieed as to whether or not ttlat patent awJ.1.., 

oa.tion could be declassified ea th.at 1 t could Ulen be processed 

to the pcdnt of ieauing •s a pu,Qllo patent.. (If iasued.1 I 

could then p.190ceed to tr,y to eell ll,Y' collll!1o:rai.al rights, includ ... 

1ne tore.tan.) 

Memo to me .t~m. Chier. ASA in rapt,-, atating that in accordance 

v1 th tbe palioy eatablislled 29 .A.p:rl.l 191'6 h1' the Mil1 tar.r 

Intell1gence D1v1e1.on (0-2) 1 t ie necessar,v that the aeorec;y 

order atandi.1'2' aga1.nat the. patent, application (serl.u No. ~,,320) be ma!ntainect.-* 

Memo tX'Olll me to Dil'eator ot Intellieence, through Chiet, ASA ..,. ... -...... ""' ...................... .. -tl'rhia meant I would h1.ve to toUow the procedure Mt up in the a ... 2 policy .. a verr 

complicated. matter ... ~"Quiring legal assistance. 

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---...l..l. .sot>tembor 1952 

(Briel Hist.or.y ot Steps an:! Aotlons Leading to Submismon 0£ P.r.tvate .aui ·5~2283) 

29 Deo 1947 

1948 

-

ate.Una (l) that- 1n view of' the complexi ti.es of the Id ttlation 

am the technical di:tticul ties involved in preparin& my- case 

I would like to avail myself ot the aesistance ot legal counsel) 

(2) •aking whether the Director or Intelligence would have any 

objeot1.on, on security grounds,. it I l!IOught prl.vate counsel to 

asm.eit me in the f'urth.erance of my interests, with the umerataniing that no details ot the construct.ton or operat!.on ot the 

equipnents involved would be disclosed to such counee.1.J am 

(3) etatd.ng that 1.f tlle:re ehould be objectl.on, would Director 

ot Intelligence be so kind as to indicate where such. counsat. 

might be obtained within the Department ot tile Army? 

0-2 mends my- memo to the Amy JAa, re!era to the 29 Aprtl 1946 

polioy announced by 0 ... 2, arxl requests intorma:t:.on, lrolll a legal 

l'1ewpoint, on the actions I nd.ght. take to avail myself ot the 

oppor1un1ty- to proteot ~interests, under the 0 ... 2 policy. 

11 Mq 1948 The JAG renders an opinion• (l.) that I was specif'loally directed to experiment w1 t.h a View to auggest1.ng improvements a1'¥1 

hence that I do not come ld. thin tbe a ... 2 policy ~8 vu not 

true,. as evidenced by- the fact that in iq otti<n.al. actions the 

Signal Corps Patents .Board epeci:tioallz alloiiEid me to retain 

commercial rights to all rq 1nvent1ons7J (2) that with regard 

to my requeet to employ counsel, he via of the View that :Lt ia 

highly improbable that I could eecure the serv:tce of a pri vat& 

oounsal. wit.bout disclosing to the counsel claetsi.!'ied matter 

relat1ng to my patent appllcatton ... the decision on this po1nt1 

however being a matter tor determinat!on DY t1'ii Hireof..IOr or I 

n ence n a s . nan a sec ques on 

'tff3" e~ ng J , · re erence e questl'on ~ obtaining lop]. aasistanoe w1 thin the Department of the Ana,r 

· to aseist mo,, attention is called to the provieioniJ of' Seet4.on 

109 of the Criminal Code .{18 u.s.c. J.98) which epeci..Q.cal.ly 

prohib1 ts SU.Ch aotton. lbr:f government otticer WO &OW &II an 

qent or attorney for proaeouttng any claim against the u.s., 

or a:.sslcsw in the prosecutton or support ot any- such c1a1la 

•hall be ti~ not more than ts.ooo o~ imprisoned not more than 

one yea:r# or both;T 

4 June 1948 Chiet~ ASA to:rwams the JAG op1n1on to me a.tor intormatlon and 

retur.n" ~ h7 a hardvri tten• informal eh1t1 not even ini ti.al.led., 

(I becano seriously ill August 1948 lU¥i was more or less out 

o! commislion tor almost a year ... trom .t'ruatrat..1.on .trom thi1 

and other eources connected w1 th my worlc am personal m. tua:tton,.) 

