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t o reac h a decis ion, anymember 'of the Board may appeal wi th in7 days t o t h e Spec ial Committee.

Committee s h a l l review th e matter, and its determina t ion thereonI n e i the r even t the S p e a i a l

s h a l l be f i n a l .

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e M i l i t a r y Departments shall only be f i l ed

wit h th e approval of t he Secretary of Defense.

Appealsby the Director of NSA znd/or the

(2 ) I f any matter i s voted onby the Board but -(a) no decision i s reached and any member f i l e s an appeal;

(b) a decision i s reached i n which t he rep rese nta tiv e

of t h e Se cr et ar y of Defense does n c t concur and fi les En a sg ea l ;no a c t i o n s h a l l be taken with res?ec t t o t h e s u bj e ct matter u n t i lthe appea l is decided, provided t ha t , i f the Secre ta ry of Defensedetermines, after consultation w i t h . t h e Secre ta ry of S t a t e , t h a t

..the subject mat ter presents a p r o b k a of an emergency nature andr e q u i r e s immediate .act ion, h i s decision sh al l govern, pending ther e su l t o f the appea l . I n such an emergency situation the appeal

may be t aken d i r ec t ly t o the Presiden t .

(3) Recommsndations of th e Board adopted i n accordance w i t hthe foregoing procedures shall be binding on the Secre ta ry of


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o r i n w r it i ng , 2s t he Bozrd may request, m d s h a l l b r in g t o t h e-at te n t io n of th e Board e i ther i n such reports or otherwise znynew m j o r p o l i c i e s or programs i n advance of t he i r adop tion by him.e. It shall a l s o be the duty of the Board as t o matters n ot f a l l i n g

w i t h i n t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of NSA;

(1)To coordinate the communicztions intelligence act iv i t iesamong all departments and agencies authorized by the President

t o p a r t i c i p a t e t h er e in ;

(2) To i n i t i a t e , t o formulate pol ici es concerning, and su bj ec t

t o t h e p ro vi si on s of NSCII) No. 5, t o suDervise a l l mrangementswith fore ign gove rme n t s i n th e f i e l d of communications i nt el li ge nc e; end

(3) t o cons ider -6 =.,be recommendations concerning policiesr e l a t i ng t o c omunic a t i ons in te l l igence of common i n t e r e st t o t h edepzrtments znd egencies, including secur i ty standards end pra ct i ces ,and, f o r th i s purpose, t o invest igate 2nd-study the sta ndards a3dp ra c t i c e s of such departments and agencies i n uti l iz in g and

pro tec t ing COMINT i n f o r m t i o n .f . Any recommendation of t he Board Ki th r e s pe c t t o t h e mztters

ordesc r ibed i n pzragraph -e above shall be binding on a l l departments ax&agencies of th e Government i f it is adopted by the unanimous vote oft h e members of the Board. .Recommendations approved by a majori ty , bu t

no t all, of the mmbers of the Board sh al l be t ransmit ted by it t o t heSp ec ie 1 Connnittee for such ac t ion as the Special C o d t t e e may see f i tt o take.

g . The Board W i l l meet monthly, or oftener a t t he c a l l of t h eChairman or any member, and s ha l l determine i t s om procedures.


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2. A di re c t iv e t o t he Secre ta ry of Defense. Th i s d i re c ti v e s h a l l-i n c lu d e the fol lowing provisions:

a. Su b jec t t o t h e sp ec i f i c p ro v is ion s of this d i r e c t i v e , t h e

S e c r e t a r y of Defensemay d e lega te i n whole o r i n p a r t au th o r i ty o v e r

t h e D i re c t o r o f NSA wi th in his department as he sees f i t .b. The COMMT mission of th e National S ecu ri ty Agency (NSA) s h a l l

be t o p rov ide an e f fe c t iv e , un i f ied o rgan iza tion and con t ro l of t h ecommunications in te l l ig en ce act iv i t ie s of the United States conducted

ag ai ns t for ei gn governments, t o provide for i n t eg r a t ed o p e r a t io n a l

p o l i c i e s and procedures per taining thereto .

t h e terms " c o m u n i c ~ t i o n sin tel l igence" or " COM INT " sh a l l b e co n st r u edt o mean a l l procedures and methods used in the in te rce p t ion of communi-ca t io n s o th e r t h v l foreign press and propaganda broadsasts and theob ta in in g of inf orm ati on from such communications by othe r th an t h e

in ten d ed r ec ip ien t s,* but shall exclude censorship end the productionand dissemination of f in ish ed intel l igenc e.

As used i n t h i s d i r e c t i v e ,

c. N U s h a l l be administered by a Director , designated by t h eSe cre tar y of Defense after consultat ion with the Joint Chiefs of S t a f f ,

who sh a l l se rve fo r a minimum term of 4 years and who s h a l l be e l i g i b l ef o r reappointment. The Director sh al l be a career commissioned o f f i c e rof the armed services on act ive or r eac tiv a ted s t a tu s , and sh a l l en jo y

at least 3-star rank dur ing the period of h is incumbancy.d. Under t h e Sec re ta ry of Defense, and i n accordance wi th approved

p o l i c i e s of USCIB, the Direc to r o f NSA shall be responsib le f o r accompl ish ing

* See Public Law 513 -- 81st Congress 1950.

