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Williams. ~ ----~ •••••••• 2 2 A HISTORY LESSON (U) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , i-,:~-- ......... · ~ ••••••••• 24 IS THERE AN OLD CROW IN YOUR FUTURE? (U) ••••••• ,____ ....... '-.:..:• •:..:.•..:..• ·~· • ..-~ •••••••••• 28 .....__ ___, BUST ANSWER (U) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4 ____ f............ 29 'flllS B0€l:fl\IBN'f SON'fAINS €0BE"llORB l\IA'fFlRIAf; CLASSH'IEB BY HSA/CSSH 123 2 TOP SECRET R:E'JIE:W et~ __19_Ma_..y_2 a"--1_2_ Declassified and Approved for Release by NSA on -10-'1.2-.20'1.2 pursuant to E.O. '135.26. VIDR Case# 54778 DOCID· 4009848 Published by Pl, Techniques and Standards Editorial VOL. IX, No, 5 MAY 1982 Many years ago, when the Pennsylvania PUBLISHER Turnpike first opened, there weren't any other "super highways" as we now know them, and I BOARD OF EDITORS was fascinated by how much easier and faster this new road was than any other route through Editor-in-Chief • ._I _________.l ... (_8_3...,22/7119s) • the mountains. But after a while, as I Production ............ J I (3369s) [ travelled that road, it seemed as though I always managed to encounter at least two tie Collection •••••••••••••••• I (8555s )i ups, caused by repair crews whose work closed Cryptanalysis ............I (53llsY one lane or otherwise slowed the flow for Cryptolinguistics •••••• I (598ls) miles. Information Science.I (3034s) Language........ • (816ls) Machine Support.J (5084s) One day, it occurred to me that these Mathematics ........ J (85185) repair crews were always there, somewhere. Puzzles •••••••••••••• David H. Williams :§( l 103s) After all, as the old punchline goes: Special Research ......... Vera R. FUby ~ (7119s) everybody's gotta be somewhere. And where Traffic Analysis.•••• ...... Don Taurone l (3573s) else would. road repair crews be? For subscriptions It seems to me that there may well be a send name and organization similar principle working around here, except = that it involves moving. No matter where I to: CRYPTOLOG, Pl g look, somebody seems to be moving. A lot of or call P369i people seem to be "movers," involved in the mechanics of moving. Is there a PERT chart somewhere, with planners pondering the ques tion of what to with "the movers" during that empty period in FY88? After all, every mover To submit articles or le~ter~ has to be somewhere. via PLATFORM mail, senci to • cryptolg at barlc05 \ In the good old days, when we got to the (note: no 'O' in 'log')\ new location after a move, we just took out our pencils, looked for a good place to put the pencil sharpener, sat down, and started to work. But now that everything is inside a computer somewhere, it doesn't seem to work quite that way. I wonder what it costs to move, in terms of lost hours, equipment repair, delayed reconnection of terminals, etc. Maybe someone has all this under control, and from his vantage point, it all looks very orderly and smooth. P.L. 86-36 F9R 9FFISL'tti QSl!i Q~ ¥ DOCID: 4009848 PSR 8PP'E9'EA'b l:JS!l 8H'b'i TheNSA Information Desk: by_I ----~44 P.L. 86-36 ave you ever wondered what working selecte1 me as his a)sistant in June 1971 to - for the NSA Information Affairs succeed_ _who wanted to work part Division is like? How can there be time. At that time, · I was working in the such an organization when, normally, Counterintelligence Division of the Office of H~ the only answer NSA gives to Security. In June 1973 a clerical assistant questions from the outside world is "No Com billet was added, and in August 1973 the Pub ment"? Do people like Jack Anderson, David lic Affairs Office (PAO) became D3 and relo Kahn, and Mike Wallace ever really call NSA? cated to the fifth floor. Do other people call and say they are Richard Helms? (FQQQ) In January 1974 a decision was made by the Management Coun.cil to disestablish the (P8l:J8) Working on the NSA Information desk PAO as a separate activity and to place the has been most interesting, sometimes frantic responsibility with the Chief, D41 (Policy and hectic, usually busy, but seldom dull. I Staff). As a result of this decision, Mr. hope you will enjoy reading about some of the I l was given an assignment in the M routine and exciting things that have happened