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1. lase4 QOll illf'onael 4t•eu•1ou With Major l!eapeon. th• toll.cnr1-

••8UIG>tiou •t"e •1•1 

a, Coatl'fl1'1 to o.nata prniou u!N11p\1ou 1 1t 1• 'b.U~ tha' 

,..!Ja7 will llO' )IHlitll\ &'Jl:f a.S,CN8 ]l!'Obl-.S OllL 'b.• baJtAlS.11& ad l'eGOnti,10ll• 

llfs ot tllou .,.,,topapJd• eq,U~nb to:r Qiah tu Slpal 8ttC!Uri'7 Ac.aoy la 

"llJlh#l'tJlft. 

lt. leooMltloaf.ag u4 •tone• ot SIOA:aA, SlOCUlf1 u4 :posai'bl.J' the 

1S1 eqai:raat • w'0.14 app.u \o 'be '" :priul)Gl 1 t.u tor eona14.-attoa • 

T•Dq aa4 Pmo4 1. 

•• tt 1• aatie1pa,•4 t»ae.t ..,.ta.al Paoiti• NQ.\111'SUll1i• tor U7PtopaJh1o eq111.p:at• will,,_ tq:a.al w u4/u JW"Oba~l.J' peat• -.ivus tu~ 

wro requlr--.t, wttll eout.lsane -.pbaei• .. ra41o ...... iuts.on. 

•• %t ta ....a tmt JfO LAlOW SCAt:I tl~ JOR RlCOllDITIOOD Olf!PtOQlW'ltto ~ nu u mD•cm roa 'l'Jll nRS'l' sn: (6} JllJr.m3 or 

t.aIOD 1. Jfowne. la ti.. nt11t ot • mqia ot Paoitia requ1a1'\1ou tor thia 

t-1.t, it 1• u.ttoip1te& t)'l!lt tu tol.low.lng r .. CTeS Will •1J.ol4 iibe u .. • 

u..tll noll '\iaa aa noOJadi tf.oaet •obiae• '4JCOM nall•'1•· 

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l500 (Iaor•en.t• ot ISO 

Jtl' .oath. Total 

4.U.,..., to lt• 

•oa;pl•teCl Oat "5) 

(fOO) (J'utu• aQJltrao' ,.u ... ) 

.N99 

llO (fl ot \hi• mab*2:' 

ml81i 'b• OOUTeftecl 

t:NI. aJ&Oll:roacnts 

161 

W W Teraal opera"" 

tioa.) 

1'1.tn- Corpora'tioa 'llA1 be Ol:naa1d.oe4 aa a 1.-,tl4 •OVO• tor re00il41t1oa1q 

GOA.IA u4 8100UJI IQ.Uipunt oal7 a. tb97 ocaplete tlleir ounm contran 

tor SIOAIA'• (Ootolll!er ltf.tl), aa4 S.t iiluicr ban ao tu.nur ooatra••• tor proao1nc th• .-iui)lltlllt ., ~-' tlae. 

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eclassifi ed and a roved for release b NSA on 01-10-2014 ursuantto E .0. 1352 

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a. IIOm d.oea llOt oonati tut• a •Jor probl• at \hi• ttae Heau•• 

•t the 1bd.W nuabe ot •n• 1• 'h• mio. In &441-tion, tba'\ ~heat• :Ma 

1teen requ .. ted to retana. 'heir •• •n• to ':u SSA.. ._, '\he pr .. ct UM 

tkere u• al SIOJIP'• 1• the SSA T&Ult, u4 000 oa order. Poten,ial SIGnP 

pro'bleu U• flc)il.Uqet upon cletftlllns:'10D. ot the pQding .AJJ7 requirtmen'l•· 

%t i• to ll• DOte4 ,., :t.r the •laP1t1oat1o». ot th9 nl>Jen 4moe 11 re4uoe4 

to ltlS'tRIO'fltJ the SBA Will haT• .s.m..m reapon.ai'b1ltiy tor '\he 4moe i~C)tar 

.. eq111,.- •1..-mano• S.• eollOC'lled. 

I. It is aoatmp1ated that SXOSAtY acrti'titi• 11111 r-111. au'ba'tantiall7 

uohailge4 iJl Pcrio4 1 (Capt. l...S.ak). PC"1o4 I u.4/or Period • atorac• ot 

tu tlQ..llipullt •t SBA 1• J:LOt eou14ttre4 t ... aible wtum the 80 ton• per ttU'lliul. 

