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The following are l'oderol Laws und Armad I areas Security 

Agency 11emor:mda tl a.t will be partinant to yaur assignmnto \ 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 09-24-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
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• 

E S P I 0 N' A G E A C T 

Titles I, VIII, and XIII ot an act approved June 15, 1917 

(Public, No. 24, 6Sth Cong., 40 Stat. 217; 50 U. s. Co 31-42), 

as amended by an act approved Y.arch 28, 1940 (Public, No. 443, 

76th Cong., S4 Stat .. Chapt. 72). 

S92tion 31 

m..'LAWFULLY OBTAI~ING OR PERMITTING TO BE OBTAIJ.l.'ED INFORMATim' 

AFFECTit"G NATIONAL DEFE~SE. 

(a) Whoever, tor the purpose of obtaining information 

respecting the national defense with intent or reason to believe 

that the inf'ormation to be obtained is to be used to the injury 

of the United States or to the advantage or any foreign nation, 

goes upon, enters, flies over, or otherwise obtains information 

concerning any vessel, aircrd.ft, work or defense, naY)' :,yard, naval 

station, submarine base, coaling station, fort, battei:y, torpedo 

station,, dockyard, canal, railroad" arsenal, camp, factory, mine 

telegraph, telephone, wireleso, or signal station; building, ottiee, 

or other place connected with the national de.tense owned or constructed, or in the progress of construction by the United States or 

un4er the control Qf the United States, or any or its otti~ers or agen~, or withJ.n the exclusive jurisd~ction ot the United States, 

or any oL.Lce in which any- vesael, aircr~tt, c1.rms, mun1t1ons, or 

other materid.ls or instru.~ents ror use in t2.l!le or war are being 

'Illa.de, prepared, rei:.uired, or stored, under d.nY' contract or agreement WJ.tb the United States, or l:l'J.th a.n,y person on behalf or the 

United. States, or otherwise on behalf or th~ United Sioates, or 

c1.ny prohibited place within the ~eaning of section 36 or this title; or 

(b) whoever for the purpose aforesaid and with like intent or 

reason to believe copies, takes, '!takes or obtains, or attempts, or 

jnduces or dids another to cooy, tdke, make, or obtain, any sketch, 

instrument, appliance, dccu711ent, writing, or note or anything connected 

with the ndtiOl'ld.l defense 

(c) whoever, tor the purpcse aforesaid receives or obtains or 

agrees or attempts or induces or aids dnother to receive or obtain 

fran cl.llJ" person, or f'rm allJ" source whatever, any document, wrl.ting, 

cede book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, 

bl111epr1nt, plan,, man, mod.el, instrument, appliance, or note, ot 

anything connected vith the national defense, knO'tling or having 

reason to believe, at the time he receives or obtains, or agrees 

er attempts or induces or aids anot.hel' to receive or obtain it, 

that it has been or will be obtained,, taken, made or disposed or 

by any person contrary to the provisions of ~his title; or 

(d) whoever law~ll.7 or unlaw.r~ having poesess1on of, 

access io, control over, or being intrustad wi~h any docwnent, 

writing, code book, signal book, sketch. photograph, photographic 

negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, iri•trwnent, appliance, or 

note relating to the national det•n•e, willtul.17 CCll!lllunicates 
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transmits or attempts to communicate or transm:i.t the same to alJ1' 

person not entitled to receive it; or willtull.J' retains the same 

and rails to deliver it on demand to the officer or empl019e or 

the United States entitled to receive it; or 

(e) whoever, being intrusted with or having lawful paesession or control or a.rry document, writing, code book, signal book, 

sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, 

model, note, or information relating to the national defense, 

through gross negligence oermits the same to be removed f!'Ol'Jl its 

proper place ot custody or delivered to anyone in violation or his 

trust, or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed, shall be 

punished by imprisomnent tor not more than 10 79ars and may, in 

the discretion of the court, be tined not more than $10,000. As 

am.ended Mar. 28, 19401 c. 72, Seco 1, 54 Stat. 79. 

Section l2. 

UNLAWFULLY DISCLOslt-:G INFORKATION AFFECTING NA.TIOOAL DEFENSE. 

(a) Whoever, with inte~t or reason to believe that is is to 

be used to the injuey ot the United States, or to the advantage or , a foreign nation, communicates, delivers, or transmits, or attempts '- -........ to, or aids or induces another to communicate, deliver~ or tra~smit ----- tc> any foreign government, or to any faction or pa.rt7 or military 

01• naval force within a foreign countr1, whet.her recognized or ,1 

unrecognized by the United States, or to any representative, officer, / 

agent, employee, subject, or citizen thereor, either directly or 

indirectly, cl"flJ' document, writing, code book, signal book,, sketch, 

photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, ma.p, model. note 

instrument, appliance or informat1c:m relating to the national 

defense shall be punished by imn~isarnnent tor not more than 20 years: Prov~ded, Thdt whoever sh~ll violate the provisions of subsec"t1on (~) 

or this section in tJ.me ot war shall be punished by- death or im= 

priaomnent for not more than JO Years; and (b) whoever, in time of 

WJ.:r, with intent that the same shall be communicated to the enemy, 

shall collect, record, publish, or camnunicate, or shall attempt 

to elicit any information with respect to the movement. numbers, 

description, ccmdit1on, or disnosition or any or the armed forces, 

shJps, aircraft, or war naterials or the United States, or with 

respect to the nlans or conduct, or euppoeed Plans or conduct of 

any naval or military operations, or w1th respect to any-works or 

measures undertaken tor or connected with, or intended tor the 

fortification or defense of &117 place, or any other intormation 

rel.d.ting to the public defense, which might be useful to the 

ene1117, shall be punished by death or b7 imprisonment tor not more 

than .30 years. (June 15, 1917, c. 30, Title I, Sec. 2, 40 Stat~ 218) 
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• RESTRICTED • 

MEMORM.DUM FOR: 

THE WHITE HOUSE 

WASHINGTON 

The Secretaey of State 

The Secretaey ot War 

The Secretary or the NaV7 

The Attorney General 

The Joint Chiefs of Stai-r 

The Director of the Budget 

28 August 1945 

The Director ot the Off ice of War Intonnation 

Appropriate dep.irtments ot the Government and the Jo111t Chiefs 

ot Starr are hereb7 directed to t.ake such ateps as are necessa17 

~o prevent release to the public. excep~ "ith the special an~al 

or the President in each case. or: 

Information regarding the past or present status, 

technique or orocedurea. degree of success attained, 

or aD1' specific reaulte or &fl7 Cl7Ptana].Jtic unit 

acting under the author1t7 or t.he u. s. Govermnent. er 

any Department. thereof. 

HARRY So TRUMA~ 

1(ESTRICTED 
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llEPA'RTMlillT OF IEFEUSE 

AmD FORCES sroom:TY .AGENCY 

ltaeh:tmgton 25, D. Co 

RESTRICTED 

~ Mr:n~:~pur.i no.. 72·20 

Subject. Handling of Code Word Uater1al0 

1.. 1't.t.e follow1Bg 1:mst:rnotioas SN publishod for the 612ldall.Ce of all 

AFSA peraODD.el for the hmulllns of Code Word mterie.l. 

c .. 

d., 

DefiDiti~'B.: Code tlord. l•faterial is a tem applied to alas .. 

SI'tied material which, i• addit10l!l to 1to olaas1f1oat10!i.1 

beers e five letter code vcm?. des1.graat1oa0 

Clg.. saif'l0!1:t!-I?!= '?he appropriate cl8saif'lcatioa1 TOP SEO!ET 

or sncm.r, am its associated Code Uard shall appear on 

ever:r sheet of ~per (top a:nd bottcmlo 

Tro:osm:lssiam.: Code Word material will eitbel" be tral'!Slllitted 

by aor.rpticm 011. aa authorized o:eyptooyatem, or through 

TOP SECBET obaJW..els ovor off'iciall;r approved officer courier 

routes 1 except where such r011tes 1n.volve air or lo.Bd t:l'BDS• 

port over territories of :f'ore1gh natimmo 

Diseem1:satioa: Code l101\";. neterf.al. will be diaee:m1m:'tted oa]Jr 

to Dtrsamiel who have beam propar:cy- i:mdootrimated 1m the 

handling of spaoia 1 1Ilte111ge1110e am! au]1' thoia on a ''Beed .. 

to kn.ow" basiBo 

Addre2aiy: All Code tlord ;material will be 11"1'\!lpped in 

dou.ble envelopes a:ad addrasaed ea foll.ova: 

(l) Outer tnve111 vill be marked 1a tho sam mmm.er as 

all other To Sl:CRET oorraapondaaoe (Register ?lumber, 

''VIA OF.FICER couro:ER, II etc. ) 

(2) Iu.e:r Ilavelo,w. will be stamped TOP SDCRET (Code Ward 

11'111 imVEH eppear cm either the in.er or outer avelop8J., and in add.1 t1m. to tba replar address, the 

f'ollowb.g phmso will be appended, lftJ'O BE OPENED Q!!'LY 

BY PERSONALLY a 11 '!'ha t1 tle or the :mame 

of the perscm lmov.a to be authorized to receive Code 

Ua.rd :uaterial will be i:eosrted i:a the blalako 

RESTRICl.ED 
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1\L:J f l<IL fE:D ~FSA l !bM'J.Rf&IIDU!. Iro. 72 -50 

Sub3ect: Hel'ld Ung o:r Codo Word Mater.ta l. 

