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abe me Pod iki’ HED: OVEY 4 49 REGISTERED FUBLICATION # 5-53 THE POTENTIALITIES OF COMINT FOR STRATEGIC WARNING CONSISTS OF 72 FAGES
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REF ID:A39172 FOP SECRET CANOE “TOP-SEGREP—GANOE- Extension of the reliable warning period to two or four days would provide , time for the…
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REF ID:A39172 continue to use radio for the transmission of a considerable volume of internal communications. Thus we are given the…
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REF ID:A39172 TOP-SECRET CANOE —POP-SEGRET-CANOE. The interception and timely evaluation'of these signals will then constitute indicators…
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REF ID:A39172 OP SEGRE CANOE “POP_-SEGRET_CANOE . ‘consideration of indicators of a direct air attack on tite continental US. Tt is well…
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REF ID:A39172 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INDICATORS Ref. Appendix IV Since the effectiveness of COMINT as a source of warning depends…
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REF ID:A39172 @ —“POP-SHCREE-CANOE- the processes of intelligence. The Group believes that, among these processes, COMINT has the highest…
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REF ID:A39172 “TOP SECRET CANOE -ZOR-SEGRET CANOE ' INTERCEPTION Expansion of intercept facilities is being undertaken. Geographical…
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REF ID:A39172 —SOP-SHORER_CANOR COMMUNICATIONS Ref, Appendix V A communication system, no matter how good, cannot guarantees the timely…
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REF ID:A39172 -sop-sponr-conz LORS REE u : TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, LOW-LEVEL CODES AND CIPHERS, AND PLAIN TEXT PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 Ref. Appendix…
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REF ID:A39172 -TOR-SECRET-GANOB . ‘ information on a timely basia from material now being intercepted. T this end, the Group makes the…
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& tg MEMO ROUTING SLIP 1 NAME OR TITLE “ORGARTZATION AND LOCATION FROM NAME OR TITLE ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION” REF ID:A39172 YER USE FOR…
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REF ID:A39172 FOP-SEGRET-CANOE “EQP-SECRET_CANOL- ‘ evaluation of ‘Service personnel, and consideration should be given to the…
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REF ID:A39172 TOP-SECRET_CANOE SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 EO. 3. 3(h)(2) Ref. Appendix V'~ "Special Intelligence" is ‘cour…
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REF ID:A39172 , In particular, the following matters require inmediate attention: 1. Continuity of Effort: Because of the research…
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REF ID:A39172 type of equipment for attacking these problems. Additional high-speed. analytic equipment should be developed and made…
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REF ID:A39172 —ZQD_SEGREE-CANOE- ELECTRONICS INTELLIGENCE (KLINT) Ref. Appendix VIII ELINT—knowledge resulting. from the interception and…
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REF ID:A39172 forces, where ELINT, COMINT, and other intelligence sources are closely combined at all levels from field operations to…
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REF ID:A39172 pn ae eed 5. ELINT equipment now in use is inadequate in many respects. 6. Present ELINT operations do not take advantage of…
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REF ID:A39172 TOP -SECREF-GANOE- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT In addition to the obviously needed research and development toward better…
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REF ID:A39172 _— “FOP-SECRET-GANOE- (441) Equipments for better utilization of imnediate action voice. communications » including better.…
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REF ID:A39172 Ref. Appendix 1” Throughout ali discussions and briefings in which the Group has participated, no single problem has been…
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REF ID:A39172 MEMO ROUTING SLIP | “ucitetnete’se Siuisen serine 1 NAME OR TITLE INITIALS CIRCULATE ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION . COORDINATION…
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REF ID:A39172 sop_sxouer ons OF SECRET CANOE | components of these groups provide the basic continuity of analytic effort. The principal…
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REF ID:A39172 TOP-SECRET -GANOE- establishment of a service career in COMINT to encourage longer periods | of service. Such a plan not only…
