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NSA PRESS RELEASE 8 June 2011 For further information contact: NSA Public and Media Affairs, 301-688-6524
The National Security Agency Releases Over 50,000 Pages of Declassified Documents
The National Security Agency (NSA) announces today that it has declassified and released to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) over 50,000 pages of historic records. These records cover a time-frame from before World War I through the 1960s. This release of documents is the first in a series of releases planned over the next two years as part of NSA/CSSs commitment to meeting the requirements outlined in the Presidents 21 January 2009 Memorandum on Openness and Transparency in Government (Executive Order 13526). Highlights of this release include:
Manuals, charts, and other documents on the development of early computer systems at NSA/CSS, including the HARVEST. This innovative system was developed with IBM and was in use from 1962 to 1976; Early publications on cryptography, including Cryptology: Instruction Book on the Art of Secret Writing from 1809; Documents from World War II, including previously unreleased German documents from the Target Intelligence Committee (TICOM).
The released documents will be maintained by NARA and available for review at the National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland. A list of the documents is available on NSAs Declassification and Transparency Webpage. Since the records were physically transferred to NARA, NSA is no longer the custodian and does not maintain copies of the records for release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Information about conducting research at NARA is available on the National Archives Website. For more information about the National Security Agency, please visit www.nsa.gov.
1-Jul-1944 JAPANESE MERCHANT SHIPS, FIRST EDITION 9-May-1946 QUESTIONNAIRE FOR INSPECTION LIAISON VISITS TO FIELD UNITS OF ARMY SECURITY AGENCY 11-Apr-1951 OPERATIONS (AFSAG 1228) MANUEVERS & TRAINING EXERCISES & OPERATIONS 12-Dec-1950 COMPROMISES OF CRYPTOSYSTEMS 1950 24-Apr-1952 JOINT AUTHENTICATION 1952 10-Oct-1944 JAPANESE ORDER OF BATTLE, FOURTH EDITION 4-Dec-1952 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) BOARD, 1952 15-Jul-1946 CHINESE PERSONS, SP-W 10-Jun-1948 RUSSIAN ELECTORAL DISTRICTS 1-Aug-1946 CHINESE RAILROADS, SP-X 12-Dec-1956 DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PLANNING 1952-56 13-Apr-1944 JAPANESE ORDER OF BATTLE, FIRST EDITION 15-May-1944 JAPANESE ORDER OF BATTLE, SECOND EDITION 11-Aug-1945 ORDER OF BATTLE BULLETINS, JAPANESE GROUND FORCES 30-Nov-1945 MACARTHUR SEARCH FOR WINDS MESSAGES 31-Mar-1945 JAPANESE ORDER OF BATTLE 31-Mar-1945 JAPANESE ORDER OF BATTLE 2-Mar-1949 COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS BOARD COUNTERMEASURES PANEL 17-May-1948 SLIDE TUBE 25-May-1954 CIPHER MACHINE 31-Dec-1949 CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION FOR MILITARY USE 17-Jun-1946 AMBER-19 CATEGORY AND 3 CATEGORY WEIGHTING SCHEMES FOR TEST PROBLEM 4-May-1953 AFSA CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY MEMORANDA 21-Dec-1951 AFSA-03 TELEPHONE LISTINGS 14-Feb-1949 AFSA PERSONNEL SURVEY 13-Mar-1953 AFSA OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REORGANIZATION 5-Nov-1962 WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES 29-Jul-1952 AFSA SECURITY SYSTEM CORRESPONDENCE 6-Mar-1952 QUERIES ON SECURITY MATTERS 21-Jan-1952 MOVEMENT OF AFSA PERSONNEL CURRENTLY LOCATED AT AHS 5-Nov-1952 AFSA SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
31-Aug-1945 TRANSLATION OF CRYPTANALYTIC REPORTS ON BRITISH NAVAL SYSTEMS 30-Sep-1945 TRANSLATION OF A CRYPTANALYTIC REPORT ON ALLIED NAVAL CIPHERS 21-Oct-1945 W/T REPORT OF GERMAN NAVAL TANKER "ALTMARK", MARCH 1940 20-Oct-1945 REPORTS BY OKM 4/SKL III ON USE OF TYPEX BY THE ROYAL NAVY 30-Oct-1945 TRANSLATIONS OF MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS FROM PERS. Z. S. ARCHIVES 29-Oct-1945 REPORT BY PERS. Z. S. ON TELEPRINTER CYPHER ATTACHMENT "42" 30-Oct-1945 TRANSLATIONS OF THREE REPORTS CONCERNING COMMUNICATIONS FROM PERS. Z. S. ARCHIVES 2-Nov-1945 TRANSLATION OF ORDER CONCERNING CRYPTANALYTIC AND CYPHER PRODUCTION WORK 13-Nov-1945 LIST OF TICOM D-REPORTS 1 - 55 18-Nov-1945 NOTES AND MINUTES OF HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS HELD AT OKW/CHI 6-Dec-1945 NOTES ON CIPHER SECURITY AND MINUTES OF MEETINGS HELD AT OKW/CHI 12-Mar-1946 EXTRACTS FROM CAPTURED TRAINING FOLDER OF CLOSE RANGE SIGNALS RECONNAISSANCE COMPANY 963
31-Dec-1946 PHOTOGRAPH: ORGANIZATION - ARMY SECURITY AGENCY, COMMANDER AND STAFF 28-Jul-1961 MARTIN AND MITCHELL AND HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES 19-Aug-1945 LAURANCE F. SAFFORD CORRESPONDENCE 20-Oct-1959 HARVEST SPECIFICATIONS 26-Oct-1962 HARVEST FILES ENGINEERING NOTICES 16-Jan-1962 HARVEST FILES: TRACTOR ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS 30-Aug-1962 HARVEST FILES: PARTS DRAWINGS AND SPARE PARTS 30-Aug-1962 HARVEST FILES: PARTS DRAWINGS AND SPARE PARTS 30-Aug-1962 HARVEST FILES: PARTS DRAWINGS AND SPARE PARTS 30-Aug-1962 HARVEST FILES: PARTS DRAWINGS AND SPARE PARTS 30-Jun-1965 PHOTOGRAPHS OF FIRST JSCM AWARDEES 23-Dec-1961 HARVEST FILES: TEST SETUP PROCEDURES FOR CARD TESTER OPERATIONS 10-Oct-1962 HARVEST FILES: ENGINEERING DRAWINGS - NON-STANDARD TESTER PARTS 26-Feb-1962 HARVEST FILES: ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS - HIGH-SPEED MEMORY PARTS 22-Jun-1962 HARVEST FILES: ENGINEERING DRAWINGS - UNIQUE MEMORY PARTS 22-Jun-62 HARVEST FILES: ENGINEERING DRAWINGS - UNIQUE MEMORY PARTS 22-Jun-62 HARVEST FILES: ENGINEERING DRAWINGS - UNIQUE MEMORY PARTS 28-May-1962 HARVEST FILES: ENGINEERING DRAWINGS - TRACTOR CARTRIDGE