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ID'BJEC't: llt"1.•ton of hpl.rtn:ent ot Ule Anq ~ 3«>-,_10 

'l'Ot th. F:towat lfvahal General 

..._ 4C 6'5, Thea Pentagon 

9ae!rhgtcn 25, D. C. 

IHIR'tlC!h hcm>st '01.'rl.aion 

l.. Wu.nee 1• Jl&de to the oonrerence which repraentstiTe• or fOU%' 

etf1.c. b•ld with eecU?'it~ officers of the various tec~.nical eervicea on 

8 ~ember 1943 \.0 diacuse the rrobletc. of rertsing neparti:.ert or the Anny 

a-orusdul!I )80-~10. In accords.nee with th• request :;&de at this conferenett, the tollo.ing .ugge~tions are •ubndtteJ tor cona1dorat1on. 

a. It. I.a reeoome"lded that. t.h• aea:oiarntwri be orgw~ed Md writ.ten 

prl.u.r1lJ' u m nthor1.t~Uve ¢de to .rersor:s ii: industry, i.e., to peraona who &N aej. th~r f Aiili liar ;: 1th Oepart:tent of t.h9 Ara1 teraa nor ha'ft 

aeeesa to nppl817"9lltltJ'7 iutructiona. nguhti-:;n:s, etc. In o\her 1t0rd1, 

W• DiEOr!.ndtmt .ttould be so oo=elttte in cox:tent and etr~gh.ttorward ln 

word1ng tb..t an;r plant exacutiYe or ccntraet1n5 officer "~o ia not taiU.liAr 

al.\h Us.e 1.ntricmte r•~~ents ot ol,.a$~1!ieJ contract ~ork can, b7 tollowin& thi• one 1M12110rand'mr., bet aprriaed ot a.ll of Ul• respons1bi11tiea 

Mid procedures inTOlYed in aehitfTir.g th• required secur1t7. Admittedly, 

\ld.a ualte• th• problem or J"trT15inf th9 memorandu:t ~ =ore diftlcult on~, 

llttt. • bri.•t 8Ul"TeJ" ot the eonfu.aion th~t eiiata now concerning induat~ial 

•nrity sakes 1 t obrtou t.'i"lt anyth!n4 l .. = wlll only ado to the confuaion ?"3.the-r t.ha.n elltlnate it. 

a. IA k•ep1n4 with t.he :above, 1t 1• •"lll-'!&t'J!'tll!'t! thrt U-e uotmt ot 

eollateral Nterlal t.o 1'hich & 11ere title referMU:• is aade b9 K9pt tc s 

~~ pretwl"thly to tho3e regulations ~r me::.or:uld' •hieh are nece~s~17 

tor COllpl•t~cH but too len~hy tor incluei-:Jn 1.r t-oto. It. h r.-c:oc::ended 

that thtt pl".a.c:Hce ot aakin£ r-ete-rerces bf ident.lf lng tba source and quotinf; 

th.st rort1on or tho m.11.terhl which :ii.ppl1e=a be ua9d Hbera11,.. Thi• )Jractice 

wlll aalte the ragulatior ~oMt cor~l•to ood will 1ncr•a~¢ 1ts ?alue and 

u1ab1-li t 7. 

ft. n. 1• tu.rt.her wgrest.-d that. .. glo•tU'1' of technical t•nu 

lMt illcluded in the regulation. ~re 1a • parUcul"r noed for cle'U" and 

acaurate det1tdtion ot the parti•• involved and a eharp delinetttior ot U1• 

napmstb111t1•• or ff.eh. Th• pre:sent period or t.ran_p t1on fl'Of!" t.'ire•-•errlc• 

Jll"Oetb eerrt \o aingle-aerrlco procurctent 1a a ditficul t one tor both 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 08-12-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
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CS.C:t•-11 

h'bjfft i ~d.on Of 0.pflrt:wnt of \M • "1 ~1'1dts!!t ~5-10 

IO!lt7"t01" and f"'OCCrlr ... agenoy. Old sM !am li&l" tft'!'il"I, ~acts, l'!"ld 

poced'Qn• an bell'lg nplac~ 'Sith nn, .a. le cs~~iel \h4t ... :ton th1.t ~ ter.::inolo,a of \hU np1d.toii, 11t'ieh 't-.As a baste poattVm ir. ti..e 

...e ""1~ procu~ pTOCI!~~•, be cl•arly dc.fi~. 

