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smo 16 11q 191'S 

~~~: Storage Space tor Olasali'ied IJDd/or Unclassified •teriel 

<ro; :Ontrol Officer 

516J3al Securit;r 1-.vmcr 

l. It le requested that personnel irm>lTed 1D the usit;ruent ot 

storage sp(Aee at this Post request representatiw• of the Intelligence 

and Secur.ltJ' In.visions to meet with them to dlsouae the poaaib111t7 of 

reassigning available etorage apace. 

2. Thia request 18 based on the correB!JC)ncience inolosed as 

Inalosurea l and 2. 

3. Inolosure 3 1• a •ugccsted solution 0£ the p:roble: • At present, 

the 1tor3{;C space for inactift .t'ilea (Area "A") oontai.na 307 ~-­

ti1o cc.'binete, 8,0S6 ~J..t:;Y•a (Converliel' J.;.)2$-), and 1~ 0!59 StCi;:.'.Z.t '• 

(sets 0£ :::-otors for Qonverter 11-32)). The SIG2(1'.f •a, SI\iNOAL•s, and 32 

of t.he 1.r-drt.mSr file cabinets are the respon~ibility ot Security i)ivleton. 

1'he Hew ~1~ Vc.ul.t containa approximately 440 boue ot materiel 

'llhicb are tho responsii:rllity or Intel.U.f;811C8 Diviei.o!l. ?he section of .. the new warehouse (Building tlumber T-b20) ueigned to ~curity :Jivlaion 

S.e beine used to capoci ty. The &haded portion of t.rea "B" is presentl.7 

being used by ~ecuri ty D'J.v1sioD to store unclasa1.t'1od materiel. 

la. To permit the present storoee apace for inactive file• (Area "A") 

to be used exclusively by Intellleence Division and the New Cmaberland 

Vault. and Area "B" to be used exclusive17 by Security JJ.vision. the tollmd.ne actions 1IO'IJ1d be necessar.rc ... 

~. irlaee bars QCl'QSSt or Ori.ck up. the present wiruio\'18 in 

A ""Ca •• •a. a 

b. ie1nf'o:rce doors (1) and (2). 

Ce 1"'1ace a tbree-cCJmbirmtiOD lock, obta1nable from Securl ty 

D1.v1s:Lon. on door (1). 

CON~DE~V~1 ~ Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 06-03-2014 pursuant to E .0. 1352a' >?'~ 1 J - I -
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.... if: ·~ . Sk'SIC (16 llq 194S) 

•·. 'Relocate OOJDF9ll01' unit and dra\n of cafeter.l.G ic~lx>:1t rus 

1Ddicated. 

t. iro'flde. a ll.88D8. ot locking doon (.3) and (l.t) f1'0JD thq "B" 

Arell s!i'e. . . 

e. ProTJ.de .1~1'88 9B11 wlth a bridged station of· Ext-.,enaion P.'lS 

pre•ntlJ'. loc!?.tccl ln A1'ea o.~ •• u · · · 

h. &Ye /Ztta Uj•t cleaii;na.bed u a atorage area tor olulltled art/J.for unclUs1.t.te4 materiel. . ·. · 

1. Return all. Intell~;ellUw :>1.vieion materiel £n>m tile i.ew · CtmlJerl<!rd V~ult to ..'lrlington Hall. · 

3. .timnave a11 Se01D'it7 TJlvialon ao.terlel i"zoa Arc~ •A.n 

s. · It la tbel'efoN racomended that tba actions outlined lD paragraph J, be sppl'Oftd. · · , . 

J Ioele 

1. Lv £ram Intelligence Div, S H.,- 4S, nb3 9Storage Space for lDact.lYe 

rues,," 1'1.tb l incl · 2. Cow ~t ltr from SeC\U'itj' 

Dlv, lh lfaJ' 16, aub~ 

. •storage Spa.ca tor 

Insctiw Pll•• 

J. ·FJ.oor Pl•~ Cat"'etcria 

Bsoer.ient 

CCNGU~iR~I 

aaro1a 1. Hii8i 

Old.et,, Intellir:.ence D1T181cm 

•• o. ~ 

Lt. Colontll., Slunal Gozpe 

\ltd.et I Securif.J Divillic>D 

2 

·CONF1DENM: 
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SPSlC 

SUBJ"'~1 Storale Space tor IDactiw ru..a. 

