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NSA REGULATION 

NUMBER 121-4 15 March 1955 

EFFEx::TIVE UNTIL 1 APRIL 1956 UNLESS SOONER 

RF.SCllIDED OR SUPERSEDED 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY PROPERTY PASS SYSTEM 

SOOTION 

SUPERSESSION • • • • • • • • • • • • • I 

GElfERAL. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • II 

REQUIREMENTS • • • • • • • · • • • • • • III 

TYPES OF BADGES AND PASSES • • • • • • IV 

SUPERVISION. • • • • • • • • • • • • • V 

SEI!TION I - SUPERSESSION 

This Regu1ation supersedes NSA Regu1ation number 121-4, dated 

27 January 1954. 

S:OOTION II - GENERAL 

This Regulation prescribes the property pass system tor NSA 

installations at Arlington Hall Station, the Naval Security Station, 

NSA School, and the NSA interim site at Fort Meade which will become 

effective on 1 April 1955· It applies t.o all. personnel having access 

to NSA Spaces. Removal or trA.nsfer of ptoperty or material f'ran, 

within, or between any of these four locations will be accanplished 

in accordance with the provfsions of this Regulation. 

SJOOTION III - REQUIREMENTS 

1. Property Passes are required for'the following in the case 

ot civilian and military personnel: 

a. Classified documents 

b. Government owned property 

c. Any carrying device which conceals its contents trcm the 

gate guard, 1.e., brief case, envelopes, etc. 

d. Personal property or unclassi~ied documents which cannot be 

readily and unmistaka.bly identitied as such by the gate guard. 

2. Personnel desiring to re?nove mat.erittl.a liatcd in ra.regra.ph l, 

.above, who do not hn.ve qun.1·terly -prcnerty J'!.".aaea or who do not have 

@'pproved for Release by NSA on 05-08-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 
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access to messenger badges must procure one-time property passes. 

Under no circumstances will civilian or military personnel having 

messenger badges, quart.erly, or one-time property _passes remove 

material or property .ror individuals who do not have them. Discipl.inaey act.ion will be ta.ken against individuals vlol.a.ting this 

instruction. 

3. Classified material may be carried out o.r NSA instaJ.l.ations, 

when necessary f'or use as reference material. in conf'erences and 

meetings, only with the e:xpress permission of individual.a accountable 

£or such material. Under no circumstances may classified material. be 

retained over night in an individual's home or other place where 

adequate stowage facilities are not available. 

4. A messenger badge or property pass is not required tor property being removed by civilian and military personnel which can be 

readily' recognized as personal. property, such as: 

a. Lunch box.es and lunches 

b. Unwrapped or otherwise eJqX>sed clothing 

c. Special Services library books 

d. Periodical.a and newspapers 

e. Small purses 

t. Small Post Exchange and Ship Service purchases 

5. Any person obtaining a one-time property pass is res:.ponsible for 

surrendering the pass to the sentries stationed at the gates lVehicular 

or pedestrian). If, for an;\~ reason, the pass is not used, it must be 

returned to the activity from 'Which the pass was issued. 

6. Search or any person, properly, or vehicle to insure compliance 

with this regulation may be conducted when ordered by instal.1a.tion 

commander. 

7. No person, other than the inatalla.tion commander or his 

designated representative, is authorized to issue property p3sses 

for the following listed material to be brought on or to leave an 

instaJJ.a.t ion: 

a. Fireanns 01· ammunition 

b. J..;xplosive device3 of a.ny t.ype including pyrotechnics 

c. Cam.eras or unprocosscd film 

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d. Radios or television sets 

e. Alcoholic beverages or narcotics. 

sroTION IV - TYPES OF BADGES AND PASSES 

l. NSA. Messenger Badge. 

a. NSA messenger badges are issued to Chiefs of Staff 

Divisions and Offices in sufficient quantity to meet the operational 

need. They are to be used by messengers within the confines ot the_ 

four locations and between them when necessary in performance ot 

official duties. The wearer of the messenger badge may carry property or printed material on or off the station or location, and in 

and out of the respective compounds therein, without inspection. 

b. The responsible official will issue the messenger 

badge on a one-time basis as the need arises. He will not allow 

the badge to remain in another person's custody when not in official 

use. Messenger badges are not to be removed fran their locations 

for use of individuals desiring to remove property or material at the 

end of the work day. 

c. During non-duty hours, minimwn storage requirements for 

the messenger badge will be the same as prescribed for CONFIDEJiTIAL 

materiaL A record of the physical. location of each badge will be 

maintained by each responsible official. and a monthly accounting by 

D/F (RCB-246) made to the Chief, Security Division. 

2. NSA One-time Property Passes. 

a. NSA one-time property passes are issued to Chiefs of 

Staff Divisions and Offices in suf'ficient quantity to meet the 

operational need. They are to be used by' individuals having an 

innnediate and one time need to remove property or material when the 

use or the NSA messenger badge is not feasible. Passes are iss'lied 

by the Chief' of the Staff Division or Office concerned, or his 

designated representative and are valid only on the date and at the 

approximate time specified thereon. 

b. One-time property ~esaes will be logged out on NSA 

Form G2448 at the time o'f the· issuance. All entries on the onetime property pass and the log (NSA Form G2448) will be canpleted. 

Chiefs of Start Divisions or Offices will be required to acknowledge receipt of the serial numbered one-time property passes and 

will be held accountable for same. During non-duty hours, minimum 

storage requirements will be the same as prescribed for CONFIDENTIAL 

material.. One-time property passes can be requisitioned by D/F 

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(RCS-246) fran Chief, Security Division. 

c. A list of the names of persons designated to represent 

the Chief of a Staf't Division or Ot'f'ice for the issuing of one-time 

property passes will be maintained by the Chief, Security Division, 

and additions or deletions will be approved by him. 

3. HSI\. Quarterly l'roperty Passes. 

a. NSA Quarterly property passes are issued to personnel only 

upon receipt by the Chief, Security Division, of a written request (RCS 364) 

fran the Chief of the Staff Division or O:ff'ice concerned and a care:f'ul. 

review of' the "need-to-have." These passes will be returned to the Chief', 

Security Division upon termination of the "need-to-have." Each request 

approved shall be in effect for a maximum of three months and shall be 

subject to cancellation unless continued justification is forwarded by 

responsible individuals. Ea.ch request for issue will contain the following 

information: 

(l.) Bame of individual and GS rating 'if military, rate or grade) 

( 2) NSA. be.dge number 

(3) NSA organizational segment (or consumer department, bureau, 

or agency) 

(4) Justification 

(5) Highest classification of property or material to be hand1ed 

b. It is the responsibility of the individual concerned to pick up liis quarterly property pass fran Room 1036, "B" Building at Arlington Ball 

Station; from Room 112, Building 17 at Naval Security Station; Room 2035, 

"R" Building at the NSA School and Barracks No. 4, Interim Site, Fort Meade, 

on the first working day or each quarter, or on the last day of the previous 

quarter if the first falls on Sunday or a holiday. 

S~TION V - SUPERVISION 

Supervision for the implementation of the policy established herein is 

the responsibility ot the Chief, Security Division. 

BY CCMWID OF LIEUrENANT GENERAL CANJNE: 

OFFICIAL: . .fftff!. ~mL Colonel, AOC 

Adjutant Gcn~rn.l 

DTSTRIBU:rIOU JV 

JOI!II B ACKERMAN 

H!ljor G:?nera.l, US Air Force 

Chiet of St&:f't 

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