J. 1tt rttw of lrus !•ct that ct.ier·""l!tt:t.ti01\ ot quettior-abh ery;:t.o- lAiU ol"ranc:•ft 11' to /nfJt wit.~ \M AJ'!l1-1'•..,,....Air 'Forte ~ • .,~onr:el ~ttttJd.t)" Flo&rd, it 1a f'trongq NCO~td t.hat. the AnfT :"•l:llrit7 .lpn~, 

*1"4 hla n1pon1tbtltt1 tor u7ft,olo!ie eeccrlt1 ritr.tn t~e ~~, b-e 

prsdttt'd "P"9@1'1t~ton rm ~u boa~ ~ a ~~ol.oile cl.-l"':·nef! 1• 

ilntttnd. na. d•teninction or U-.4 4~gt"ff or ffC'Urtty t4'1"dt1 •\t1 !.nW11'-4 1n th• nrl.oua ~11gs of a C"rnt.,loP,'ic contnet Pr lM ude l)t'!l7 

kjr tfti~ c:~oloP,a upi9rta. lt u reslh~ t.h~t. nuy othlfr te('t't1fral 

..-rrtc-e ..t"" ~ "' lftmla.r- pi.a ror rep1 toeritatt<m, 'tit.at tt-41 """) l•l 

don not uitt. fio other U(~nie&l nrvit-t ht• ~r ldmrt.Y-tl.Te ~.,. cant 

.r 1\• ~i~ Md m1'rlt1ea ola•rit1-4J no ot"itt t•c!m!e11l e1tl'°'Ytt"o !s 

..t.thM ttlQr.ttJrpA.rt 1n vh1.l Hr., J and, !!'IOSt i "'TOrt•nt, no ctn'!!" teehn1~1'1 

.m .. •epends ao eoepldely •pon •eenrlt7 NI•~ tor it• erter:f 1Ym"'~ .. s. 

4. la n1ponn to th• ~et !Qr ideu ~pllcal:-1• to the gtn•J"tl 

problft of ffc.mrlty •1Mn'l"l.-et 11 tt ta ngprte<t tha.t an trtm-,ui "" •• u'1y 

M ude ot th9 pc>adb1.Ut1 of u.1~t paJ"ChOlot1 cal tert• in t(mj'a'Met ton 

wt th a lie detector ...... dn•rln• tt1• loyalty and Mntal .iabill t.7 of & 

,erson. 1'be pnnnt ..th~ Qf Mar.nine ata.b1Ut.r AM Jud!1n6 loyalty 

10l•l1 ~1 1meat1gat1ne th• eternal ap~l"M~• ot a pen!rn' s part le ~rd. C~eu,wd •• it la with t.~a 9'lrl'aeo. th1e Mttmd it.-n~"* th~ 

Jlf'O'C• .. r:t Mtfth.l d.-..lo~ .. tbe trial• o.nd •rrors lnY'.:tlttd in aatttrll"fr. 

ni.I :l!llt'thod SMwll «ft\!)" t.hl d•tak•I W ~non ll!llllcea and fa.lla to det~t"-

Mi.M wMtM1- a JM'l'9t)n lA~l"l'I• anythln& tro:s. hl• ed.atalte1. .lppeannce~ oe-l•b:n 

show intent, wad 1.at.•rrt. 1a \he primary ttlo~nt. of lo,.Uty. 

'· Iu~ • .,.. apecif1o eo~s anr4 wwntona on the nrrl•O'd 

tnt\ •t \M Dopart•nt ot to. AfWt ~nn.:!'lr!'! 380-~-lO. 

l lacl 

C...Ontt vJl5 nu-rtiona 

h mind dn.n. •t O.pt or th4 

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Comnnt1 and Suggest.ion• on Spectne Points 1n Tlnft ot Rniaed 

DepartMnt of the lJ"ll,1 Ve'IO:randura 3£10-5-10 

Pangn.ph 2L 

Pan.gn.ph 4 

Paragraph 8 

Para;rarh 

9&\l) 

Include ar,n>tologlc clearance di:reetiw in refeJ"C'cea. 

Iaclude definition ot c'l'J"Ptologic clearance su~atan.t1•.J.11 aa t~llowa1 

•A a1'71*ologto clearance ie a ror-..al certiticatlon ot a peraon 

Clthotlsing td.• to ha'f'e access to ~aterial aaeoeiated with the 

eenlitive phaaes of eoJlll"Dn1cation aecurit7, coP.1-u.nication intelllpnce, and related acrt1nt1••·" 

Include detin1t1on of suspension of cryptologic clearance wb•tantJ..&117 aa f.:>11'"'111 "Any contractor, subcontnctor, 01" •llftPloy.a 

perfor.id.ng work !Jn crrn:itologic contract• who does not meet the 

ea!T9S'lt ~1:ronmts for clearance tor cr,rt'tol.:>g!c dutiee, "111 be 

i....Uat.ei,- J'9'10nd f!'Om dutte• involving access to cr;ypt:ilogic 

1ntorat.1on. " 