With refet•ence to 1'0U lnter, S 111.7 191,5, aubjeot a8 above, Lt. 

Co1oDel 1. lubQ, C17Ptocrapb1c JCaterial Branch (Booa 2012-A, Bztenlion 

210) ha bean deat.guted u tbe ·Seour1t7 D1T1aloa npreeentutive to mrk 

on the nb3ect dotaile. 

CLUTCH D. AU.SOW · CaloDal, SleDal Oorpa 

Obiet, Seour1'7 DS.Yie1oa 

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Chi.at'• In.wlligenoe D1T1a1on, Attention; 

AA Ju tut 

mRO: Chief, Security D1Y1e1ob. 

'DIRIJa Omnendt.ne;, Ott1cer -

Arlington Ball stailon 

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stonse Spee tor Inacti'Ye FU.ea 

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1. In aoomdaneo with ~..:.moran4ml No. •, lleadquartera Signal SecurltJ' Aae'tC7. 

4ate4 16 Apr111MS. aubJ•c't •• aboft, it 1• nque•'94 that apace be allotted to 

Cormntoatiou Seourlty Branoh tor the storage ot "twntJ'-tlY• (25) tile oabtm•• 

ln \he buamat. ~ the caf'•a•la. 'Dine aab1M\a, ftlled 111th classit1e4 mat•rlal. 

U'9 DOW looatod in the Special ?."l"OJ8Ct8 Seetion Of tbia l31'a.noh. 

a.. In ol'der that the floor load may be 4eoreaae4 and due to the tact that 

there ls no t..41ata nee4 tor "them in tho Seot1on at the present time, it S.. 

'ballew4 th.,- _., be n1 tabl.7 aton4 1n the bu811Dt ot the oate•eria. U pou1• 

ble,. aooeu to the allooate4 apu1e ahould be llmltea to 8.t>eciel Pro,Jeot Pe.zttloJm9l 

only. 

a. J:lwt \o the nature of the material contained in theae cabinets, 1'\ 1• 

4eaa4 1DadT1aable to haft them 1'mOft4 fl'm. the poet and it la thuefoft :nque.Setl 

that app1'0ftl be grante4 aa nqueate4 abOft. 
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Chief, Security Division 9 April lt.t& 1 

1. Attaohed lwrn1th t'n.d ;:rot,oted ohauge to .. \rltngton Hall e>tat1a hao.ru.-

4U11l ao. 11. 

2. !OW" 1ugpattOD11 and oGlllll!lnta or o01&t11rr•r.t00 • .,.. d••ired with reterem• 

to th• ohlm&• in n•?uatll>lll 'ty &ml cu1:tody ot tho •tor*&• •?•O• ?.utiOJMtd. 

1. tbla revi.alon 1• i>r•pared pura\l&nt to an ution. dated. T April 1911. bJ 

U. •••1•tant ~~'*W&nt. 

4. 'the date. 11 April 1&46• la C0.."'1d1t1011ed upon th• "'tu.Jon ot tt. •t.taoMd• 

together with azq ocaao•""• .on_.. betore 14 A.?r11 194.&, ao that th• apprond drart 

--r be wr i. • .1111. • 

Jor Colt419l llt.)-.u .. 

1 X1'csl. 

lnol. 1 - wr&rt ot Ch&n1e to 

.\HS ?lemo. !fa. 11 

Carll•l• ~. i..,.1or 

Ca•>taln, ~~ C1*1 Co .. i,:ra 

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. DllMUl&llDI .t&JmfGI ALL IWIOI 

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hlt.fee\1 •--.• lp&e• ,.,. buttw 1'11• 

10 Apr111NI 

t.1 All Grgaaiaa\taa .- a.iii. Arlbc'- l&J.l 1-.u-. 

"'liJlataa• Tlr&lal& 

_........_ le. u. a'ttoft aujeot, I.a ll'll'My r .. o:lJMl.ff. &ad tM toll ... 

