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NJ\.'rIONAI. SRCUH.I'l'Y AG F.NCY 

Wfl.nhinGton 25, D. C., 1.f 1 I Tnrch l9'.>J 

J::FTECTIVE UN'l'IL RESCIUDED OR SUPERSEDED 

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SECTION 

DEFINITION • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • 1 

Il'l'fl!:RCEPI' CONTROL. • • • • • • • • • • • II 

SPECIAL IDENTil'ICATION TECHNIQUES.. • III 

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EO 3.3(h) (2) 

TE)S:TA .. • - ., .. • • ... • • ,,. • • • ... • "IV', 

TAAFFlC ANALYTIC RESFONS IBILITIES.. • • • .V 

CRYI'TANALY'J'IC RESR>NSIBILITIIB . • • • • • VI 

TRANSLATION RESI'OUGIBILITY .. .. • • • .. • VII 

REFORTUIG RESPONSIBILI'I;IES • • • • • VIIl 

SOURCES OF TECHNICAL SUPPORr • • • • • • IX 

LIAISON. • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • X 

DISTRmUTION • • • • • • • • • • • • XI 

TRAFFIC FORWARDING • • • • • • • • • XII 

SECTION I -. DEFINI'l'ION 

SECTION/II - /l:N'!'ERCEPT CONTROL 

1. I Ito co.n.trol those positions currently der::r• Category C (NSA Circulll.r 51-10) which have b./een assigned .• to to 

cover t~ I Activity, 

2. I~ control nine poei tttna .. .r--tl to provide addi tiona.l cover on the I I Activ~se positions as 

currently desie;na.teci and with designators effective upon decentralization are as follows: 

Current Designation 

FULL "A" 

FULL "B" 

FULL "E" 

SEARCH "P" 

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romeo "H" 

New Designation 

FULL 2 

FULL 3 

FULL 1'" 

SEARCH 2 

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POROCO 2 

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tM.s clocw:icnt ulll not be disclos'::?<l 

+.o fox eit;n Hatlenale e!' tll'ah· l?9fl?e 

eeneative.l TOP SECRET EIDER 

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exercising control over these positions it is necessary 

that cQ11sider the National Security Agency (NSA) requirement 

:for r p of' all encrypted material passed on the cases listed below. ChRnges to this list lr,111 be f'orwarded to I I. through technical channels. 

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~thof!e positions assi···gn···· ed to····c· ontrol a .. ···s···i.·.·.·.·.·.·.c.i a.·. · ... te .. / i gory c pos·· ... 1- tions L___JWill provide NSA with the following: 

a. Notification of changes .in assignment by electrical 

means in a separate intercept coverage series. 

b. A monthly recapitulation of intercept assignments by 

courier to NSA within 5 working days after/the e.nd of' the month. 

5. NSA is responsibl.e for adjustments in/the total number o:t 

positions to be assi~d. to each category/(NSA Circular 51-10). 

___ .... krt.11 keep NSA informed of changes/in the number of positions 

manned. 

SECTION III - S~IAL IDENTIFICAT.ION TECHNIQUES 

ll1s responsible 'tor.· o:/e.·rational control or._I ___,,....-......,..-,.,,.,,,..,....... equi~nata.lled atl / i Its to be responsive to NSA 

requirements for application or ~pecial Identi'tication Techniques • 

SECTION/ IV - TEXTA 

l. NSA will contim,1e to/be the authoritative source for TEXTA 

on all Ac ti vi ty and will publisll and distribute 

the of':f'icial TEXTA ca.i·d.s based on conoideration or the information 

received i'roml I 

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2. 'T'f':,T·\ infonnntion whlch ~cvc>loped atll will be 

fornlr,1~rlcf·.?ctr kally t.o NSA and L___Jaa suggcste~. 

s::f.:TIOIT 'I - TRl\FFIC ANALYTIC RESr'OtISIBILITIES 

1. It h: t.h~ rC'i::ponoibility of I !\to perfonn tra!fic analysis a::; rr.quirc·d for the following purposes: 

a. IntPrcept control. 

b. Provide technical support to the local cryptanalytic 

effort. 

c. Permit accomplishment of the COMINT t.echnical reports 

required by NSA {sec parngrnphs la and ld 1 Section .VIII). 

d. Permit accomplishment of' the COMINT end-product reports 

a.a required (see paragraphs 2a. and 2d 1 Section VIII)• 

2. NSA will continue to perform such traffic anS:lyUc tasks as 

requ:lred to provide technical support and to insure full integration 

of COMINT information from all areaa as may concern the 

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SECTION VI - CRYPI'ANf\LYTIC RE:SFUNSIBILITOO EO 3 · 3 (h) (2) 

1. NSA is responsible for thoinntion.o:r those cryptographic systems to be procesaed by ·~· Normally,, /NSA rill make 

this determination by applying the o oWing key and assigning those 

systems falling in States of Solution 3 thro.ugh 5. 