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. 

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REF ID:A10469B 

U September 19.$2 

(Brief Hietory of Steps am Actions Leading to Submission of Private Bill s.2283) 

3 March 1949 Mano .t'r<>m mo to Dep11t7 Ohl.et, ASA requesting that rrr.r tomal. 

letter of 8 December 1947 be answered bJ a tomal reply. 

2.3 May 191'9 Tho Director ot Intelligence, by a list Ind. l51gned by the Aoting 

Chief• ASA,. serds me the file ot comments on 1111" letter or 

8 December 194 7 (including the Army JAG op1nion) • states tbat 

1n 'Vi.aw or the JAG' s opinion tha case ie cona1dered aloeed, and 

that no flu"thar aotton is contanplated. 

6Sept1949 

9 Sept 1949 

26 Oct 194.9 

16Nov1949 

(ShortJ.y- after 2J May 1949 a new Chier of ASA wa11 appointed,,. and 

he being a more broad-minded. o£ticer :r telt I could try one$ ' 

more to go ahead with the case. After he got settled am arter 

tal.Jd.ng thi?lis over w1 th him I prepared a 2d IBi. to the 29 M81' 

194.9 lst tnd.. outlined. above.) Hencer 

By 2d tm. to the OG, ASA I refer to the atatement that the oaee 

:ts oons1dered closed and request that the eta.tement bo rev.lewd, 

in 'Vin of the £act that one ot the two quections asked in nr:J' 

letter or 8 December 1947 haa not yet been answered, vis., would 

there bo objection to »r:r emplo;ying private counsel to assist me? 

(Tho JAG' s opj.nlon left thie decision up to the Director of' 

Intelligence am the la. tter• s rooioo ot 2.3 Mq 1949 did not even 

mentlon Uiis point.,) 

By 3d Ind. the oo. ASA. recommends that the decision required 

(1.,e .. • whether I can be permitted to hire private counsel) be 

made by the Director of Intall.1ge:nce and that the ca, ASA be 

intonned so that he can advise ma thereot. The co,, ASA makes 

some f'avorable comm.ants in support ot my case. ~ 

Memo to Chi.et, ASA trom Direc'l:Qr or InteJ.ligence stating that 

•The Intelligence Div1$1on bas no objection to Mr. S'r1edman11J 

hi.ring priTate counsal prov.Lded no ~usit;Led information 18 

revea1ed thereby." 

(In July 1949 most ot the ASA was absorbed in a new organ111at;Lon 

called the Armed Forces Securitu Agency~ am I bocame a member 

of tha organization.) 

I was not 11ho111 the memo ot 26 ootober 1949 unt.1.l 16 ?love.'llbe:r 

19491 as evidenced bya 

Memo to ca,, ASA from head of Secretariat Branch,, Armed Forcoe 

Beour.t tv Agency 1 eta.ting that ''In accordanc.e w1 th 70ur l.etter 

dated 14 November 1949 the inolosure theretD vas shown tc Mr. 

William r. Fri~, and 1e returned herewit.b,n 

""'3 .. 

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REF ID:A10469B 

1l September 3$$2 

(Br.Let Hiato17 ot Steps arid Actions Leading to Subid.ss:l.on ot Pr.t.Vata Bill S.2263) 

lS Sept J.9!)0 

9 oot l9SO 

19Sl 

(I do not have the letter ot 14 November 1949 .tram th& 001 ASA,. 

eo do not knov what it eaid.) 

From about Navambor 1949 to May 19.SO I was 11er1ousl.7 ill agllin 

atd out o! conW.esion. On recovery, I got in touch w1 th Mr. 