2. Strict COJ1t.Plience nth the above directions ie required of all 

.i\FS.4 peraomiel, es failure to obaen-e th&ae security precautions :cre7 result 

in serious oo.m.promise of this As!JDCy~s activities. 

FOR '.!'llE DIREC .LioR I AFSA. 

DIS11Ul3UJ.'IOfl II 

AUlHEN.i'ICATED: 

.-;' ~­

~· -t. 

/o/ n. J. COWili:ID 

Coloml, USAF 

Chief of Administratioa 

RESTRICTED 
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DEPAR.lHENT OP DEi'JRlSE 

ABHiD FORCES SECVBr.l'I AGENCY 

WashiD,gton 251 D. a. 

Y,_SA MlHlRA.NDDJ 11>.t 10-11 

Subject: Personal. Kall. 

3 April 1950 

l. ArSA personnel are rem1nded that ne:f.ther the Azmed Forces 

Security J.genc7 nor the SerYic• Cr.vpf;ologic Agencies 1d.ll be used as 

c Qdclreaa tor reoeiTing personal. mail. 

2. Personnel. assigned to the Al'llld Forces Seouriti7 Agency will 

not. utilise oi'ticial mail channels for the posting ot personal. mail; 

all such mall mwst bo posted in mail ho-. located out.aide the station 

areas. 

3. An exception to the requirallents ot paragraph l above 1s 

permitted in the case of ind.iv1d.uall!l actually quart.ered at either 

the Naval Ccmmmication Station or Arlington Hall station. 

FOR THE nmmma. AFSA: 

DISmmtrr.IOM I 

/s/M.J. Coffield 

M. J. COFFIELD 

Col.onel• USAF 

Chie.t of Jdmin:istration 
Bf !D!!Cl! 

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e RESTi(IETED e 

D.EPAR1MP.m OF DEFENSE 

AHMED FOB.CBS SECUBI'n AGENCY 

Washington 2S, D. o. 

16 December 1949 

g§/\, MltJ.OlW!?-'!l R>. l2o..6 

Sub.ject: Seount:r RegulationB. 

l. ;Effective thia date. am unt:U further notification. 

tho provisions ot the CSAW Securi:t7 )(anual w1U appl7 to all USA 

spaces, tacilities, am. personnel located at HOS; the prov:iaiona 

of ASA security :regulations will appq to .AP8A spaces, facilities, 

• 

ard personnel locateci at AHS. 

FOli THE DIRF.cTOR,. AFSA: 

J.sfs.J~r 

captain, u. s. Nav 

(Act•g) Chief of Aclminiatration 

RESTRICTED 
RES':l:"lJ 61 ID 

SUbJOCt; 

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e RESTRICTED e 

Ji I e:• j ! l' , .JJ . .'J ~ ~i.: 

, W 1 1 l C 11 U:. S'E'fuRI'rY /,OJ.i'CY 

tla.shln~ton 2$, D. c. 

27 ,p:ril l9!;i0 

Caricra Host:rlc.t1ons "at 1 rl i.n&ton hall ~ tation 

and :1. 5. ~;n~ Co..""ll.1unlcc.1.t!on ~tat.!.on 

Herorcnccs: (a) Po0 t Hoculationa, "rllngton T-u.i1 r't..ot."!.on 

{b) Orcanizat!on and HeE_:UlatLona, -: • ~. rTa.Vl" ron~unication ~tation 

l. .,oat _iesuln ti ens c.once1ianin.. the use and 1'.>osscssJ.on o:r 

Cll..Tllerc.s at.. J rl111r.ton !:IB.ll ~ tn.1.. T c..n clt'ld U • ~ • Favy C'0tm1unica1..1on ~Lnt1cn are auot..od a~ follows: 

a. 0 are. (f), ~e&o 22, ~ost qeculat..ions, tr11n~ton all 

station reads: 

11 Ccl.'1lorDs. Ca..""Dcras .'lust ue l"'ee,1stored w:~:l.!1 1..!1e Provoet 

rEll's:1aI:- unrot,. i.stex•cd camc1•e.s will not Le po.1'."1T1l tted on 

t . .-10 Post end nro suhJect to seizure. Bona i'ido i1oznbc?'s 

of t..i10 <..iyillc.n c,or,1cra Cluu arc uutr .... or.Lzcd to ro:;istor 

I,, :elr ccriera.s a.11(;. br1n6 the!'l vl1 1..hE> 0 ost fer t~lC I u.r • .10SO 

e,,f stud~ e. 'ti tl"J.o _ 1c. etl nuo or t.a.o t.a..ticre. ~ lt...b. cnoors 

0£ C..lub \-'L ll choc.d: t.·'lcir cal"leras 1n :.oc..dqua.rl..ors :>,.uldln;:;, 

noo11, L-119, dw:-intJ' t.110 tlay. tnder no cil'"c..U!'~st;ances 

'Will can.oras be carrLed jnto .n Ope?'e.tlons EuildlnG• 

Tho use or cnneras on tnc Por.t is strictly £ozbldden~. 

b. Pa.t::,e 7-3~ Ite ,, 1013,, Or3m .!.~c.tlo!l .:mu '?cc..a.lul.r:.ons,, 

.J. s. !Tav~- Co1'1IllU!licat1on t.tat.?.on rca.ds: 

"'Lie personal 1>ossoss:!.c.n of ca~ er1:..s or.. t11e r tat. 1 on shall 

be orohibltcd ·plt,bota.t t.hc ~-rit.t.cn PE':'.!il~S::.Lon of' -&he 

COl"lAUO.ndin:::; Officer. Cf.ficial Ca'!era.e, i Ll"l\ clnd photo- crapnic cq.upmcnt n .. o.y be ccrrlcd iTJ. en.a out.. of tne 

bta.t1on ir ~~e be~ror ha.s a propart~ ~ass bear!nr an 

autnorizcd slcn..,,turP". 

~. 'l.ho USO Of pe.t>sonal C&.l"JOr.O..f. ell. Cl.thPr post 1S strictly 

.forbidden. 

RESl RICTED 
AF& .... Sll 

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DEPARDmm' OF DEFENSE 

ARMiD FORCF.S SECURITY AGEJICY 

Washington 25, D. c. 

l.5 May 19.50 

WJA t§l>RANDTJM.W. 12~16 

Subject: 

ReteJ"'er..ce: 

.Recognition ot A.H.S. Badges at N.c.s. 

r1cs STATION ORD.ER NO. "Ur49· 

l. The ref'erence is quoted in part f'or the Wormation and 

guidance ot all AFSA personne1: 

2. Eff'ectin immediate~ permanGnt (photo) badges issued b7 

Arlington Hall Station eball. be recognized by sentries for admit.-

ta.nee to inner and outer campou,Ms ot the Nav Ccmmuru.cation station 

as indicated belowc 

(a) ?EI.LOW (photo) badges: 

Authorized to entor outer and inner ccapounds tbrc>ush 

all regularly' manned gates. No escort. required. 

(b) GREErl (photo) badges: 

I 

' Authori'5ed to enter outer and inner compounds through 

all regul.arly' manned gates. No escort required. 

( c} CHERRI (Photo) badges: 

Author.i.zed to enter the ir.ner ant outer compounds 

'fllhen in ~ (escort) ot a wearer of YELLOW or 

GREEN Arlington Hall Station badges or by NCS Personnel 

wearing permanent badges. CHERRY badge personnel. 

must be attended at all times 'While within NCS compounds. F.scort. slip not required." 

FOR THE DIRECTOR, AFSA: 

DISTRIBUTION II 

/J M.J. Coffield 

M. J. COFFIELD 

Colonel, USAF 

Chier of Administration 
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3o ~'he oontc"'l.t.S Of this lrlem.o:randum Will be bro ... "1'\"ll.. 

to the attention o.f all ~lSA p~rsonr1ol, and strict ccmplianco with the Post 11eeu.J.at~o"'ls noted heI"ein ~.111 be observed by 

all 1~1 SA pe:rsonnolo 

/s/ t:. J. Co.ftiold 

l•!o Jo COFii'IrLD 

Colonel, US.f.F 

Chief of A<hninistration 

RESTRICTED 

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ttoNFIDENTIAt e 

DEPAm'MBBT OF Il!llDSE 

.AillED FO:LCES SEOtJRITY GJfCf 

Waah1ngtou 25, D., o • 

.AJ'SA MDl>RAlflEJ4 IO., 120 ... 18/l 

SubJeot: Cert:l.t'icatim ot' Public Iav 'l3 (Crnto Seourit7 Iav) 

1,. AJ'SA Mlmoranda 120-18 and 120-19, 15 Ml7 am l3 June 1950 

:reapeot1wl.7, are hereb7 •upeNedeclo 

2,, All penCIDD91 1 Bllita:q am cirtlian,, entering en 4u.t7 

¥11.h 1.b1• .Apna7, vill 1'8Sd Public I.av 513 am omplete tile cert1ftoat1m attached. the:teto,. Thia will 'be aoocapliahed 4111"J.DS 

1mt1al praoesa1ng into the Ageno7 'b7 the Pe.remnel D1T1a1cm.., The 

a1ped oert;1ftoatea v1ll be torwa:r4ed to the SeO'Ul"l t7 Cantml D1 .s, ... aim tar tile .. 

