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1. ~ •hoald not pre:.rent anr insurmoantabt. ' :p'Obl.t!lllUJ en the 

bandl!IJS ..S noomtt1anlng ot thooe Cl"J')Jtogra)id.c ecpipaanta far which 

U. str" Secur.lt.J' .Aamc.r 1• nspondble. 

a. RllconU.Ucntng mt. .torage f6 smABA. smcuu, and po::ud.bJ1" 131 ~mt appear to be tbl pr.lac~ 1tiems terr aansiderat.!on cm v.&-Da7 

.abl Per.lad 1. 

J. It. la ant.ld.p1tal tint cnnt.ual Pac1rtc requiremnts tor c17Pf;ographle 

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eqa!.paents wUl:be ecpal to uif/~ poe~ greater than the 

B!O nqa!nmnt• with OOM14erable Mfhuie on ndio oomunication. 

4e It ls aasumd that m large •cal• ~nt tor r'(~it1omd 

~Jld.c 9qU.limamta wUl. be nidemed for the flrat. 111% &) smtb8 

or Ptlr1od 1. Banever. 111 thl e'ftD't that the i:ro l'ltta1Da a large percentage flt tbd.r om1•at ~nt. tor a comd.darabl.e Um, and a aurge at Pac1t1c 

~it!am •te:riall•• lt 1• ant.!cipited tJ:at, the folladng reserves 

1i!ll1 "hold. the lJ.DI• mtll euch t.11111 aa tboae 9qll!pmmta 11h1ch .... ntumed 

ta.-am. m oan 1'e reoondit.1.om! ml th..US become aaila'ble tor eh1pmen1-

t.o the Pao~• 

ft!' CORP. 

11JICUM 

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J.20 (?1 Of tJd.a aalNJa m.at be 

to 

wmmt;td 

md.wnal. 

ball 

operation• ~ a 'l/4 to 1/2 clQ job per .-ob1De.} 

,00 ( J'.ncrma11t11 of SO - (Production l!ne curr~ per m. Total llmt dom.) 

del:lftl"J' to be 

cClmp'l.eted Oct. 4S) 

• a ll3 Aetual total 

1Q) (Conteapl.atal cm--

tract. pcnHng.) 

mt Potential. total 

-451 Actual total 

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NSA on 01-10-2014 ursuantto E .0. 1352 
lt. b to 'bo mter:l t.bat. TeJ.e\'Ypa Corporat.tm _,- be considered aa a 1teeon! 

fllllm'C• for recomttioning SIGAM and. SIGCUK -iuf_paent. Glib' lib.en tbQ' 

..,i.t. their eurrent eantraot tor SIOABA•• (Octcbe.r 1945), end. it th4JI' 

baTe llD tul't.har a~ptdo ~t praduction cantract.a at that u... 

a. SlrJJIP does not ccinstitute a -.,er problea at this U. because of 

the llnd.tecl mmv of units f.n the J:.tri. In addittC111. that theater has bean 

l'(l<IJ.e.ted to mum thell" 132 units to the :'lSA. At the pl"GGent ti• there 

'1. sm.JIP• • 1n the SS.l ftlllt, a.rd 500 on. ard_.. Pot.enUa1 SIO.JIP problama _.. cont.!ngat vpm dtrtermlna.t.ton o~ the pending NJ1 requlre.mnta. It !a 

to be noted tlat 1t·th• claadt.lcaticn of tbe aubject dlrdce 1s Nduced to 

llSTRICTID the SSA w1ll. ban mbd.nlml NSpansib1Ut.Y for thl dnice 1nsotar .. equipmmt nd.ntmance 1a ca:ooerned. 

J. It la cantmpl.at.ed t.hat SIOSALY actl TJ. t.!ea wll1. renain 8UbstanU . .alJ¥ 

uncbang.S dming Plll'iod L Pv.lod IV •t.ora&• of tbe equipment. at the SSA 

tt .. C\mborl.and -.aults le not. camsidvad taaslbl.e men ~ tons p_.. t.er.a1nal 

wight 1e C01111dai'ecf.. I\ has 'been cm:elved tbat. t.hl teminal.a .m1ght :remain 

.1.alltall.ed at atrateg1c point.a t.bl'oughomt t.he mrld - operated by u. s. m1.lltal7' pwNca1el. fbr uae 11.r ld.U.tar,y at.t.achea and St.ate Oepartmnt ottictala • .,..,. era 8urT1IJ' _,. throw J1Da l1&bt m tba abject. 'lh• .t1nal. storage 

prrabl.e11 i•• of courae. not.~ 

4. at.crage • Jnue Agf0.707 :ts reepond.ble tor P~• atorase. 8Dd 

lame ot tba Ccnvart.al"' ll-209, am the &vanl. Mgml. 'Depots 81"8 N8p0l181ble 

rw it.a ma!ntemnce. It aan be oance1Ted, however, that when taetJ.cal 

Oli•n1.At.1om n\u:rn to tl:ae u. s. for rabab1Ut.ation, s I: I will. :replace 

tbtd.r 114>9'•• am it the .-ulng :reeomitlon.1.na work 1aad sets staggering, 

ncpeat. the SS.l t.o asa!llt Sn tha t.aak. lbaanr mt.11 auch t:tma aa the 

llA llhoald receiw a dinctiw 1ndicat.1ng reajxmaibU.it.7 for the recom!t.ioning ot the 11Ub.1ect dwice• it 1:s ccma!dered inad'Yiable to go 1nto the .r:att.er. 