Hem"¥ G .. 1"1echer1 of the legal firm Fischer,, W1llis &l¥i Panzer 

in Waehirgton. Mr. F:trscher had one ol" two contereneea in JUil$ 

1950 w:Ltb the Ch1e£ ot the Pa.tents Diviaton1 JAQ1 ae a result 

ot vhieh tile aeoompanyi.114 btiet, dated 21.August19SO,, tra• 

aul:m.tted to the Chiet, Patcmta Division. (Encl.. 1) In essence 

all this brie.t requeut«l was mereJ.T m opportunitgr to pre:1ent 

11f:1' case to the Congress vi thout objection on the part of the 

Department of Defense.. · 

(For details as to t.lta ds.~s or conception or the inventions, 

etc t 1 see the bri«f', Encl. l .. ) 

Letter from m.e to Director or IntaU1gence through Director• 

Amod POl'cea Security AgenCT1 (1) aetti.ng forth a hriet h1st.o17 

ot events leading u.p to the int.1'>ductton ot the private bi.Us 

(2) po1ntd.ng out that I was prohibited trom disclosing u,y 

elaasifi.ed intormation to my counsal.1 ()) :tor the l.atter roason.r 

I wished to make sure that the JAO was acquainted with the Q....2 

polia7 which had been established on 29 Apr.U 1946 but which was 

BeCX"QtJ am ( 4) rEtquest.tng the Director ct Intelligence to 

ascertain whether the JAG did in taat have knowledge o.f.' the 0.2-

policy .. 

By" 2d Im.Ji the D!reotoJ!' ot Intell1genae adVises me that the 

JJ.O is cognisant ot the pol107 but that the poll CJ" was resaind• 

ed on 7 Jul.7 19SO .. 

('fh.ta vaa entirely~ so :lar as I vas concerned. I tried 

.tonally .. in wr.tting_, obtain soma intorma'tion dealing v1tll 

the backgroum artJ./or reasons tor the l"8&0111sion of the policy 

bat was ent!.l'el1' unsuocess.t"uJ.. It would thus appear tna t tho 

Yery f1.r1t attempt by arqbody to tQ" to get some benefit tro.ni 

the 0•2 pol1CJT led to its prompt re8CiesS.on1) 

9 Aug 1951 Letter .trom Chief, Patents Division,. JAG to Mr. Fischer .fail• 

to gt ve a nyes" or nnon answer t.o the question asked in the 

brief'~ and showa aome lack ot comprehension of tho i11aues 

involved. (Copy- ot letter a·l:ttached.t Encl. 2.) 

27 AU& l9Sl. Repl.7 b;r Mr. Fieoher, po1ntin1 out m.suriderstanding on the part 

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REF ID:A10469B 

U Saptlrd)or 1952 

(Brl.et tll.•tory of St-eps amt Actions Leading w Sul>Jr4.saton of Private Sill S.2283) 

ot tba Jiil'• people am correcting it. (cow ot lotter 

attached, .P!nol. ).) 

.)l Aug J..9,).1. Letter f'rom <l'liet• Patsits DiYision,, Jl.G to Mr. Fiseher, sa,ing Mr8l.:1' that tull. considaation vaa given 1D all upeoto ot tl» 

oa.iM1 includine not onl7 tiln legal b:.it &lso the equitable 

CODS1derat1..ons., (copy af letter attaoh.S.• Encl. b.) 

17 Oct l9Sl Senator Moree intl"Qduces private b1.U in the Senate (S.2283) 

-.rd Bepreaontatlve Poulson (Cal.it.) intfttd.uces ai'mllar blll in 

tho HOUM. ( Cop7 of Senate b1ll attached,, Enol.. S.) 

22 Oct 19.$1 Senator' Moree wr.ttes a letter to Senator McOarr.an. Cl1.rdnml ot 

the sarato Judieia.ry Ccmrd.ttte, :reac:enoend1ng tcvorable aotion 

on tbo bUl. { CoP7 attached, Encl. ~ CoftiNSSl!lan Poul.eon send• 

a simU.ar lett&r t.o Represent.au. Ye Cellar, Chail'llan o! the 

House Jud1c1ar.r Co•ttee. 