3., Pu'blio I.aw 'l3 will 'be 1"8Ylew4 q11arter]T 'b7 all pezscmnelo 

Ottice and Statt D1T1•1cm Ch1e1'8 will notif)' the Oh1et', Seour1'Q' Cm .. 

trol D1T1•1m, in vr1t1:ac, 'b7 the 15t.b or the Jaitla tollow1Dg th• m4 

ot each oalenlar qmrter tbat this baa 'bem. aooompl111hed.. Im1:rtd:ml 

a.rt1fioat1cma &N not 1'9quift4o 

J'OB 'l'B! J>IIBOJ:OB: 

OEOo llo CMltisnmrColaml, MIC 

A4.1utent Oeunl 
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l<ESTRICTED 

IBPAR'MRIT OF mmnlSI 

ARMED FORCES SECURITY ACZNCY 

Washingt.cm 25, D. c. 

RE'fftJe'fBB 916UMft !Mf'CftlfATf Cl 

J.FSA VROIW'IHW NO, 120-2'5/l 

e 

le:\ d'\r"1&17 1952 

SUBJECT: tJecurit7 ot lquii:ment. used tor Storage ot Claaaitied Material 

1,, AFSA Memorandum lo. 120-2S(202-SO) 29 .t.ovenaber 1950 and 

Aprendix l, 30 Aupat 19Sl, are heNbJ superseded. The p!"OCed\11'9& 

and et.andarda aet tort.h herein shall gonrn the•• ot ••ult.a, aatea, 

and sate eabinet• and ~he cuatody or sate ocmbina\iona to~ all canponen~• or t\FS~. 

2. &a.ch .,iiuU.. •at•, and at• oabinet. havinr,. a a.amb1ni.t.1on lock 

ha• been aa•~sned & S.c:ur1\7 Ccmt.rol D1•1•1on Pile numbeP ror l.dentiM 

.ticat.ion. aihe., PN••nt. eqq1ment. 1a 111aved or when new eq-wnnent. ls 

acquired, ~,cal Jcaur\i7 Or&nch ~111 ~• not.it!~ imJnadiat.elJ •o 

t.h.J.t. N6ords mA"/ b6 k•'Pt. ""' lo dat.. 

'\, u l•·i'"' "111"1 '1x {I,,, "ftont.m. 

I., ¥"l f"I l'l'4... I J~f1e 1".f1(1Wlf (' •''" ~l'llbl.n..lt l.Ot 13 ~(11oJ ff"(lm 

t.Ss!,rll!IE"r1t... A "18.l"'.t••r1 wt1c1 ht.ti had ,e:ceaa t.n J. Cal".t..uat.,.ora i'I .. arasumed 

t.o J..now it.~ 

r. rlhenever the cGll1b1rut.1or beo.i:,.,.._a known t..o J...,,arut not ~\1t.hor2zed t.., lcr0to ... t.. .\ persan who hi:t!t hold ace••• t.o i .:ambinat.1Clrl 

.a P"l•UM:d ~o know 11. 

4. Comblna.t.1ona vill be tumiahed t.o E'hJalcal Securit.1' Pnneh 

in Haled 1tnveloou, (Sat• and Fil.• C.anblnat.lan Reeord - Pm..'C-NCSW 

)65) for- use lra elllftr&fl'n.r'1ea. Th.,. Securit;r Can:t.rol Dlvisian FU.e 

Nuiriber -tsalpd t.o t.hf. equ!~nt. w11J bit inserted an tlM top line 

ot ec1.ch vnvelope, and " lbt. or t.ht- name• ana badge t111111'bera ot ..-.ana 

t.o whom t.he •mrelOJ111 rn&J be usued -w! l l 'be wl"it.t.en S.11 t.h49 apace 

rirov J.d.ed. 

s. The ke)'ll t.o key ~ oc:l<ed and bar-loc:ked. O.J.binttt.• wilJ be 

at.ol"l'd tr• 'Olllrlnat.10fl"'"lockec:l sates 01" cabinet.a. 

! • "ll'h4tn9W"'I"' t.M raitb\t1M\l..,,. "'f 8 Sctrie- fS rutilldii!Pd, lt. "'8.1 1""' 

"\1f.a.ned tr01a t.h11 J11¥9o1.C'.t.1 o .. 1u•11 ... ~•ricer or Lhe .,,.c.aut.7 ._.t.trh 

aliice!". The en\Pelope eonc,.' ni11r t.l".e • ambtriat.1m 11'11 be givel'l onJ.7 

,- '"" TU 1'~ ..... ~ t Dt-pt1l) ~ """' , .... _ ...._, .r:f ttt dt.etr 9 Sta rt' J)gt.J Of.I., ........ 

m •tU' ~1'8'11 ... 'b12rn DPM apptllA'f"ll &'#\ the anqlope:. 

,~ESTRICTED 
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e 

RESTR1C fED 

!FSA MEMORANDtw NO. 120-2S/l 

7. Respcnsible Chiera and Heads or organizational anits will 

insure that the instzouetions l:i.ated below are understood and tollawed 

by all persons in their units who are responsible tor locking and 

checking sates and cabinets. 

a. When a. CCIDbination lock i• being locked tbe CCl!lbina.tion di~l should be turned ir one direction ~t least tour f4) complete turns. 

It. should not be turned one wa7 a.nd then t.he other, and IT SHOULD NOT 

BE SPU~T U.-t.: IDLY. 

'b, Bero" l sare-c ib1net. is locked 11 all drawers lllUSt. be 

coinpletely c109ed. After the cornbinaLior JS turned, the locker should 

check by de,Jressing t.he 11t.ch ot each dr.J.~(' .J.nd at.tempting vigoroual:r 

to open 'Lbe drawer. 

c. hher a ca.binot. 11 be1rg secured with .i b,1J" lock, the 

locker should insure t.ha.t. t.he bar is put. t.hrough J,11 f !steners and 

t.hat. the p:idJock lS roiolet..e.l.y closed J.nd locked. 

d. ~hen \ cabin•t. or at'ly t.;vre ia being secured, care should 

be t.dken t.o insure t.-hat loose p..1pers, p.1pe:r- c.l.ipa,, lllt.c., do not became 

wedged behind drJ.wers or in t.he drc:Awer t.rc:t.cks. 

B. E.1ch piece or equ"L3ntitnt. uaed to at.ore classified '?latter vill 

bea.r, posted .lt' .l. cor.spicuous Place, " list. or the names, bane addreesea, 

ind hO'\e ~etePhona rumbers ot all persona outh~ized ~o open the 

equi?11ent. .md WM Us contcrnt.a. 

1o A ~ac'11"1ty !lec~rd Ce:rt.i£jcite wJ'l be pos~ed or each ~iece ot 

equiumer.t. used tor t.be at.oril1g ot u 'lS&J. fled rmt.erial and on each 

door t.o • roan which h'lS been declared a. restricted or secured areaa 

On this sheet will be l"tl!ccrded the d~ta 3nd time nr each opening, 

locking, .irid ehecl-'ing ot the equlfJl'IC:it. .or door and the signature of 

t.he person who pertoms t.he runct.1on. I/her. these sheet.a became 

comrle~ely £illod, ~hey ~111 be digned by the chier or head or the orr,~nl?otion~l unit concerred 'nd forwarded to Physical Security 9r~nch !or t"evi~ 

10. Etch piece of equi.xneni used tor the stcr~ge of cl~ssified 

'1UJter11l will, when open 1~d in use, bo~r 1 red card with the print 

leg.end "C~~r.''• When it. is closed and l~keti the card 1iil tl be 

:reversed to reve oil Ute legend "Clce•d". 

ll. E~ch equiμrnert used to s1ore only unclassified material 

will be~r o legend to that affect aigred by the appropri.J.t.e W"it 

Chier or He.:.1.d. 

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RESTRICTED 
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• ' I I I I I 

--- 4 PSA 'At'OJ~;_ N011 120 •,23/}. 

12.. Ul toru, .:clrd.a, end emrelopes pro::oc:r:lbed jn th1.e. 

mel'l\or.1.nctum ~~)" b• obtah,..,.cl frcm t.hs Puhli~&t.\011a arct. ~r.rO"" 1ctiori .. 