Add. aa •ec:ond •entencet "They are alao intended to sene as a ~ tor contn.eton and subcJntractor• enovPd in elaseitied 

8f!lll/or cr,.p1.olog1c contracts." - - la laat •entence olld.t ai~ arJPt~graphic cle,~a.~cee nor.• 

TM question arl••• a.a to 11"'7 the A1'AF Peraonnel '?ecul"i.t7 Foard 

•pectt1ee otficere •• mr.abere while t~e Industrial ~!'tlf'lOTftent Ped.ft Board doee not epecif7. le 1t int.nded t~t'"he !oMer exclualYal.7 •ilitar.v and tbe latter n :d.xture ot milit&r7 and civilian 

penion11el? U auc~ 18 t'ie aaae, it b ncolllr'ended that the ceai2-

aa.tion be altered to ll&ke the c~M!'°•ltior ot botli board:! a -dxture 

ot milltn17 anrl ci:vlllan persotll"el. Soth boards will be ::>perat1ng 

under broad aut'°loritativ• J'O'"?"tl antf under CO"l'l't11•1on !.Jr decialon. 

Sach condition• &1"9 oonduciYe to arbitra17 actior.a and :re~uire tor 

'-lance the coillpo~sattna r.otor of beter.>geneous ;ne~berahip. 

Ttwtre is a c~ntlict between pl1"8,71"&eh 8 and paragraph 6b( 1). T'oes 

t.he 1W'U.F Peraonnel Securit7 .::;Oard grf\nt (paragr&!Jh 6b) or •U;-•rrl.•e the granting or (paragraph 8) clearance•" 

Add.: "includinr er,yptologio" after the words •contract. "°"" 1)1" 

1ntor.nnt1on.~ In the •-=•sentence. substitute t~• te1"'l "letter 

of cona•nt• tor "written eonaent.n 

Md u aecond eentencer •The let1..ers of eortsent should apeeity 

whether t.he individual Cl)ncemed can :>r eannot "" on cryptoloeic 

eontracts." 

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P~ph 

9&(2) 

P&J"&il'&ph lOa 

ud b 

Paragraph 12 

Paragraph l)c 

Paragranh l!!'b 

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Add as second sentence: "Allene ar"* not r•r"'litted access to anl 

9tyftoloric cortract work or 1nto!"l1At1on.~ Underlinln! or italioising of entire sentence 1a recol1l'?lenc4cd. 

Add to ea~h subr~ragrarh ~7he mlnimu~ li.Mite !or the in~eetiaation of ~rsonnel to be asaigre~ to cryptologic duties will ~ 

a Partial ::-a.ckgrourd Irrvestlgat bn conducted in accordance with 

Cbapter 3, TV 30-21A." 

Add: "Crypt::l'Jgic clearance will re'1'13.ln in force tor auch perlod 

o! ti:ne as tte individual 11 •~ployed cor.tinuoJsly on crypt)logie 

oontrncts. Une'Tlr:ilorent or periods or employment on r..one?Trtologic "lfOrk or l•ss t~n eighteen i"l!Onth• durat!on may ~ 

n1ved 1n det'"'I"l'ti"i"g the need !or new crypt::>logie el<itannce." 

7'111 a security co -nhant officer be aopoint.-d? One ah;>Uld be. 

4dd aa subpaTBer~d-. s. &.nd cha.ngo presert s. to is '"In addition to 

tluil above .t~ndar::'~, 1ndividu8la cleargd !or crypt~lo~ic contract• 

mist be citizers ot tl-o Unitet! St&t.H.a preferably by birt'"., lfho 

ha.Te no intimate c~nneet1ons with aliens in the United States, 

ite terrl.torlee or poaaeHions, or 1n roreign countries, even 

though allle<1 or !rl"'n~ly.'" 

rnaert f.,llowing a• 1! a.nd reletter aubaoquent para.e;rapha' accord1.ngl.71 "b. In add1tion to the above, in the case o! cryr;t.:ilogic 

contracts, interim cryptoloeie clearances will be iesusd only 

UJXJn appro't'al ot the chief of the 'agency recuestine contractual 

nrrlees.'" 

Sample c~naent letter: ~dd at end ot 2d paragraph: "Thia author1 ~tlon 

(does, doea not) 1nclud$ aceeaa to e1"7pt~logic contracts." 

leT•rae aide ot Insert ~cry-;tolofic" in appr~priate places. 

letter stating 

ermdit ion• Uld 

nqn.!re.ments 

Indmr card tfnd•r ~seope ot Investigation and Parti.!'ent Re~rk~" 

add1 •Partial ~aekeround Inv••tigutlon for cryrt?logic 

duties. Jlonderogatn7, certi!led tor crrpt.:>logic duties, 

l.5 October 1949, by Headquarter•, First. \r:ny." 

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