~ 

16 Feb 19$2 

ll March 19S2 

14 May l9S2 

26 .rune 19S2 

Sam.tor Morse lll'ltes a letter to Socretu'J" ot the Ufn7 ftlative 

to S.. 2t63. I do not know 1lha. t. vas 1n U. letter bl1i1 

seorotary ot the Am;y answers Sena tor Moree•• letter an1 et3.te:i 

that the Deparb:lont or tho Arrq baa made 1m 1nve.st4.gatl.on mi 

1lll1 pn.sont ita 'Views. after coo:rdin•t1.on vi tb1n the Departmmt. 

ot Derann1 to tile Departamt ot Justi.oo,, (Cow attached• 

Incl. 7.) 

Hr. :n..obor 1• unotticial.17 ml iAtomall.7 told that the oue 

bad cleaNd the Depart,ment ot De.tense on 9 Hq l9S2, vJ. th 

approval ot tile Department of Defense• tho Deputtmant ot tbo A1:11f¥~ and the Department of the Air Poree. ~ Depa.1"tment ot 

tho Nav bad not 19~ acted. It beoame ev.tdet t.hat ?lav,r was 

intendi.ne to •ch'ae .its .teettt ml 1 t took high-level SpUft'1ng to 

jar the pa.por out of N&VJ'• It finally came out of Boy with 

(u I *8 told bJ' Mr. Fischer) a 11no oon;ion't1 no objeotl.on. tt 

The papers then had to be sent to tho Bureau ot tho Bldgat and 

t1att vu l'Ubnins veiy abort botore adjournment of the o~~-. 

Bmpt wanted HVeral dqa at leut,, ••Ji.net that. it Defense 

could take a couple or '8Vs to •tud7 the case, th$ Bureau 

wu not uk1nc too rm.ten it it wanted tour or .a.ve da.Jll• But 

.ven that ehort a tlme was too long ... ec:m:rosa aljoumed before 

Bud.&et could aat1 the adjC>Ul'1lill.Ont be1ng 1 Jul.J' l9S'l. 

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REF ID:A10469B 

ll. Sept$11bor l9S2 

(Briel Histoey ot St.eps am Ac-U.on..<:J Leading to Submi.sl!\.on ot Private Bill s.223.l) 

The Bills will theretore have to be re-1nt1t1duced. in the neif 

Congress in January, 19S3. However., 1 t !!!!:_!?! require re-

.ubraisalon ot the case tD the Detenso Departiaiiit but, there 1• 

no aaeuranee on this point, at .u. 

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REF ID:Al0469B 

. CONFJDENTJAl 

2d Ind 

Olt1ce, Assietant Chier ot SWt1 c.;..:(, Intelligence, Depa:ttU!lent ot the 

Ar;q, 1'alfhinetcn 25, D, C,. OCT 9 1950 

'l\'.h i>ireotoI", A.l."r.led Foroei:J SeCllri t)t' Agfl.loy:. Hw s.- ffavaJ. COlirlunioation 

sta.Uon_. )901. Nebraska Ave.~ M" 4 w., °W&Ah:S.nr,tm 2S1 n .. c .. .l't"I"'li'a Vr. lf1llial!l F, li'riedr:lan 

With reteronoo to the requost ooritained i.n ~aph .5, basic lott&l~, 

Major ~lls itt OOi;niNl~t QC t.lie polloy, which W'a9 $et tort.h in Rererenoe (a) 

and in fa.at. had berm f-11lly awaro or the aa!fte pr10l' to 10 llareh 1950, the date 

o:r enolo:r:U"e (B) I hawovor1 fleterer.ce (a) wa JOeooinded b7 Aasistar-t Chief ot Start~ Q....21 m 7 July 1950., 

' Incls n/c 

FOB THB JWSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-2 

JOHN W. MIDDLETON 

Colonel, GSC 

Chief, Security & Training Division 

LdliFIDENTiAL --·---·----·--. -==--=---:.-==:.-
~NFID§NJWJ 

lit Ind 

IUBJICT1 G-2 polic7 on release ot crJ'})tographtc princi~le• 

Kea4~uarter1. Anaed rorc11 Secur1t7 .Af;enc7, Wath1ngton 25. ». O. 