.Jl"llne"b t.>f Ult' Ad111it.ant.. ~~ 'e Of'tl• -t 

l'OJt TtlE DJ l{l:.CTOd: 

DIS?RIBU'l'JON IV 

-5Cf _, ~ ~ .b1Jl GEO.E.C~~ Colcnel, AGC 

Ad 'utRnt Gemral 
AFSA-16 

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DEPARTNENT OF DEFENSE 

ARMED FORCF.S SECURITY AGENCY 

Washington 25, Do C. 

• 

29 Decembsit 1950 

ArSA MEHPRANDUM_~ 120-2~(209:;10.J. 

SmJJF,CT: Names of Organizations h~ving Interest• 1n Contllct with 

those of the United States 

l. For the 1ntonnat1on ot all pe:rscns in AFSA,, there is 

a.1.tacbed hereto a consolidated list. or organizations deeignated b;y 

the Attornq General as having interests in conflict with t.hose of 

the United States ot AmeE"iea. 

2. A£tlliation or aasociation by an.;r member or thia Agency 

tri th al'lJ' cne of the organisation11 lUted wiU en1.a11 seriwa rieka 

on his part in connection with lb;ralty determination. 

FOR ~HE DIRECTOR, AFSA: 

Attachment - l 

/&/ Eo S1 J.. GODdvin 

EA. S. L. GOODWIN 

Captain, u. s. NaY3' 

Executive for Coordination 

and Cempliance 

1. List of organizations designated \7 the Attnt7 General, at.d ll-29-SO 

DIS'IRIBIJTION III 
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• ABMED FORCES • SECURITY AGEMCY 

22 December 1950 

9J:swzaliiona Desipatect g the AttOl"lle.t gene~ i!! havins Intere11ts ,in 

pontlict with t)osp SS.. !!!! United States 

(ExtJ•cted fl"Qft the FEDERAL REGISTER. 29 Nov. 1950. Vol. is. Mo. 231) 

To\alitariuu 

Black Dragor.t Society 

Central Japanese .Association (!eikeku Chue Nippon,jin Kai) 

Central Japaneoe A&sociat.ion Of Southem California 

Dai Nippon ButekU Kai (Militar,y Virtue Saciat)ll' ~ Japan or Milit&rJ' Art Societ7 

ot Japan) 

Heinmaka Kai, also known as Nekubei Heieki GJ.musha Kai, Zaibel Nihonjin, 

Hef.7a.k\l Gi'Cll.USha Ka:I,, and Zaibei HelJ!lUSha Kai (Japanese Residing in America 

MilJ.taey C011Scripts Association) 

Hinoc!e Kai (Imperial JaJ)dnese Resenists) 

.H1ncmaru Kai (Rising Sun Flag Societ:r--a group ot Japanese War Veterans) 

Hokubei Zaigo Shoke Dan (North American Reserve Otticera Asseciation) 

Japanese Aasocia.tion ot Americ(!. , Japanese OVeJ'"Seaa Central Scciet7 (ltaigai Dobo Chue Kai) 

Japanese 0Ye1~eas Convention. Toqo, Japan" 1940 

Jd.p.ineae Protective Aseociation (Recruiting Org:mization) 

Jilcyoku l1n Kai (Current. Atfaira Assoc~.t.tion) 

Kibe1 Seinen Kai (Association or U. S. 'Citizens ot Ja~ae Ancest17 who have 

retumed tc, 4merica dfter studying in Japan) 

N'clnka Teikeku Gunyu.dan (Imperial Military Friends Group or Southern CaJ.:ltornia 

War Veterans) 

Nichibe:i. Kogyo Ka.isha (The Great. Fujii Theatre) 

Northwest Japanese Association 

Peace Movement ot Ethiopia Sakm'a Kai Patriotic Society, or ChereyAsse>ciation--cempased ot veterans otRusao-Ja.pa.nese W.&r 

Shinto Temples 

Sokoku Kai (Fatherland Sooiet7) 

quike Sha (Reserve 0£ticers Association Los Angel.Gs) 

ascf:s~i 

4mer1can Natierialist Part:r 4

.!'lerican NatiQlld.l Labor Pm:r 

\merlcan Naticmal Socialist League 

'Unerican Nat.ional Socialist Party 

".merican Pa~ ots Inc • 

• usland...Organ5 zaiion der NSDAP • OVerseas Branch of Nazi Part.7 

.asociation ot German Nationals (Reichadcsutsche Vereinigung) 

entrc1.l Organization ot the Qerma.n ... .Ameriean Nat-ional Alliance (DeutscbeAmerikaniache Einheitstront) i~ize.ns Protective League -cani.tt.ee tor Nat.ionalist Action 

rant• Alighieri Society 
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lascis1{: (Cont'd) 

Federation or Italian War V4*teram in tint V. S. A., Inc. (A&laociatsione 

Hazicinale Ccmbattenti Italiani, Federasione delgi Stati IJniti d'iAmerica) 

Friends. of the New Germa'fl1' (Freunde dea Neuan Deutschlanda) 

Qerman .. American Bun4 (Amerika-cleutscher Velksbund) 

Gel'!llan-American Republican League 

Qerman .. Amar1can Vocational League (Deutsche-Amerlkaniache Berutsge-meinschaft) 

K7fthaauser, also lmawn as Kyf'fhaeusel'" League (Kl'f'thaeuser Bund), K7f'fhaeuser 

Fellonhip (K7f'thaeuser Kameradachatt) 

'1'fthaeuser War Relief (Kytthaauaer Kreipbiltswerk) 

Lictor Societ)" (Italian Black Shirts) Mario Morgantini Circle 

National Bule Star Mothers ot America 

Nationalist Action League 

Abraham Lincoln Brigade 

Abrebam Lincoln School, Chip.go., Illinois 

Action Canmitt.ee to Free Spain Maw 

American Association tor Reconstruction in Yugoalavia. Inco 

AtiJerican Branch ot the Federation ot Greek J{arit:une Unions ~'merioarl Caqmittee tor European Wol'kers' Relief 

Americar1 Committee tor Proteetiqn ot Foreign Born 

Americ.m Cominittee tor Spanish Freedmt 

American Ccrnmit;tee tor Yugoslav Relier, Inc • 

.American CQ'Qncil tor a .Debtocratic Greece, torsn.erl.7 lmmm as the Greek American 

Council;. Greek American Ccmmi'htee tor National Unit)" 

American Council on Soviet Relations 

American Croatian Congress 

American Jft"'J.8h Labor Council 

American League Against War and Fasciem 

American League tor Peace and Democraq Anlerican Peace :Kobiliaation 

American Polish Labor Council 

Amrican Rescue Ship Mission (a project of the United American Spanish Aid 

Canmittee) 

American Russian Institute, New York 

.American Russian Institute, Philadelpbia 

AmericcU1 Russian Institute ( ot San Francisco) 

American Russian Institute of Southern Calitornia, Loa Angeles 

.American Slav Congress 

.American You.th tor Democracy 

Anlenian Progressive League or Alnerica 

Boaton School tor Marxist Studies, Boston, Ma.ssachullet.ta 

Cal.1t0ftlia Labor School, Inc., 216 Mark.et Street, San Francisco, California 

Central Council ot American Wcm.en ot CrOd.tian Descent, aka Centrai Council ot 

American Croatian Wanen, National Council ot Croatian Women 

American You.th Congress 

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CS!!!!U!'1is\: (Cont'd) 

Citizens Canmittee to Free Earl Browder 

Citizer:is Ccmmittee tor Har1"7 Bridges 

Civil Rights Congress and its attiliated 9l"&anizations 9 including; Civil Rights 

Congress tor Texas, Veterans Against Discrimination ot Civil R1ghta Congress 

ot Nev York 

Canite Coordinador Pro Republica Eaponola 

Camnittee tor a Democratic Far Eastern Polic7 

Ccnnnonvaalt.h College, Mena, Arkansas 

Ccmmunist Part7, U., s. A •• its .aubdiviaiorm, subsidiaries and affiliates, 

including: CitiMnS Camnittae ot t.he Upper West Side (New Yark Cit7) • 

Committee to Aid the Fighting South, Da1]¥ Wroker Presa Club, Del'U'lis Defense 

Canmittee, Labor Research Association, Ine., Southern Negro Youth Congreaa, 

United Ma.y- Da.7 Committee. United Negro and Allied Veterans or America. 

Yiddisher Kultur Farballd. 

