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IN REPLY REFER TO CONFID!lftllJP: A6lti97 1:.111 lftL W 

SPSIS-3 HEADQUARTERS ARLINGTON HALL STATION 

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER 

ARLINGTON, VA. 

29 November 1943 

Subject: Resurvey of State Department Security 

Memorandum for Chief of C Branch and 

Director of Communications Research 

1. Attached hereto is a copy of a letter dated 23 

November 1943 from the Secretary of State to the Secretary of War, requesting that a resurvey be made of the cryptographic systems employed by the Department of State and of 

the methods used for the preservation of the secrecy of 

its highly conf'idential communications. A copy of the 

reply thereto by the Secretary of War is also attached. 

2. It is directed that immediate steps be taken 

to carry out the resurvey indicated. It is desired that 

you report to Mr. G. Howland Shaw, Assistant Secretary of 

State, who may wish to outline, as a preliminary to your 

work, the scope of the resurvey desired and will put you 

in touch with the personnel concerned with the matters to 

be studied. · 

3. Your report of findings and recommendations will 

be submitted to me for forwarding-through Channels. 

Attchd: 

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CONFIDENTIAL 

Colonel, Signal Corps 

Comm.anding 
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'Ihe Honorable 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

WASHINGTON 

November ~3, 1943 

Henry L. Stirn.son, 

SecrAtary of 1iar. 

ky dear 1 .• r •. ·secretary: 

In , .. ay 1~41 this De~&rtu;.eut requested the War 

Dep&rtn:ent to pe.rticips.te in a survey of 1 ts cryptographic systems ana the preservation of the secrecy of 

its highly confioential communications. In response to 

this request Captain h. G. :!ayes anci. IY.r. William ~·. 

~rieaman of tLe urflce of the Chief ~ignal Officer 

were desibn&ted to participate in this survey. ~he 

c~-;ur.ittee of ~nich the above nsmed persons were members 

subl!litteci. & report June 26, 1G4l giving their findings 

and reco£rJ.1enda.tions. i •. o~t o:f the reco1mr1endations were 

carried out either· in whole or in part. · 

The ~ep~tlr:.ent now desires to have a resurvey made 

and wou1a greatly appreciate it if the Signal Security 

Agency of the Off ice of the Chief ~ignal Officer of the 

Uniteu States n.rmy could undertake this task at an 

e&rly aate. 

'ir.e cooperation of the \Yc.r Department in this regard voula be of great assistance to this Dep~rtment and 

muct: a1.preciated. 

~incerely, 
TO 

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