Date

May 7, 1973

Description

This memo largely concerns activities other than signals intelligence with the exception of project LONG SHAFT — described as a NSA/CIA COMINT collection activity. It notes that "in the broad sense this activity could be labeled illegal" although to the CIA's knowledge "nothing sensitive was picked up."

Source

CIA Freedom of Information Act Release.

Document published in following posting(s):

The CIA and Signals Intelligence

Mar 20, 2015

Document published in the Cyber Vault Library

Wendell L. Bevan, Director of Special Activities, CIA, Memorandum for: Deputy Director for Science and Technology, Subject: Telecon this morning concerning any OSA activities which could put the Agency into an embarrassing situation, May 7, 1973. Top Secret.