O - Little or nothing known of cryptographic elements. 

l - Baaic type of crypto-system determined. 

2 - System partially solved. but no messages yet :readable. 

3 - Less than 5eyf, of all messages in the system :readable 

to the extent of producing some intelligence. 

4 - Over 5orfo of all messages in the sys.tem readable to the 

extent of produc;ing some intelligence. 

5 - Readability essentially complete. 

2. Initially,, the .cryptanalytic responsibilities o:rD are 

as follows: 

a. and Signal Intelligence 

systems. per orm norma cryp analytic :functions on traffic ava1la e n the theater and will :forward key and code recoveries 

regularly by electrical means to NSA. NSA will retain responsibility 

for coordination with both U.S. and non-u.s. centers processing this 

material in other areas. 

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1.IU"on.Ul .C111 1-xmere.tion o.nd S1\00CBtions tor code i·r.rn· ··· .. r;. ImA 

u5 ll sn.opl.y ·. tb Jl.l()nthl.y Ir.ey .recoveries and '71.11 I""',.•· l ly dls tr1-

hlt l.e lial.a rocovel"ies to UllN units and to! I 

c. I lmay pcrrorm key recovery 011 o.voiJ.a.bl.e tro.i'ric 

in 1..hi.B .B:'J'Stcm, ronrara:tna.rcCUltant 1·ccovcrice to NBA end• the 6920th 

S~curi ty W'in.'l· 

3. I ~1{111 notify IlSA. by mcsea,ze, with appropriate 'Pl'ecedence: 

oi' eJ.J. cho.J11'!B in eni;:rn>tion. 'When a>sw tgm chan.:;es to State or Solution 

2 or below ( ini tioJ.J.y ~tonnincd byl . . . . lnll :Uomedtately begin 

l::j..;.,~:"'cic~~f~~~~~~\1\~?r4-/ mlviae 

l•. 'l'anl'orm~ I Sf(ltcm shOrt; ti tics 'Will \be assianed b~ I and 

ronrm:ded to 11r,A in accoJ.-tle.r1': '\fi.~~ NS.I\. ~~rcular . 52-1.\ 

which 

~; bavc ~~~~r~~=~~~~~tatua been assianed to the station. ~ W:ll.J.' i~~u,e \l'llODtbly cryptnno.tytic status reporte o.s necessary on sya tems in St:l~yOf Solution O, 

1 and ~. SECTIOH VII - TRA?mLATIOB nl!lSPO~~tt~ , '"~6 ~ ~; ~ ~ ( ~ ~ l us c 3 6 o s 

.__..,...,,...._' _____ 1_" ..... 1~""~~~~1""' made ~~DI: all lilCDSQ8CS ullich rola,~<bc) .· y e ·6• iiclications 

or areas closed t,o ... ·.·.·.·.·.nav.l,c;a.tion, etc. • Tre.nslat.· ions or the relevan~....---~---. I l®tivity should continue to be i"orward.C!d in thel ! 

I 181.unnuμ""J end, wben requtred, as part oi' the ca.m:rr repo ... r""""t,....s-p-rep_e.r_.ed 

b:rl I 

2 • To p1·cpo.rc translations or dccr;ypts derived i'ran the cr;yp tona.:cytic 

.rune tion assi311ed. in Section VI . 

GECTIO?? VIII - HErORTII~ RESroUSmILITD!lS 

i. Tcchn:f col. llcpo1wto - DWill rrepare the tollowina i.ecbnical 

COUlIIT l"e'['Orto: 

·~. ri1tcrccpt coveraco se1·iea. (:Jee peraai·e.J:lh 2.0., S'!ction II.) 

• ••• • 1>. 'J'J•:)f.T/l G!1J'[JC.lacl1 serlcs. '.t'l1ia aeriao 1rtll c...-011to.1.n a~atcd 

11mr noto.tiono, curc:-l.dl.1!!nta, etc. Ot~1cr lt.rJr,10 perto.1.nill~ to TEA'TA matters. 

