. REF ID:A71790 ~ 

Categories or BSA Sptc1alt1el 

PIRS Pl a1rn1 ng GJ'OUP S/ABST 8 Jan 54 

(Mr. 1riedl8Jl) 

1. In reference to your DF, dated 22 December 19531 aubjecta "C&tqorie• ot 

BSA Speci<ies, 11 it appee.n that the ccnm1ttee concerned nad.it an effort to HtUlleh 

pm1'&l cat.egorie• or special.tie• along functional 11.nee. 'Ihis 11 COD81d.el"ed a good 

1n1 tial. Hep • 

2. After studying the propoaed liat, aome or the specitic obaervationa -.de 

include tba fol.loving: 

{a) The :tv.nctiona ot P /P, LOG, PF.RS, and THG are COlll)letely om1 tWd. In 

order to execute the Agency'• War alld Diauter Plana, akil.led. peraormal Yill be 

DINded to t'ul.1'111 som at the t'u.nctione of ea.ch ~ the1e. 

(b) Undar the group title, cmtograpb.ic~~ &Ild. Mater~ the llited 

functional apecialltiea or :Reau.rch, 11gn, and on tiiil!t the 1om ot 

Prc>curemnt, Maintenance, Distribution and Accounting. Further, this group ...-

to be overlapped, it not duplicated, by the group titled "Cmt9-Mater1&.l." 

(c) Under the group title, T{A, are liated seTer&l. :function1~ However, the 

entire inooming aorting and d11tribut on functions are omitted. Further, it vould 

Hem r-..om.ble to include Radio Telephone and a. specific reference to the Scrad>ler 

&»4/or >llltiplex twiction8. 

(d) Tbe listillp under CrjYpto-Linguiate aeem to omit the need tor liDgUiata 

who are not oeceaaa.rily cryptana.l.yets. 

(e) The group title Sign!.l De~tion 18 itaeli' a mi1no-r. In regard to 

the Ciphony and Citax :functions li11ted~t would seem appropriate to include the 

functions ot Procure.neut, ~ration and Mt.1ntenm.nce. 

(t) Und.er the group title, ).W.tMnatica, it Jdsht be d.eaira'ble to include 

9peCitic rtrerences to thoae peraoo.nel currently t•m111ar vi th applied key atudies, 

theoretical ruea.rch, and long-tent mchine progranming. 

(g) um.er the Weather :t'unct1on, it might be veil to 1.nelude apeci:ric reterencea to wa.ther codas and cipher a;yatem, ice, riv9l"s, etc. 

(b) The tunctiona listed under ~ are 1'0t clear. 

( i) Tbe tunctioaa ll•t.ed \mder C<;m-miC!tioll Olli t operationa. 

2. The tollow1.ng gemra.l obaervatiOM are -.4e1 

(a} Tho •usseated list at DA Speci&litie• cover 11omt broad tunctiowl, and 

a rw apecit'ic functions. 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 11-07-2013 pursuant to E .0. 1352a 
REF ID:A71790 

c5ECAET -- Categories ot Jl8A Spec:la.ltie• • Cont'd 

8/NJS': (Mr. J'riedan) ll Jan ,,..,. CCJl.mJIT IO. 1 

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(b) 8cmt Wo.4 hllctiou nece1ae.r,y to exeeute the '!Dm"geney War a.ad 

l>iaa1ter Plans aDd to llU8tain the A&entq WM1er 81181'geney coad.itiona are omitted. 

3. ID. the Ught ot the rcrregoing, it u auggeated thats 

(a) !rhe next group vbo met to 41scus 'this :pNblem include persconel who .-tam.liar vitb the overall EA m. .. 1on ad the Agency'• War aria. 1>1Msteir Plane. 

(b) 'l'he ..ae•ted liat be expe.n&!sd. :lato a lm'e COIJl>lete list ~ oritical. 

BSA tuDCtiana and tlat it be -48 llOl'9 apec11'1c ao that ult1mte]¥ the IIOJl88 flt 

,.rsoamei cu be 1mlerte4 illto the list 4awn to the level requl:red tor th 1 1uccea1f'ul 

wxecution ol the Agency'• Var and :D1Aster Pl.NI•· 

WlLLTAM F. rRIBllWf 

8pec1al A811atant 

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