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the miss ion of NSA.

production resources of th e United Sta t es are placed under his

opera t iona l and techn ic a l control.

the operat ing agencies of the Services orci vi l i an departments or

For t h i s purpose al l COMINT col lect i on and

When action by the Chiefs of

agencies i s required , the Director sh al l normal ly issue ins t r uct i ons

p e r t a i n i n g t o COMINT operations through them. However, due t o th e

unique technical character of COMINT operations, the Director i s

author ized t o i ss ue d i re ct t o any operat ing e lements under h i s

operationzl control task assignments andDer t inen t

inst ruct ions which

z r e with in the capac i ty of such elements t o a c c o q l i s h .a l s o have d i re c t acces s to , and d i r ec t c o m u n i c a t i m with, any elementsof t h e S e r v ic e o r c i v i l i a n COMNT agencies on any other matters of

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operat ionzl and technical contro l as may be necessary, 2nd he i sauthorize d t o obt ain such information and intel l ige nce materi al from

them as he may r equ i re . A l l in s t ruc t ions issued by the Director

under th e au th or i ty prov ided i n th i s parapagh s h a l l be nzndatory,

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sub jec t on ly t o aDpeal t o t h e S e c r et a ry of Defense by the Chief ofService or hezd of civil ian department o r agency concerned.

e. S p e c i f i c r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of the Director of NSA include the

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( 3 ) Determining; and submit t ing t o appropria te au tho r i t ies ,requirements for l o g i s t i c support fo r th e conduct of COMINT

a c t i v i t i e s , t o g e t h e r Kith sp ec i f i c recommendations as to whateach of t h e resp ons ibl e departments and agencies of the

Government should supply.- .

(4 ) Within NSA's f i e l d of authorized operat ions prescr ibingre qu is i t e secu r i ty regu la t ions cover ing opera ting p rac t ice s ,

in c lu d in g the t ransmission, handling and di str ib ut ion of COMINT.

material within and vnong the COMINT elements under his o p e r a t i o n a lo r t e c h n i c a l contro; and exercising tine necessary monitoring andsuperv isory con t ro l , i n c l u ~ n ginspections i f necessary, t o ensurecompliance with th e regu la t ions.

( 5) Subjec t t o the au thor i t ies g ranted the Direc to r o f

Cen t r z l 1 n t e l l i g en . ce under NSCID No. 5 , conducting a l l l i a i s o n- _on COMTNT matters with foreign governmental communicationsin te l l i g en ce agenc ie s.

f . To the extent he deems feasible and in consonane Kith t h e a imsof maximum ov er- al l effi cien cy, economy, and effe cti vene ss, th e

D i r ec t o r s h a l l c e n tr a l iz e or consolidate the performance of COMINT. ( ....

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f u n ct i o n s f o r which he i s responsible. It i s recognized t h z t i nce r t ai n circumstances elements of the Armed Forces and other agencies

be ing served will r e q u i r e close COMINT support.t h i s c lo se suppor t , direct operdional control of spec i f ied COMINTf a c i l i t i e s and r esources w i l l be delegated by the Director , dur ing

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such per iods and f o r such tasks as %re determined by him, t o mi l i t a r y_-commanders ' o r t o the Chiefs of o ther agen-pb

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g . The Director s h z l l exercise such administrative -.control overCOMINT a c t i v i t i e s as he deems necessary t o th e e f f e c t i v 9 b e r f m a n c eof h i s mission. Otherwise, administrat ive control of personnel andf ac i l i t i e s w i l l remain with the departments and agencies providing them.

h. The Direct or s ha ll make provision fo r part ici pat ion by repre-

se nt at iv es of each of th e departments and agencies e l i g ib l e t o r ece ive

COMINT pr oduc ts i n thos e o ff ic es ofNSAk%ere pr i or i t i e s of in te rcep tand process ing u e f i na ll y planned.

i. The Director sh al l have a c i v i l i v l deputy whose primary responsi-b i l i t y s ha l l be t o ensure the mobil ization and ef fec t ive ewloyment oft h e b e s t a v a i l z b l e human and scientific resources i n t h e f i e l d of c ryp to log iresearch and developnent.

3 - Nothing i n th is di rect ive s hal l contravene the resp ons i bi l i t ies

of the individual departments and agencies for the final evaluation of

CQXINT information, i t s synthesis w 3 h information from other sources, andthe dissemination of f inished intel l igence t o users.

3 . The special nature of COMINT ac t iv i t i es r equi res t ha t they be t r ea ted

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i n a l l r e s p e c t e s . a s being outside the framework of other or general intel l igenceac t i v i t i es . Order s, d i r ec t ives ,

of th e Executive Branch re la tin g

disseminat ion , o r u t i l i z a t i on 'of

pol icies , or recommendations of any authority

t o the collection, production, secu rity , handlin

intel l igence, and/or c l a s s i f i ed ma te r ia l , s h a l l

no t be appl icab le t o COMINT ac t i v i t i e s , unless spec i f i ca l ly so s ta te d and i s s ue d .

by competent departmentzl or agency au tho rit y represe nted on th e Board. .OtherNational Security Council Intelligence Directives t o the Director of Cent ra lI n t e l l i gence and related implementing directives issued by the Director of Cent ra

I n t e l l i g e n c e shall be construed as non-applicable t o COMINT ac t i v i t i e s , un l e s st h e N atio nal Se cur ity Council has made

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