AUDIOSURVEILLANCE AND COUNTERMEASURES PROBLEMS WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 28, 2012
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: July 20, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No.
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Director/National Intelligence Programs Evaluation
SUBJECT :
Audiosurveillance and Countermeasures Problems
REFERENCE: ithin the Intelligence Community
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ZO July 1964
Per conversations with Messrs. Bross, Parrott and
finder on 17 July 1964, the attached menlorandum from
McGeorge Bundy is referred to NNIPE for preparation
of the requested report. Since the deadline of ZO July
already is upon us, would you please request an extension
and let this office know the new deadline?
Office of the F:;xecutive Director
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THE WHITE. HOUSE
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN,
UrCted States Intelligence Board
SUBJECTI%.
REFERENCE?,
ALdiosurveillance and Countermeasures Problems
Within the Intelligence Community
Memorandum of the Acting Director of Central
Intelligence, March 12, 1964
Memorandum of the Executive Secretary, Department
of State, April 15, 1964
Memorandum of the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
April 20, 164
emorandum of the Administrative Assistant to the
Attorney General, May 22, 1?62
The reference memoranda, above, were submitted on the
sutject of National Security Action Memorandum 170 of July 6,
1962 following my memorandum of October 7, 1963, requesting
consultation with the agencies concerned and the submission
of a-rolleort setting forth views and comIlents on the, subject
matter of Presidentially-approved recommendations which had
been made Ly the PresIdent's Foreign Intelligence Advisory
Board on June -)6, 1-)6'1 with respect to audiosurveillance
intelligence collection and co-ntermeasures, It is noted that
these submIssions include uncoordinated, and in significant
instances, conflicting views concerning the organi7,ation and
orientation of actions considered appropriate for attacking
the problems involved.
Meanwhile, in response to my memorandum of May 14, 1964,
there has bean issued by the U. S. Intelligence Board's
Security Committee a preliminary assessment o the recently-
discovered, extensive audiosurveillance penetnation of our
Embassy in Moscow, and it is understood that the preparation
of a final -:'eport by the U. S. Intelligence Board remains to
be completed.
In .v!ew of the national security implications of positive
andrdefensive aspects of the over-all audiosurveillance subject,
and the relevance of the Moscow penetration, I aould appreciate
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your taking steps to obtain the preparation and submission
of a U. S. Intelligence Board-coordinated report reflecting
the findinLs, conclusions and recommendations of the
intelligence community on all significant phases of the
matter (including the final assessment 17 the Ti. Intellft-
gence Board of the Moscow penetration development). I would
also lice tc have coordinated proposals for specifc aL-.t.lons
to achieve, in line with the objectives of recommendations
made by the 2resident's Board the most effective possible
organi7ation, management and coordination of the intelligence
community,s resources and capabilities For research and
development, and operational application of audiosurveillance
collection and countermeasures techniques.
It is requested that your report be furnished to this
office and to the President's Board by July 20. 1964.
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McGeorge Bundy
cc The President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
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