"11ht l• •out.deed. •n Ouabaland .S.ght be oou14ere4 aa the looe.tion. tor 

f.t:a.al •tor&&•· 

•· t111Ul noh 'lae •S th• SSA ahoul.4 :rece1T• • 41reot1T• 1D.41oat1ng rN• 

p0Ui1>11it7 tor 'h• r•OOJl41t1oa1Dg ot tbo COD.Tener ll·IOt~ it 1• oon.a1dee4 

lu4n•altl• 'o ao l•'o the matt•, tSr to toJ.wlla'• Per1o4 l :pl«AB. ., tu 

F .. iitt '\ille Storage • l•n• A&•OJ' 1• 'ft8»0U1ltl• tor :procur•ct, atol"aC•• ~ l•eu• ot th• w'bJM\ AM'io•, all4 the •trY-1'81 Signal n.i>ota are r .. PoUible 

tor i "• Miatenano•. 

e. PJ'on~ tu .d/OSQ-• 1• JlO' pl'OO\ll'e4 in sree.tn- qtlllllt1t1• ihall 

tu ooat.ap1atlii six (6) timniul•, ftnal •to:raa• oould be etteoted. at the 

SSA~e. 

t. t• i• ••'daaW '\bat those SIGABA•• ad SlOCOll'• to be r•'1.ln.ed ller• 

tor r.001&41 ·UcmiJag ad U'aUh119ent to \lie Pao1fif{OBJl be adequatal.1' balt.4le4 

luafu •• Jb1'•1oal. tao111·u .. q• eoncumie4. It 1• ulnDHd tbat llDOh ot th• 

ttonc• :rtQ.U1:re4 ..S.ll ll• ot a 'rau1•t tn>e, 1. •·, equipacmt will be recei Titd, ~4it10l\lt4, reshipped 1-adia-tel.7, or re11hipped a.t'teo a •hon atorage perl.o4. b. \he ftet that SBA ftUlt 8pe.Oe 1• a.ot a't'81lable tor '\he tranaten~ atorac• ot 

'\hue Attri.ou, 1' 1• reoamnended tha' tho .-qu119mts be •tored a't oonYenitm.t 

looatiou 'ft thi• Operationa .A. l:a111.d1ng, ut1U•1na a prooedure at:a1lar to that 

aoW' 'oein& follewed ~ Diatribu.tiOll 8eot1cm. tor crt'e%'Digh.t norage. 

"· 8eri1oa y ... s. Mda,enu.c• ttm.t, ... a -rllOJU:Lel nreagtb. ot es. ot which .,,ran.a~.i,- 10 u• qu.alitt.el ttno SIGAB~ •1•td&D.O•, l.O quslit1e4 tor BIOCUK 

-S,ateaano•, ea4 \U :r..Unq a ~-- apgel ill e4111zdnra,1on., ~·1011. 

M4 miao41.auou aaillt-.anoe aoh aa swoosx, SXOIWf, SIQJODO, SXG'l'OT tape prod• 

t1fS1;ioa aaiatnano•, &Ad Seouri."7 OS.'rialan Tel.e\alk utatmanoe, no. Auumtna· 

'\bai I/I of th• f.U SlGABA'• aow 1a wro are to 'be returu4 to tu SSA tor reoon41 t:lmdng, 1 t l• aati•lpa'ed thA• the 10 BIOABA .W.n"1Wles• ac •P•4inc aa •T~• or tOtir ( 4) ...,.. oa ••b. -~... aoQl.d. eoaplet• • rea•01U1Dl• reoondi t1on1q 'o'b o:a the 800 BIOABA'• lll approximn'\el.J" •iz (I) aontha. It 1• b.i.1ne4 

th&t •u SIOCtlll as.a'ua•O• tore• ooul.4 aoompli•h reooadt•lolling ot a/I ot "h• 

fl.I 8tOCUM'• zaow ta :mo I.a &l'tolll.' l/a '\he tbw requlrtid tor BIGABA r.oon4tt1on1:ag. 

Ike llOO SIOUA •a u4 l41 SXQOOll• • la M'.N M.T• aot been take lato oouldera·Uon 

j.a the •MY• eal.oulatlous their laoluaion WOQl.4 ad4. app:roximatel7 ou (1) ~h 

w the r~a41'1on1ag tlae. .Al:tl:lac:IC)l replaoeeat put •tooJc reeern.e tor: the •'bat'• eqU.ipnent• httn 1'•• gre.4uall7 1no:raa•ed 09'*"' "he pan ,.., 7ear•, abort• .... ot oe\aia 1 \ema Jligb.t oau• del.aJI 111. the reeon.d1 '1on1ng procea• a:\ \he 

OU'Hri J howev.r, 1 ~ ia Mllned \ha' !el•'JP• Corpontioa oan be geued to 

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pMter ep&r• pma produ.otion whe reitit1re4. hoh a req1llr11UX1t 11111 

po'MlJlJ' eo1ao14• w1 \ll a reduo'1oa. lJl pro&io·UOJl ot oomplet• 9Q.Ulpa.eina. 