organization, the clerical billet went to the over the past eleven years. Executive\ for Staff Services, and I remained with the PAO function. :it may seem that the Public Affairs Office had a short life; how (P8l:J8) Since many of you may not be aware ever, in spite of losing the title, the func that NSA has an Information Affairs Division, tion was neatly tucked away within the Policy I'd like to begin with a brief history of how Staff, and today the Information desk is alive it all got started. ·In November 1965 NSA and well. Director. LtGen Marsh,11. Carter, USA, named I _ as "NSA Liaison Officer to the Assistant Secretary ()f Defense for Pub lic Affairs." Initially, th.is .was a part-time ~ So much for history. You're prob role; however, in December 1966 t·he position ably still wondering what is really accom became full-time and the title C:M.nged to plished here in the \Information Affairs Divi "Public Information Officer." In July 1967 sion. As I think back, I have often wondered the position was physically and administra~ if I ~hired \me because he knew I tively moved to the Director's Executive could honestly respond to media calls with an Office, and in July 1973 the title was offi "I don't know" or '.'No comment." Never having cially changed to "Public Affairs Officer." been ex.posed to the Operations or COMSEC func tions has been a bles-singon. many occasions. More on telephone calls. la.ter. (P8l:JS)I I wh-0 wai;i this Agency's first a~n~d,...--o-n~l-y--~"~P~ublic Affairs Officer.,'' May 82 * CRYPTOLOG * Page l P.L. 86-36 •· .~ FQR QFH6Ub QSl'i 9llbY _:_, -·~ ~ t DOCID· 4009848 F6ft 6FFieittt t:JSe 6ltl: I -tf'6tffl7 The Information Affairs Division NSA was seeking to acquire a couple of build supports the Director, Deputy Director, and ings at Aberdeen Proving Grounds for senior officials. One of the first services "warehousing." She wanted to know precisely initiated was the news clipping service. In what the storage space would be used for and, the beginning (1972), with limited staff (me) while I really didn't know, I told her it and reproduction facilities, the news clip would probably be used for storing furniture, pings were provided once a· day to DIR, D/DIR, old records, etc. She asked more questions and DC/CSS. Each day five newspapers (N.Y. and became a little "pushy" so I commented Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, that "I'd rather not discuss it further, Baltimore Sun, and Washington Star) were because it was really a nothing move anyway." reviewed and items of interest clipped and When I came to work the next morning and found formed into a mini-newspaper. In addition, that she had quoted me verbatim, I was a lit the daily DoD Current News and CIA news clips tle shook until I heard I J laughil'lg P.L. 86-36 were reviewed, as well as Time, ·Newsweek, U.S. about the "nothing move." News and World Report, Federal Times, and oth ers, on a weekly basis. In recent years, additional requests have been received for ~ Last year some information was pro this service and we are now able, with vided to the Baltimore Sun in response to an increased staff and a better repro machine, to inquiry they had made concerning our recruit provide copies twice each day to DIR, D/DIR, ing efforts. The Director approved a release Chief of Staff, and all key component chiefs. stating that we would be hiring over 1,000 new employees primarily with engineering, language, and computer skills. The publicity TELEPHONE CALLS was good but the Recruiting Office was literally exhausted from answering over 500 calls in a matter of a few days. ~ Calls from the media are received in the Information Affairs Division and, depend ing on the requests, our responses vary. Cam (F6H6) Of the 75-80 media calls that are era crews from various media have been author received during a year, most are legitimate. ized to come and take pictures of the NSA However, we have our share of "crank" calls. buildings. We make the appointments and There are a few that have made good "in house" arrange for the crews to be met by a rep stories for many years. resentative of the Off ice of Security who accompanies them as they photograph. Some callers ask for interviews with the Director ~ I recall a man who insisted on or other seniors.