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W\.TIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

Washingt.un 25, D. C. , 13 June 1955 

Jia•'WECTIVI!! urrru, Rfi'..SCirlDED OR/SUPERSEDED 

T.J\GK J~I.J!MENT • • • • • • /. • • 

MISiJIOM. • • • • • • • ./ • • • 

OPER.J\!l'ION.J\.L COJ.ITROJ... • •• • • • 

TECIUlIC.J\.L CON'J'BOL J\.I'ID SUPPORT• 

TASKS 1\.ND RESPONSIBILITIT~ • • 

SOURCE OF RJ\.W MATm11Il\.L J\.ND 

COMINT INFORHJ\.TION ••• 

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SECTION" 

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II 

III 

IV 

v 

VI 

NavaJ. Security Group Detachment, Connnander, I 1- NAVSECGRUDE"l', COMFLCI I ,__ _______ ____, 

SECTION II - MISSION 

1. Process designated raw material in support of' th<~ overoJ.1 

National COMINT effort. 

2. Conduct such processing as may be required ·t.o produce COMINT 

in direct sunnart of TT s Commands ju fhel lnrC'n.. In:t.t:laJ.ly these 

include : I _ U.S. Sev<Jn t.h Fleet • 

3. Conduct such processing as may be requirccl to produce COMINT in 

aeneraJ. support of U.S. Commands in the Far East o.nd r11cific o.rco.. 

SECTION III - OPERATIONAL CON'l'IlOL 

1. The Director, l'lSA, will exercise operationnl control over 

USN-21. 

2. Routine operationo.l inst.ructions will normn.lly be issued 

directly to USN-21. Non-routine opero. l;iono.l ins t.ri 1c l.lonn, including 

changes to this order will be issued through Chief of' Nn.voJ. Opr?rationa. 

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SECTION IV - TECHNICAL CONTROL AND SUPPORT 

l. Technical control will be exercised by the Director, NSA. 

2. Technical control instructions will be issued directly to 

USN-21. 

3. o.cal support will be provided by the Director, NSA, by 

USN-27, "t~e·· ... 327th CRC, Det. 1, 6925th RSM, and by other sources 

as designa; e • 

SECTION v ... TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITim 

1. · Traffic Analysis 

Perform traffic analysis of .naval, naval. air, 

and shipping communications intercepJ,.e.,,..,..."""o=n,.....-~-..,,an= .... ""' .....,... .. •••s•l.u. s.cept···i····Jle to field exploitation to produce COMINT in sat on of . consumer 

requirements. 

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PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 Cryptana.J..ysis 

.------a_. _P_e_r_fo....,rm, w;t"t;hin cEJ.pabil.ities, low-level cryptena1ysis of 

pa.val, naval air, and shippine; communications inter-

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b. Perform decryption ofl / Ina.val, naval air, 

and shipping communications through the .application of key and \.code 

recoveries furnished by NSA or other intermediate headquarters in the 

Far East area. · 

c. Forward any code and key recoveries in the form specified 

to NBA and such other headquarters as may be designated. 

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NSA OPERATIONS ORDER Nl.JMBER 214 13 June 1955 

4. Reporting 

a. Technical Reports - Prepare and forward periodic and 

special technical reports in accordance with the NSA Field Operations 

Manual or as otherwise required. 

b. End-Product Reporting - Prepare, in accordance with 

appropriate NSA Circulars (53-series), periodic and spot reports, translations and other end-products. Normally, all COMINT reporting will be 

done from material no more than 48 hours old. Technical data will not 

be included in COMINT end-product reports without prior approval of 

the Director, NSA. No such approval is granted by terms of this order. 

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a. Liaison with other U. S. COMINT units in the area as required for successful accomplishment of this mission is authorized. 

Technical information may be furnished or exchanged with these activities 

whenever desirable. The Chiefs, NSAFE, and NSAPAC will be kept informed 

as to the nature and scope of this exchange. 

b. Initially, no liaison with foreign COMilT centers is 

authorized. Problems involving foreign COMINT cent.ere will be referred 

to Chief, NSAFE (info: Chief, NSAPAC) for resolution or assistance. 

c. Liaison with local U.S. military intell]gence representatives to obtain co11atera1 support as requi'""I ~ords~cessf'ul. 

accomplishment of this mission is authorized. will keep the 

Director, NSA, and CNO informed as to the scope an . e nature of' this 

collaboration. 

6. Specific COMINT support requirements received from comm.anders 

in the field will be relayed to NSA and CNO on a current basis in order 

that a review of the allocation of resources to meet requirements can 

be accomplished. 

7. Distribution 

a. Technical Reports - Initially, the distribution of technical reports will include the following: 

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(1) NSA 

(2) CNO (OP-30G) 

(3) 327th CRC 

(4) Det. 1, 6925th RSM 

(5) USN-27 

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b. End-products will be distributed as appropriate to the 

following authorized recipients through established channels as determined 

by the Director, NSA and CNO (for NavaJ. consumers). 

COMNAVFE 

CINCPACFLT 

CCMSEVENTHFLT I 

NAVY 

USN-27 

ARMY 

SSR, AFFE/8th Army 

SSO, USARPAC 

SSO, FEAF 

SSO, PACAF 

SSO, 5th AF 

AIR FORCE 

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ASJ\PAC 

ASAFF. 

SSO, 13th AF 

sso, 313th Air Division 

692oth Security Wing 

SSO, 3rd Air Division 

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N3A OPmATIONS ORDER NUMB:m:l 214 1.3 June 1955 

NSA 

NSAPAC 

OTHER 

a(to NSA with 

passing instructions) 

SSR, HEDFEC 

SSR CINCPAC (to include such 

forward echelons as may 

be established) 

c. End-products will be forwarded to Army and Air Force recipients 

listed in para.graph 7.b., above in accordance with NSA. Circular 53-5 

(Procedures for the Conduct of Cross-Servicing of COMINT End-products) and 

NSA Circular 53-2 (Reporting of Significant Activity Under Conditions of 

A1ert). 

d. All spot reports, other than those concerned with recurring developnents within a locaJ. area, or repetitive and predicted communications 

changes, 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 information is via the nearest Air 

Force COMINT unit in the area, with appropriate passing inst.ructions. 

• SECTION VI - SOURCE OF RAW MATERIAL AND COMINT INFORMATION 

L Raw materiaJ. provided by the 327th CRC and Det. 1, 6925th RSM. 

2. Raw materiaJ. provided by I ... ""TT-,.......--.----==--------'l sources 

and by other sources designated by the Director, NSA. 

3. COMINT information provided by the Director, NSA, or by other 

designated headquarters. 

BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL CANINE: 

DIS'mIBUTION 

SpeciaJ. 

~:·h Colonel, US Arm:y 

Deputy Director 

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