1e Bepte•ber 1950 

'l'O; Aaaiatant Ohiet of 8taft1 0-2, Gen~ral Staff, Vnited States 

"'"'7, !he Pentagon. Wathi:ogton 25, 1). c .. 

Jorvarc!ed. 

S. P. COLLIJI 

Oclon•l, Signal Oorpa 

Depu\7 Direotor, Al'$A 

ror •no.ENJtA't ~ . g 

f "t• ~ •· -· r '" 
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REF ID:Al04698 

15 S.ptenber 19SO 

SUBJEC'l'1 C-2 policy on rel&ase ot cryptographic principles 

mRUs Director, Armed Forces Security' Ja&enc7 

Walhin&ton 25, D. o. 

TO: Director ot Intelligence, u. s. Arrq 

Wal!lhington 251 D. C. 

Rt.tterencei (e.) Jletlorandum dated 29 April 1946 tor Chief, Arrtf1' 

·aocuri ty Ageno:y' subject: Relva.ae or 017ptographio 

principles. 

EnolosuNss (A) Copy or menorandun dated 26 Oot 19.49 Ero.m Director 

ot Intelligence, u. s. Army, to Chier, lt:nrt¥' Securit;v 

Ageno;y. (B) Copy ot correapondence between Department ot Detenue 

and Mr. Henry G. Fiacher. 

(C) Copy ot mcworandun dated 21 Aug 1950 .trCJ!l Mr. Heney G. 

Fiachttr to the t>epartm()nt or Detense, Subject; Bill 

tor the rell•.t ot nUliao. F. Friedmn. 

1. a. '!he undersigned, a o1vll1an eraplo;ree or the Armed ll'orcea 

aecu:ri t.)" Agency, is the inventor of a number of oryptoerapldc a;yatema 

and devic(ta, patent applications on which were placed by appropriate a.uthorit.y in a. secrecy etatus, lt"here the7 have been and will probably 

reciain ro:r a considerable nur.1.ber ot yaara. 

b. Re!erenoe (a) deals with the Department or the Artq polio,y 

in the premiees. 

o. With a. view to obtaining assistance in preparing a can 

w.bich appears to tall within tho scope. of 'Oepartr:i.cnt or t.he Arr;ry polio,y 

referred to in Par. lb above, I reqμeeted and obtained pcrtrl.oa:S.on t.o 

employ private eouneOi, a.a noted in Enclosure (A). I thereupon aour,ht. 

and. obtained the servic•a ot' Kr. Heney G. Fiacher, or the ·firm (>t 

Fischer, Panzer, and lfillla, ot Washington,, D. c., to assist~. 

2. a. A.f'ter I had preeented to counsel the tacts in the caae, so 

tar as was pemieaible under the limitation• required by aecurit)" con-

•id.era'tiona, counsel took up th4t .matter with the Department ot Defenao. 

Encloasure (B) i• a copy ot the correapondence that ensued. 

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REF ID:A10469B 

QON,FIDEtr!'IAL l~ Septet.tber 1950 

SUBJECT1 G-2 policy on release or cryptographic principloe 

b. Ae a :result ot that correspondence and conteroncea between 

counael and Major Jamea R. 111118,,. Ohiet ot the Patents Division, O!'.tice 

ot the Judge Advocate General of the AJ"m¥, counsel eubmitted to llajor 

Milla on 21 August 1950 a tormal memorandum on the subject ot a private 

bill to be initiated in the Congress on 1!J¥ behalf. Enclosure (C) ia a 

cow ot that memorandUD. 

c. The memorandUlt'l retened to in Par. 6!? above, requeata no 

affil'lllative action or support on the pa~t ot the Departl!lent ot Detenae 

tor such a private bill, but .merely- requests permieeion to present the 

case to the Congress without objection b7 the Department. 

