TALENT COMMUNICATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000200080019-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 13, 1999
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: August 23, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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iiiEltiORANDU 0 Director
SUBJECT
REFERENCES
TALENT Communic
A. T03.1816,47, 9 August 1957,
Director of Operations to CIA TCO
B TC541141.57, 19 Aqua 1957
Projetct Director to TCO
1. The matters discussed in ths roferonced metro bear en throe
questions which hays boon brought to ny attention. Comments and con-
clusions en these questions are sot forth immedistoly beneath each.
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2. a. QUESTION 1. In viow of the authority granted to the
Project Director to use spocial communications priviisg.s for
AQUATONE operations, is it proper to include TALENT
communications?
b. Comententt You havs already suthoritsd We CIA TCO
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relatbe.g to TALENT matters, includinill business, which
have awe far been almost suclusively between Washington,
c, Conclustont TMs action of yours was proper inasmuch
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channel already *teed between those points, and, final!(!
et* VOU1211 fa oriel was axpeocted to bet email, the 25X1A2g
most important), ths usanagoment of TALENT business has beim
a direct concern of tho Projsct Director.
3. c. QUESTION 2, Will TALENT continuo to sedst as a
system ether AQU.OLTONE, perhaps serving other sensitive
projects, and, therefor*, will it not require a separate
communications system? If oventually, why not now?
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3, 1). Comment Ae you know, agreements have already bsen
reached with regard to the incorporation of redacts
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Into the TALENT a stem and also those of
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Though this is the only case to date of the inclusion of non-AQUATONE
material in the TALENT system, you will recall that it has long
been your belief that the TALENT system would be most effective
as a security system if it included materials from *number of
sensitive projects so that the users a the prodUcts would not be
able to tell precisely from which project or source they emaaate.
Apart from the fact that the TALENT system will be required to
protect the product of the AQUATONE Project after it is discon-
tinued, it would seem that we ought to anticipate the continuance
of the TALENT system after the end of AQUATONE to control
other sensitive products. If this judgment were accepted, then 25X1A2g
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the question would be whether now is the time to make rovision
for special T.kLENT communications distinct from i
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c? The establishment of separate TALENT comrnunicationIri
channels involves) the follovving actions:
1) The approval of the Directories office Lar th
liehment of a separate channel in order to insure restricted
and controlled dissemination.
The coordination of the Communications Security Division
to arrange for communications handling in the special
signal center and the restricted and controlled dissemination
from that signal center.
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A special signal center in L Building already exists with limited
personnel cleexed for highly sensitive projects such as .AQUATONE.
They are oleo today cleared for TALENT.
d? Go elusion: In, view of the very small amount a traffic
now flowing through channels and bearing on TALENT
Znotterst it is not believed neceseary to make this transition
at this time. However, at such time as the TALENT flow becomes
considerably larger, by virtue a business bearing on AQUATONE,
or by virtue a the flow a materials fron...... consideration
should be given to establishing this new TALENT communications
arrangement.
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4. a. Q7E.SUQN 3. Is it necessary to have a communications
arrangement which will permit the proper handling of TALENT.'
CO/colINT messages?
b. Comment: It is now clear that by virtu* of recent decision.
bearing on the dissemination of the WAR and the CMIto only the
latter having heretofore gone toIMME. there is even less
likelihood of TALENT.COMINT traffic* and there have only been
previously one or two. cameo where ?I'ALICNTA.COMINT messages
were sent. Where it appears that messages must be transmitted
Involving the two security systems* it is recommended that the
sender be required to separate the substance of his messages so
that each part may flow through its own system with any necessary
reference to mrassages transmiteed in the other, In the event where
this is not possible* we have the assistance of the COMINT Security
Officers of OCI to try to achieve a sanitisation of the COMINT
element in order that the message may be transmitted through
th,e TALENT (at the present time channel.
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c, Con stow That no TALENT-COMINT communications
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5. Comments on Slugs Used re TALENT Matters There h
come confusion arising from the existence of the slugs
and By virtue of the reasoning above, the will not be
used except in regard to operational messages bearing upon TAL MINT
which must go from Headquarters to operational bases. The slug
is used as a cable address in expediting the transmittal of messages from
(when active) to HTAUTOMAT and those associated, such as DD/I,
TSO, and myself, as well as Operations, on matters relating to their
problems. This address is used not only on messages coming into Head-
quarters but also on messages which are c ' d in the communityfrom
Headquarters to the USAFE Commander at The use of the
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slug should be continued for comm ? ? on TALENT matters other than
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TAL.ZNT centers; *see today Sr.
es not have a TAUNT center but has TALENT.
se that such messages could be transmitted to
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4. Tho foregoing represents the view* of repreeentatives of
Profit-et Office of Communications. BTAIITOMAT.. 04 the TSO and
?CO CU* it the foregoing view* are in accordance with your own1
itoI41,4 you please indicate your concurrence. No further action is
reqUired except to inform re handling Of TALENT.
Caintinn in accordance with the comment* in paragraph 4.
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