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Enva.losure g

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27 December 1949

Oonsol1det!on of Cryptologic ~otivities of the /~med Forces o

Report by the D~rector 8 AFSA 8 to tha loint Chiefs of Stnff 8 subject as aboveo

The enclosed Report is airculated to

members of AFRAO for suoh comment as may be appropriate

for inclusion in a forwarding memorandum to the ~oint

Chiefs of Staff' o

Po Jo Y..AR!. It. Do JON'Ji:S Secreteriat 9 .AFSAC

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 06-12-2012 pursuantto E .0. 1352a

J\FSAC~ 25/26

PRNC-NCSW-3'16

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DOGtD: :.3978104 • 1t1.:J-l()lt'l BI 'l'HF. DXJmCTOR 9 A..!Uftm. ... ¥9RC'E§__ SF:CURllfi AGENCX.

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JOlll!f CHXF.FS OF S'tA.JT

on

THE 09llSOLIDA!IO!t OF '!'Kn .P.,~!L'OL0,,212 A.CTIVl lES OF Tllll AlUfF.J> l!ORCES

Reterenc111 JO 2010 6

1., In accol"dance rith the i>rovbione of -paragraph 10 ot

Enclosure "B99 ot JCS 2010/6 the following repol't on the status

ot the aoaeolidation of the C2"1'.PtologirJ act~:rUiom of the Arme4

Forcat1 is henw aubsitte<l Tia ths Armed l!.,orcea Setr.ir1t;r ~nq

Council (AFSA.C)o

~a ~ following chronologic listin« s'Ulru!laris~s thra prin­

cipal actions which ha.Ye beeo taken with reapact to aubjeo\

consolldatio.no

Ao 22 Mfw,J..9.42. ... Memorandm oent to the Joint Chiefs

of Sta.ff by \he Sem0tR17 of Defense establi1hing

tbs Armsd. Forcas Seourit.y J\e'lim"'7 (AFc;A).,

l.. 29 JUM_ 1949 ... SacretA.17 of Defense Rpproved the

Jo\nt Chiefa of Staff nomination of ~ar Admiral

Stem as Directolf'9 A.FSA.

A• ~ Jul.Y 1949 - The Anted ll'o:rcse 0ol'l!lluniee.9iiona

IntelliF,enCG Ad:vi11017 Oouu.,11 (AFOIAC) held itD

t1:r>st meeting mid o:a:•ganised. in accordanca w1th

•he proT1a1one of ~aph 2c of JCS 2010 0 and

instituia4 action to draft an Al'OIAC charter

and. a d.inatt.w tor 1.hG D!reetor0 A.F9Ao (!ha

Council has boen meeting on an anra.ga of twl®

monthly aince i's establiehment~)

oo,ap~ · 3910104 • • ir@&' ~li®I~

io 15 Jul.Y 1949 ... &R.r Aclrdral 3tonG alinnaaacl C;Jffiee e.s

Diroc,or~ A..~Sl wlth hG~dn~ers ~t NaT,f Cam­

munic.~tion ~n.tlon 11 Wq,ohin~on 0 D., Cu (See

'!ilnclomure "A19 }

'11th mpnamttt.%1on flrom each ~:rYice, to deter­

m1n0 1n considairablG detg110 how bemt 'o eon•

mlilda.te And orpntms thtG -m.iriou11 aeti•:tt:i.0111 to

'bia iID.clllAatd 1n· A.FSA.., (Thia wcrk w.s completed

l&t.1111 in A11gll&1t,,)

,to ~ ... JCS ?JJl0/60 the AJ'CIA.C Ohnrto:r

and thta Directive io Dir11ctol', AFSA. won su.bmittecl

tc Joint Chi'llfe of Sta.ff b7 AJOIAC tor a'.DJ>rove.1 ..

{l.o 1 !tn'@mb&£ i?~ ~ The Joint Chiefs of Staff

approve4 naommendation of JCS 2010/6., Th~

~U.rectivs to tm Director0 A.FSA. bhus BPJ'.11'"0Vod0

required the aubmi~t&l £\IB moon a.11 prn.ctiCRble 11

via AJ'CI.A.C" ot apeeitic Bnd detA.il&d recom:11lflndation11

e.111 to inUiA.l com·position0 ol"pmiBationD R.r.id 'Phys ...

ical looa.tion of AF.SA., Th~ cH.recUve aleo 1•0quired

that upon completion of conmolidmtion. not ls.tar

than 1 Janue.17 19500 l>lreo~oir11 A.FSA rG®1'1i. the fa.ct

via AFCIAC to tho Joint Ohiefa of StAff o

h... ~~ "" JCS 2010/10 .which se~ forth a

gene!'&l ooneolidation ~la.n and JCS 2010/11 which

aet forth ihe 1nitlial coa:poe1Uone 07.'ganba.tion

the Joint Chiefs of Staff fol' &.f>proval ..

