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_.Office Memorandum · 

ID:A6361il 

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 

, TO DATE: 2 Nov 60 

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SUBJECT: Friedman Contract :.· .. ':' . 

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~REl'lCE: Mr: ·.Friedman's proposal· of 25 Oct 60 to amend 

. his contract to change the coverage 1I:> extend through the 1

entri of the.United States into World War I, concluding 

with treatment of the ZillD!lerman Telegram • .. 

·- 1. RECOMMEIID.ATIONS 

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~ ~a. That DIR TNG' s position o~ that the adjustment of the 

i .=:contract ncit b'e' approve'd: ~ ' '; .. - ... 

·- · . ' ·~,... b. -'rbat D/DIRNSA b~ ~~k~d :in' personal discussion to approve 

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· .. : 2. Recommendations discussed and jointly made by Mr. Arthur Freed.man 

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3. DISCUSSION 

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FRIEDMAli CONTRADr 

A. Contract specifies that Mr. Fried.man prepare six lectures and 

ancillary materials, such as lantern slides and voice recordings, 

to cover: 

1. Basic terminology and account of Cryptology in the earliest 

days of the invention and development of secret writing. 

2. Cryptology in the 13th and 16th Centuries. 

3. Cryptology during the .American Revolution and up to the Civil 

War. 

4. The Civil War. 

5. From the Civil War to the end of World War I. 

6. End of World War I to end of World War II. 

B. In short, 'What Mr. Friedman proposes is to change the content 

of Lectures 5 and 6. 

C. Lectures were originally to have been unclassified. By SERV 

discussion of 30 Oct 1958 the lectures were to be produced as 

CONFIDENTIAL but could be subsequently used in NSA as unclassified. 

So far as Mr. Friedman is concerned the lectures are CONFIDENTIAL. 

D. Status of Contract: 

1. Cost of contract was to be $Lo, 000 to be paid in $1., 000 

increments upon receipt of bi-monthly progress reports from 

the contractor. 

2. We !.Lave received 3 lectures plus ancillary materials. 

3. Paid - $4,ooo 

4. Mr. Friedman has substantially completed Lecture 4. 

E. As an aside to the proposal. to amend the present contra.ct, 

Mr. Friedman mentioned the possibility of a second contract to 

cover those periods of cryptologic history deleted from the original. 

contract. 

F. CONCLUSIONS 

1. It is recommended that Mr. Friedman's proposal. to amend the 

present contra.ct be rejected for the following reasons: 
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a. The materials to have been prepared under the terms of' the 

contract would have provided a complete survey of cryptologic 

history through World War II. Mr. Fried:m.a.n' s proposal would 

res.ult in the detailed treatment of' early periods and no 

coverage of later years. 

b. It is not considered necessary f'or NSA to enter into a 

second contract with Mr. Fried.man f'or the preparation of 

additionaJ. lectures to accomplish what was intended in the 

original contract. 

c. Our need for a complete survey of cryptologic history has not 

changed. The lecture series would seem to end abruptly and 

prematurely if our present contract is amended as proposed.