Declassified U:EtPl=i'b'':'~Gr?~e by NSA on 04 

E.O. 13526 

ATILIEG'.LOI! HfJ.J. S'.rAT:i:Oii 

Date 'l,..-z, ~ 

TO FROH 

___ Commanding Officer __ V"" _____ _ ~sst. Uor:lll1andant ________ _ 

~Dir. of Com. He search 

--Executj.ve Officer ------

asst. Executive Officer 

--Adjutant ----- Asst. .1cf..,';_u_t_ru_n_t ________ _ 

--Chief, Headquarters Branch 

Coordination Section --------

--Inf. and Liaison Section ==Chief, J\. Branch _, ____ _ 

Cltief, B Branch 

---Chief, C Branch----------------

--Chief, D Branch 

--Chief, E Brarich----------

-Chie.f, ii' Branch ____ Dir. of ~raining. -------------- ___________ _ 

2d Sig. Serv. Bn. -----Property Officer -------------- ---Personnel Off ice_r __________ __ 

--Provost liarsllal 

Post Engineer ------------ --Classified mu ...... l.,....,P=.-oo_n __ -------

--Secretar;r to C. 0. 

General 1''iles -------- ----201 Files ----- --------------------

Cor.:!r.lents and Return 

--flecO!!lI!J.endations ---------

--Information --Inf orma tion_a_n __ d_I __ l_e-tu_r_n ______ _ 

___ Inf. and rorwarding, ______ _ 

Your Information and Jt'ile ----- ------- Signature, if approved 

--dee Note on Ba.cl-:: ------

--As Requested 

_:... s Discussed --------------------- ----Your .Action ----- -~-------------------

• 
Al1LIEGTOl·J ~-!A'GL S'rATIQIIT 

Date~ ~'f..3 

.. 

To_/ FaCY! 

V Cor.ir.m.nding Oi'f.:cm: ,. __.t..__A:Jst. Con!Jil·'adant ----=..--/ ____ _ Dir. of Co:J. J?.esearch l.L...- -~-E:lre~utive Officer -~~--------

.'.s::it. E::ecuti.ve 'Officer 

--,\C.jute.nt -----

.~.:wt. Adjuknt ~--Coor u -,_.,.....,------------- in.:l ti on Section 

--Chief; I!endquarters ""'B_r_a_n-c""·h-----

_ClrLef, A Branch __________ _ 

Chief, :.3 .3rc.?.r1c~1 

~~-0 h -i. e if, C B:.;.·ench ----------------- ~--G l. i e i', D 3ranch ---------------- -~-Chief, E 3re.nch -~-------------

-Chief, I~ .':rc.nch------------

Dir. cf Training 

---_, C. O. of Troops ------------~ 

------rTopcrty Off ice-r--~~~~----

Pcr3 on..~el~Officer 

---Provost _ ':.:~r~:i:ml ----------

ClG.s sif .:ed ~'nil 2.oo;.1 --~-Secret a :r.;,- to C. C•. ----------- ---Gonoi·al Piles ---------

--201 Files· ------·----·----~ 

----, v /C0""''"" ( -ta.·1~ 0 .. ·t .1. ~ .... C a-,,~ ..,_\.,.!. .,"'-t·ur ... l.11;,,V ... 

~ "' .. .L.. __,. _________ _ 

__ ..,,L'_:e~or.nnc~1~n.i.. 1.ons __________ _ 

t/ ·: . .n.1. or,ua t.J.on 

---.I;-;.f ori.ta +,J.011-a--,-ld,,.....,n""'"1.a...,..L l_Li._""_n ______ _ 

Tn F' a·.v' Fr11 •\ T. rdi;l"" --- J..., • ...... .._.. U- •<" - E)~..,.,.......-------

-four Infor.1!u"Lion and -l•'iJ;Oe ---- -~~---~ Si.~:"!ature, if a::;iproved ----

___ Sc e i~ote. 0!1 Back_~.._ ________ -----------_ 

::.s :1equested --~-.\s Discussed ------~--~--~ ..... --~ 

--~-..Your Act.!.on·~---------~-------


19 i~ovember 1943 

l~CT.E::, ON cm.:FEHEl·:CE HELD 18 l\C'v'"Ei.~ 1943 bb'''NEi:.l. tt.E:t':~bEr{r:,,Trr..!.S OF Tt-.E 

