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(29/6/44) HEADQUARTERS ARLINGTON HALL STATION 

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER 

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29 June 1944 

Subject: .Draft of Proposed Les1elat1on. 

To: Lieut. Co~mander Duke K. Patrick, USNR Roo~ 2546# Navy Building W&shint;ton1 ~. c. 

l. Draft 01 proposed leg1elat1on, oopy or which is 

trans>n1 t. ted herew1 th, has boe.1 sub.:n1 t ted to the several 

b;t"anchee of this 1nete.llatlon ro:r cr1t1c1eM. 

e. A second version of the draft or proposed leg1e- la t1on representillb the result or crlticisms recoived ie 

also encloaed herewith. 

I.. The follow1l'lo c1·1 tlclama have been eub.:ni 1.ted: 

~1:._The constitutionality of legislation by Co~~1, of tho type proposed has been quest1oned on 

the ground that 1 t does not coMo wi tlJin one of the en~morated powers granted to Con~ress by Art1ale I, 

Section a or the Constitution, eince the statute is 

intended to operate in time of peace when the 

Congref'leional power to provide for the com1' on de.fense 

of the United States would be strictly interpreted.( lt le ~uggeeted that t'or this_ reason tho purpose or 

the Act be de.1'1ned s" a~ to coir:e within that sppcifio 

power. T..ue c.)uld be accompli!llied in Lhe t1tlo or the A~t. ~ 

( b) L i"t-1-a 1!ubm1 t-t-ed ~thatTba proposed draft ..a.at"&QWad. does not cover disclosure or information by 

persons not emplo)ed bY, t~e United ~tatea or serving 

1μ the ar:rued forces, Oi··¥b-1~is reason the quall.f:ting 

eleuae t...aa-been omitted and the Act broadened to , ~.Jt-- .,)/ 1 DCJJJ.de all persone. - .lfhis would at.ford llrotection \tT~f':~ aga ni~ oontractore and subaontractoriles well as 

representatives 01 the press and persdlls obtaining 

knowledge through unauthorized sources. 

,..l" ~>':'Y) c(o) r Cona1dorable expansion in the t)pee of x, ~~~ information protected by the proposed draft W&& ~\Jo...Q.. ~~ necesFar~ ln order to proteat all actlv1ties coming 

·c W1thln the purview o: this agenoy1' euoh as radio countel'J;:)e~euree techniques, the uee of aeoret inks, 

and ot m1croecop1c and photographic writing) orypto- - Declassified and approved tor pf...onic and .rac~l.mileer1vacy devices and radio lntarcopt 

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Thia raises the problem ot securing a general det1n1t1on ot "cryptographic" wL1cli •111 1nclude 

the above without d1acloe1ng their existence.,;i 

(d) A 111ore explicit wording or (.§.) has been 

aucgested in order to make clear that the disclosure 

or the subjeot matter as well as technical details 

18 within the prohibition ot the atatu.t&. 

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(e) '!ho words "or by knowledge ot" have been 1nse~ted at Llle beglnnill,b or tue statute in two places 

rollowinl; "or access to"' 1r.... :>th inst~ances. . ~ W\. K..t. 

...._,.) It liaa been euoc;ested that,...t e se of the _ _z 

tern nor a."ly foreign government" 1n combination with·~ Q_;;_ H>'ff~h--.! ..w.h1cb...Aefine.a "roreign eovernment'~s ~ ·mrelead1ng because 1t obacuree our intention to ~ 

protect 1nforC18.t1on regarding our success in dealing ~ 

with rorelgn cry~to~raphic systems and appears to be .::,..~ 

directe~ toward protection ot roreign orypto0 raph1c eystema._jU 2 • considered,. -however, -that -a--elar1-

1!1c•t.ton ot ta.b1.s point would OVOJ.'"-COIJ1Plicate the 

w@cU ng o.t-tl•a 12r:opoaed drart. 

For the Oommen.di~ orr1oeri 

Fl.01d W. Tomkin.a Jr. 

lat Lt.,. Signal 6orpa Leaal Aaa1atance Officer 

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