Cammuniest Political A$sociation, its s'Ubdiriaions, su'bsidiariea and atfUiates, 

including: Florida Preas and Edu.cation.al League. Peop-les l!;ducationa.l dnd 

Press Association ot Texas, Virginia League tor Peoples Education., 

Connecticut State Youth Conference 

Congress ot American Revoluticmaey Writera 

Congress ot American Wanen 

Cauncil on Arrican A:ttairs 

Counail for Pan-American Daniocrac7 

Detroit l'outh Anembl.7 

!mergenc)' Conference to Scive Spani-sh Refugees (fcwu:li.llg 'bo:l7 of the .Nort.h ' 

American Spanish Aid Committee) 

Friends ot the SOV'iet Union 

George Washington Carver Sehool, New York Cit7 

Hawaii Civil Liberties Ccmmi.tteo 

HollJwood Writers Mobilizat:t.on tor Defense Hungarial.1-Ameri~an COIU'lcil tor Democrac7 

Independent Socialist League Internat.tcnal Labor Defense 

Intemational Workers Order, it.a subdivisions. subsidiaries anti ati"iliatea, 

inoluding: American ... Russian P'raternaJ. S0ciet.7; Carpatho-Ruasian Peoples 

Societ.7; Cervantes Fraternal Societ7; Croatian Benevolent Fratsrnit.:r; 

Finnistl-American Mutual Aid Societ.,-; Gal"iba.ldi American Fraternal Societ7; 

Hellem c-Ame1'1can Brotherbcad'; Hungari•n Brotherhood; Jewish Peoples 

Fraternal Order; People's Radio Foundat.ion, Inc.; Polonia Sbeiet7 ot the 

Dro; Rananian-Amarican rraternal Societ7; Serbian~ARK9rican .Fraternal 

SocietT; Slovak Workers Societ.J'; Okrainian-Amorican Fratemal Uniorio 

JettenOIJ School or Social Science, New York Cit.7 

Jewish Peoples Camdttee 

Joint Anti-Fasc!at Refugee Canmittee 

Joseph Wel'delil619r School ot Social Science., Stit Lmia, Mo• 

Labor You.th League League ot AlllOrica.n Writen 

Maced.onia.-Am.erican People's League Michigan Civil Rights Federation 
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£gm11!t: (-Cont•d) 

Michif,m. Schbol ot Social Science 

National CClllllitte• tor the Datenae ot Political Priaonera 

'National Camnittee to Win the Peace 

Ra'tional Conference cin American Poliq in Cb1:na and t.he Far East (a C"onf'erence 

called by the Camnittee for a Democratic Far Eastern Po11c7) 

Wat1onal COUJ'lCil •ot Cr.oatian Descent~ 

Ba\ional Council ot Allleriean-Sori.e\ Frienctabip 

National 'ederation ·tor Constitutional l1barties 

Wational Negro Congress 

Mature Friends ot America (aince 193S) 

Negro Labor Vict01'7 Canmitt.ee 

kev CCltlld.ttee tor Publicat1od 

North American Camndttee to Aid Spanish Democr&CJ' 

North American Spanish Aid Camdttee 

Ohio School ot Social Scienc• 

Oklahuna. Ccmm1ttee to Defend Political Prisoners 

Pacif'ic Northwes\ Labar School. Seattle, Washingt,on 

Partido del Pueblo ot Panama (operating ill ~he Canal Zone) 

Peopl• Educaticmal Association (incorporated under name Los Angelee 

Educational Aaaoc:S.ation• Inc•) aka Peoples Educational Center~ Peoples 

UniYei:rait7, People•• School People~• Institute t4 Applied Religion 

Philaclerlphia School o~ Social So:lence and Art 

P.hoto Ieagu.e (lew tork Citb) 

Progressive Gema.n--Amerieane, aka l'rogreasin German-Amerie&ns ot Chicago 

Proletarian ParQ' ot .America 

ReYOl.utiOJlar.Y Worken League Samuel A4-8 School, Boston, Musac!msetts 

Scbappes Detense Ccnnd.ttee 

Scbneid•nnan-DU'CJ' Deteflse QGID\\ittee1 

SohooI ot Jewish StwH.19fS.0 New Y-ork Cit7 

Sea.ttl• Labor School; Seat.t.l.e, Wasbir>gton 

Serbian V!.dovd.an Council 

Slovenil-.naAmerioan lfa\ional Cauncil 

Sociali11t Workers Part7, including Ameriaan Camdt.tee tor European Workers' 

Reller 

Soc1alt.1t Ycuth League 

Tan Patrie School ot Soolal Selene•. Philadelphia, Pa. 

Tm P.a1r1.e School ot Weateheeter, New Y.-k 

Union ot .Amal'ican Crcatiana 

United American Spani.sb .Aid C~tee 

United Canmitt.ee ol South Slavic Americana 

United .ttarlem Tenant• and C~ra Organ111at.i1X1-

Veterana at the Abraham Lincoln Brigade 

Walt Whitman Schcol ot Social Science, Kwark. Rew Jerse;r Waah~cn Bookahop Anoci&t.lon 

Waahingtan Camnit.tee tor Democra\ie Aotion 

W•ldngt;on Cenaonwealth Federat.,ion I 

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Cammmis\: (Cent•d) 

Wisconsi.n Conterence on Social Legislation 

Workers Alliance 

Workers Party, including Socialist Youth League 

Young Camnmist League 

Subversive: - Communis1, Pa.rt.7, u. s. A., j,.ta subdivisions, subsidiaries and d.f'f'ilia.tea 

Cammmist Politic~ Association, its subdivisions, subsidiaries land affiliates, 

incl.udil1g: Florida Press and Educational League; Peoples Mucational and 

Press Association ot Texas; Virginia League tor Peoples Education 

German-American Bunc1 

Independent Socialist League 

Partido del Pueblo of Pana.ma (operating in the Canal Zone) 

Socialist Workers PJ.rt7 

Workers Pd.rt7 

Young Communist League 

Organisations whicb have111adopted a pollc7 ot advocating or approving the 

canmisaion ot acts of f'orce and violence to deJ\V' others their rights under 

the Constitution ot the United Statesn: 

Am.er:i.can Christian Nationall.st Party 

Associated Klans ot America 

Columbians 

Knights ot the White Camellia 

Ku Klux IC.Lan 

Original aouthem Kl.ans, Incorporated Protestdn~ War Veterans or the United States, Inc. 

Silver Shirt Legion of America 

Organizations which "seek to alter the form ot government ot the United States 

by uncor1at.itutional means": 

Camnunist Party, Uo s. A., its subdivisions, aubsidiaries and affiliates 

Camrnmist Political .Association, :lts &ubdiviaions, subsidiaries and affiliates 

including: Florida Press and &iucat:l.ona.l League; Peoples Educational and 

Press Association ot Texas; Virginia League tor Peoples .Education 

Independent Socialist League Industrial Workers of tho World 

Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico 

Partido del Pueblc ~ Panama (operating in the Canal Zone) 

Socialist Workers Party 

Workers Party 

Young CC111111unist League 

s 
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~ \JFIDENTIAL • 

n1"'1 Br;"""' i:;:- er r,r r 1 '""~r 

r."3 T .J J 011r r£ n r ttT l'Y 'f'T~Tf'Y 

l:ash.Ln~ton 2;;, u. c. 

1 r~.1..-11 7 rob:run~ 19~1 

/'.:1~.J "1 '""0Hi I!O~~ '!TO. J.20-27 

£UL.'JrCT: ·r.,author1zcd Disclosw-acs of Clar: s:!.f'ice lnforrution 

l. 'l.'"1e Pres.Lde"lt o:f tho uniued Staues has e1:p_ .. cssed 

concern o~er the l~reo nllt'lber of recent unauthortzed releases 

to the press and p~blic or classified infol"T"latjon. 

2. Personnel of rFe/ are beinG reninded quarterly, t~roueh 

the proccduro 9reccrlbed _n ·T~ ?'e"l3.0randum ~o. 120-le, or t~e 

law whlch protects classified cryptoloclc infornation. It is 

now cc.lled to their attontio~ thaL nuc..~ or t~e class!fica 1nrormat1on o.vaJ.lablo to then in • s, . .LS non-c~ p~olo::. ic in no.tu.re 

and that, as "lot"'bers of the £"1ilitary services end eM-olo:;-ees or t~e Government, ~hoy aro oblicated Go protect all clussif ~ed 

inrc~~o.tion, cryptolocic or not. ---

3. An~ono scrvtns in,~-~ 1\"10 intends to ex9os~ to u~blici~y 

an-y wr .. t1n, .. or ste.toment rrust c• eek it c..:trof..llly before !t lenvos 

his control to insure thtJ.t it is rroe Of classified inforr.ntLon. 

If' he is ::!.n doubt, he sli.ot..ld, for !lis oun protection, clear the 

ur1 tiD.t.; or statemcn t tT:t th the Director, /<Ff A, b) 11be process 

prescriflcd (in J ~ , .. or.iorandUl'll ?To. lC-.33) for c~ ptolo, ic lee 'jurcs 

and articles. 

ho In addition, ~11 are ro-indcd t~a~ tno unpre~cdltdted 

statement, if l"l.Dde in the wroni· pl ... cos t1."1d to the l-r.ronc; -:>co"")le, 

is cn~able or exposinr claseirien in£orL"'!Ei.t1on to pablicit~. 

ror this reason, n!ld because of t.hoir constant concern uith 

larco a.-ounte of claesif1ed inforroation, AFSA personnel must 

be particularl-r alert in their convorsntion. !To e?..ount or 

official ccnsora~ip can protect acainst careloss conversation; 

secur.i.t) in this respoct cle')cnu.s entirely on the lo~alt-y,, desc:roetion, 

and alertness 0£ each ind1-l!dual. 

