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USA.OPERATIOIIG OIIDER 

A,JiJ:JP.X 213-1 

UATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

Washington 25, D. c. , 15 AuGllst 195~ 

EFFECTIVE tmTIL RESCilTDED OR SUPERSEDED 

CURRENT llEPORTING ON THE SOUTHERN COMPLEX, 

fXMINT ENTITY 

SECTION 

DEFI?TITION. • . • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • I 

INTERCEPT CONTROL....................... II 

TEXTA/TEXIN'. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • III 

SPECIAL DJEl'lTIFICATION TECHNIQUF..S. • • • • • • IV 

TRAFFIC ANALYTIC RESPOMSIBILITIES. • • • • • • V 

CRYPTANALYTIC RESPOlISIBILITIF.s • • • • • • • • • • VI 

·~g~~~3~~if~ USC 3605 sc~~~~l'~I=~:~~~-............... VII 

REPORTING REBPONSIBILITIES.............. VIII 

SOURCES OF TECIIlTICAL SUPPORT............ IX 

LIA.ISON-·--·- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • X DIS"IR'IB:UTION-~---·---. __ ,. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • XJ: 

TRAFFIC FORW'ABDING. ~ " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • XII 

SECTION I °'." DF..FIN!TION 

1l'J::d.s Annex sets .f'orth the joint respo:hsil::>;i1:i~ies of and :N'SA 

;f'or thee~loitation of'.the Southern Complex of the I\\ ~ lcOMII~ Entity. When used in this Annex, .. ~ .. ou ern 

COlll.,P .. ·· .. lex 0 ~h.1: !cFm··.lT., Entity- is·· ... understood to include all n traf'i'ic available to • All tasks and responsibilities set fort'n-!n this 

l\nnc.x apply o . y o the OccJMINT En1;i ty. 

SECTION II - INTERCEPTCON'ffiOL 

1.:\11 will control those positions, clesif atea fategory c 

(NSA Cir~-10), which have been allocated toC to cover the· 

Southern Complex of then COMINT Entity, understood to include the 

connnunico.tions of' the r~owing: 

a. 

South, and their vessels o:r contact; 

The InfoXT.tetion contained in 

this docur.ient will not be disclosed 

to foreign nationals oi· their repre- sentatives 

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Il3.A OPERATIOif.3 ORD:En fJ1IlEX 213-1 

b. Foreign-flag vesse~s and their stations of contact OIJ. .... J___ I _ 

c. Shore stations onl linland wa"t;erirays and their 

vessels o:r conta.ct when suchtre.:rnc is available. 

2. In exercising control over these posit:l.o;nJJ,,Jlwill give 

particular consideration to the NBA c~ttl.nal~c in~n material 

passed on a:ur=Jca.sc 3. In genera.1,,this J.nterest is met by assianina 

full coverage to/ those :iets or :portiOJ:lS of' nets which fall within the 

Southern Complex when they a;r:-eac"ti'V'e. 

3.A lnu proYtde NsA with a monthly recapitulation o:r intercept 

assignJl'lcnts as Pl'C&C;'ibed by I& Circular 51-10. 

4./1 //// l-ri.J.1 provide technica.1 back-up to such other stations as 

ID~l)J::'O'V'ide additional. coverage on the Southern Ccmiplex o:r the Entity as 

p;e11cribe4 in NSA Circular 50·9· 

5 ..... • ...... ·····NSA·················i···s responsible a adjustments in the total number of' posi- ... tions to be o.ssie;ned to the CCMINT En.ti ty. 

·~.L86c:36/50 USC 3605 SECTION III _ TEXTA/TEXIN 

EQ3,3(h)(2) 

L NSA will continue to be the of'f'icia.1 source for TEX!rA. on o.11 D targets, 8;nd is responsible f'or the timely dissemination oi' TEXTl\. 

NSA. 

