HANDLING TIME OF PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO HIS BROTHER(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R003100240019-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: December 18, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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NOTE: DCI and DDCI advised at
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morning briefing, 20 December
MEMORANtUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT Eendl.ing Time of President's Message to his Pro
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1. ? Sheldon asked me to check on how subject message was
handled. andby it took so long from the time of transmission, until time
of delivery. Attached. is a breakdown Showing handling times which need
some comment so it can be understood.
a. You will note that it took 16 minutes to prepare the
meeen80 for transmission via the Pentagon. Since the Orrick
Committee began operation a number of circuits from Latin America
are now terminated in the Pentagon; therefore, it was necessary
:Or us to encrypt and send this message via the Pentagon. The
time that it took to prepare the message, 16 minutes, was the
encryption process in preparing a one-time tape. This message
was prepared as a =message, therefore, under the principle of
privacy of communications, it had to be encrypted to peas through
the Pentagon.
b. I do not know how to account for the 57 minutes that it
took to send this message by the Pentagon. I do not know how long
the Pentagon helatit, if at all before fransmiesion nor how long
it took to decrypt It
c. There is DO lateral secure ctriimications between'
*ere the Attorney General apparently had gonb.
d. It was necessary Ito re.encipher the
one-time ped. and transmit i on CIA Station are in
CW.
The CW circuit from' is
used only for *mere-Inc &lance um Orrick Cowl tee leased, a
circuit between l ntagon.
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e. / do not know Why it took 2 ?hem?y.? mariA minutes from
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speculate that some time was lost in delivering the message to the
station chief to fimi out that the Attorney General
had gone to Sane of this time, of course, was taken
up in enc T14. message in one-time pad. to be sent by CW
from The 24 mir3utea reqaired to transmit the
message from L is not unusual. It is neither
a good time nor a bedtime.
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Handling Time of President's Wssage to his Brother
f.irou will note that the message, after receipt in
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hour and 35 minutes after receipt. He evidently was not
immediately available, although this one hour an 35 minutes
included decryption time of the message which was in one-time
pad, about 50 to 6o minutes.
AttaChment:
Oreakdown of Handling Times
A; =IA 8heldon)
Director of
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