$. 'rh1s ~·cmorandum. lrrill bo read quartc:roly by or to eve:roy 

person serv1nc; in l..I'SA. C'1icfs of orf'!cos and bta:f'f '>ivisions 

w1 ll add o. report or co!'.iDlioncc tri th t.!lis provis!on to the report 

(to /Sf::/-11>) called £ol' bj ArS/, '1femorandum Uo. 120-10. 

r>TS'i'RIPt"T: <'~' III 

/s/ J.arl s. Stone 

-r.:ARL E. STONE 

Rear /I dmiral, U. S. Navy 

Director, Armed FO'I'ces Security AGency 

CONFIDENTIAL 
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&NFIDENTIAL e 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

ARMED FORCES SECURITY AGEBCY 

Washington 25, D. c. 

SUBJECT: Prelimino.ey Security Imtrw:tions tor Armed, Forces 

Securit;r Agenq Personnel. 

TRIS MATIRiltL IS CONP'ID!INTl:ALo It is directed that thill 

m&toerial not pus CNt. ot the hands er personnel associated with 

the Armed Forces Socurit7 Ageney", excetpt 'b7 express permission of The Director, Armed Forces Secur11o;y Age11C!7'o 

Prepared by: AFSA Security Control DiviaiOl'J 

7 January 19S2 

CONFIDENTIAL 
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• 

Part I 

INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY 

The Agency by which 700 are emplo.ved is engaged in aver,- sensitive 

operation; the details ot the operation and the final results thereor 

are highl.T claasit1ed. Event.he smal1•t slip u to the failure or success 

or the lfOJ'k within the Agency Dl&J' be ot can!ort to the enemy. The success 

or failure ot this and similar activities has, therefore, alwa79 been 

diligantq guarded, even at the expense or sacrif'icing lives to do so. 

The necessit7 that J'OU comtantq gllBl"d 1001" conversation regarding the 

work ot the Agency is obvious. 'l'o be brief• J'OU do not discuss it all)'Where 

except an the jab. 

Realizing human t:railties and the natural tendency or most humans to 

talk about themselves, access to inf'ormation concerned with Agency operation 

is baaed on a "need to knOw." Thie method ot granting access to information 

to personnel tends to insure that each person is familiar only with the part 

ot the praeess perf'ormed by his am 1.nmediate section,. It is necessary that 

each employee realize that even though a friend is a fellow emplO)'U and 

known to be cleared, he is not entitled to the information that J'OU hold 

unless he is working on the same job J'OU are. You are never, under any circumstance•, to discuss 7oQr work with an7one except 7our immediate supervisor 

and aa required to accanpliah 7CJU1" dailJ' task; 7<JU will never answer questions 

abOllt your work to &DJ'Oll• unless instruct9d. -to do ao b7 70UI" supervisor.. No 

au ill entitled to intonnation b7 virtue ot his rank or position alone .. 

'l"o assist in maintaining the security of the operation a:nd to sel'T8 as 

identification of vari'OUS phases of 1t, cede words are used. Cede words are 

ot the highest classiticaticn and each refers to a definite phase or the 

operation and, perhaps ot your work. Ordinarily, no one cerson has access 

to more than one code word. If' sane code word material to which ;you &N not. 

normallJ' entitled com.es into your possession, it is your dut7 to 1.nmediatel.T 

return it. to the proper authorit)" so that is maybe placed in the proper 

channels and to infont 1Wl" supervisor of 7CNr knowledgeo 

Further indoctr1nat1on into your work and the operation of J'CIUr section 

will be given JQ1 b1' your illmediate supervisor as requiredo Do not be 

inquisitive or impati•nt.; do not uk questions or persons outside 7Q1r aection; 

do not wande~ into areas Where you do not belcngo Undue curioaitT or tendeney 

to wander, either one or beth, is sufficient grounds to terminate ;your 

employment by AFSA. 

As you know, 7011 have been or are being thoroughly investigated b;y one 

of the governmental investigating agencieso You. will continue to ba the 

subject or investigation rran time to tl.JD.e to insure that your personal lite 

and your.• perse11al character remain above reproach. This action is necessaey 

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to main~ain the security ot the United States and to protect the lives of 

Amerieans evoeywhere.. AFSA, must, therefore, lMI sure or the character, 

l07alty, and discretion ot each individual connected with this Agenc:v and 

on a continuing basis. 

Anr question 10'1 ma;r have about any ot the material which J'OU receive 

cluri11g tbia indt>ctrination will be ar.swered b;r us. Aq proven violation 

ot the oath which you will sign at the canpletion ot the indoctrination is 

sufficient evid~ in a qourt or law to make you. liable tor imprisonment, 

f'ine,. or both, under the Espionage Act. It is essential that it will 

never be necessary to appl.J" the provisions ot this law to anyone within the 

Agency. 

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Part II 

PRELIMINARY SECURITY INDOCTRINATION 

Tho Armed Forces Securit;y Agency CCll\prises a number or unit.a~ which 

are ccnponents of the National Milita17 Establishment. It employs mf.U'>Y' 

military and civilian perbonnel. It ia organized tor the purpose ot 

conducting certain types ot research aqd anal.)'8is in the communications 

tieldo Tbe nature ot the work is CO}.'FIDENTIALo The details ot the work~ 

including spec1tic aims and methods are of even higher classification 

and all cane under the clasaificat.:l.on ot Securit7 Information as defined 

b7 Eucutive Order No. J.0290, dtd 24 Sept Sl; the results ot the work are 

given t.tle highest protection atf orded the classification ot documents and 

intorm.ationo 

Even belore JOU!" approval for lull participation in AFSA, there are 

man.r items ot information in connection with the nature and detail• of 

the work ot AFSA which will cane into J'QUr posceaaion e:ttbitr directq 

and legitimatel.7 or by deduction and inference tran collateral information 

which is furnished to you. Even in li•tening to me nClf 701 will obtain 

cert,ain intormation whicth1 added to other tacts which will beccme known 

to you, lll8.J' enable ;rou to deduce much about the work in wh~b_ AFSA is 

engaged. Such deductiors must be giwn the same p:rotecticn which :is 

atfcrded clu•itied documents. It is the intorm.ation which is cla.saitiad, 

regardless ot whither obtained. trm a classified or a non ... clusitied 

soutcep This ia crie of the reasons tor prohi.b!ting the circulation ot 

this talk to persons outside ot thi• organizationo B)' the •a.me reasoning the :imparting or any or the intormation I ara giving you to pers011S not in 

the organization is prohibited unless expressly authorized. TbiS bolds 

regardleaas ot vbetl'Mlr 70U are later disapproved tor tun •••ociation; 

approved and. subsequentlywithdr•w, or approved and remain active. 

Personnel new to AFSA remain in a provisional status until such time 

as t!•ir .securit7 status has been evaluated. The need tor such evaluat.icm 

and t.he methods ot obtaining the information on vhich it is based will be 

diacussed la~er. Persor.a are placed in thia provisional status only on 

the basis ot three important assumptions: 1. 'l'hat they are loyal citizens 

of the United States; 2. That they are particular]¥ well qual.i1'1ed b7 

education, experience,, or mentality tor acne phase ot this work; and 3. 

That the7 are capable ot learning and practicing the NqUirementa or · _ securit7. Since many perame new to the organization haw bad little or 

no experience in military securit7, I am going to dhcuas some elementary 

tacts o If 70U are already familiar with them, my- discussion will refresh 

)'OUI' J1181110J7. 

AFSA work is involved almost exclu.aively with cla•sitied matter. By 

t.he nature or the beaat, the crganization thrives particularJ.7 cm TOP SECRET 
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e e fDJfffiOO~~fBJ~rM1fH'l matter, nthe security aspect ot which is paramount.• and the unauthorized 

diac1.ceure ot which would cauae except1onal1y grave damage to t.he nation. 

Such is the stutt that the AFSA organization is made or, the stutr it 

handles and createso 

Other classifications established by Regulations are as follows: 

"Secret" Information and material (matter), the unauthorized disclosure 

ot which would endanger national security, cau.ae serious injury to the 

interests or prestige or the nation, or would be ot great advantage to 

a foreign nation, shall be classified SECRET .. 

"Contid.ential" Intormation and material (matter), the unauthorized 

disclosure or which would be prejudical to t.he mterests or prestige or 

the nation, or would cause unwarranted injury to ar llldirldual, or be or 

advantage to a toreign nation shall be classified CO!'FIDENTIAL. 