2. TEXIN developed at I I is to be forwarded electrically to 

SECTION IV - SPECIAL IDEN'FD!'ICATION TECHNIQUES 

\ \ \II will submit requests i'or Direction Find~~g o.f'n targets to 

tl1o[:::==::J not as required. Resul. ts of' such study arc to be :f'urnishcc.l 

ITSA \in accordance w1 th NSA Circulars 51-7 1 51-31 and 51-13. 

S'E:CTIOH V - 'mAF.FIC AlW..l'TIC RESPOMSmILITIES 

1. lw:r.11 perform trl\J.""':f'ic e.nal.ysis as required f'or the followin~ :P'lll'POSes: 

o.. Ir..terc~t control; 

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l'TSA OPE.RATIOUS ORDER ANNEX 213-1 

••• • •• • • • • 

b. Accomplishment of' required COMINT technical reports (Section 

VIII, para • J.) ; 

c . Accomplishment of' required CCMINT end-product reports 

(Section VIII, para. 2). 

2. NSA will continue to pcrf'orm such traf'f'ic anaJ..ytic tasks as are 

required to provide technical support, and to insure full integration or 

aJ.J_ g(l-tI~ :LJ:lf'or111.a:l:;tpn furnished on the0CCMrNT Entity. 

·p:(i8,~;;;~2(50USC 3605 SECTION VI - CRYP.rAiiJALYTIC RESPONSIBU.ITY 

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Fo~ ~b.e present, 1& wil.J_ retain responsibility for all crypt-

~a.:1,;y-~is of'L:]sy~~ems. When anyD system attains a status permitting 

tilrl:ely ~JCPloi tation, l>JSA 'Will examine the i'easibili ty of assigning 

process~ngi-~sponsibility tol ~ 

SECTION VII - SCAirnING AND TRANSLATION RESPONSIBILITIES 

·. i.1 L:wi11 1'~ res~ible f'or scanning material obtained f'rom 

the Southern Comple~ of theL. ... JQOMINT Entity for items of immediate 

intelligence interest.. Translations obtained f'rom such scanning will 

norzna11y be incorporated into the d0ily/ \ I \.. ·······... IC section VIII, Para. 2), but m.a.y 

also be issued as spot reports, or be integrated into other CCMINT reports as the situation may require. 

2. Translations issued indi vidua.lly will be prepared in accordance 

with formats con·l:;ained in the NBA Bulletin Format. 

3. NSA will review translations made by II as required for technical control and technical support purposes • ~af'fic supporting aJ.l 

translations will be t'orwa.rded to NSA by electrical means, with precedence 

equivalent to that assigned to the translation. 

1. 

reports: 

SECTION VIII - REPORTDTG RF.sPONSIBILITIES 

Technica'.l Reports - I ... __ .... I will prepare the following technical 

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HSA OPERATIOITS ORDER ANip!:X 223-1 

a. A weekly Traffic Ana.1.ysis Summary (TAStM) which will contain 

notes on developments on the following: 

requires. 

(1) Callsign recoveries and usage, 

(2) Operating procedures, 

(3) Freq~nncies and schedules, 

(4) Net structure, 

b. Special reports on technical developments as the situation 

c. Translations of significant communications instructions 

.(CI) messages • 

d. Intercept coverage change repoi:ts. 

e. TEXIN dispatch series . 

f. Full text plain language traffic in foreign languages not 

within station linguistic capability. 

g. Such additional technical reports as are presently or as 

may be required by NSA Circulars ( 50-series), or as derived from the 

normaJ. analysis activity of the station. 

2. End-Product Reports - I .... __ ..... lwill prepare the following endproduct reports: 

a. Spot Intelligence Re orts: To include significant messages 

(f'ull or extract trsnslations derived fromc:::J intercept indicating 

significant cha.nc;eo in Jnilit~ or economi~sture. 

Spot reports will also e m e concerning unusual cha.n3es inLJ communications patterns or procedures. 