J. a. All 'ffill be noted 1n Par. 2 ot Enclouure (A), the condition 

on wh1ah I was pemitted to employ pr1Yato counsel was that I would 

not reveal al'>1' claaeitied intormation. 

b. For the foregoing reason and because the policy aet forth 

in Reference (a) ia claaaitied., I was unable to tell counaal even ot 

exiatenco ot the polic7. Ae a conaequence, when counsel proposed. to 

me that the matter be presented to the Department on the baeia indicated 

in Par .. ,gg above, I waa able to go no rurther than to concur in hie proposed baaia tor the preaentation. Hence, instead ot being in a . 

poaition to direct counsel to request the active tupport o! the Department in the presentation of the case to the Congre•e, in conaonance 

with the letter and spirit ot lf.eterence (a), I wae torced to let counael 

reniain 1n the more limited position ot merely requesting the Departr.ient 

to retrain from. e:xpreeeirJB objection to the pr~aentation ot the case to 

the Congress. 

i.. Sevel"al. years have passed since the policy in Reference (a) 

was elaborated and it ia possible that presently assigned personnel in 

the o.rrioe ot the Judge Advocate General of the Jrs':J' are not cogniBant 

of the Department ot the Army policy eet .forth in Re.torence (a). It 

would thererore appear to be d.eairable and in 'llf1' 1ntereut to inaure 

that that policy ie known to llajor Jlills in the early etagea ot hie 

study of the tacts in the case. 

5. It ia therefore reapecttully requested that the Director ot 

Intelligence e.ecertain whether liajor Milla he.a knowledge of the existence and nature of the policy eot forth in Reference (a), and it not1 

that etepa be t.aken to inform. him. thereof so that thia information will 

be aYailable to him tor consideration in connection with his study ot 

the memorandwa which ...-aa aubmit.ted to him. by m.y counael. 

WILLIAK P. FRIEDUAB 

QINFllENTIAt 

2 

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REF ID:A104698 

1£Cl£l 

cua-aa (12 Cot 1960) kt In.4 IWf/mm 

lubj•ot1 •o111i1D. et 0-2 POU.Of cm •1•u• ot 017PWgr11phio Prhloiplea 

Jloadquai-Wn,, A'taT 1eourl:b7 Agenoy. 1'he Pm:tagon. 8600 ilU,, Wallhington 2fS,, n. o •• 

11 Ootober 1990 

f01 t>lreotor. lmecl POfO•• ltl0Ur1'\;r .lpJ:I01'• 'Wamhct;ClQ Zle D. e •• 

.lftls AftA•OO'f 

lno1o•d tor yaur inforaaion i• a •f1g't ot Ottioe JlnlO:raru!ma tram. Deputy 

AO ot 1,, 0-2. Department ot tho Artq,, elated T Ju~ 1160 1'bi0h n•o111d• pollO'f 

en rele&s• Of OmtographiO l'r1no1 pla• • 

101t !HS OBIEF, A.iMY SXCURlft MlEIO?' 1 

1 ?ult 

07 ot CIC dtd fJulSO 

ll. L. WIIftil 

Lt. Colonel,, AOC 

A4jutant; General 

Am7 SeoQl'1ty .&geao7 

IECRET 
REF ID:A10469B 

OFFICE :ME'JIORANDUM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 

Major A. L. Smi th/mjr/71994 

'l'Ot Obief • Anrrj' Seourity Agency 

FROlls Assistant Chiet or Staf'f, G...2 Date a 1 July 1950 

SUBJECT t Re lease of Cryptographia Prinoiplea 

The policy a:rmounoed in Yamorandum. for the Chief• Army Seourity Agency, 

dated 29 April 1946 • .frOJA the Aoting Deputy AC of s. 0-2.; entitleds 

"Release <::>t Ceyptographio Prinoiplea,11 ia hereby reaoinded. 

COPY 

/t/A. R. BOLLING 

/•/A. R. BOLLING · Jlajor General, GSC 

Deputy A.C. of B ., G-2 

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J:t/U.-OC!t/et 

12 Oat lg&o 

RJfOBA.IDUM FORr Col. H. L. 11h1twn. Adjutant Oonera.11 Beadqu&rtort, J.rsy &tout-:lty J.pn.oy. Arlb\&ton a&ll Statton. 