,. haddi.ng tne WGSQ-4 1B mt procured in areater qua.nttttee than 

the cont.empl.at.ed •Sz (6) tel'llll.mla" final et-~ could bo etfected at. 

t.119 SSA 118NhomNI. 

6. 1t. !a eat.lmated that tho• SIG.\BA•• am SIOOUK•a to be returned 

• bare tor reeomitiordne am tranmhlpmant; to the Pac1t1cam be atequatelJ' bardled 1msotar as plw8ioal fsllltlu arc concel'D9d.. It 1s asaamed that 

ach ot the storage required wU1 be of a tnm!mt tJpe, 1. e.J _ equ!piaant 

'411 hlli recelTed, recoDllttoned, rel!hipped Sraalbta)1', or reah1.pped after 

a shottt atorage per.tod. In the ennt; that. the SSA nult apace ill not. 

..U.ble tor the t:ranaient storage it 1a reccD:\Cll'1ded that. the equipamta 

lie stonsd. •• aonnntent locations wi.th!n Operat.J.ans •.A• BdltUng, utilising 

a prooee4ure •'•!Jar to that aaw beln!t tolloaed hr Dlstribllt!on Section, C ....... tor OYern!&ht storage. 

?. W.Snteaance tW.t, Section r-3. baa a pil2'8011lel. aVength ot "" 

of 

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'llhich ~~ 10 81"9 qanlltied tor SJGABA -1nt.enance,, 10 

far smcUll. alnLenance, ant the rma1n1ng 13 bdnB engaged iD. 

...,n1.atrat.lan1 1n1p9"1e1on. and Jlleoel.1.amowl .mintenanaa nch aa S1'00SB11 

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SJID,, Sl:GJOI>O• Slatar ~pe Praductlon equi,-mt. mintenanee1 Secur.ltq Ditlslon hl4talk mtd.ntenance1 etc. (It 1a to ha noted that the .toll.owing 

uaur:tpt!O!ll'I were mda 15 April. 1945. A •t.l.117 ie ~11" being made to 

lqbst.anUate t.he tiguru er to ref'ine t.b e calculaticns.) .laeum1ng that 

1/3 ot the 749 SIGABA'• ncrtY 1n Ero are to bo returned to tba SSA tor ~ditioning, it le anticips.ted that tba lO smABA aintenance men ltp(lniin& an average of tour (4) dlQ-8 en each miit COllld c:o.mplete a reasomble 

HOOnditimd.ng job an the ,:0 S.IGABA•a 1n ap~ six (6) J:lalths. 

n. is bellned that the SlDCUll J1Billtenance force could acconplleh recondit1coing at -a/3 ot the .lZ1. smcUKta DOit' in !:TO in about 1/2 the t1m required tor 

SIGABA reccnditioning. The 193 smABA •a and lJIJ smccm:• a in wro have not 

beta f.a.1ten into consideration in the above calcul.ationaJ their inclusion 

..ulsl add app.rm::1!!8tel3" one (1) month t.o the recol'.¥!1.tion!ng t.tms. 

8, Althou'1 replacsment part; stock Z"98e:c"ft8 tor SIGABA am SIGCtH have 

1'ffn gradual.17 !ncre&eed onr the pest t110 .,.ara, shortages of certain item 

•o''"IMctl•l111• l>n.:lil 1 *W'iMu#• i••ICS" puce11<atJ ltwca:t11l1•n-1a1• KX111X _.. 1ncarred troa :Mal time to time. !bus far we heve had to decide between 

CQmpl.e\e machinea trom theActo17 OR inoreased spa:re parts irodttction. 

lt. le bel.ined hcmeva. tbnt when the reoondit.iord.~ nquiremmt tor apars 

putt.a in quanti~ !a mud.feet,, Telst1P8 t:orporat.ton can be gearai to greater 

a.pare parts production. 'fbat ~nt wll.l 1n all probability eoinc1de with 

a reduction in the pradll:tic:n or ooq>l.et.e equipnent.e; 

9. u for pariada n-m-IV it ._,. be emiatoned that that portion ot the 

88.l •rebou.ee l'JOlf ut.il.1Hd bJ" fPQlf Branch will be na.1lable 1'or equip:xmt 

no:rage. '1'hu• S!OABA• Sir..cmr. !>mHIR• end alaUa:r• or analler equip:aents could 

be stared at tba SSA without eztena1Ye prepiration tbal'etor. Ennt.~, 

~ lihould be taken to aubatanUAte ar invalidate these as1n.u1ptione • 

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lO. Ae lniieate:! in~ :3 abne,. it is aasumcd that the Pacitie ~N••nt tor radio coanmicat1on wUl. be oo:nsiderably increaeect. It is 

tleller.d tmt SIOTOT, which is rsther !nllexibl.e• and SlOCUll which can be 

UMd tor bJahl1' ul.uaitied tratric only upon specific aut.hroizatial,, are 

QOt. the anewer to t.ba prd>lem. 'the ~ SIGJODO•s autbori-4 b;r Cl«leral. Stoner *'111 

.toa1d part.iall,- llOl.w the probl.em. 

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