"Restricted" Information and material (matter) which required security protection other than that determined to be TOP SECRET, SECRET, or COl\'FIDEr..'TIAL 

shall be classified as RESTRICTED. 

lou will note that scm.e pages or malaerial you will read later are marked 

CONFIDENTIAL. Every classified document is marked in a sintilar way. Kereq 

stamping a document wi~h a classification does not lead it its security, 

however, auch measures are onJ.7 guides which help to indicate the proper 

com•ae to tollOW"o The moat important aspect ot secur1t7 1• the method ot 

handling various classitications or 1nrormat1on. Handling may be diYided 

into two aspects: (l) who shall receive what information, and (2) what 

mechanical safeguards shall be used £or storing various classified documentso 

Regulations state that conridential matter may be disclosed to these 

persons in the•Nav, Army, Air Force, or other government services whose 

official duties require such action. This regulation is interorcated scmewhat b:roadl.T in the services general.lT, but AFSA takes a very narrow view 

ot it. Confidential informat.ion concerning AFSA, which ia Security 

Information, is al.meet never disclosed to persona outside this organization, 

and then onJ.7 tor reasons which are telling and cogent, and in such manner 

as to indicate that this particular confidential information is in a class 

apart f'ran other inf'ormation ao classified. 

Because almcst eve1"7 phase of AFSA work involves highl7 classified 

Securit,r Informatim and material responsible AFSA personnel must guard 

against al1owing what is commcxiplace wit.bin their organizatiOl'l t.o be canmonplacct outside or it. TOP SECRET means what it S&J'So Unauthorized. 

dl.aclmure of TOP SECRET intormation involves "e.xceptionalq grave damage 

to the nati.on." What is canmonolace in AFSA work is ordinarily a rarit7 

elsewhere. Familiarity should breed onq a greater appreciation and 

respect. 

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Conversel.7, the AFSA worker must guard against a tendenq to dismiss 

inf omation ot clasai.t"ication lower that TOP SECRET as or no great consequenceo The mere fact "that. mate.rial is classified at. all indicates its 

importance to presumably canpetent authorit74 Unauthorized disclosure of 

restricted or confidential matter is subject to the same "Espionage Act 

SO u.s.c., 31 and 32, as amended, and Public Law Sl3 as is TOP SECRE'l' 

matter. Be:vond any such dire implications and the ihreat. or punishment, 

however, the security sense essential to AFSA work must extend to eveey 

phase ot the work and must be solid all the wa7 down the linect 

Y..taintenance ot secur1t7 is a professional skill, requiring initial 

stv..dy and etfort, which atter a while becomes autana:t;ic and unconscious. 

Great athletes do not time their marements except intuitivelJ'o Similarl.7, 

properJ.7 instructed and reasonabq experience AFSA personnel seldan plan 

their security meaaurea, they autmaticalq exercise securit7 discrot.ion 

at all times. For such personnel, securit;:v is not sanething separate a.nd 

apart, but a natUl'al element, a part of the job. Security is a matter of 

retlex. not retlection. Tb&t, at least. ~a the j.deal, and it is among the 

highest. ideals o£ the Armed Forces Security Agencyo 

AFSA. pel"Sonnel are r.atural.q subjected to queGticms from ou.ta:1.d•r• 

about their worko U1n1all.7 such questions are asked onlJ' out ol idls 

curimit7 or interested tri•ndabipo The aatest reaction is a casual 

vagueness calculated to give the impression that the activitiu ot the 

organization are routine, ccmnonplace, and non-miaterious. 

Resene personnel who are taking one or the ceuraes and attending 

"drill• 1n their Distr:lct mq be asked by tamil.J' and triends what the7 

are doing and what outfit they are ino A sate answer to the question 

might be "I 'ttl taking a course in Canmunications -- 1119tems, methods, 

etc •• " Such an answer is direct enough so that further questicning is 

unnecess&17.. Also it sounds like routine work and probabl.7 will not; 

provoke a117 further interest .. 

Above all, do not be coy a Do not hint at great secrata, or- make 

• sl)" a Uusions to what you cou.ld tell it 7cu wou.ld. Do not ciW anawen 

in such a wa7 aa t.o ar011Se the curimit:y ot J'CIUl" qmaticner. Ycw- job 

is to alleviate b:f s itch, to dhdnish his curiosit7, 13.ot to arOWJe 1t 

through suggestion111 

AFSA personnel will be expcsed to curioua people other than tbell• 

who ask questicrJS• namel,y to people who jut list.en. Again, the• will 

not necessariq be spies Dr sa'boteurs • but the -curioua and uninitiate, 

who• when the7 knaw t.oo much, are doubq dangerous because tha;r haft not 

had the aecuri't7 indoctl"in&tion to make them realize how dangerau is 

their little knowledge. 

A.a Americana, n are all prane \o -k• speculative statement• or 

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• e IDJ(ffi1Mf ~IDJ(~1fij.~[ or nothing. We teel tree to discuss things which we lmow should be secret 

as long as we are not. 1n on the secret.. When it touches the field or AFSA 

work this ma7 be a very dangerous thing. 

:rt is advisable tor AFSA personnel to refrain tran discussing 'l.heir 

work, even among themselves, when awq from dut;y stations. There is, of 

course, no harm in such discussions when there is no possibilit7 of their 

being overh,a.rd b7 outsiders, buii the habit ot talking shop away trom the 

organization leads inev1tabl)" to carelessness in the matter ot being 

cm1rheard.. Unless the habit o:t not talking is cultivated, even the most 

ale'1; person will sooner or later f'orget, not alone that the walls have 

ears, but that other people have them too. 

It is well to note, also, that precautions against outsiders overhearing what the7 shouldn't must be observed on station as well as ofto 

Careless conversations should not make it possible tor outsiders t.o 

overhear insiders through windONS1 through walla, or through telephones 

which happen to be in uae nearby. 

Personnel assigned to the AFSA organization must be approved. Ordinarily they will not receive such approval until apeciall.7 investigated. Thia aecurit7 measure is designed to eliminate bad security risks 

at the veey outset. It is at best an elementary precautionaey measve 

which eliminates tairly" obvious risks. Greater risks remain, f;leapit• this 

initial selectivity. Note that such risks are created not. bJ'Willf'ul or 

conscious betrayal or classified matter, but 'by unthinking and unconscious 

acts or commiaaion or anission. Securit7 is, ot ~curse, concerned with 

barring those who might willtulq betrq their count17 b7 betra71ng the 

AFSA organization, but its tar more difficult job is to prevent thoughtless exposure, careless disloyalt7, or unconscious bet.ra,.al. An act or 

unconsidered carelessness ma7 do greater harm than one or calculated 

maU.ce .. 

It should be apparent, therefore, that then ia a valid distincticn 

between a dislo,yal person and ene who is a bad security risk tor other 

reas.ons. GeneralJ¥ speaking the distinction i• analogOllS to the 

diatinction between murder and manslaughtero The law d:istinguisbes with 

regard to intent, but the result 1s identical. In either ease the victim 

ia dead. There are degrees ot responsibility and of pqm.shmento There 

are no degrees ot being deado 

A bad securit7 risk might be 8.1'l7one who tor aq reason f'inds it 

clitficult to keep a secret.. :s....,17ane knows people who are s1mp4' eonstitut.ionall.7 unable to keep their mouths ahut.u Tbe7 ma7, and often do, have 

hearte of gold. Securit.7 takes a ve17 unsentimental view ot such «oodness. 

Certain people have an inner canpulsion to impress otben with their 

impoi."'tance. and revealing aecnts seems to be a tasbionable metbod or 

achieving such an impreasiono ADJme so phJ'cbologicalq uncertain or 

himself that he might adopt this mode i• a bad security risk. 

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Certain people • ma7 talk in excess when the7 drink, • and CW!MllFIJIBJBl'lfli~ while the AFSA 

organization, f'ortunateq, does not require teeto1i&lers, its members must 

know either when to stop drinking or when to stop talkingo A wagging 

tongue Dl8.7 be no more d1sl07a.l than a triendlJ' puppy dog's tail, but it is 

infinitely more dangerous. Too great a tondnesa for luxuey, tor the spotlight, for vices, foibles, pecc&dd.llow, call them what 70'1 will, whatsoever 

the lack of moderation, may make a person a bad security risk. 

The securit7 investigation which is required tor all AFSA peiosonnel 

attempts to eliminate not only the potential.17 dislOJ"&l but the bad security 

risks as well. An unsatistactOJ'J' report on an individual, theretore, 

implies no suspicion ot disloyalty or incipient treason. To call the 

investigation a "l01<7 check" is to miss much or it• siSniticance. It is 

that., but the phrase "security check" gives a much better indication ot it• 

scope. It is recognized that to a greater extent the bright and able minds 

ot our day are naturally concerned with political questions. Ev3n the 

scientists 1 who were l01'lg considared--and who considered themselves-secure 

in their ivo17 towers, have entered the political arena" It would be 

tooJ.ish to expect first-class men with first-class minds to be uninterested 

in ideas of change and progress. It is recognized further that such men 

have been at times overly' receptive to change and to proposals tor social 

progress nthout examining veey carefulq the impllcat1C112S therein. Such 

over-receptiveness is, tor example, characteristic ot youth. It is not 

taken to indicate that a mature peraon is likelJ' to betray his count17 or 

that he desire to undermine his government. On the other hand. continued 

association with certain persons or groups who advocate change and make 

certain proposals tor social progress DJa7 be associated with person• or 

groups who are inimical to the government or the United States o Such an 

association cannot be condoned tor anJ' reason. WhoeYer lends him.selt to 

becCIJl13ng a tool ot such a person or group, no ma"tt.er whether through 

ignorance or with the }1\res'lf or motives, is, by nature. a pos•ible tool of 

eneJ11.ies ot the United States- He u decidedl.7 a poor securit7 risko 

Maey such considerations exist which are noia immediately apparent t.o 

the uninstructed individual. Eve17 effort is made to base security cheeks 

on these practical considerations. Investigations, e~ though thq are 

conducted b7 other agencies, are evaluated by this organization, and the 

evall.ia.tions are not based on snobber.v. intolerance, or political orthod~. 

