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SECRET 

COIFDilCt ·Jll S IGUL IECURrtT 

4th lfa7 lSMfr 

.I. aamm!ttee ooapo••d ot1 

Colon.el Cord•·-.n 

Coloul Ba79a 

Colan.el Alleopp 

Colonel Cook 

•jor Sheets 

Wajor ~artan 

Sajor !rown c.,taJ.ll a..11 

L!.ntenant lledick 

Kl"• Prl•dman 

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... for the .ciur;oa• ot dl•cuaaine .. mctr.:>rfl.ndua or 1~ .A.rrll 1944. l'rcm; 

Colonel toa•r ot D.A t;cn::m:i ttce, :iorth ~.frioa. to 1'ri tlsh .-ar O!':l'iee. 

au'h"4tct S1g:pa1 S•ourit)r, and to cona1dar a:i agenda of problems re.•latLn,;; 

ta th• a."ti vi ti•• ot the Si:;nal 3ecur1 ty A.£eu.c:;r upon •"'.iioh the P'·&>er 

l:rr Colonel '.foaer ha.cl f'ooused att.en1.1on. -

CelC:mml Corct.naan ,ere•i<!ed.a he opened 'the di•ouaaion by ate.Ung that 

Ml cona!lered the Rroblaa to be l'roe.de:r than ~ paper bJ' Colmol Tozer 

WJ.ca.te!i 1ince 1 t wq Oetncemed •inly W1 t.h the U80 or a&l.l a1p@S and 

~uenct.,.., 1?e re1'trNd to tblt tri.ct that Sipaal 5.curtty A€41t1lC) otyrtual7•tm ·get into h9l:rif a;yatel?'• 1:-ecau.e ot the •JTGr• tl.ey :mtke u1d augpated ~at •• 91' -.k• •1aUe.r mbtuea which e~ble tl:• ea.~ 1.0 ge'\ 

bto our osn tr.tt1c. Be ccmtinuoc!:. t..liat the paper thou~.h not cz~-ptcsra;"'hlc or •l')'l>tanal1tic 1D approach deee d•acrlbe pr .. crlbed prtc•d:lre 

aa& tlaat r•gardle•• ot the merlte at the paper it bad ~rought certain 

pro\leiq to our attention. !heretor9, proc11dur.• zaow in u•• ~ ~he 

.lrii'lcan inv ahould be rrnmd to ~·t•n:dn• u· &?l)1 .. i;:ecta or 1ecu.rit;y 

wl th ll'h!eh S1pal Ser.url tJ .Agen.,7 1a concenied •r• •udancerecl. 

Tiler• toll•;;:.d a d1•auaa1on of Colonel Toser'• pl\per. r.oloz:..el Rayea 

1t.P.ted tU.t :sCll!lll o:t the ,po1nte !!!&de in the ,lJ&per are T&lid but ttat 

etrtdn c:ontentiOJl.8 therein ara •1 thout 1\lftlolent roundatlon. :or ex.-

..,ie,, tt 01..-mot be •hoa"D. that •the da• -.nd acth1'tJ o1 our T atrategi.c 

utsorlc b thua la.id bare to the ennt.<" {i.e. 'hy th• u• or tixec! eall 

a1pa.) 

CJelcm.el !!aye• t remarka led to a zeiier:s.l tli•cwtaion b7 all of the 

-'bsn • The ~GIACtl:rlS\19 Of Opinion 11&:1 th.at the ~"jier WC.S lart;$lf 

-theorotlaa.1 e.nt~ had l:>ean wri ttan trom. that viewpoint rat.hvr th&t rr<E 

tbat of the in"..ercept. operator., It wr-e pointed out that cha::i.P"in~ of' CILll 

11.gne ro:1ld. not ••rlously hinder tht1 on~ 'lDl•• aorroaponc!!n,: e~r-e1 

SEGRET 

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'9 Oharte -..11 s!O"'• an~ tr•q~e~~1tts !!!{\re o!t~n U...u tho •lll~n~ t~ • v-.. ._ ta +>.o ti"rerant cooi:tttto:"C under "" leh the :;.~s qtt1"'te • 

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"8 'k e•pttttff ef' ... ~" trtiD •i..•, •11•. "L" hra:eha# u 'th~e rm th• 

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