SIG~~AL SECIBITY AGEl:CY ii.ED Tr..E STATE DEPARTd:!.Ul' 

1. The confert:.rice ·.:as held for the t\IV.1:- osc of O.iscussin~ a proposed 

survey of tre cr:r?toe:;rapidc .facilities of the State DepartH.er1t by the Signal 

Security agency. Troe Signal 3ecurity .ri.fency was represented by ;.-r. Fried.ran, 

; ajar .. iser, t~nc: Captain t oak. T!:e State Departn.ent w:::.s reprosentEd by 

~r. Salmon and Lr. Goldsberry. 

2. ~.·r. Saln.on opened t~1c discussion by ·prciser.tinE; a ir:.emorandllIIi. dated 6 

Jlov£.r,ber 1943 fro:u l. r. Stettiniue to -Fr. Shaw in ·!1hich rr. Stettinius poiI1ted 

out that the President has expressed an intcrt..i::t in th6 security of :Jtate 

JJepart,i.ent codes e.r.d ciphers. r·r. Stdtinius t!::.en stated that E;.n investidi-

·Uon of t!iis subject by qualified re:t.resEJ""htatives of tr.6 Arr:.y appeared 

desirable. 

3. !·.r. Friedr.ia.n then ii.a.de reference to a report :latf.d 26 June 1')41 of a 

survey 11iade by representatives of the Signal Intellit::,e11ce ~ervice, the Cf:t'ice 

of l\aval Co1•Jlll.mica.tions, and t~_e ji'ederal .cureau of Investiea.tiou. Tnis 

report was re.ad a.:r..d a discussion follo\ .. ed frou. 11hich it a~p&e.red that almost 

all of the; reco;:;:m:ienclatiotiB made therein have been carried out by the Depa.rtlt.eut. 

"'. Discussioi. of a general nature r:.oi;.; follo1,..ed ;.;.hich brou,~tl. out the 

following ~oints: 

~· 'i'he Departiuent has allot·Led insufficleut pcrsonr:.el for the proper 

perforrua.nce of necessary cryptogrt:..,)hic functions. 

J?.. 'Existir16 office space:;. and re:prot:uctio11 fucilities (:u.ult.ilith, etc.) 

are inadequate • 

.Q.• The Assistant Security Cfficer t.as not been oe.leg&ted proper 

responsibility over s&curity functio11s of t!.Le operating ciivision 

(The Division or Comu:.unications and necords) 1::1.r.d it appears that 

tr·e Security Officer has not exercised this responsibility. 

!>. J~t t•lia point tt:e question v:as raised as to ·;,l;et~.er t:1e l:onlllli ttec hu.d 

sufficient authority to go furt!ier into these 1.iatters. It was pointed OJ.lt. 

that the only exiatinf: autnority "Was a letter f'ro&.1 th6 .!oinl Corw!_unic:J.tions 

Board to the Secretary of State in wl.ich the cooreratior. and advice of .1.1rmy 

cryptographic experts was offered. TJ.ie Counill.ttee felt that t:1is letter did 

not rr.eet the require.rr.ents and l:r. Friedruan asksd !:r. Salrt.on if i:e would be 

willing to v,rite a lc:.tter for the signature of l..r. Stetti:tdus in v1hich the 

lJepartn:..ent wou1r;. specificall::; rey_uest a survey. :. r. Sal ... 011 agreed to C:.o this 

if reG_Ucsted and the ;-i.a.t :..er \";as dropped pending further perusal of t~1e .!CB 

letLer. 
... 

;;-~:A67~5 ----- - . 

6. ris a prelimin:iry s Lefi Captai1~ i.:oak v;as requested to r.uake a. brief 

survey of the syster...s now in uee by the Depart..r.ent. This has been done and 

a copy of the report is attached hereto. 

For the Coia.uittee: 

Copies tor 

, ... r. Friedman 

_ .r. ~a.lir.on 

11,nj or Eiser 

/~/0., lti-~ /.:.~w.6 s Cr. 1 oak 

Oaptain, Signal Gorps