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NBA OPERATIONS ORDER 

ANNEX 211-3 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

Washington 25, D.c._. 15 ~is 199 

'®'lt:t 86-"'36/So use::: 3605 

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EFFECTIVE UNTll. RESCINDED OR SUPERSEDED 

CURRENT REPORTING ON THE NJRrHEBN COMPLEX, 

CCMNT ENTITY'. 

SECTION 

DEil'INITION •• •. • •••••••••••• •. • •• •. •.. I 

INTERCEPT CONTROL •••••••••••••••••••• II 

TEr?A/TEXIN •••• , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • III 

SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES •• • • IV 

TRAFFIC ANALYTIC RESPONSIBILITIES • • • • V 

CRYPT.ANALYTIC RESPONSIBil.ITIES •• • • • • • YI 

SCANNING AND TRANSLATION 

RESPONSIBILITIES•••••••••••••••• VII 

REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES •• • • • , • • • • • VIII 

SOURCES OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT••••••••• IX 

LIAISON•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• X 

DISTRIBUTION ••••••••••••••••••••••••• XI 

TRAFl"IC FORWARDING •••••••••• • •••••• •. XII 

SECTION II - INTERCEPT CONTROL 

and RSA 

J.. r---1..1:1:1 control. those pos1t10llli; ~·ir:~d rgor;r c 

(NSA Cir~-10) I w:t:~~ave been eJ 1 rcated to to cover the 

Northern Complex of the _ __ _ understoo o nclude the communications of the foll ........ .._.. • .....--------' 

The Information contained in 

this document vill not be disclosed 

to foreign nationals or theii: representatives. 

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c. Foreign-flag vessels and their stations of contact on the .-----.;:;..;;.......;::.""""'"i~ 

d. shore stations on the .__ ____ __.I rivers 

and their vessels of contac;:t, 

e. Shore stations of other I twaterw~s and 

their vessels o:f co111 '.l.Ct 'When such tr9l'f'1c is airillable .• 

2. In exercising control over these positions,r---lw:t.11 give 

pa.rl:t.cu1ar consideration to the NSA cryptanBJ.yt;tc in'Eerestin material 

passed on the Deases. I?l gen.E!l'eJ.i this inte:re~rt is met by assigning 

full coverage to those heta or portionsof'netS'W'b.i~b fall within the 

=~~a,;:;~~:;;;J;~{f~t~li~~~:s~::pt 4. I lv:t.if provide tecbnica.1 back,.up to such othe.r stations as 

mSiV proitide 8ddi tiona.1 coverage on the .Northe.rn/ Complex ot tbe En.ti ty 

as prescribed in NSA Circular 50-9. 

5. NSA is responsible for e.dJus.tments in the total number\of' positions 

to be assigned to the I // // //t 

SECT!ON.!II .,./TJilXTA/TEXIN 

1. NSA will continue to be the official source tot \TEXTA on all D 

targets, and is responsible for the timely dissemination \Of TEX!l!A. 

2. TEXIN deve1oped at LJ1s t.o be forwarded. electrically to NSA. 

~CTION IV .,/SPECIAL IDENTI!'ICAT!ON TECHNIQUE$ 

___ .........,w .... ill---...""l'ub1ni t reques'ts f'or /Direction Finding ofl I to 

the as required. I lwill be accomplished byJ las 

fac 1 ties and priority of processing allow. Results of such stuay are to 

be furnished NSA in.accordance with NSA Circulars (50-series). 

SECTIC~i V - TRAFFIC ANALXT!C RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Qv.1.1.i. :i:...::r.i'orm traffic analysis as required for the following 

purposes. 

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NSA OPERATIONS ORDER AUNEX 211-3 

a. Intercept control, 

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b. Accomplishment of required COMINT technical reports 

(Section VIII, para 1), 

c. Accomplishment of required CCMrNT end-product reports 

(Section VIII, para 2). 

2. NSA will continue to perform such traffic analytic tasks as are 

required to provide technical support, and to insure f'ull integration or 

aJ.l COMINT information f'urnished on ~he Oca.D:NT En.ti ty. 

SECTION VI ..,CRYPi'.AN.ALYTIC RESPONSIBILITIES 

For th.~present, NSA will :retain responsibility for all cryptanalysis of CJystems. Yll'le:in any D system attains a status permitting timely ex-

~~t~:!i~~f~:~t~ll ei1ne the feasibility of' assigning processing 

fl:t, fl'~::c:3§(.:50 use 3605 SECTION VII - SCANNING AND TRANSLATION RESPONSIBILITIES 

EO ''3, . 3 (hf (2) 

1~ I l'W111 [>e resfonj1bie :ror scanning material obtained f'rom 

the ?{orthern Comp:Lex of' the COMINT En.ti ty f'or items of immediate intel1. igence :J,Il.tere. s··.t .• ·. -l~io~;e.tned ~:uch •=fug :u nomally be incorporated into the daily I 

t ······ .... L (Section r J para 2 I DU mq so be ssued as spot 

reports, or be integrated into other CafiNT reports as the situation mq 

require. 

