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Approved For or 2003/04/22 : Cif ROPEOROTT 9gp01 100040004-6 OFFICE MEMORANDUM - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO + ADSO _—__— fini <5 December 1949 : . THIS DOCUMENT IS A _ | SOURCE REFERENCE IN ; FROM + COMMO ~1 OC HISTORICAL PAPER NO. OC-1, VO. «4 — DO NOT @#STROY — aks 1. A study of the equipment ure of werk done by the Electronic Surveillance Unit indicates that this unit possibly should be a part of some Division of this Agency other than Communications, This is particularly true when it is camsidered that the actual mission of the OSO Commnications Division is the provision and handling of RAPID communications, SUBJECT: Electronic Surveillance 2. When this definition of the mission of this Division is used, it becomes readily apparent that the obtaining of records ejectronically of con- versations and discussions is not in any sense pertinent to rapid commnica- tions, The only possible connection with this Division that the Surveillance Unit ean be said to have is the fact that electronic recording devices happen to use vacuum tubes and wires in their make-up. It appears that for this reason the handling of electronic surveillance fell by chance yather than design to the Engineering Section of the Commmications Division. 3, After a discussion withl __—S=—s'it itt certainly appears that this Unit has more in common with the Operational Aids Division and its work could be more closely correlated with other Operational Aids, activities if the Unit were transferred in toto to that Division, In connection with such a transfer, the following arrangements should be considered: “ea a. Setting wp of slots in the T/O of the Operational Aids Division for 3 or 4 recording engineers. . b,. The transfer of the three engineers presently occupying Radio Engineer slots in the Fngineering Section to the OAD t/0, mae ec, Transfer of all surveillance equipment and projects, ineluding research and development items, to the cognizance of the Chief of OAD. d, 4m agreement in writing assuring the Chief of OAD that maintenance support will be furnished by technically competent members of the Communications Division in the field when required, oo e. Modification of existing directives to transfer responsibility for surveillance activities within 0SO from the Chief of COMMO to the Chief, OAD. 4. In view of the present reorganization of the Departmental T/Os, which is now in progress, it 4s suggested that this transfer of functions be taken into consideration in connection with this reorganization. DOCUMENT NO. _3f 2 iN CLASS C1 ANG! ° DATE yyln REVIEWER: [|_| Approved For Releas 3°2003/04/22 : CIA-RDP80R01731R001 1000400046 5