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Stl'BJF.CT 1 Camment:a an Draft Report on Processi~ ct Pi..t.n-Taxt 

1. It is assumat that the paptr 18 intended to ·aeal sol~ with the 

problem atat.a:t, vis •• •to review the processing or plain-text tore.1gn 

ccr.:nunicaticaa tar intelllger1C1e, in order to determine wheth.ar it vaul.d be 

tms1ble or adYai1tageou:1 to trar..ster the reaponsibUit,7 tor this processing 

t:ro1I t."8 Ar.-1 Forces Sacuri'Q' Agenc;r (A.FSA) to the Cant.ral. Intellitenc• 

J.pne7 (CIA).• If this assumption ts can"Oet, ADJ' •t.erial in the paper 

'lid.ch doea not d•al specif1ca.ll7 with the probler.r. as stated should be 

eHm•natad. On this basis tha vbole ot Par. 2 of 11F&et!J 3ear1ng on the 

PJ.'lotllam am DUouaaiontt should be elJm!na:t.ed, as it has no boar.Lng on the 

problem as stated. 

2. In tact, 1n wq opinion the whole section ~etta.1 to above ia 

'fery weak, •inee or ita two pa't'agl'aphs om ehould be el.bUnated am tJ1e 

BthGl!" e;.ya nothing ot a substant..1.Ye nat.ura. A• a ganeral rule the Concluiiona 1n a repcrt. show their tcNndation 1n the uterlal ~h iJlllledia~ 

pracede~ tbea but in this caso I ha.rdl.y' think it could be maid t.'lat the 

Mtw"'81 cop.tai• ~--~Jle •F~ts ji_earJ.ng en. the Problm. aDl Dillcuaaion11 

at~~ a good basis tor the "Conclusicn&it llit.at.ed. It is true t.hat t:Jt..a 

1.at.t.er .re supported by tha data contained iD the Enclosure but it I were 

't..'18 recipient. ol the report. and did not ha.Ye tho tbe- the desire or the 

morgy to read the Enclosure I would reject the paper 1D toto, u etting 

tot'th Conclusions and Racoanelllat1om not supported by the snat.erial. precod· in& th!ln. 

J. Tho reason ror incorparattna Cmclusions 3c ancl 3d is not. clear• 

airlce the Problem as stated does not raise axq quaatTona ao-to possible 1aprovesaant 1n otJr pl.aiu .. t.ext pl"OCessinc. U auch questions vere inten:lec:l 

and. are to be an.swen:d.• th.en the statement. or the problem should be ruvlled; 

U \hq Ere not raiaed t.'ion all material dealing vi tit thoae unaelced cr•stiona !'hould be el1m1natod froait the paper. 

4. i think the aont.ent.e ot Para. l-4. inclusive of t.he !nclomlre 

aX"G excellent;. I •not. aura as to the value or Par. J tor tbia papm.-J 

&1'l4 I th1nk f~. 6 could be ~:val• ~ has happened to Par. 7J 

1t hu been lost in the t,ping or else ihe niimber:lng ot Par3. 8-ll shoul.d 

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s~ P&r_!I"! 8-UL inclua;vo_, ~eal wlt.h questions referred to in rq 

3 aboYBJ ir the queillom are lndeed 1ntalded to be ra.t.sad and 

.mwured those paragraphs are probab~ aatistactcry. But I would lw.Te 

&_lipili'ale paptll" devoted sol~ tD that •ubject. In other wards, let ua 

fin\ •ett.19 thtJ quelit.ion as to where plain-ten ~ess1ng 1111 to be conducted tor max1mwit averal.l COONT praluctimJ having settled that, then 

Utack \ho ~ q~t~_on1 how to improve that part ot COMI?-:? production. 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 06-16-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 

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Procesatng of Pl.a.in-Text 

6. Ona phase pertimmt to tho ~blem u •tated has not been treated 

in t.ha paper., Yi••• the 11111.tter of C<.MTh'T cmnm-weat.ions1 especially those 

connected Id.th the fGrW"ainc ot raw mterial to the processing center. 

U AFSA cont.inuas to do the plain-text processin1, those comanicatiol'JS a1'9 

all lil8ll-cstabllshedJ anl no cha.Jlges m';JJ.d be neceasaey but ll another 

agency, auch u CIA, were to be £1Ten pl&in-taxt p.roce3ain1, eerious problaae 

1nvolvine cODllDW11Dat1ons .r...uld arise, Would CL\ pt its own nar mator1al? 

U 801 another iilole am dup.UcatJ.Ye intercept aM CCllRW1icat.1cms S,SteJn. 

WC?Uld haTa to bo es~1sned• ai.Qce at PN1ent thera aro ney tw target 

01.rcuJ.ts vlU.ch an ma:luiYe.1.y d~ted to plain-text tra..'llSaisaions. on 

tbe othor ~. it tho ralf material contiD1Jes to coma tio USA• the pl.dn- tat ~ ou~ d then tuzmd ai'er to CIA it is al.mast a tare.gone oonclu.s1on that_~ llCl"8.£0W or aμ. ptatn .. t;;l intercopt.3 'll)uld have to bo 

· »!Mueed some'li!cl'e - e1t..'1eJ." at the atezio~t •ite a:r at AP'SA - &!:'109 AFSA 

mas- to have· \he~~\ tnr?ic tor »Yi-Poses other thsn the product.tan 

· of p'l•in-tmet triansl.at1ms. tor t/1. and intercept control. tor example1 as 

pointed out in Part ~ ot the klclosUJ"e. we are havillg cllttic:-allv alread,- in I"~ to Ob~ntng the minimum requi.N! number or copiss o£ raw matarial.J 

1lb1le 1t ®et iwt, eo'ADIS U.U JB\IOb• t.o require one JllOl'e cop,y to bo made, I 

llaagine that 1 t would be • perhap• unsupportable trwrdeu. 

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