2. Translations issued ind.ivi('.iuall.y 'Will be prepared in accordance 

with :formats contained in the NSA Bulletin Format. 

3. NSAwi.ll review translations made b;YI I as required f'or technical. control encl. technical support purposes. Raw traffic supporting all 

translations will be forwarded to NSA by electrical means 1 with precedence equivalent to tlla.t assigned to the translation. 

SECTION VII'.I. - .REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES 

l. Technica.l P.eP?rtB -I I will prepare the ~allowing technical. 

reports: 

a. A weekly Traffic .Analysis Summary {TASUM) which will contB.:f.n 

notes on developments on the following: 

{1) Callsign recoveries and usage,. 

{2) Operating procedures, 

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(3) Frequencies and schedules, 

(4) Net structure. 

b. SpeciaJ. reports on technicaJ. developments as the situation 

requires, 

c. Translations of' significant connnunications instructions (CI) 

messages, 

d. Intercept coverage change reports, 

e. TEXIN dispatch series, 

r. Full text plain language traffic in foreign languages not 

within station linguistic capa.bili"t;y, 

g. Such additional technical reports as a.re presently or as mS\Y' 

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

analysis activity of' the station. 

2. End-Product reports - 1 ... __ .... !will prepare the following endproduct l"epor ts : 

a. flpot-intelligence reports:\ To include significant messages 

(full or extrict translat:f.ons derived :t'romOintercept indicating signitica.nt changes tn .military or economic fosjure. Spot 

reports will also e rn e conce ng unusuaJ. changes in communications 

patterns or pr:>cedures • 

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translations. This daily summa.rY will 'be :l.tt. th:J:"ee parts as follows: 

PART ! '~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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This part will contain an analysis of' the comnm.ications of I 1~~~~ t~eir vessels of contact, subdlvjded as below. 

1. Pr11liminc1 c.r general ate.tement as to: 

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a. Number of ships active in communications during the 

24-hour period under study, 

b. Comparison of this figure to the nonn, 

c. Highlights, if any. 

2. List of all ships nonn active in the area by callsi 

with identification and summary of last activ ty observed. If s p 

is inactive during the report-d~, the last-date-heard will be given, 

and any new occurrence will be pointed out. Ships inactive for over 

three weeks will be so reported and dropped from the report until 

their reappea.rlUlce. This list is to appear in two sections: 

a. Current three-letter callsigns and their successots, 

matched to four-letter callsigns where possible1 

b. Remaining unmatched four-letter callsigns in the current 

"B" series and their successors. 

PART II 

This part will contain an anal.Yi .. ia of the connnwiications of I ~.registry vessels and their mainland stations of contact, giving complete heading information itt a.11 

cases, and plain language texts, translated where necessary. A ttotiotion as to type of cipher used will be ~e when appropriate-. 

PAm' III ~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) 

This part will/9ontain an analysis of the communications of .__ _______ _.lvessels end shore stations on the following inland waterw~s. 

1. 

a. Preliminary general statement as to: 

(i-) Number of ships active in comnuniee.tl..ms durittg the 

24-hour period under study. 

(2) Comparison of this figure to the nor.m. 

(3) Highlights. 

b. List of' all la.ndin craft tankers sh1:: a ·Of over 3 000 

gross tons, and other vessels of interest by reason of 1nvolvement n 

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milita...-r:y transport missions, by name, with call.sign and summary of 

la.st ar.tbi i..y observed. If ship is inactive during report-dS\Y, the 

lD.3t-date-heard will be given, and any new occurrence will be 

pointeci ont. Sh:i ps inactive over three weeks will be so reported, 

Md cl.ror•rui from report until reappearance. 

c. Translations, full or extract, giving significant infor~ 

mation onl !consignees and consignors, and 

on cargo shipme.11· .. b Jf strategic inte:t'est, e.g., POL, metals end 

chemical dhipments, eRpecial.ly as directed tol !factories and 

consignea-deeignators. 

:for ''i ;, I ccoo, c cw appxxcaoxc a 

J season: Format as 

3. otherl J when such traffic is 

available: Format as for "1 11 above as apPlicable. 

i tulation of' 

activit will provide a recspitulation,:9t 

activity noted on the Northe~ Complex of' the Entity emphe.::1.iz:lng the level 

of' coastal port activity for ea.ch'\leekin tμrn, based.,on:Part I of the 

pertinent daily I ~ '!'h~B w~ekly summ&ry will be reported 

in two parts as follows: 

PART I 

.,PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

EO 3.3 (h) (2) 

This part will contain a preliminary gener&l statement 38 to t.he 

disposition of' the coastal merchant marine during th! week under 

study, end will reflect any information of general. siSn.i:f'icance, unifying, as necesse.ry, the import of' specific items reported as high·· 

lights in the week's daily summaries arid as individual. tren.fJlations. 