'l'RI' &1!'.h:u;'f ee7ffl~er. JR! iR• in ,...,,_-o_!!=l-..l._1 __ _ 

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US.'\. orERJ\'fi0Ji3 Ol:Dl!J~ AJ.P:J·;:: 211-i 16 1-ht"ch 1955 

c. Tra.f!"ic /.nc.l;;r:Jiu (T/,\) l'c:clmicu.l llj:;11r\tr:-h Gcrlcs. 'l'hJ.o 

Aeries will conLaJ.11 1.110 1.cclu1lc·sLl tl.\1.u. ou.1.11>01·t.L11c J. Lc110 ln l.111.: I•'.:i.r 

J!h3t I11l.ellJ.c.encc Cma1ary c··:;.1:1) 01· :. •Ol. lt!!JOt"to 1.lnt r,,•Jl"ll"IJ docu11cnLution or tcchulco.l ump· .. J 1.L'lc.l.1.J.on u·1d o· .. 1.hc1· ltc..111:.1 such "\3t:t·... - ten ta tl vc c:ll.l:;; i( ,u, ...._ ________ ,_J,.,..>""1·""'u~,...,,0""':""'1c..,........,.o ... I....,.C""'1·-o""' b.J.t'l.le ?!Obl.t Lunu; • r 

"" r n tl:.~..£0 itCLm a.a rc112il•cil. 1\rlditic.1111.lly, tbJ.1.1 

acrieo J.13 to J.ncl.ude any sper•ll.'ic r1ccr;ypta i·equJ.rc'1. to DU.P.LJOr'l. controversial. .items in the 1 KJ.,J. 

d. Cryptanal.yeJ.13 (c/rL) Tcchnlcal Dlopo.tch Gerieo. This series 

will conta.in iteaJS or a purely cr~LuuulyLJ.ciLL,1l!lturo; i.e .• code recoveries 1 textual cnciphoiven l. l~ey rccove1·ics u.n.d Cl-DY d.iscl.10010113 or 

enciphcrmcnt oystcms pcrta.J.ni~ to the , Lc:tt or tho tcchniql.le3 or 

textual recovery. 

e. Weekly' 'l'eclmical Ifoi.uG. 

PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

r. Such o4d1 tional. tncJmJ.cul i·c,Por ts. a.a are/ presently 01· my 

be required by IfSA Circulars (:;iO-aerJ.eo) or aa derived r1·om tlle normal. 

analysis activities or the stu.tiou. 

2. En!l-Product Reports -I lwJll yre.l>a.re/o.nd 1'01"\10.rd the 

i'ollowinea end-product reports: 

o.. Da.J.l.y Fa.r f:la.st IntellJ.c,ou~e Ol.Ui'ILD.l'"f (l!'EIS) 

b • Spot Intellic;ence rc»o.1·ts 

c. I:ru.lividual. t1·ansla.t:lons not J.nclll'lccl. in a.. a.nd b. a.bove 

d. Unit t;ype studJ.c;r m1'1 unit 1110.tori.co a.s ca.P3billtieo permit, and 11hlch co.n be accom,pl.iohccl without/lleL1·ime.1t to the a.ssic;ned 

responOJi.billtJ.es. liSA is to be l:c,Pt J.11formcd or ,a • .iy ouch proJectljl 

Wldcrtcl:en, prei'erabl.y at tho tlrtc: pbns /arc i'ormula.ted. Any re.Ports 

11rcpo.red a.re to be .Loruo.rdcd to IIO,\ in dra.i't form .ro1· revieu and 

l'ublication. 

S~-X::Tl.CIJ I:~ - COUitC!:S OF 1:£CCirJ;iC!\L SUPPORT 

l. I jio res,Ponslble .L"or ti1c ,provlsion or teclmico.J. SU.LJPort 

to any GuborU.i1atc deta.cllJllC~O lillVSJ.x:GRUDBTS o.s J1UY bo dcsic,nu.ted1 

ancl. to thooe unJ.ts at wbJ.chL___J h::.i.s bcc11 .:;.:Lvon interce.Pli control. 

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USA OPEHJ\.TIOHS Olm.ER ANJ.ITEX 211-1 l.6 March 1955 

responsibilities. Technica.1 SUJ2POrt on thel I 

COlilliT Entity to be prov:l.ded by L Jwill. be tbOOt which is dcri ved 

i'rom the ta.sks a.ssi(;Iled ii this J.a.· .. per dnd·· .. i'rom. collateral ma.te1~1a.J.···· .·· which m.y be availa.bl.e to .and releasable to other u. s. COMINT 

units • 

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a om facilities available to NSA.~-~~~~~~~~~--'-

3. 1ra4 r·····e····. ta.ins the responsibiiity :r.or·. dis·s· .. emination .· o.·/ 1' .. ··oi'i'icial I Ji.denfi Cic;ti ans ;ncl 1'·.o. r order oi'·. batt·. le nota.t:i.. o .. ·· llB.· • When 

a.ny "unoi'ficia.111_ l1den-b11'ications and order•oi' ba.ttle 

notations a.re used by: : such.entries will be preceded by the 

word "tentative." 