Inevitabl.J', certain people are admitted to the AFSA organization who 

should have been kept out, and others are kept ou.t who should have been 

"Welcanedo Securit7 attempts to keep each or these groups to a min::lnmm. 

It, in the name of securit;r, able men are excluded tram the AFSA organizaticn 

for reasons which are not valid, operational etticienc:r aui'ters. 

Security itaelr has been sensitive to the need f'or change. Aa the 

organization grew the requirements of operational eflicienCJ' demanded 

reliance on an ever widening circle of people o The "need t.o know" grew 

along wit.h the organizat.ion. The result was a rigid a19tem ot canpartmentat1on, though retained, was made more elastic. It was recognized 

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t.hat. t.ba procluct. or41l- operating aeot.J.cn depend! ~t@Jl~HlmL number ot others, and allowance was made tor such 1nter-d.epe11dance a 

Thorough-going securit7 fo'l!' A.FSA might seem best attained by an 

organization consisting or one man in aolitar;r confinement. While such 

an environment. might, on occaslon, seem desirable or preferable to AFSA 

neraonnel, it is obviously undesirable !ran the standpoint ot operational 

etficienc;ya The use ot additional personnel, in stead7 contact with one 

another, is certainly noli a relaxation or securit;r. 

Within the AFSA organ:Wa.tion there can be no relaxation of security. 

There can and must be recognition or operational. imperativeso The onl.yimperat1ve which is categorical and unmistakeable for all AFSA personnel, 

however, is the primacy of securit70 

Every member ot the AFSA organization whether officer, enlisted, or 

civilian is required to subscribe to an oath of secrecy. What I am sa;ving 

is intended to shaw you the need tor such an oath, and to give 70ll such an 

underat.a.ndJ.ng or secv1t7 that you will not. be guilty or unconscious 

violation or its principles. 

One phase ot AFSA work in which ma.ny people would be employed in time 

ot war is cryptanalysis a This is a field which requires the services of 

trained. personnel, and as you will know thi• training cannot be acquired 

overrd.ght. Much time and eftort are required even to locate indiYiduals 

who are good prospects for such training. It is tor this reason that AFSA 

encovages Reserve personnel to enroll in the cr;yptanalyais course given 

by correspondence and that almost all active duty and civil sernce 

personnel are given elementary cryptanalysis train:fug and tests. This 

serves to locate a reservoir ot potential trainees and partial]Jr trained 

people to draw on in case of emergenC1'o 

The mere knowledge that you lll&J' be taking such a CO\ll"Se is ot mu.ch 

greater value to tore1gn agents than 70U may supposeo It is ve'f7 natural 

tor one who is not fully aware or the ccmpl1cations of securlty to dl"'a.w 

talae conclusions tram the obvl.ous belief that the general public and 

the toreigrJ agent must know that. the United States engages in ceyptal'Jalysis 

activities. The belief in itself, is true; t.he informed public in this 

country as wall as toreign agents do knON that we try to "break codtHso" It 

does not. tollow from this tact that it is sa.f'e or proper to make the slightest reference to ouch pursuits except to thoee who need to ~now abou.t it. 

Every reasonable ef'f ort must be made to conceal t.he scope and size and even 

the veey existence of such an organization. Quit. valid conclusions 

concerning its activities might be drawn tram a mere anal7sis of its size 

and extent.. We cannot hope for canplete success in concealing the existence ot such an a-ct.iv1t;y, but we knOW" full well that we ca.rmot hope to 

reallze any goal higher than that at which we aim. We aim tor perfection 

in this regard with the sincere hope that we may at least achieve the 

degree ot security- essential to our continued effectiveness. Ttie need tor 

this perfection can best be emphasi15ed by a consideration of how ene1117 

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intelligence operates against our endeavors. Fran an understanding or 

what toreign intelligence wishes to learn about us, we can know how to 

defeat ito pu~ose. 

In the first place, milit&l"J' intelligence seeks to establish what is 

called an "order of battle" or our military forces. That is, so tar as 

possible, m1l1t.ary intelligence seeks to find out first haw our milita17 

rorctas are organized and second, the names and backgrounds or the personal1t1e_s who occuw the various pests. It is hard tor one not in the 

milita1"7 intelligence to believe ihe extent and detail to which this is 

done. European intelligence agents kept careful track of names, training, 

arJ.Ci squadron assignments o! tha pilots in their enem;r air forces. Much 

or this data could be obtained by newspapers oublished in the ene1117 country 

and gathered through neutral sources. Further information as to the 

canposition of squadrons and higher groups was obtained by interrogation of 

captured pilots. The info?'D'.ation was valuable in several waJS. First, 

in ini..errogatlllg pilots recently shot datln the interrogation officer could 

display the broad.est knowledge of the ~ost minute detail concerning the 

cantui'"Eld pilot's unit. Accordingly, the pilot was led to feel that there 

was no sense in trying to withhold information £ran such an all-knowing 

enemyu S~cond., when a new pilot was caotured it was possible to identify 

his unit even if he refused to do so himself. From unit 1dent1ficat1on 

it was pcssible to determi~e the Movement or the enemy's forces, their 

present employment (as to whether currently operational or in training) 

and to get infomat.ion as to their current equ:iμnent. 

Fran this you can see what the intelligence officer or a countrJ' who 

considers the U. s. aa 1a potential eneD\Ywould want to know about our 

AFSA worko He wants to know who is receiving c;ryptographic and Cl'l'Ptana}Tt.ic training. In the event or mobilization, he will be especially 

interested in where those or us who have CrJPtanalyl;ic training are 

assigned.. He would be very pleased to know how m8.J17 or us are engaged 

in training for this activit;y, because in discovering this fact he can 

estimate the intensity or our errort along such lines and can make his 

plans accordingly' .. 

Tcda7 it ie not possible to road too newspapers withCNt knowing that 

it is common for torGign powers to subject members of our military forces 

to searching 1ntel"l"ogat1on wheneYer tha7 can arrest our men. Do 7ou 

suppose those toreign powers wculd care to ask 7ou what 7ou knew about 

our country'• cr.;rptographic work? Can you imagine the consequences to 

ycu? You think this picut!'e im.poasible? Think J.:t. over if TOU do. Every 

one who bears this talk today knows many thingo foreign agents desire to 

lmow. 

We all muat recognize that the press or this country has carried 

statements to the general etrect that during World War II we broke 

variOl.\8 Jap cedes. How this must interest Intelligence Officers and 

also the Canmtwlication Security Officers ot our prGSpective enemies o 

Let us cccaider the questions ,,,.hicb such a statement cculd raise in t.he 

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minds or the military authorities of Lower Slobovia who regard the United 

States as a primary target country. First, what t;n>e ot Jap codes does 

the United States so loosely claim to have broken? Second, wbat is the 

connection between the Jap code so claimed to have been broken, and the 

cod.es now used by Lower Slobovia'? Wo must consider the tact that there 

is a sanewhat limited number o£ ceyptographic procedures available, and 

that other countries can and do use systems and techniques similar to 

those employed b7 the Japanese. To release information about our 

success against one~ would advertise to the others that we have been able 

to develop the tools and techniques.the necessary "know how" to attack 

their systems successtull)'". 

In addition, sme or the methods we have developed are or much 

broader application than the individual problems which they were designed 

to solve. The continuous battle between the Cl7Ptanalysts and the 

cryptographers is oi"ten l'l.kened to that waged between gun and armor. 

The impetus tOt1ard the development or new armor is slight. indeed as 

long as it remains invulnerable to any practical mode of attack and its 

users are reluctant to go to the effort and expense or making any 

radical change. Conaequertly', no matter how much publicity the breaking -... or codes may have enjoyed, AFSA continues to keep silent. It is clearly 

a case here that you cannot argue "why be so secretive about scxaothing 

that everybod1' knows?," or "arter all--the cat is already out of the Bago" 

It's not l!IO bad, rieally. After a while the individual develops, as 

a sixth sense, a sense of security. Thia sixth sense prO'f"ides him with 

a re.tlex to questions just as touch does to fire, a reflex to outsiders 

as taste does to bitterness. It becanea 1nst1rctive and involuntar,r. 

The AFSA organizatioc depends on the development or this sixt.h sense and 

relies on 1t :ror its very existence. Without it and without the security 

that it provides, AFSA cannot long exist. Cultivate it, mature it, and 

honor it. 

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