I. J.a tor i>lll'ioda 1-8-i 1~ _,. bo 9diaione4 that thll\ ponloa ot the 

MA. -.nhou•• ilDW ut1Un4 ._ "G" Branoh will be llft11ane tor eqttipae.U 

''one•· ftRI 8%0.A.BA, SIOOOJI ,sxotm1, u.4 alail.U, or _.uer tquixaenta ..., be nor.a. ., the 38.l wt tlaCNt •1:ens1 .,.. preparation tlacetor .. 

t. Aa 1n41oa\e4 ta paragtoa)h le &bOT• it i• aaauaect that the PaoU'io ~tq\\lrBan' tor n.410 .,,,...u1oa'1oa will 1-e oou14erabl.7 haoreaaea. It 1• 

)-1.lcY.& tlla\ 810'10.l', 11h1oh 1• :ra'\h9r 1Jd'l.ex1bla, aA4 Sl'.OCOM which can 'be 

u•td tor hi&hlJ' ol.Uetn.-4 '\ftttio 1 oal.J' 1lJIOll apeo1tlo authorisation., are 

AO'\ \he aiunrC' to th• ,p:robl•· Altlloqgh the 'IO SIOJOOO•• athor1ae4 "7 

O..ral. Stonni MU.4 help oona14C'l!ll>l.7 1a tu bandl.iug of tu 1aoreesfe4 'f'OluJI• 

ot aeorn ra41o 'ntno, tllouaht ahoul.4 b• st..,..,, toward& requ .. ti:aa General S~oner to r.Oon•tde:r 'h• lW ted quant1'7 ot the BIG10JX>•a aow a1ltbor1zect. 

Xt wotLl.4 a:pped' that the ctmo• ia •• anner to '\he ta1rl.7 11ae41ate 

pro"bl• of laar.U1JS8 :ra41o trattto, Gd tbs.' a.o othe:r a'ftd.la'ble d.ftio• «• ·~•hes P\1•1'71JIC 'h• po'entlal. rtlq'D.1r111J.CJ.t. 

10. 4 pOta,ial. 1':1-Dq :probl• art• .. ia fl0Mtot1oa with lSl. equ.ipaent. 

O.ual StolMll'•• a-. ot If Kovmber lt.S .S.wa D.O olear out ladioation of 

th• r•llJ>OU1\ill'7 tor ..,.._D&J' u4 Perto4 l reooll41.tlomng of the 8d.bJect ~pa.t, Tia "-l'lu.t 91ciuer1Jlg Agen97 will h rMponal 'bl• tor procur•mt 

ad iaitlal •wrac• aa4 the t•au.• ot weh equ:t.pa.ent to Signal securtv .Aa•OJ 

tor t1aa1 F•~·Uon u4 i•iNe. -" I' i• to bo ='eel '\bat upon r•onpt of ~ll• •u'bjeot eQ.Uiiaeut 117' 'th• SSA it autcmaticall7 laecomea an 1-\• ot oryptoIJ."lipldo iaaue 1uofui u 41•tr1llut1011 i• oo:aoC'Ue4. IUld. aa aoh, 1UMler 

.S.ntq pn~1 ... , 1• r.turu& to the SSA 1IT Cll'JPtogl'&.phio holclea tor a•••lla:tf reooll41'1oa1.Dg eta. 8houlcl this pre.otloe 'be oon:t1me4 oa VS..Ds7 the 

'fOlume ot 1IOl1c wmlld aeo .. •Uate o lncre19.ae nf the Jlain!..enanoe S.ction 

»_..oa.i ad •pao•, 6ln1.a,1ng u a4Jutmmi\ ot th• aal!IWll:ptlons -.4• in ~h la •'bcrf'•. Major Sempeon 1• '8klng •tlll>8 to Ol.arifY thi• p0ten.tial 

('l••·Uoa ot 41rtaioa ot respouUt1l1'7 b 01'dW tha' plena ma)" be JQe.d.e to 

tO»• Wl th tbe actl1 t1cmal. woric load •hould the SSA b• eharged · i. th the 181 

*t1lipunt hlt0Jl41 t1oa111g r.-ponat ltilt tJ". · 

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SIGABl 

14'1 1Z 251 

(49 UJ'll. SJn) 

80 SIGClM 

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