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REF ID:A39172 ~“FOP-SEGRET CANOE . I ~ THE SPECIAL STUDY GROUP In its meeting of 11-12 June 1953, the National Security Agency Scientific…
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REF ID:A39172 ~ToP_seenet eater Dr. Richard C. Raymond, Member, Electronics Division, Rand Corporation ao “Mr. John C. McPherson,…
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REF ID:A39172 FOP SECRET CANOE -TOP-SEGREE-CANOE Cn ee 28 July 1953 Washington, D.C. Briefing on role of intelligence Directorate of…
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REF ID:A39172 —————— TOP SREREE_OANOE 31_July 1953 Offutt Air. Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska Discussion of COMINT and ; Director of…
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REF ID:A39172 ~ZORSROREE GANGS Washington, D.C. Organization and function Special Research Branch, of the Watch Committee G-2, Department…
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REF ID:A39172 -TOR-SBGREE CANOE II - THE THREAT The Soviet Union has at present the capability to launch an effective large scale atomic…
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REF ID:A39172 ; —— © 4 a Bas Distribution of NSA Registered Publication # 5-53 So0% , ' Copy # Charged to Method of transmission/remarks 1…
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REF ID:A39172 all targets in the US on a one-way mission from bases in the USSR. By 1955, the number of available TU-i's will increase to…
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REF ID:A39172 III - NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENTAL AIR DEFENSE Active defense forces participating in the air defense of the North American…
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Significance of Early Warning Warning Time Significance Days: 3 to 6 Would permit full scale deployment of SAC Forces for an immediate…
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REF ID:A39172 “FOR -SEGREE CANOE Available weapons consist of fighters and antiaircraft artillerye At present, Air Defense Command has 53…
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REF ID:A39172 ————K— *. — TEP _SSeRER CANCE — battalions, and 14 Skysweeper automatic weapons battalions deployed to assist in the defense…
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REF ID:A39172 atomic boubs which they can put on a target by the end of 1955 will ts the same as, or greater than, the number which they…
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REF ID:A39172 Iv ~ INDICATOR SYSTEMS The nature of the threat has been stated in Appendix II, which describes the area of capability of the…
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REF ID:A39172 SS om . . ' The coordination, standardization and systematic inter-relatioship of this effort would overcome many of the…
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REF ID:A39172 Care mst be exercised that our evaluation of indications he focuss3d on significant actions which the enemy mst take in…
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‘et i 4. y 2 i + aa REF ID:A39172 THE POTENTIALITIES OF COMINT FOR STRATEGIC WARNING Prepared by "' Bpecial: Study Group. : of the NSA…
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REF ID:A39172 Vv — COMMUNICATIONS Timely warning of impending air attack depends greatly upon rapid, accurate communications, Rapid…
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REF ID:A39172 a - * a FQP-SECRET- CANOE sep SEeREE GANOE: / * At present, such a dispatch can be delivered to the most distant addressee…
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REF ID:A39172 -FTOP SEGREF CANOE -POP-SHOREE-CANOE to the Department of Defense on an immediate call-up basis; and, in addition, an eight…
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REF ID:A39172 -FOP SEGREF GANOE SOP SHGREE CANOE: minimum delay. Furthermore, it offers the possibility that a frequency ean be chosen…
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REF ID:A39172 TOP SECRET CANOE “TOP-SECRET CANOS— VI - TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, LOW-LEVEL CODES AND CIPHERS, AND PLAIN TEXT General, Remarks…
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REF ID:A39172 a . TOP-SECRET. CANOE of units of the Soviet Long Range Air Force. From the same source we have learned something also about…
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REF ID:A39172 —ToP-SRERET-GANOR— , Possibilities of Improving COMINT from these Sources 1. Improving Sources of Material for T/A: Adequate…
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REF ID:A39172 -FOP-SECRET CANOE —EQR-SECRET_CANOE- . This is especially true of information concerning the activities of the Soviet Long…
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REF ID:A39172 There are three distinct phases to this problem. The first phasc is to " pick up the clue or clues of an impending attack.…