: :::: :r sunnna~of I \\ / ! a.cti vi ty ' ..... w:>,11 pro..tu•>c a ¥fY S""Jll""Y of. c::Ji" i vi ties 

noceo: on :.. : "L crap "" ?f'tllt> Er.tity 'f<"!'ed ·""' tr.aHic analysis and tronslo.tions. This daily sumni.ary: wi:ll be\ in tJ:J,ree parts as follows: 

USA 'fS eo.x Li Uo • 2 1~-r'.J 

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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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MSA OPERATIOUS ORDER AmlEX 213-1 

PART I 

J.. Preliminary genet"el. statement as to: 

••• • •• • • • • 

of 

and 

a.. Ifumber of ships active in communications during the 

24-hour period under stuicy',; 

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b. Comparison oi' this figure to the .nonn.; 

c. Highliclits, if' any. 

2. List of all sh:ipn normally active in the o.rea by call-

!!6!!.:1 with identii'ico.tion and sunmary of last activity observed. 

If ship is inactive during the report-day, the last-do.te-heard 

will be given, and any new occurrence will be pointed out. Ships 

inactive for over three weelts will be so reported and dropped from 

the report until t11eir reappearmice. The list is to o.ppea.r in two 

sections: 

a. Current three-letter ca.l.lsisns and their successors, 

matched to four-letter cal.lsifllls, wheze possible. 

b. Rema.ininB unmatched f'our-J.etter callaigns in the 

current "B" series end their successors. 

Pl\RT II 

This pa.rt will contain an analysis of the comnunications of 

\ or contact, gt:V!rig complete '-:b:-e-e-:ICl.:-::i:-ng-'":""ini'-=o-rmo;--:-t-:-i-on-i=-n-an ......... -c-as-e-s-,---lana. plain J.a.ngu.age texts, traJll!-_ 

J.at_cd _yhere _necessary; a notation as to type of' cipher used Will 

be made when a;p~ropriate. 

PlUtT III 

This part will contain an analysis of the communications of' 

I I when such tra:f'i'ic is a.vaila.bJ.e, and 

_w:;l!.l _E\:dl:lerC-O.S closel.y to the format gL ven for PART I as may be 

practicable. 

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!TSA OPi!!RATIONS ORDER ANNE:X 213-J. 

activity ( ..... ····· will provi e a reca.:p~ a. J.on o 

ac~~v·t·····t····y•••••···n····o··· ted on t ... ·h·····e········S· outhe;"ll Comp~e.X c>f' the Entity emphasizing the level o'£ coastaJ. anal Jportactivity foi: each week in turn, based 

qn P~'I! ::r of' t~e pel"-f;~I1~Il.tuu9,aily I ~ This weekly summary < will be reported in two parts as a..1 ... o ... i-i .... o-w-a ..... ----....1 

Pl..86""36/50 USC 3605 

E03.3(h)(J2) PART I 

This part willeonta.~ll.a preliminary General statement as to 

theeJ+sposition of the coastal! jduring the week under 

study, an,(l will reflect any information of' general significance, 

unifying, 9.stiecessary, the import of specific items reported as 

highlights in the week's daily summaries and as individual 

translations. 

PAAT II 

This part will contain a list of I I coastal 

and and South, as noted in portcaJ.ls of' the vessel.a normally e.cti ve in those waters • 

1. The list will be subdivided to show: 

a. The port-ca.lls 01' vessels using the current thre.eletter ca.llsigns and their successors, matched to 

four-letter ca.llsigns where possible. 

b. The port-cal.ls of vessels using the remaining 

unmatched four-letter call.signs in the current 11B" 

series and their successors. 

2. Under each port oi interest in order, north to south, 

the following infonnation will be listed in four columns: 

a. Ca.11siGU. 

b. Ship's nvme. 

c. Number or BJ.•ri vals c'111rin13 the l

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cporting period. 

d. Shi~'o cross tonnage. 

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NSA OPIRATIOM:> ORDER ANNEX 213-l 

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Ea.ch port cntr;:,· ~Jill th~n shc.m the total number o:r arrivoJ.s of 

ships :ror which the c;r:oss tonnage is known, with the total gross 

tonnace computed; also the number of arrivals of ships :ror which 

the gross tonnage is not knawn, and that number so stated. Unidentified ports at which arrivals are noted will be shown in 

the last place. 

