J _ ' 1- A 1 lJNCUSSlfllD - 'lftft t f t - UNQD WIU cwwa ' · 1 ' - • - -·- • · ·- -• · n - • --' i •- • - • l I NAIIKNIIDADalUl9 1 CONFIDIN l'IAL OfflCIAL ROlJTING n M 'CA TION TOP AND' on'OM SLD E H Knoche SICUT - - Lr DAi · '· •it 2 • • ' - · ' KIIDI An IOYIL conm 1111111 IDLY DIINRII IIIFIIIIAlllll' ' · · - IEPLI s MIIAllll t· i t' 1i • ••• ' 'trf j ' i j Hank I Attached ii a propoied draft letter to Lew Allen on SIGINT for changes you may wish a0 t ° f - ••-•••• - - '• _' I ' ' ·ifi • ' · I• • ' · '•· ' ' I I llNCUSSU'l D -67 237 I DAft 1tt · · 6 30 76 I mnmlN'l'LtL I _ ' OLD Hall TO Rn'URN TO RNDGI P'ROM1 _ACID AND PNGICNO 1 - • 1 · -· • ' ·- _ · '· ' •- ·-' _ - if·' -t J ·• '• 8DIIIRlll 11GI u CCl lfJICI i• t - i' ° f •• • • ••• it ·-· · I · • -' · '• SECIIE'I' _ _ r _ ' •• ' l Approved For Release 2004112 20 CIA RDP79M00467 002400030017-fi --·r- --- 7 -- ·_- f G · - Approved For' -· jftl j n Li eute' Wlt General Low lWen• Jr 'OSAJr Diractor Nat PDal lac ltg- Agency Ifort G 011ge Meade Min ylal'ld 20755 With tbe trong belief tbat it ta lti QUl mutual loterest to u ove rapldly towart 1 a harmantov and lading unde l'ittantlin bei vi an O ll two ago ioa hi tile SIGINT area I have aakecl 1 I to chat - an Asttnc1 blsk fi rc ta fl port to me by mid-1amiuy 1 J77 ol the be•t ways to attaln tbta ohjacttve •Bis two teammates ti thls ta•k force vill be t Dlvla o11 D and nm finch of the Office a ' YANT 25X1A 25X1A Vlhtle tbe wk force Vlll be lnltiatly c ooca raed wlth an inventory o f CXA re•ourc H and c on1luratlon af what 1 irnporlant tu CIA ltsel in the SIOlNT world it will 1oot1 reach tf1 polnt of dabetlng how ClA cao contrllnita to the Cammutlity at le rge aod ·how CIA ahoulcl relate wttb NSA Jevea befQn this polnt is reached the t aak fo rce wW want to ensase · ln au iofonual dlalo a w tth aomeou at NSA Oil a wide range of rubje c Ia occurs to ltJ$ th at you nay ·now wl11b to couidcw who tb t lttdivld Jal tt lgb t be l 1hould think he VObld be an oUlcei- wb 1· enjoy your complete confidence 25X1A 25X1A ln the near futluoe c J w tll call on you and c J to cle lcrlbe all tbls itl mare c l locJ@mally du rhss the · duration of the ta ilk torce L_Jwlll ba the CIA SI ' rola ol n uttqd intel'e•t to you nd to ua c J wlll be aaklng for your viawa as to what •houlcJ be the ii t u 'e aad puri oae of tbl role oo cer-- 25X1A Faithfully youa Kuocl e- Cri1 -- • • Dlstr butlon • - Pl f •• 25X1A '·• · · •- • t - I o 1 ••••I • 1t ' • - · -- r· •• Addse · ·· CI · ' · •·•• • 1 - ••' ft- • • •• · • t 1• • a • - z o Central Intell ger ce - '71 - • J ' • ·11 • •• ·• • •• • ·· · i • - 004 i •i - Approv¥ l o 1 ·' ·-• ·'-··· · - • ' 25X1A I l · · · •• - · • • - 1 r -- ' ·•• aiA P79M OJ 461Aoo2400030011-s • • • J • • ·I DRAFT FOLLOWS • ' if Approved • Release 2004 12 20 CIA-RDP79M • DRAFT 7A00240003001nb June-19-7 6__ Lt• General Lew Allen Jr Director NSA Fort George Meade Md 20755 Dear Lew With the strong belief that it is to move rapidly toward a harmonious in our mutual interest and lasting _understanding between our two agencies in the SIGINT area I have aaked to chair an Agency- 'task t·orc e to report to me by mid-January 1977 on the best waya to attain this objective force will His two toarnmates on this task · be _____ of ____ I_ d Jamee V mrach ·- - - - - - --- - of the Office of ELINT -While the taak force will be initially concerned with an inventory of CIA resources and consideration of what is important to CIA itself in the SIGINT world it will soon reach the point of d bating how CIA can contribute to the C rn munlty at-large and how CIA ahould relate· with NSA Even before this point is reached the task force will want to engage in an inf rmal dialogue with someone at NSA on a wide range of 81lhj cts It occurs to me that you 'may wish to consider now who that · individual might be I should think be would bo an officer who enjoys your complete confidence Approved For Release 2004 12 20 CIA-RDP79M00467A002400030017-6 Approve r Release 2004 12 20 CIA P79 67A002400030017-5 · In the near future I would like to introduce __ _ ____ l- formally to you in his new c pacity He will also serve temporarily as the CIA SIGINT Officer while defining for me a cleanr role for this position Sincerely Enno H Knoche Deputy Director of ·Central In lligence z Approved For Release 2004 12 20 CIA-RDP79M00467A002400030017 S