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SECUil:fl'''l INPORMA'f'ION 

"NATTONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

Washington 25, D. c. 

HElfi':PRI O':P:Sn 6El9Ul1I'Ff I Nfi'ORMNfT ON 

NSA MEMORANDUM 

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NUMBER 120-32 9 March 1953 

THIS MEMORANDUM BECOMES EPFECTIVE 1 APRIL 19.53 AND WILL 

REMAIN EFFECTIVl:i! TJNTIL 1 APRIL 19.54 UNLESS SOONER RESCINDED 

OR SUPERSEDED 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY VISITOR CONTROL SYSTEM 

SECTION 

PURPOSE AND SCOPE. • • • • • • • • I 

DEFINITIONS. • • • • • • • • • • • II 

PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING APPROVPJ;.. III 

VISITOR CONTROL LOG. • • • • • • • IV 

ESCORTS. • • • • • • • • • • • • • V 

SERVICE SUPPORT. • • • • • • • • • VI 

SECTION I 

Purpose and Scope - This memorandum implements 

provisions of NSA Security Manual, Chapter III, subsection 309.11 and Chapter IV, sub-section 40.5.6·. It 

prescribes regulations and procedures governing the NSA 

Visitor Control System for NSA installations at Arlington 

Hall Station, the Naval Security Station, and the NSA 

School. The Chief, Security Division, in accordance with 

the reference, is charged with the responsibility of 

administering the visitor control system prescribed herein 

and for establishing a main visitor control office in 

Room 112, Building 17, Naval Security Station, and subo.fflces in Room 1036, Building "B", Arlington Hall Station, 

and Room 101, Building 1, NSA School, respectively. 

SECTION II 

1. Definitions - Visitor: Any person not employed by or assigned to NSA and any person who is not in a regularly authorized liaison or consumer status who may require 

access to NSA spaces. Uncleared personnel from the NSA 

School and wearers of the "uncleared" NSA non-photo badge shall be processed as visitors if they require access to 

Arlington Hall Station or the Naval Security Station. 

RESTRICTED 

Jeclassified and approved for 

elease by NSA on 12-19-2014 

Jursuantto E .0. 13526 
ftft!S'f:tU O'i'iJB 

NSA ME:MORANDl'.JM 

NUMBER 120-32 

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9 March 1953 

2. Privilor-·.i Vi.sito1•: 'Those visito?•s so designated 

l:Jy the Di rec tor ..... ·1d such other "llsi tors w11ose service or 

other type clea.r!:mces have Leen certified for access to NSA 

spaces and clhssil'iod mattttr ancl who have recoivod appropriate indoctrination. Unless indoctrination has been 

adn1inlste1,ed, tha p1•lvileged visitor requires an escort. 

3. Escort: Any individual whose clearance ha.s been 

certified by MSA and who has been appropriately indoctrinated. 

0r~CT1 ON III 

1. Procedure for F:equeati!!B_Approval of Visit to NSA 

Spaces ~ Wfien reques~rng a1.;pF(W~or a vlsltor•s en~ry to 

NSA spaces, NSA Form r;o, 1460 (Visitor Request) shall be used 

except as noted below. The requester shall complete Item No. l 

of the forzn for each visitor concerned and forward it to the 

Chief", Physical Socurl ty Branch, Security Division. 

2. Normally, sufficient advance notif'ication sh.Juld 

be given to the Physic al Security Eranch before the ac t'lal 

visit. In emergency cases, the notifical;ion may ba 1nade by 

telephonu to the visito't' control office or sub-office 

(Ext. 60255 at the l~mral Secur:f.ty Station; Ext. 532 at 

Arlington tlall Station; Ext. 66170 at tho NSA school) and 

later cc:mfir>r•1od by sul>lntssi on of ·i:ihe completed Visitor Request 

Form to the Fnysical Security Branch. In all cases, NSA 

Form No. 146!~ ( V'5.s1 tor Recei-pt) will be initiated by Physical 

Security Brench perRonnel. In all cases, the iisitor Receipt 

Form must be carr•iod by t.he escort (or respective escorts) 

and further ~nfoI'Jll~tion anned es indicated thereon. 

3. Vl:.. requestE" will bo classified accordi:.."lg to the 

classification -:>1' th~ lnformat.ion contained therein. 

