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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SECURITY SUPPORT DETACHMENT
902D MILITARY INTELLIGENCE GROUP
US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND
20755
22 September
1982
MEMR0ANDUM FOR:
LTC Jachim
SUBJECT:
Detachment G Reorganization
(U)
1.
(C)
PURPOSE.
To explore several cover options available to
Detachment G to protect its true mission and operations from compromise
under a pending reorganization.
2.
(U)
BACKGROUND .
a.
(S)
The US Congress has denied NFIB money
to the Army in the FY
83 budget
to continue investigating the parapsychological
(psi)
phenono-
mom.
(Evidently,
the US Congress considers the DIA GRILL FLAME Program
sufficient
for this purpose.)
This action causes INSCOM to make
a deci-
sion regarding the future of Detachment G after a 30 September
1982
funds cut-off date.
b.
(S)
The
CG,
INSCOM has decided
to continue using INSCOM psi
resources
in an intelligence collection role without NFIB money.
However,
a decision has not been made regarding what program monies will
be used
to
fund this $250,000 effort in FY 83.
c.
(S)
Inasmuch as funding will drive
the Army’s psi effort,
several cover options are offered
for examination by INSCOM decision
makers
.
3.
(U)
REDESIGNATION/REASSIGNMENT OPTIONS .
a.
(S)
NSA Sponsorship .
If NSA sponsorship of the Army psi
program is obtained the resources
in Det G could become satellites of
either the CONUS MI Group or the 902d MI Group.
(1)
(S)
The CONUS MI Group is the housekeeping organization
for Army personnel working at NSA.
The personnel
in Det G could be
transferred
to the CONUS MI Group
to form another detachment entitled
the
’’Strategic Systems Planning Detachment”, with a nickname
to repre-
sent the true mission.
TDA spaces and personnel,
administration,
and
logistic support could be provided from the CONUS MI Group.
Funding
would be provided by the NSA Sponsor.
Operational control and
tasking/reporting would be exercised by the
CG,
INSCOM through INSCOM
LNO,
NSA.
Information would be shared with NSA.
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1982
SUBJECT:
Detachment G Reorganization
(U)
(2)
(S)
The CEOI Division,
Security Support Detachment,
902d MI
sets the precedent
for using the 902d MI Group as another host organization
for Army personnel working at NSA.
Personnel and administrative support is
provided the CEOI Division by the SSD,
902d MI Group.
This same support,
plus logistic support if necessary,
could
be provided to personnel trans-
ferred from Det
G
to
the 902d MI Group with duty at NSA.
The personnel
from Det G could form a sixth Division in SSD entitled the "Security
Systems Planning and Review Division," with a nickname to represent
the
true mission.
TDA spaces and personnel,
administration,
and logistic sup-
port could be provided from the SSD.
Funding would be provided by the NSA
sponsor.
Operational control and tasking/reporting would be exercised by
the
CG,
INSC0M through the INSC0M LNO,
NSA.
Information would be shared
with NSA.
b.
(S)
902d MI Group Sponsorship .
If NSA sponsorship
is not con-
sidered a viable option,
Det G personnel could still be transferred
to the
902d MI Group
to
form a sixth division
in the SSD,
entitled the "Security
Systems Planning and Review Division", with a nickname
to represent the
true mission.
The new division would receive TDA spaces and
funding,
personnel,
administration and logistical support from SSD.
Operational
Control would
be exercised
by the
CG,
INSC0M through an ADCSOPS/HUMINT LNO.
c.
(S)
ACDSOPS/OPSEC Sponsorship .
The last reassignment option con-
sidered involves transferring DET G personnel
to the USAINSCOM HQ Support
Detachment
at FGGM,
with duty as
a new division under the ADCS0PS/0PSEC.
The new division would be called the "Security Readiness and Mobilizaion
Planning Division" with a nickname to represent
the
true mission.
Personnel,
administration,
and logistic support would
be provided by HSD.
Operational control would be exercised by the
CG,
INSC0M through an
ADCSOPS/HUMINT LNO.
4.
(C)
PERSONNEL SUPPORT OPTIONS .
Currently Great Skill Program members
in Det
G are serviced by the Administrative Survey Detachment
(ASD),
while
other Det
G "open system" personnel are serviced by the Ops Group personnel
section.
In a reorganization,
Great Skill Program members would continue
to be serviced by ASD.
Open system personnel could either be serviced by
the joined organization
(options in para
3 above)
or be placed on the DA
Special Roster
(DASR)
and serviced by ASD.
I recommend everyone
be ser-
viced by ASD.
5.
(S)
COVER FOR STATUS .
Regardless of the redesignation/reassignment
option selected,
Det G must completely sever all direct ties with Project
GRILL FLAME,
ADCSOPS/HUMINT,
Ops Group,
and
the designation "Det G".
Moreover,
once a decision
is made
to assign Det G personnel
to another
organization in a cover status,
a cover story must be carefully written and
implemented.
Ideally,
a cover front,
consisting of at least one officer
and a secretary,
should be used to "live the cover"
for
the new organiza-
tion,
e.g.,
respond
to inquiries,
attend meetings,
provide cover mission,
organization,
and functions briefings,
discuss
the cover mission
in suf-
ficient detail to satisfy normal questions,
and generally act as a buffer
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between the real operations of the new unit and
the curious outside world.
Some official appearances are necessary
to quell initial suspicions.
These
appearances should be accomplished by the "buffer officer" alone or with
the unit commander.
Organizationally,
the new unit should look something
like that which is depicted
in the attached
figure,
with the Det Cdr/Div
Ch,
Operations and Security Officer and Secretary the only overtly iden-
tified personalities.
a.
(C)
Telephones .
All telephone numbers presently used by Det G
should be returned
to the telephone company and new numbers requested.
The
telephone directory should list the cover name of the new organization with
one or two telephone numbers which will ring on the secretary's desk.
Telephones
for project officers should be used for outgoing calls only and
neither
be listed
in the directory nor given to outsiders for incoming
calls.
b.
(S)
Physical Location and Appearances .
If the new organization is
not
to be physically relocated,
the following changes should be made to the
present administrative area,
commensurate with the cover status:
- Place one sign on the outside wall near the main entrance and
another suspended or attached
to a sign post near the street with the
unit's cover name,
e.g.,
"Security Systems Planning and Review Division,
Security Support Detachment,
902d MI Group,
USAINSC0M" or "Security
Readiness and Mobilization Planning Division,
ADSC0PS/0PSEC,
USAINSCOM" or
whatever
.
- Remove all desk name plates except
for the Det Cdr's/Div Ch's,
the Operations and Security Officer's,
and the secretary's.
- Acquire and place world and regional maps,
organization charts
(USA Forces Command,
USARRED,
USARPLANT,
USARPAC,
USAREUR,
USAR KOREA,
USAR
JAPAN,
etc.)
and miscellaneous pictures of MAC aircraft,
sea transport and
supply ships,
and Army busses and trucks on walls;
place copies of Joint
Operational Planning System
(J0PS) manuals on desks with other miscella-
neous
force development,
planning and mobilization tables and graphs.
Place copies of unclassified OPSEC manuals,
publications,
and regulations
on desks.
Sanitize the area of all references
to the behavioral sciences
in any
form.
- Regardless of the organization
to which assigned,
arrange for
normal distribution runs with the parent organization and make sure
unclassified admin paperwork is shuffled back and forth.
Request to be
placed on distribution
for pubs pertaining to the cover mission.
(See
cover story)
.
- Require everyone
to dress with a coat and
tie or in uniform
during normal duty hours
to correspond with the cover story.
(Dress the
cover)
.
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