REF ID:A58103 

11 April le4.9 

lal>lJJIDUJI f01 CllXEF, SECURITY DIVISIOI 

IU'BJECt• 

1. ~ tollowing ocamenta ar• ott .... red oa the drat t oi' the rertaion ot 

a aso-10, 

a. !Ae organiaation or thia collection ot la11a, exeoutiYe orders, •to, 

la 'bad. lf the purpose of t.11• oo~ndiUJll i• to mako it ea.a1 tor a 

oommander or a».y one aubJ•ct to ailitary jur1•dict1ou to know what 

Id• ~•ponaibilitiea IU"• regarding the aa!'eguarding o1' military 

iuf'onu..tion, then the lawa ahould be grouped together according to 

wbjeot mattor rather thax.. .-.ttered as at proaent. For example• 

Paragnph Sl d•&l s w1 th sabotage, Gd. •o doe a Paragraph '2 • 

I. .. • Paragraph l • 

I• 1 t th• intent or thia paragraph to OGYOr olauii ied dei •n•• 

iat'ol"Jlation or all derenae int'onaation (as iapliid' In the paragraph 

headina)t U olueit'ied., it ahould 10 atat.. U unoluair1ec1. it 

11 groHly Wlfair. A literal interpretation wo,ll.d ?Uke a person 

'lfb.c aend s a ol ippinc t'rom. a. IMhrapaper perta.ining to aational de£•nae 

to a friend in London li&bl• to proaeaution W¥i•r the Act. 

t.. .. • Paragraph l. 

na. wol"d cod• book apparently ii u•ed to oowr all oryptologio 

..-tertal.J U' •o, it should be replaced with a more modern and aoourate 

91"laif'io "l'Ja· ln a a.ooument u oonoernod .,.1th ainutiae •• thi•, it 

la a orS... ot omiaaion to generaliE•· 

15 ••• Paragaph l. 

!!Ml oonatruotion and •Ording ot' thia pa.n1.&raph 1• w:m.eueaaa.rily complex and oontu1ing. It•1 & walk•awa7 wi!lner in the •on-Stop Sentence 

Oer'b7• Buggea't 'tli• ••Hno• of the paragraph be put into ODe aeut.nc• 

at 1ihe beginning &Ad .tollowed b;y a lhtin, ot the thing• or aot1 to 

wh1ab it appliea. For exurpl• a 

-whoe"nlr gather1, or attempt• to ~ather, ola•aified 

i.Af'oraation pert&i.Jrl.ng to the national de.fens• and trua•it•, 

or attr.:ipt• to tranami t, thil illf'or.uation to any person not 

entitled tG reoe1n it with the intent or of.uaiag, or reuon 

ta balioye that it1 u•• will oau•e injury to the a•ourity 

ar the Uaited. States ahAll be .t'iiied not aor• than •10,000 

• i11prl•oned not ;:;ore than ten yeara, or both. Thia appliee 

to all aeana ot gath~ring and trMUllllittin& •uoh intoraat1on., 

to .tailur•• to •a!'eguard 1uoh W'oraation, mid to •pacit'io 

'type• or auah 1Jlf'ormat1on u noted 'below, ••• • 

@'pp roved for Release bv NSA on 08-12-2013 pursuant to E .0. 1352\3 

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REF ID:A58103 

0-.enta Oil lleTiaion of All 380-10 

•· lhi• regulation,, whioh ia t.o •a:y pni .. nt laws, does aot prO'Yid• adequat. 

prowotton to er1Ptaaaterial· 

a. All aote4 abon th• terminology i• BO ob•olettt u to be meaniagl•H• 

!b.e onl.7 atriotl;y oode in ua• now 1• the Joiat Airor...rt Code, -..hioh 

*-• aot require olearuoe tor uaage. !be puniahmont tor lodng 

woh a dooumen.t,, .wn though it i• our oaly ood•,, •houl.d hardl7 be 

'tell Jll&r•• 

lt. Paragraph .f.8 prahibi ts the oo:n•truotion ct aircraft by aliena but 

-1£11• 11.0 saention o£ ar;yptcaaterbl. th• J.ruy u.y protect itaeli' 

trrra auah poteutial. •ouroea or inaeouri ty by it• own re~ationa 

wt it certaiJU.y doean•1; reoeiw allf protection .from atatutory l••· 

cs. A aia1lar GOJllUJlt aay be .mad• about Paragraph '69. Why oon.f iD• 

protection to d.lploma.tio •od••f All cryptcma.brial enploywd b)" 

a;s d•part1umt or agenoy of tna OOT•rnaent ahoalcl be giY•n equal 

p-oteot1oai. 

T. It ia noted that the regulation dO&M not contain an7 ol1pping• front 

the la eatabliahing the ..\toW.o Energy CoaiaiHion and pre1cribing 

•Dl.D"ity for atomic emtT&Y in.forx:iat1on. Ir thia oaieaion 1• aoo1-

~ .. lt *1iould be oorreoted. 

a. la nn o£ 1ibll abova,, which pertain to onl;y t.he ao1t ob"rioua def'•cta 

~ 1ohia replation,, it 11 reoomme.Qded that action be initiated through 

,jdxrt ohann•l• to tM S.ar•tary of latioual Det'enee to requ.eat the 

CfoiagJ"•H W l""8Y1M 'the .tatute• pertai.JdJ:Jg to n&tioaal .. ouri tJ'• 

~ af ti. at.a.tut•• in ~hi.a oolleotion have not bfJen cha>1ged aaterially 

.t.oe 1911 aa a .a.enta ooapa.r1aon with the exiating AR SB0-10 •ill 

llhow· U a pneral re•iaion h not. pouible,. ~•n ef1ort11 should be 

udw jointl7 by 'thi.1 •PUO)" u.d the other a•rTic• orypto agenoi•• to 

.-c~ •ore a.ci4tquate .-tatutor~ protection tor Ol")'Ptologic mattera. 

a. 

J. a. CHI'J'!ERDEli 

utiAg Ohht 

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