4. In all cases, the visltor control office or suboffice shall notify the requef!ter L~r telephone of tho action 

taken on his request. · 

5. Bequest for vi&its are not required for applicants 

for NSA employment. Rcgula.tlons of Arlington Hall Station 

and the Naval Security Str:.t:J.on apply in these cases. Requests 

need not be filed for parsons entering the NSA School for 

interview by the 'P· ·r•frnnn<'ll Interview Pranch. In both of 

these ce.tt:)gories, 11owover, escorts are requJrod. 

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RESTRICTED 
Nf0A NEUOHAIIDUl\1 

NUMHl::R 120-32 

SECTIOM IV 

9 Il(tr<~h 19 ~3 

1. V lsi tor Control Log - All viai tors· sha.11 

register Ii1 a. vlsito1• control log. Such loss sho.11 bo 

maintained on a twonty-four hour basis ondln3 at 2400. 

2. At Arlington Hall Station, the visitor control 

log shall be prepared in the Security Office, Room 10J6, 

"B" Building. 

3.. A"li the Naval Socux•ity Station, tho log shall 

be prepared at the ma~n gate house and forwarded daily 

to the Security Office, Naval Security Station, through 

the Chief, Physical Security Branch, Security Division. 

4. At the NSA School, the log shall be prepared 

as directed by the Commandant, NSA School, and delivered 

to the vis:ttor control sub-office at that location, daily. 

5. The visitor contrdl log shall contain the following information: 

a, Name 

b. Representing 

c. Activity or person to be visited 

d. Purpose or classification of visit 

e. Visitor's signature 

f. Badge number 

g. Time in and out 

SECTION V 

Escorts - The visitor control office and sub-offices 

shall provide NSA escorts for all visitors and for such 

Privileged visitors as require escort. In the latter case, 

and as a matter of courtesy, escorts may be provided by the activity or person visited, if desired. At NavSecSta 

visitors to NSA will not be required to register at the 

quarterdeck. Upon completton of a visit, or when a visitor 

is to go from one activity to another, the of1'1cial or 

individual having custody over him may call the visitor 

control office (or sub-office) for an escort or may himself furnish the escort. The person last visited prior 

to the visitor's departure shall certify on NSA Form 

No. 1464 whether or not a property pass is required. In 

case a property pass is required, the person authorized 

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NUMBER 120 ... 32 9 March 19 53 

to issue smne within the activity visited shall 1ss'\.1e a 

one-time property pass; in hie absence, the visitor shall 

be escorted to the visitor control ot£1ce or sub-of.flee 

for this purpose. In case debriefing is required, the 

visitor shall be escorted to the appropriate visitor control office or sub· office immediately prior to departure. 

SECTION VI 

1. Service Support - Army. Arlington Hall Station 

will provide escorts from the main .Arlington Hall Station 

gates to the main gate of the 11 B11 compound (and the reverse upcn departure). The guard at that gate will call 

the visitor control sub-office (Ext. 532) for an NSA escort. 

The NSA escort will receive the visitor and furnish him an 

approp:-iate NSA badge. The visitor will then be escorted 

to the visitor control sub-office for logging and for such 

indoctrination and debriefing instructions as may be required; thence, to his destination. Prior to departure, the visitor 

will be returned to Room 1036, "B" Building, :for s'1ch debriefing as may be required before logging out. When logging 

out is completed, the visitor will be escorted to the main 

gate or the 11B11 compound where he will surrender his NSA 

badge to the NSA escort. The Arlington Hall Station guard shall accomplish the remaining processing in accordance 

with station regulations. 

2. Navy. At the Naval Security Station, all NSA 

visitors will enter via the main gate house. The Navy 

NCO on duty will call the visitor control office (Ext. 60255) 

to announce arrivals and request escorts. Upon identification, he will issue appropriate badges. NSA visitors will 

not be requ1red to stop at the station Officer-of-the-Day e 

desk (Quart.•roeck) but will be escorted directly to the · Personnel Security Branch (Room 17-103) for such indoctrination and debriefing instructions as may be required and thence 

to their destinations. If indoctrinat~on is not required, 

they will be escorted from the main gate house directly to 

their destinations. rr debriefing is required, it will be 

accomplished at the visitor control off'ice immediately prior 

to departure. Exl ts will be accomplished and badges surrendered at the main gate house. 

B"'" COMM.AND OF MAJOR GENERAL CANINE: 

OFFICIAL: 

ez:.'7' .~f~t,1i'/ ~·t,z'--'' EO. • c ,y.i;J'YJ~~L , Colon1"], Jl(H': 

Adjut. i,·. Ocn1n·::il DISTRIBUTION IV 

RESTRICTED 

AI,"fi'RED R. MARCY 

Colonel~U~ Army 

Chief of Starr