REPORT OF MESSAGE CENTER OPERATIONS, 1-31 OCTOBER 1953

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CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9
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April 10, 2002
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November 5, 1953
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25X1A Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R0'00600040026-9 SECRET laeurftY Information e c4.6.4r 114.0-02.7 44 13.1m7 - opt s a, 014 ) MEMORANDUM f OR.: November 1953 SUBJECT : Report of Message Center Operations, 1 - 31 October 1953 les Procesied (a) Tab A provides statistical data regarding cables pro- cessed during the month of October 1953. There was an increase is the number of cables of every type totaling 692 cables or 6.1% over the September volume. Word volume also increased appro- ximately 9%. (b) Cable. briefed for, and distributed to the Director totaled 710 with a ratio of 5 incoming to 2 outgoing. This figure represents 6.3% of the total cables handled. (c) Tab B provides a comparison between September and figures and shows the increase in each category of cable. d) Tab C provides percentile statistics concerning .Admin- Operational and Intelligence traffic. (is) Tab 0 provides percentile statistics breaking down trafficby Division, Staff or Office. U) Daring the month, 116 cables were suspended to DEVI suiting in the following action being taken: Added distribution to DD/I 41 Preliminary Disseminations 38 Teletyp. Disseminations to 0C1, ONE & State 13 Memorandum Dissemination to D13/1 11 SECRET %amity Informan", Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A Approved For Release 2002/05/0tEekfp84-00499R0,0600040026-9 UMW* InFormattnn Disapproved for DD/I by Foreign Di on Referred to Mr. I I to force action (later disseminated) 2. Personnel (a) We gained 3 personnel during October against a loss of 2 who were transferred to DD/P Foreign Divisions for overseas assignments. Our net gain was one badly needed secretary, bliss who entered on duty 23 October. She has proven to be an exceptionally neat and rapid typist and should help us im- prove the general appearance of our briefs. We lost from this position in June and since that time we have been forced to draw extra help from our Typing Staff, few of whom are ex- perienced with electromatic typewriters. (b) We have 8 vacancies outstanding offset by 10 EOD actions for personnel who have full clearance and who are being called to duty. They should be arriving within two weeks and with our margin of 2 extra we are hopeful of reaching full strength by mid-November. (c) left for two weeks leave on 23 October and upon s return he will report to his new assignment in FE. However, he assures as he will be available should a need for his services arise. (d) Attached as Tab E are the biographical sketches of Cable Secretariat Officers which were promised in previous reports. 3. Vital Documents and Emergency Planning (a) At the invitation of the General Services Office, I visited the Agency's Vital Document Repository _ The Cable Secretariat has no material on deposit there and the purpose of the trip was to learn first-hand information concerning the Vital Docu- ments Program and to observe the facilities available. I have ad- vised the Chief, General Services, that the Cable Secretary antici- pates no requirement for the facilities visited, and that our vital SECRET simeurby Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 -2- 25X1A 25X1A Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-04499R000600040026-9 'UV SECRET sieurty Informetion (b) OnU October I represented the Cable Secretary at rence between Communication, and General Services d for the purpose of establishing joint Signal Center-Cable requirements for supplies and equipment should it to evacuate our present quarters and resume our cretariat interests are integrated with those or, and it was agreed that our requirements for tto machines, microfilm readers and other ex- supplies should be registered with ILLEGIB Commanding Officer irL by authority of a memorandum 25X1 from I I This memorandum has been coordina- ted with us and is being forwarded through Chief, General Services to I. This arrengement almost completes our 25X1A Emergency Planning. Our Emergency !Force Staff has been briefed and is ready; all vital documents considered necessary for resuming operations are in storage in the Signal Center at 25X1A I IWe are ill-prepared in one respect. We are relying microfilm of Identity cards. After inspecting the facilities, it was obvious that one film shared by RI and our- selves would not be adequate since neither of us has an established right to first call on one of three available microfilm readers. Accordingly I have arranged with Chief of RI, to photo- graph our cards in the slime manner as they have their own. We will then store the film with our vital documents, replacing it each time the file is brought up to date. memorandum requisitions a microfilm reader for our exclusive use. *loth of these items are vital and necessary for compre- hension of the cable material we would be handling in an emergency. 