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REF ID:A39172 Se —————— » TOP SEORSE-CANOE- material from the area, incorporating into their analysis material already summarized by the…
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REF ID:A39172 “TOP-SRORBE_-GANGE- ; 6. The Personnel Problem: The quality of the COMINT effort based on sources discussed in this Appendix…
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REF ID:A39172 ~FOP-SEGRET- CANOE TOP _SECRET_g4NOe- | VIT - SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE 5) 96.36/50 USC 3605 EO 3.3(h)(2) ; Special Intelligence…
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REF ID:A39172 cf PL-86-36/50 USC 3605 _—POP-ORGREP-CANOE— EO3.3(h)(2) Meanwhile, the reading of a small number of messages enciphered in…
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REF ID:A39172 PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 EO:3.3(h)(2) COMINT which includes Special Intelligence has considerable potentialities.as.a source of…
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REF ID:A39172 a 4 / . FOP-SECRET-CANOE —ROP_SECRET- CANOE Such a guarantee is beyond the power of any COMINT organization, which reads the…
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REF ID:A39172 FOP-SECRET-GCANOE- -POP-SECRET CANOE VIII - ELECTRONICS INTELLIGENCE (ELINT) PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 The Army ELINT Program EO…
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REF ID:A39172 : . PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 —ROP-SRERET-CANOE- EO'3.3(h)(2) The above effort includes 10-12 teams. About 16 teams will be…
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REF ID:A39172 received by G-2, evaluated, and transmitted to appropriate personnel +i -hin the space of a few minutes. Current arrangements…
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REF ID:A39172 THE POTENTIALITIES OF COMINT FOR STRATEGIC WARNING Page SUMMARY 00 ec csssercrsccceacsassatessasasvccucsencsensessessese & a…
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REF ID:A39172 TOP-SEORBE CANOE EO 3.3(h)(2)... 2. Intercept Locations: PL 86-36/50 USC 3605 Airborne. team based in the Phillippines Middle…
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REF ID:A39172 ~ZQR-SEGREE CANOE 4. Coordination: COMINT officers at ASA collate Navy intercept reports with other intelligence and send the…
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REF ID:A39172 pp -TOP SECRET CANOE —TQP_ SECRET _OANOR- 3. Reporting: SAC field operators can flash messages from field operations in 2-3…
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REF ID:A39172 General Remarks In the various discussions and briefings which the Study Group has had concerning the present COMINT effort,…
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REF ID:A39172 _ FOP-SECREF-CANOE TOPRTSECREP-GANOE- ; . in filling the vacancles ereated, not to mention recruiting such men to expand the…
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REF ID:A39172 —2OP-SECREE_GANOR , There is great variation in the quality of personnel in these tw: groups of analysts. Considerable…
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REF ID:A39172 -FOP-SECRETF CANOE “TOPSECREE CANOE A final aspect is the supporting services available to the analysts, particularly the…
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REF ID:A39172 _ “FOP-SECRET CANOE —-FOP-SEORET CANOE In sites where voice intercept can be taken, the importance of knowledz:. of the…
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REF ID:A39172 —TOP_SECREE -GANOE— X - COMINT as_a Source of Advance Warning in World War II and the Korean Conflict During World War II,…
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REF ID:A39172 a . -FOP-SECGRET CANOE- TOP-SECRET CANOE — THE POTENTIALITIES OF COMINT FOR STRATEGIC WARNING SUMMARY This study evaluates…
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REF ID:A39172 ce eT EEE EEEEEEIEISIESIS SSS -FOP-SECREF CANOE “TOP-SECRET CANOE — together with an air corps, to its previous destination…
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REF ID:A39172 -TOP SECRET-CANOE- —TOR-SECRET_CANOE "Koreas The COMINT contribution in Korea during the period November 1950~ - duly 1951 is…
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REF ID:A39172 TOP SECRET -GANOE XI - BIBLIOGRAPHY Report to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense ("Brownell Committee…
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REF ID:A39172 . _e : : ee ; . Seen een . 33. Soviet Bloc Capabilities and Probable’ Courses of Action in Eled-' tromagnetic Warfare, 24…
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REF ID:A39172 FOP-SECRET CANOE —POR-SECRET_CANOE THE POTENTIALITIES OF COMINT FOR STRATEGIC WARNING INTRODUCTION ~_ During the past few…