lag .... -u••• taent•• 

1. llf&M hu -.a _. ••ilab-1• la tile eat•'Rri .. -.oat (Mldhg 

..U) fap 1lb9 atwlag ot 1-eUw e1ustt1•4 or ao1&••if1d 111•• t•r all 

orp!d.aat1G11111 ea1 ww. 1lle- ,..., .. u~u1_. tor all P.Plal arnapaaau 

in eoaneoUa with thle 1...Uw 111• area 1• tlaat °' tile A4Jlatu1S• ln.111• 

geue D1u•1•• {&n. ala). ft\• reaponal,iU.t, tor 1w.tt nperml• flt 

1aa'1w tllN &M no•a ·11 tbat ot the a..oria Mlllw\n.""1- (kt. alt). 

1. ••&lJllllDc is A;trll lMa, tbi• 1tenc• .,.... n1.1 " .,. • ..a .,. · 

tr• 1100 '9 1AO IMNr'•• euep'\ Suda,f. l\ la"'""•' tba\ ul11g orpal• aaUou ..-..i.e taut ....... .t lautlw t1.1 .. • a\orage 4'11"1111 t!l••• 

h.,.s. lrutJa.1'ropw"7 ott1o•r• •t, 1'111 lt9 '1.,.• ouatodt ot •• _,., •t 

hove Rh• tu.a altow, la &dd.1 '1• ;a•n---1 ot the artt.. at t.be C!d•t. 

latelllp•• ·Mml-. 

I. l"•r•onml ,.e-nd.t:'tled to ater ._ •torac• an&_., ·1MI Alltl&oril•• 

admlttaue .la mUag '7 their Dl..S.a1• or llUA Cldet or•-" S.nttw 

otn....,-. s"n JWl...U tor Mid.~ abm14 1ae addnHed to t.aaa Atljataat.. 

ldelllpu• Dl...S.alea, •-lOll, Openu- hll41.Dg •1•, 6ariJI& ~--­

otber tllaa &Mw luW la l'angnpb la • pr••ell•ocl to tlMt ICOll • "'"° 

&t tile -.J.• 4'1r1ag •.,..• kour•• · · ·. -

'-· Orpataau .. 'lddela· .. 11n •• or )tiaMf •na• .,... tw 

I.mot&• m .. --.J.4 ,....., th Ad.J-tut~,..,.·1~¥··•·11'9111-. to -- a-.11a1ale .a.-.,._ ... tulllU•• u ..... d,t1'1;~ ~;,- .. . ~·:·.- ='!- .. . -~ ~· . ~ . 

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REF.ID~'\~/;; 

Storage Space tor Inactiw Files 

l · Chief, Suppq 1. In· acoordance with Arlington Hall 

Branch Att.n: station Jlmlorandua Bo. ll, dated 2 Febru&r1 

Storage ottiaer 194S 1 it is requested that Camanaicationa 

Securit7 Branch, SPSIS-SA, be allotted apace 

tor 10 tile cabinet• in the basement ot the 

Ca!et.eria Building. It is .turt.her requaated 

that tha11• tile cabinet.a be placed in the 

apaee 'bJ Suppq Branch. 

2. Upon notitication ot approval this 

Branch will forward to the basemnt. of the 

cafeteria, m.aterial tor storage which is now 

being held in the Bramh. 

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Richard L. DowniJJg 

Jlajor, SPSia-8A 

.30 March l94S 

Eit. • 261 JNH 
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WAR DEPARTMEN9 

ARMY SERVICE FORCES 

REF 

Action 1 

TO Chiet1 Securitl Division 

(Senice, division, or orpnl a&lon) 

(Branch or anal) 

Subject: Additional Storage Space 

FdeNo 

I (\\ rl&er'B las& name) 

FROM 

(~erv1re division or or~an1zat1on) 

(Localloa) 

(AUeaClua) 

23 March 1945 

(Dale) 

(Loc"lllon) (Telephone elllensloa) 

l. On 17 March 1945, a transmittal sheet, subject •Additional Storage Space,• 

was forwarded requesting the construction ot partitioning in the rear bay, first 

floor, Wing l, 8A8 Building tor the purpose of providing a separate room in which 

to store Weather Cipher documents. 

2. Informal verbal comments have indicated disapproval or this project, with 

instructions to use the space without the partitions. 