4. (a) Our restricted area is now guarded by an electrical dug lock. This device operates by a dial identical to those on telephones. A three digit key number is known to all members of Our Sian and the lock releases when the correct number is dialed. Key numbers are changed at frequent intervals by simple manipulation of toggle switches. This ingenious little device saves SECRET sanity Information -3- Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A Approved For Release 2002/05/0iiEffP84-00499M00600040026-9 Soeurtry information at night. dred interruptions each day, improves the physical restricted area and permits us to bolt all entrances rough the Cable Secretary's office which is also bolted (b) A revised T/0 for he Cable Secretariat together with justification and covering memorandum to Assistant Director (Personnel) was prepared for your signature during the month. (c) I have reported to you verbally the difficulty we are experiencing in arriving at a workable solution to the question of definitions on sensitive cards which we IA ? ? in briefs and breakouts. The background of this problem and details of the action we have taken to continua briefing and breakout service while searching Lu' an acceptable solution is too voluminous to be included in this repott. I shall try to summarise the background by separate memorandum and present the problem to you for consideration as to the best means of establishing official sanction for what we need. My concern is that you be fully informed of all aspects of the pre- sent situation in order that you may protect yourself if necessary in instances where your instruction to us is in seeming conflict with other authority. 25X1A TRR:tac Attachments Executive Otficer SECRET goeurity Information -4. Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 Approved Forlease 2066eREICIA-RDP84-00499N000600040026-9 goeurity Information MONTHLY TRAFFIC FIGURES October 1953 TOTAL COPIES AVG. NO. OF TYPE TOTAL CABLES ISSUED COPIES ISSUED IN Cables 5,744 86,617 15.0 IN Sensitive and 1,378 8,634 6.2 Top Secret Cables OUT Cables 3,148 43.934 13. 9 OUT Sensitive and 684 4,459 6.5 Top Secret Cables Preliminary Dissems 313 7,199 23.0 TOTAL U. 267 150, 843 PREVIOUS MONTH 10, 575 144,477 INCREASE 692 6,366 Cables selected and routed to the Director: AUGUST 921 SEPTEMBER 671 OCTOBER 710 SECRET security InIormation Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 Approved For?laelease 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-004991Z000600040026-9 gag seestty tow"' TYPE SEPTEMBER N Cables 5,478 IN Sensitive a Top Store Cables I, 295 IN TOTAL 6,773 OUT Cables 3, 0 9 OUT Sensitive and Tap Secret Cables 509 OUT TOTAL 3,328 IN and OUT TOTAL 10, 301 PDS 274 OVERALL TOTALS 10, 575 SECRET &mode,/ Wormatien INCREASE OR OCTOBER DECREASE 3.744 I. 266 83 7122 NET - 349 129 /- 175 304 i? 653, 39 692 1,378 634 8327 0,154 ,-;NET 313 11, 267 NET Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 Approved For.Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-004991/000600040026-9 SECRET eanity Wormatkat Percentile statistics .epazatthg traffic, on an Agency-wide bast., into the three categories of Operational Adminis- trative and Intelligence for the month of October 1953: Ve Latelligence INCOMING OUTGOING SECRET Siietwity informattob 72.8 69 21.1 25.3 6.1 5.7 Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499000600040026-9 SECRET CseurIty lac:emotion P.rcentiie statistici separating traffic, on a Divisional basis, into the three categories aOperationaL Administrative and Intelligence for the month of October 1953: ZEYE NE SE WE Wil SR Outgoing Operational 24.6 27.1 11.9 9.5 19.3 5.5 2.1 Outgoing Administrative 20.6 41.6 13.3 9.0 10.2 4.1 1.2 Outgoing Intelligence 20.4 29.4 13.8 24.1 9.9 2.4 Incoming Operational 30.4 29.3 8.8 9.1 16.6 4.7 1.1 Incoming Administrative 20.2 45.4 10.4 6.3 8.4 8.4 0.9 IncomingIntelligence 12.9 35.6 16.0 20.6 9.0 2.7 0.2 SECRET Sommayidormation Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 SECRET Security Information Percentile statistics on. traffic exchanged with the overseas geographic areas represented by the various Foreign Area Divisions: EE FE NE SE WE WH SR Totaltraffic,INan4OUT 25.8 32.4 10.4 9.5 15.1 5.5 1.3 Total traffic, OUT 23.4 31.0 12.4 10.2 16.5 4.9 1.6 Traffic, OUT. Non sitive 22.4 31.8 12.8 9.2 16.7 5.2 1.9 Total, OUT, Sensitive and TS 30.0 24.4 9.8 17.0 15.4 2.9 0.5 Total Traffic IN 27.2 33.4 9.5 9.2 14.3 5.4 1.0 Traffic, IN,Non-sensitive 27.1 34.2 9.4 5.2 14.2 5.7 1.2 Traffic, IN, Sensitive and TS 28.0 28.0 10.3 14.5 15.4 3.8 410 011. SECRET Security Inform/oleic, Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 Approved For Release 2002/05/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600040026-9 SECRET Sam* information Percentile statisticsshowing assignment of action on incoming cables or con- firmation on outgoing cables by organisational component. (Those components receiving less than one percentile of the total are ignored in this compilation.) COMPONENT INCOMING 1141=====eft EE 15.5 20.5 FE 24.9 28.4 NE 9.2 6.6 SE 10.0 10.0 11.2 5.7 3.8 $.0 SR 6.2 4.3 PP/IOD 2.4 1.5 TSS 1.4 2.0 COM MO 4.4 4.6 FD 2.3 3.3 rusTD 401 41.4P. 1.1 PERS 1.1 LO/ TD 1.7 MO MO 0 4111? 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