MORI DocID 1451843 ·f - _ --1 UP IEEHf T sq---• Kay 1973 MEMORANDUM POil THB RECORD SUBJECT • SU11J1ary Special PTograJis 'Division SPD ·office of Comnmications Opera ional Contacts -w ith Other u s Govel'Dllent gencies 1 Prior to 1969 the OC CONINT intercept unit • vhich·was then Mi 11i had relatively frequent contact with the Miami bureaus of the FBI and PCC· Mlaai Police and the Miui Beach Police The staff provided support to these activities in monitoring identification and DB of specific illeaal aaent transmissions conducted by foreip nationals and American citizens -in the greater• Miai area Arr aements for· ·this support were made throµgh the DDO'sj I 2 In late Septe er 1972 NSA through Division D DDO ·re uested that the Special Proarams Division initiate a hearatiility survey of certain m·1ong-distauce coJIIDlercial telephone circuits between the U S ancl South America The clrc uits carried•drug related long-distance calls of interest to the BNDD and other U S· agencies Because of ab li of e sonnel and -technical ca abilities were e c r co e s - ilcep 5'e-- r - I' 15 January 1973 formal NSA tasking of the intercept wu instituted On 30 January 1973 all coverage was terminated by Division D because of possible legal coaplications · -S The Chief ud Deputy -Chief SP and· SPD Spocial Electronic Operations Branch· have been e aged in -inforul tec lmical liaison with operating components of the -PBI for a nuaber of years Initial contacts and arrangements · for support ·0£ specific activities have been aade by the Division D DDO · Support has been p rovided 1n the fofll of J MORI DocID 1451843 _LJ 8 May 1973 exchanges of technical information on techniques technical assist-a nce and training and the loan of Agency equipment In the past several __ lsanclt b' to sensitive PBI projects _ __ -- __ rnrr- -- r - - S r t · hu been and is presen b ve to I pro ects I I These projects are· esaibed in the attache · · sealed envelope ' yet rend rfd · 4 • An operational test of an I · HP DP system was jeonductedJ Ju1V1S1oh DJVDO and OC•SPD per onnu m the earl part _o the sUJ1D1er of 1972 A location in Miai Beach Ploricla was selected for ·the tests becatts of similarity to the actual· taraet site and enviroueut in Sa gon Rec eiviq antennas were placed on the roof of the hotel beµig usea as the receiving DP site A hotel employee asked why the materiel was placed on the roof • A team 11ellber in e fect told him that the aroup was an advance security ••pent for the Deaocratic National· Convention No further questions were asked the tests• were completed and the equipment was returned to the Wash 1t0n area J• 1 Dn 1r nniis ifton • lt - sc ponanc ll lll l' I PV rsr o t gr a Jliiil 7 · oc --- Att • ' · ·• · 00141 I MORI DocID 1451843 I • t t •· L - i 9 May 1973 ··•' I I-i s · __ _ _ _ _ _--1_ 00 1 42 MORI DocID 1451843 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION OCI SOURCE REGISTRY I DATE OF OOCUMENT I CONTROL NUMBER Max Ui U LOGGED BY NUMBER OF PAGES two DOCUMENT NO ' NUMBER OF AffACHMENTS SIDI Special Prop-ams Division • OC ·n r n llllJAt DATEs 10 May 73 TO OFFICE 1 I DATE OOCUMENT RECEIVED COPY NUMBER S FROM SCI NAME M'l' 3 J• _ SIGNATURE DATE l 'n T _ r -1 1 0 - 5 • AppnMI Q Comment 0ActJan • 0 0 0 0 ConcuntllCII lnfannatfon Direct Reply Pnpantlon of a iv Retom •--· D • Retum • Ditpaldl D FIii _00 1 39