3. The location or the steel shelving now being erected will depend on whether 

or not a partition 1s built. The A1"1D7 Air Forces, who now hold the Weather Ciphers, 

have started to move trom Bolling Field to The Pentagon and are ve17 anxious to 

transfer all documents to the Signal Security AgeJlC7 immediateq. The undersigned 

has agreed to notuY'bolonal Pemberton, Ar111t Air Forces not later than 24 March 1945 

when the transfer of the documents can be ettected. 

4. It is therefore requested that the undersigned be advised in writing if' the 

subject project has been approved or disapproved, and if disapproved, what additional 

se<?urity measures are to be taken, it a!J1', to provide adequate protection tor 

elassitied, registered documents stored in a room within an Operations Building. 

Action 2 

• Wm 

Lt. Colonel, Signal Corps 

SPSIC, Ext 210 

'l'o: Commanding Otticer, Arlington Hall Station 

Attention is invited to paragraph 4 ot Action 1. 

2) larch 1945 

W. J)., A. G 0 Porm Jtlo 0106 

114arch 27, 18'13 

Clinton B. .Allsopp 

Colonel, Signal Corps 

SPSIS-8, Ext 2ltl 
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WAR DEPARTMEN°9 

ARMY SERVICE FORCES 

REF rn:A1 WMlsMtTTAL SHEET-

.. Action 3 

TO Chief 1 Securit.v Division 

(Senlce, dlvl81on. GI' ll&'Pllballlm) (1-lllm) 

(Brllllda - 111110 (Al&llalllm) 

Subject: Additional Sorage ~a.ce 

l'lle No. 

24 March 1945 

PROM I (Wrlla'a 11181 name) (Dale) 

('lerrlee, division or «Dnlallon) (Loeal10n) (Telepllone atenaloaJ 

The subject project ha.s been disapproved. Additional safety precautions 

as prudence dictate'i will be taken to provide for adequate protection for the 

documents involved,lfs soon as practicable• ;rhe documents will be stored in the 

vault. 

'W. J>., A. G. O. l'orm So. 0100 

llarcb 27, 1en 

2 .. -20956 

-ffJh_~ w. Preston Corderman 

Colonel, Signal Corps 

SPSIS-l Ext 211 
-. ·-·--·WAR DEPARTMEN,. 

ARMY SERVICrl FORCES 

Action l 

TO Chief, Security.Division (l:'crvice, di\"isioo, or orgauizaliou) (Location) .. 

(Bra11cl1 or unit) (Allcn1ion) 

DESCRIPTION 17 iViarch 1945 OF ATTACHED 

COMMUNICATION (CJrill:l11a1or) (Addrl'SSt't') ( l>atc) 

Additional Stor~e s2ace . (<)ul>j1·ct) crnc :.:o.l 

FROM 

(l:!i'rYh•". •ti•·isiou, or or~'Bnizalion) (l.0<·111 ion) (T,Jt•JlhOn•> 

1. It is requested that the work outlined below be authorized to permit the 

Signal Security Agency to asswne the functions of storing, issuing, and accounting 

~for codes EUJ.o. ciphers presently handled by· the Army Air Forces. This increase in 

storage space is required as the nuruber of docwnents in stock will increase 

tremendo·u.sly Vii th the assumption of the Weather Codes and Ci:;>hers. A tentative 

date of 1 April 1945 Pa.s been set for t·he transfer of all docwnents i'rom the Army 

Air Forces to the Signal Security Agency_. 

2. Carpentry 1wrk, rear bay, 1:ing 1, first floor, 11A11 Building.- Erect 

approximately 60 feet of new partitioning and install a 4 foot Dutch (divided) 

door in a present partition as indicated in Inclosure 1. Construct approximately 

190 feet of shelving as indicated in Inclosure 2 and install as indicated in 

Inclosure_ .3. 