3. In the case that CCMIIrr is insufficient for the establishment of actual arrivals at any port :ror a given ship, that ship 

will be listed in the four-column format given above, but with the 

"nu..mber o:r days noted active in connnunications" shmm as item "C". 

3. HSI\. is responsible for end-product reports based on long-term 

studies. 

SECTION IX - SOURCES OF TECIIlJICAL OUPPORT 

l. ~ie responsible for the provision of technical support to 

any subo~detac:bment, or to NAVSE,GRIETS (afloat) as may be designated by CUO. Technica:t. e;upport on the .CCHIIlT Th1ti ty to be provided 

byl 1 'W'i~l be that which is dcri vcd from. the tasks assigned in this 

Annex and from coJJ.ateral materiaJ. which r.m.y be available to the station 

and releasable to other U. S • Cel-llHT uni ts • 

2. N"".:i.A will continue to provide direct tcchnica.l support to 1 I 

both :rram the ei'i'ort at NSJ\. on the D CCl•U:NT Entit~r, and from facilities 

available to NS.I\.. 

SECTIOI-T X - I.Il\.ISON 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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L Liaison with foreign CCl·IIllT units is not o.utho.rized in connection 

with the tasks assigned in this po.per. 

2. Liaison with U. S. COMHIT uni ts in the area o.s required i'or successful accomplishment of' the mission is v.uthorized. 

SECTIOIT XI - DI3TRIBUTION 

l. Technical Reports 

a. Ucckly Tl\SUM to be form1r.::1cd electrically to HSA andLJ 

routine ?rcccdcncc. 

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IJ31\. OPERA'.fIOITS ORDER J\IJIJEX 213-l 

b • CI ri1essac;es to ?181\. and 1 ..... _ ___.I by electrical means • 

c. Intercept coverap! chance reports to I& by electrical. 

mco.ns. 

d. TEX!tf dispatch series to :NSA by electrical means. 

e. Fu.ll t,·-.rt plain language tra:f'f'ic in foreign longuages not 

within station l~ia~ic capability to NSA by electrical. means. 

f'. Special reports on technical developments to NS/\. and.I._ _ ___, by electricaJ. meo.ns. 

2. End-Procluct Reports 

a. The daily and the weekly I I 

wilJ. be d:f.stributcd elcctrico.lly, priority precedence., to tho :roll.o'uina: 

c1> cniCPAcFLT c_I __ IP&J~> 

(2) CINCFE (ASL\FE :poss to SSR, FEld) 

(3) ca.n".AVFE (J.__ ___ lupasn) 

(4) sso, FKl\F 

(5) CI«> (OP-300) (6)0 

(7) 

(8) USN-2.1 (!'.!_! J\SAFE and.I ~ 

(9) Fo1i."'.Osa. Liaison Center (liI.C) 

C io) s~, cnrCPAc 

( tl) ur;o, PACAF 

(12) Ii.'.t\ 

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'ffJP Sf!CflE'f' EIIBER 

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Il3A OPERATIOrTS ORDER' ANHEX 213-1 

I 

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PL 86-36/SOUSG 3605 

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(~3)0 (DIRNSA pass weekly reports only) 

(14) ASAFE pass weekly reports only) 

b. Spot intelligence reports and individual translations not 

included in either of the two end-product reports above are to be distributed electrically with precedence as appropriate to those organizations 

and activities listed in para.graph 2.a., above. 

c. .All reports, other than those concerned with recurring 

developments within a local area, or repetitive and predicted communications changes, will be addressed to SSO, Headquarters, Strategic Air 

Command and SSO, Headquarters, Air Defense Cormnand in addition to 

regular recipients. The channel to be used in passing this information 

is via the nearest Air Force COMINT unit in the area, with appropriate 

passing instructions. 

SECTION XII - TRAFFIC FORWARDING 

~will forward copies of all intercepted traffic in accordance with~ Traffic Forwarding Directive. 

BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL CANINE: 

DISTRIBUTION' 

Special 

MBA 'f'S Con"bl Nea 

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