SECT!ONX;;.LIAISON 

1. no l.ia.ison with non-U. s. COMIIi~'U,Il~ts isauthor:lzctl. in connection with the tasks assigned in this pa.per• 

2.. Liaison with u. s. CO?iII-TT units in the ~~ erJ I is 

permiss"J.ble. /;····:~L 86-36/50 use 3605 

SECTIOli XI - DIS'IDIBUTION EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

1. Technical Reports 

a. T'J!:XTA dispatch seriea tg NSA, NSG, and.I =-----___ .. __ _ b. T/ A Technica1 Dis~atch Serieo to NBA, MSG, . and I jper 

the Tcl.etype FonP'rdinr; .qirective •.. ····These reports mo.y be· .. i'C>r\·· ... ra.ra:ea, at 

the discretion 01L J to other actl vi ties authorized to receive 

the inf'orma.tion. 

c. C/A Technical. Dispatch Series to IJSA, IJOO, and J lper 

the Tel.etype Forw,rdinr: lirective. These reports ma.y be· .. • forwarded, at 

i.he dis.crction of /to other activities authorized to receive 

the in1'01"IllD.tion. 

d. l/ecltly techn1coJ. notes vill be fo1:bi courier at 

the close of the reporting ,Period. I·TS.1\.1 IlSG, and co.ch require 

one copy of' the weel~ly techhica.l notes containin~ o f A items; two 

copies ii' both T/A a.nd C/A itelil.S are incl.uded • 

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c. 011c copy of t.cxlis of decrypt(.•.- 1 .ssuc;es, by courlc1· to J:l.3A. 

2. F.n•l-_producL Huporta 

a. The l•'u.r E;J::;t Intcllifience Suimnary (FEJS) will be d!st1·lbulic<l 

clcc L1· lcal.ly to the follow !nc;: 

(1) NS.fl. 

(2) CMO 

(3) CO?·U.fA.Vli'E 

(Ji.) CIJTCPACFLT 

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(5) Fleet Commanders, CARDIV\Comdrs 1 and Task Force Comdrs, 

as deaiGnated by ONO to the Director, MSA. 

(6) l•'IW~ 

(8) SSO, liq, Gtra.te5ic Air Comma.nd (JJo.val Air portion 

only) 

(9) sso, llq1 l\.ir/Derense Command (Ua.val l\.ir portion only) 

(lo) 692ot11i:Jccurity \1inr; 

( l l ) !\.:3/1..li'E (1>u:J.o to SSR I•'EC ror CINCFE, SSR Eic;hth ./\rm;y 

/\.dV/O.lld GSR J\l"I•'l!:/Eii:;hth l\.rmy), 

(12) USJJ-1~69 /(ITSA .PO.BS I I ~6/ (NS.I\. iia.ss) 

b. ~(lellce reporta wlll be cl'.l.skibuted electric~ to the 1'oll0\1inc;: 

(1) IlSA 

(2) cuo 

( 3 ) COl•$1\. Vii'N 

(1~) CIIiCPACFLT 

( 5) li'leet Conllh·s 1 Ci-'\RDIV Cou'lllrs, a11d Ta.ak l•'orce Comirs, 

as desi~ted by CNO to the Director, l'l'OJ\.. 

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(9) SSO, liq, Air Defense Comma.nri 

:i?L86-36/50 use 3605 (10) G920th Security Wing 

EO 3~ 3 (··bJ ( 2 ) (l.l.) l\GAFE (.pa.ss to f3SR l••EC i'or CI11CFE1 GSlt Eic,hth Arar9 

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llSA in dra.tt - one CO.PY. ' 

3. AlJ. couri~1· m.teriD.l. ro1~ is to be ,1:10.ckac,cd 

scpru.·o.tcly and r --=~~~~~-~~p~roprlo.1.c B.[.,"ency. 

AlJ. el.ectrical. mte1·1.o.l. iu tp be Lro.1mmittod 1.o 

?1'3'\. wi Lh appro,Prio.tc p10Sln:r.~:cmn;r"l1t:'1!i'XtlIIB'•• _ .... 

SJOO!l!IOif XII - IJlU\F.FIC FOR\il\RDING 

.......,,. __ .... ! io to i'orward copies of all intorccJ?tcd 1.rai'Eic to ?13.'\. in 

·.i.cco~\i.~ncc wilill the ITSA t't'afi'ic i'orwardiDG direc1.lve. 

DY COIJ!.IA?t"D OF LI~ GJ!HEBAL Cl\l!IIl.l!'l: 

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DIS'IDIBUTlO,i 

Special. 

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.ALFRED R. l·':ARCY 

Co1onel. U. S. /u.9f11Y 

Deputy Dil.•cc tar 

Productl011 

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