J. Electrical work.- Replace the thirteen, 14 inch, closed bottom Holophane 

type fixtures indicated in Inclosure 4 with 8 inch open bottom type fixtures. · 

4. Attention is invited to the fact tha:t: the Cryptographic Materiel Branch, 

in a recent visit to the A.rmy Air Force Head.4uarters at Bolling Field, attempted 

to secure unofficial concUz:ren~e- for permissiori t·o 1move the present shelving used 

by the Arniy Air Force, but were advised the Post Engineer at Bolling F'ield had 

stated all _shelving would pe returned to his office. It is suggested that, if 

possible, an official request be made for this shel\ring. 

5. The replacement of the 14 inch closed bottom Holophane fixtures can be 

accomplisheci 1-;i thout the purchase of additional fixtures and. will also eliminate ' 

another lighting problem. The increase in the nwnbe~ of records no~ being hanaled 

by the Accounting Section of 11C11 Branch has necessitated "their using most of the 

available floor space in the front. bay, wirig 3, first floor, 11 li 11 Builc:iing. A 

considerable area of "this wing is illuminated. by eit;ht, 8 inch open bottom, and 

five close-ceiling fixtures. This has resulted in a request by the Accounting · Section that additional light be "provideCi. Thi::; may be accomplished. and 8 inc.h 

open bottom fixtures obtained for -~he new room in wing 1 by moving the thirteen~ 

14 inch, closeci..bottom fixtures from v..-ing 1 to wing 3. The five close-ceiling 

fixtures from wing 3 can be turned in to the Post Engineer in exchange for.five, 

8 inch, open bottom fixtures which with the ei5ht removed from wing .3 will be 

sufficient to repl~ce the 14 inch closed bottom fixtures removed from.wing 1. 

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) 
6. '.L'he Post i:ngl.lleer r.iar::. coucurred. in the faci:.s t.hat: 

a. T-he- area in the rear bay, wing 1, first floor, 11.lt. 11 Buila.i.ng, ~v.bich 

it is proposed to inclose with the new partition, will sustain a load of 2~f'°lbs_ 

per square foot. 

b. 'Ihe light fixtures outl111eu l.ll paragraph 5 above are available d.lld 

the 011ly cost involved is t.hat for 1.he labor of changing 'Lhe fJ.Xtures. 

I concur in paragraph 6. 

Corps 

4 Incls: 

Incl l - F.loor Plan of Partitions 

Incl 2. - Const.ruction at' .Bins 

Incl 3 - Floor Plan of Bins 

Incl 4 - Floor Plan of Light Fixt.ures 

Lt. Colonel, Si~nal Corps 

SfSIC, Ext 210 

Act.ion 2 

To: Comnlcll1d1ng Ofiicer, Arlington Hall StaLion 1 7 11arch 1945 

Approval recolliIIlended, except for i:aragraph L.. ~ 

1.wa ~~ ~ ~ /().,f <!__ 

CJ..J.D.t.on B. Allsopp 

Colonel, Signal Corps 

SPSIS-8, Ext 241 

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g ~t-ONF-ID-· B_NT_W._ REBTR,ICm>. •. · 

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FROM 

ln:lstant Comman.da._n_£ ____ _ 

---Diir. ot Comm. Re•~arch 

·o.cmtrol O ------ ---Fiscal· O __ · . 

.,...... _____________ _ .Adm.iniB"trati ve o _______ _ --- Poat Adjutant.,.... _______ _._ 

l!itelligenae •O 

lTovoat Marsha-1---------

2nd Sig S arv Bn. ·cwter, ·Pers & :rng,-D ... iv ____ _ --- Qhief,. Pers Br 

Chief, .Tn.g Br ------- o/c · OttioerP .;.e_r_s_s_e_o '!-. ---

Chier, Oper GeJ"V" Div .. 

--- Ohiet, Conim.unicationa Br 

Qhief', Laboratory Br -- Chief, Machine Br · (Jhief' 1 Supply Br------

o/C, SSA. Mail Unit / < 

___ Chief, S~ourity Div ~ 19fl!: 

Qhiet, Protective Seo "Br ' Chief~ Cryptographic Br 1\1 . Chief, Develcpment :Sr ~ 

-=---Chief, Inteliigenoe DiT-.---

Chiat, Language Br . . Ohie:t", Mil Cryptanalytic Br Bhiet~ Gen Cryptazia.lytio Bl--- · Chief, T/A and Cont~l. ·Br ·~ Chief', I & L Br ... • . . .