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NSA REGULATION 

NUMBER 11-3 

NATIONAL SECURI'rY AGENCY 

Waahington 25, D. C. 

26 January 1954 

EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1 FEBRUARY 1955 UNLESS SOOMER 

RESCINDED OR SUPERSEDED 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR! BOARD 

SECTION 

SUPERSESSION • • • • • • • • • • • • • 

GENERAL • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 

FUNCTIONS • • •• • • • • • • • • • • 

MEUBERSHIP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 

PROCEDURE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 

EXECtTrIVE GROUP FOR BOARD AFFAIRS •• 

SUPERVISION • • • • • • • • • • • • • 

~ION I - SUPERSESSION 

I 

II 

III 

IV 

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VI 

VII 

This regulation supersedes NSA Regulation Number 11-3, dated 

22 January 19SJ. 

SECTION II - GENERAL 

1. Purpose. The National Security Agency Scientific Advisor,r 

Board (NSASABj fias been established to provide the Direc~or, Nation~l 

Security Agency (NSA}, with the services of a group of outstanding 

technical and professional consultants in certain fields of interest 

and of major importance to NSA, as well as to afford a valuable 

source o.f advice and assistance in solving special or difficult 

cryptologic and related problems in the field of coIIJilnlllicationselectronics. 

2. Mission. The National Security Agency Scientific Advisory 

Board will advise the Director on scientific matters related to the 

fulfillment of the mission of NSA and will report its recommendations 

directly to the Director. Individually, the membors of the Board 

will serve as consultants, within their respective fields of science, 

to the various activities o£ NSA. 

SECTION III - FUNCTIONS 

In order to advise the Director concerning possible methods of 

solving present and future cryptologic and related problems in the 

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.field or communications-electronics, and concerning ways and means 

of increasing the technical competence or personnel and equipment. 

assigned to the solution of these problems, the Boa.rd will: 

a. Review all necessa.zy data concerning the principal problems now being attacked and important problems attacked in the past, 

together with methods proposed for the solutions of these problems, 

results of applications of these methods, and prediction of the 

problems which are likely to arise in the future. 

b. Bring to the attention of the Director scientific studies 

and developments which may be applicable to the solution of these 

problems, and ideas which may lead to so1utions or progress tatfard 

solutions. 

c. SUggest changes of emphasis in the ef£orts applied, so as 

to increase the eJq>ected gains. 

d. Keep the Director informed of the latest studies and developments in various scientific fields of interest to NSA, make recommendations on particular lines of endeavor on which NSA should place 

emphasis, and assist the Director in establishing contacts with 

leaders and agencies in these fields. 

e. When requested by the Director: 

(l) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Survey laboratory, testing, and processing equipment, 

advising the Director on their adequacy • . Evaluate the application or scientific effort on NBA 

problems. 

Survey current and projected technical educational 

programs,, review their adequacy, and recoJlllllend appropriate courses of stucy consistent tdth the most 

advanced thinking in various fields of science and 

research. 

Advise the Director concerning desirable increases 

in his technical assets (subject to limitations 

imposed by pertinent regulations and available 

means) by specific suggestions concerning: 

(a) Recruitment of scientific personnel. 

{b) Improvement in working conditions. 

{ c) Equipment which should be acquired. 

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(5) Act as consultants, individually or in groups, to 

various activities of NSA. 

f. Prepare an annual report to the Director setting forth 

an account of the activities of the Board, including an evaluation 

of the contributions of the members acting individually and as a 

Board. 

SECTIOW lV - MEMBl~RSHIP 

l. !£p_Eintment. The permanent members of the Board will be 

appointecfOYUie :Drrectar.. The term of the appointment 0£ the 

members will be at the discretion or the Director. Members will 

be selected from outstanding men in the various fields of science 

0£ interest to NSA. 

2. Chairman. The Chairman of the Board will be designated 

by the Director and will continue as Chairman at the discretion 

of the Director. 

). Committees and Panels. 

a.. The Chairman may apportion the membership among appropriate committees to facilitate studying assigned problems and 

administering Board business. From time to time, for special 

purposes, the Director may appoint outside scientists to serv~ 

as members of ad hoc committees of the Boai'Ci. 

b. The Director may appoint electronic, teleconm1unications, ma.thematics and such other panels as may be required to 

facilitate studying particular problems of interest to the Boa.rd. 

SECTION V - PROCEDURE 

l. Meetings. Meetings of the Board will be held at such 

times as agreed upon by the Director and the Chairman 0£ the 

Board. 

2. lementation of Board Recommendations. In all cases 

the Direc or w no 1 e c e Board of action 

taken on :Board recommendations. 

SECTION VI - EXECUl'IVE GROUP FOR BOARD AFFAIRS 

1. The Executive Group for Board .Affairs (EXSAB),, composed 

of NSA personnel, is charged with the mission of conducting effective and necessary liaison with members of the Board and of 

assj.sting in the operation of the Boa.rd. 

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2. The membership of EXSAB will be dete1"1rlined by the Director. 

3. The Chairman of EXSAB will have the following responsibilities., and will be assisted as required by other members of the Gt"oup: 

a. Preparing presentations to the Boa.rd, including visits 

to activities with tmich it ms:y be concerned. 

b. Assisting the Chairman of the Boa.rd in arrangements fC11.' 

Board meetings. 

o.. Making arrangements for visits of Board members to NSA. 

d. Providing pertinent technical reports, studies and. other 

materials required by the Board or individual members thereof. 

e. Monitoring implementation of approved recommendations 

of the Boa.rd. 

r. Advising the Director, as appropriate, on matters pertaining to the Board. 

4. The Chairman of EXSAB, in addition to his other duties, will 

serve as EXecu.tive Secretary o~ the Board, and he will provide assistance to the Chairman of the Board as may be necessary ror the 

proper conduct 0£ Board activities. As Executive Secretary, he will 

act upon requests for the consultant services o'f individual Board 

members received from NSA activities. 

SECTION VII - SUPERVISIOM 

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Supervision for the implementation of the policy established 

herein is the responsibility of the Assistant Director., Research 

and Development. 

BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENA!fr GENERAL CANINE: 

OFFICIAL: 

GEO. 

Colonel, 

E.-U-Alf 

AGC 

~ Adjutant General / 

L. H. FROST 

captain, US Navy 

Chief of star£ 

DISTRIBUTION I plus _ 4 • 

Members of NSASAB & EXSAB 

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