PAWr II 

This art will 

a.ct:fvo in 

1. The list will be subdi\r:f.e~d to show: 

a. ThP. po1t-cal.ls of veeuels using the current three-letter 

callsigns and thcil' e•1ccessors, matched to four-letter ca.Usigns 

where possible, 

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b. The port-calls of vessels using the remaining unmatched 

four-letter caJ.lsigns in the current "B" series and their successors. 

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

fol.lowing infonnation will be listed in four colunms: 

a. Callsign, 

b. Ship's name, 

c. Number of arri vaJ.s during the reporting period, 

d. Ship's gross tonnage. 

Each port entry will then show the total number of' arrivaJ.s of 

ships for which the gross tonnage is known, with the totaJ. gross 

tonnage computed; also the number of' arrivals of ships for which the 

gross tonnage is not known, and that munber so stated. Unidentified 

ports at which arrivals are noted will be shown in the last place. 

3. In the event that COMINT is insufficient for the establishment of actua.l arrive.ls at any port f'or a given ship, that ship 

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

number of d~s noted active in communications shown as item "C11 • 

3. 

studies. 

NSA is responsible for end-product reports based on long-term 

SECTION IX - SCXJRCESOFT.ECHNICALSUPPQRT 

-~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 

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i. I l1s :res:P~~siple ro:r -tll.e provisio:p. or. technical. support to 

any subordinate deta.ghment, or to NAVSECGRUDE;TS (a:tl.oat) as mav be designafed bytC~()-/Technica.l support on thec=]COMIN'r Entity to be\provided 

by will be that which is derived f'rom the tasks assigned. in this 

Annex and from collatera.l materia.l which mey be available to the station 

and releasable to other U.S. COMINT units. 

2. NSA will continue to pro~irect technical support to I L 

both from the effort at NSA on theL___FOMINT Entity, and from facilities 

available to NSA. 

SECTION X - LIAISON 

1. Liaison with foreign COMINT units is not authorized in connection with the tasks assigned in this paper. 

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2. Liaison with U.S. COMINT units in the arr?a riv TeQU.i:recl -roy the 

success.fuJ. accomplishment of the mission is authorized. 

SECTION XI - DISTRIBUTION 

1. Technical i~P.J?Orts 

a.. Weekly TASUM to be forwarded electrical.ly to NSA and to 

USN-27, routine precedence, 

b. CI messages to NSA and to USN-27 by electrical means, 

c. Intercept coverage change reports to NSA by electrical mea.'11.s, 

d. TEXD~ dispatch series to NSA by electrical means, 

e. Full text plain lo.ngu~ traffic in f'oreign languages not; 

with:l.n station lingui.stic carability to NSA by electricaJ. means. 

f. Special reports on technical developments to NSA and to USN-27. 

2. End-Product Reports 

a. The daily I 19;tld the weeklyJ I will 

be distributed electrically, priority preced~nce, to .the following: 

(1) CINCP~FLT Q._ __ _.lpass) PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 

· EO 3 . 3 ( h) ( 2 ) (2) CINCFE (ASAFE pass to SSR-' FEC) 

(3) COMNAVFE Cl.._____....l:P~s) 

( ~.) SSO, FE.AF 

(5) CHO (OP-300:) 

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(7) USN-27 

(8) TJSl'T-21 (via P.SA."'i'F. e.ndl D 

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(12) NSA 

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' (13)umJ I (DIRNSA pass weekly reports only) 

(14} c::::::::J ( ASAFE pass weekly reports only) 

b. Spot intelligence reports and individual translaiions not 

included in either of the two end-product reports above to be dist~ibuted 

electrically with precedence as appropriate to those organizations and 

activities listed in paragraph 2a, above. 

c. All spot reports, other than those concernen with recurring 

developments within a local area, or repetitive and predicted communications 

chm1ges, will be addressed to sso, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command 

and SSO, Headquarters, Air Defense Command in addition to regular recipients. 

The channel to be used in passing this ini'ormation is via the nearest 

Air Force COMINT unit in the area, with appropriate passing instructions. 

SECTION XII - TRAFFIC FORWARDING 

~will forward copies oi' all intercepted traffic in accordance 

with~ Traffic Forwarding Directive. 

BY COMM.AND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL C.ANI:rTE: 

DISTRIBUTION ~pcciaJ. 

Brigadier General, Air Force 

Deputy Director, Production 

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