IU8J£CT t Reoi••ion ot M Polioy on ll&leue or Crypto~pbio 

l'rinoiple• 

:tnelo1ure t (J.) Copy of aiubjeot po11QY 

l. Bnolaaure (J.) da•la with & pl'Jlic7 ••t&bll•hed }.\y the 

AC ot B,,, o ... z,. War D•putmont. Pn 89 April lMS. 

I. b I told. 1•1u ~ll th& teleph•,128 thia mt:t:t'lllJ:tG.1 ln a Id I11d. 

datad I Oot 19~60,. addrea1ed to Dirootor. A.rlnied Vorce• SoQurlty 

Aconoy, and -.rkod tor 'llf¥ attention. Col. John 'If. Jtiddlato11, GSfJt 

Chiot' Qf S.,our1tT and Training DiT1.a10b., Oti'ioe ot Aaa1•tant Chief o~ Stat:!'. G ... z,, Intelligenoo, 1'epart;:aont eit the Army, ata.te1 that 

the policy set :rorth in. lnolouuro (.A.) •• reaoindod bf A1ti•tant 

Chier ot .Starr. a...t,. on 'I July 1950, but 11Yea Do turther in!'orme.-

tion in.tb1• rep.rd. 

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OOPY 

It April 1&46 

Jft9fOR.A.ItDmt FOR TB CHIU, .AJnit S!C\JlU!Y A.G'DCY 1 

SUBJECT• :Release of Cr;yptographio lT:S.noipl•e• 

l. 'the f'ollowiiig policy 1• announced to be ef'teotift 

1-ediatoly. 

a. Cryptogr&phio prinoiplea er device• dew lopod. 'b7' 

ottloers, enliated men, or o1dl1an.t ernplo:red in U1' 1far Dt,partment Agency,, or patents or patent appUoatioma on. auoh pr!.neiplet or dovioes whioh are owned by. a11lgned to, ar licensed ~or uae or the War Depa.rt.nt will not bo :relea1ed ror uaa ot 

tore1gu gover:mn.enta or ~or toroir,n or dc.neatia oommernial or 

pz-1nte uae until 1uoh tim •• ueoea ... ry t.n.rorma-ticn la aft11 ... able t.nd a PTOO•dure eatabli11hed in the Arsy Seourity .lgenoy 1dle1"eby info:nna.tion whioh 1e oryptot;raphed by ~ ot auoh p:rUJ. ... oiplea or dev1oea can be cryptanaq1ed and read under aq and 

all o1ro1.l1!!.atailce•• 

b. Whero it i• in th& interett ot tho GoveMl!lll'Jnt ot 

th& United State• that an employee have no pe.ton.t rip.ta in oryptogr~phio prinoiples or deTioea tQ dispose or, and tor the 

Qo-rermnent to own the entiro interest tor aecurity reasons 

throughout e:o:y toreaoaable tuture1 and where diaccvery oi- 1uwnt1on at crypto~a.phio principle• er deTI.oes hu been made 

'b1' a c1v111U eaployee and doe• not r•lAte to • •tter aa to 

'Whioh tho emplo;yee we.a 1pecitic&lly direotod tr> experiment with 

a virw to •u.\:&e•tinc; imprcrtemeuta nor wa1 prcduo•d at • result 

ot flAY apeoltio eraployment or contraot to inv•nt a spooitio 

avice or artioles and wbera an appl1ca.tion tor pa.tent on &uoh 

pl"i21oiplea or d•·doea baa been tiled with an aadgnm.ent-in-trust 

to the Govermont for the purpoa& ot aintaining auoh application. 11'. aeorooy • tho Military lntelligo:noe Dividon will •upport, 

aubjeot to the availability or approprb.tiona,, aey reuo?l&ble 

request tor purohase of -.11 oommeroialq exploitable reveraionU'"J' rights ot tho inwntOZo in 'the pa.tent applioation. 

I•/ CA'RTBR w. ciao 

Calo1:1.ol, GSC 

Acting »eputy, A. c. o~ s. • a.a 

Bnal. (A) 

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