cont:li"ol ·:>f the cneyptolog.ft.@ aeti·dtiea of the ~T>Pi-ri=

ment of Deta~se A.& TJrovided in th~ Seerert1'l"f of .ll<.!tenae

directive dated 20 Mq 19490 (See Eneloeure "ll")

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J.= R Octpb1r 19i'!. - !he Joint Chiefs ot lltatt A'P]>l"OTed

the recommendation in JOS '1>10/12, effact1n,: a change

1n title of "Armed. J'o:raes Comm.m/ eP.tions IntelU.~nce

M.Tl1017 Council (Al'CV.O)" to "Arma4 J'orcea Security

Apnq Counoil (Al'SAC) o" ko 25 OJllqJmr 194? ... 'Im Joint Ohle ... of statt approY94

the recolllll8n4Ationa of JCS PJJl0/10 and 2010/llo

(!him action pel'llittell the couaolldation an4 organ­

lsatloa plan• to be impl.eman•~4o)

lo 11 Da•ber lffl - 'l1ha A•a:1.e•u11 SeonfrU'.( 0£ J>etew

T'romulga,e4 a memorandum "Finano:.nc ot Anied J'ora"•

S.cmrit1' AIJ8D07o • (See Bnoloeure 11011 )

tratiTe contl"Ol of all ciTlliaa personnel pertcl'll~g

fml°'lrm• tor vbS.ch he aaemad. open.tionm.l control

on 1 Oatobes- 1949a (See lllncloeure "»")

Bo h atatu of 0011110U.dati.oa n• of 1 JanU1117 1950 ta a•

to11ova1

&o Jrunq!;ippel gppaqli4At;ign

'l'Qf <J).?JiUfl

The Araed. rozocea SeaurU;r Agenq waa eatabliaha4

1n order 'to prOTlde tor the plAcS.nr: 1Dlder one author-

itT the conduc\ of COlll£l'UDieatlon 1ntelliAUnce 11.D4

cor.mranica:tion. aeOW"lty Rcnivtt1e11J vlthin t~ Dopart­

mnt ot :Defenae9 ezoept t;Jlcae vhicb a.re to bo ""A-

,

4ucte4 ind.:a.Yid.ually 'b7 'he Departments of the A.rmf 0

Nav0 and Air Joraea On l Octoba 19490 the

D1nc1;or0 AJISA.1 aaR'l884 opent;ional control of the

cl'J)>tolo~o aat;1Yi11ie• ot '118 Department ot Detensa

a• provided tn the Secreta.q ot Jlefenae d.1NaU.'1'80

etteclillfC f'ullational oonao11dat1oDo !rbe orlPU'i•att.oa

a.a approved 1n JCS 2J>10/11 ha• been plBaed. in eftenci

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The pnel'al COD10llclat1o~ plan approncl bJ' the Jola'

Chief'• of 8'att on 2lS Oc\obel' 1949, pzronde4 'he

'ba•l• tor a cletalle4 plwalaal oonaolldatlon an4

moftMnt Jtlanwhlch Juscl •he o'b.jectlTe of ooncen•

tra•tnc •••entiall.T All oommuntcat1on Sntellt-

pnoe &114 a•aoclate4 nseal'Oh and. cleftlOJ:8eD'

aotlTltlee at Arl1DS'OA Ball stat1on0 Ylrglnla

an4 •••ent:lally all communlcatlon HOUl"ity and

a1aooiated zrellltal'ch and development act1Tlt1••

at the Jia."7 CoBDUlltoat ion 5'at 10D0 Walh1Dgton0

D., Co . the °"lan WiL• IO d.e•lBlted as to :pemit the

mo.,...ent to take -place in tlw alnhnm amoat of

time oonel1tent with the requlr ... nt tor oontlnu­

tnc t~ CZ7Ptolog1c operat1ona at a hlgb level

4vlnc the acrreo A• of 31 December 1949 the

llOTement 1oh84.ule 11 ~ oOllpl.et•o lt 1• estl•

••• 'hate wl'h one mlllor exoeptlon, the J>b7•1ca1

con•olldatloa wlll be coaplete4 '1 31 Janua.17·1Bl50e1

(1) !he following aclllintetft.tlve action• haft been

taken 1n conneotlon vlth eub3ect ooneoltdationo

(a) E•tabll•haent ot AJ'SA. JfeadctUrter• at

Nav OommuntOR.•lon Sta'U.on0 WaahlngtonD

115 J1Jl¥ 19490 (See llncloeure "A")

(b) fhe Department of the lt:nq wae a:ppolntecl

a• the J'lecal Agent tor AJ'SA on 16 December

19490 (See JIJncloaure •on)

(a) Aclmlnl•tl'atlT9 con•l'Ol ot •he ob1.11an

per•onnel allocated 'o A1SA. •• as•meA

~.the Dlndor0 AJ'SA on 25 December 19490

(See lncloeun "»")

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