SUGGESTION NO. SF-1121

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00832A000200070028-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: January 14, 1957
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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Sagga ter proposed that the originator of weather trafffo
make the fo11iwing changes when poking and processing v'essagee
for encipherment and transmission:
a. Substitute dash symbol for comets symbol and space,
ba Substitute slant symbol for "NIL."
c ~ Substitute three slant symbols for "EST NIL."
d o Substitute word minus for minus .symbol.,
e, Substitute word dash for dash syabolo
Three suggested changes would, by measurement, save the
originator enciphering approximately 45,000 groups per month
and thereby reduce the relay stations handling by 90?000
groups per month considering deciphering and reaiphering 0
The saving is accomplished by keeping text in upper case
thereby reducing use of function keys to a minimum especially
where dash symbol is substituted for comm symbol and space
as function key m f'igures' would not be needed when next
-group toin upper case. It is realized that elimination of
space after comma symbol would accomplish some saving,
however, from habit operators automatically strike apace bar
after comma symbol therefore a definite break or change to
desirable?
B. Evaluation of the Ronaerned Office;
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Case presented verbally at 29 November 1956 Suggestion
Awards Comiittce Meeting by OC, who
submitted attached memorandum0 A
OC which is attached as memo dated 20
C0 Recommendation of the Executive secretor:
Approval. Award of $215 ($65 for tangible, $150 for
intangible benefits (moderate local) 2/3's of award to 1
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Committee deferred decision pending further report by
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2 1mUM FCRs Suggestion Awards Oamtittss
FR%ft DC Msaber, SAC. Q* ,
RMa Suggestion SF 1121
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The aorrsspondsms regarding ST lIa was initiated by sowaos other than
the originatar of the basic stion and dea, so ribatian
w ioh was mode by Ci8'12, 25X1 A
Div D. whilo th
Their ooatribaUen is as follows, they worked eat a bd-igpssl (Chins., and
English) oondensatisn code for the handling of a apieifio type of trafflo. (A
saadenaatiou . cods, as the new. implies, i s a moans of soodonsing information into
a shortsnod fors for transmission pirposes. It has no asourity in itself and must
ba sucipbaarad.via ssisting oryptographi.c facilities.) The as, at this sod,
asx.lstaly sl*dnat d the used for a translator who bad pm LT worked four
hours a day, soy days a wed an this traffic. As a rssnlt, the translator was,
able to divots full time to other tranalatiag daties. In additi(m to this saving
-too actual processing time for this traffic was sat frsa fellow hairs to sppresdaately
45 .Antos, This is a most sigoifioant change because the inforertia) being tray .-
m ttsd is if a perishable nataors.
In view of the seutribation made, I reecomind that a? ward be mode for this
joint effort based sn the fallowing tangible ad intangible beaed1tss
Tangible:
1U..nati0a if translator time (yearly salary $leCO,) $ 900.00
Saving of sea. .lark processing time 600.00
$1500.00
Iatasy~sbssss
The ougg?stisa is of meftwets bassfit with lord ypplistisa.
Based an one normal scale of wards it is ansesamstidsd that NO total award
be $215. ($65 for tangible and $150 for intangib~- r boosfits). It is ttrthsr
that the awnt be divided with two 4 hirds being givaaz to -
and one-third to
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Officeiyiemiranaum a UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : i:aecutlve Secr'e`.ar : u gestio~ Awar ~s DATE:
^t-ai ttee
pLOM : LL,'S Representative, SAC. CSD 6-
SUBJECT: S- 121
1. At the 29 No'er!ber fr-eeting of the Comadttet it was
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-ieter-*~'.ned that an award shoi] I 1e wade to , 0c;
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of -1:i.g'aal cor der:.sation code. The use of this code dispenses
with the requirement for a translator, speeds up the processing
of tare_fir an. saves groups ir. the transmission of traffic.
There wore tuo items .} ich we were abked to check
the and repcrt to the .Executive Secretary b3 memorandum.
? two i tene? are s.) does + : prcpose~ division of the award
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ref,?~? ;, the efforts expended uy each of the men, and (b) is
there is ar iw;eoiste increase of traffic which right re-
flect larger tangible and intangible benefits to the Agency.
3. Further investigit'on shows that the proposed division
is fair and there has not been, nor .:o we expect a substantial
ir1cr,wese in this traffic.
!i. It is racoraner?ded that the Committee approve the dis- 25X1A
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are one-t}irQ to
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