' · 4 % · _ ' ‘- - A v v r _ ' - h I · · ' _ · ' •· j · · · ' £ £ 2 £ £ ‘v-V7 i-vV iN o 0 f ·' ' - 0 ••‘v ' vAe- V#- £ THE THE WHITE WHITE HOUSE HOUSE WASHINGTON WASH INGTON June 24 1964 I MEMORANDUM FOR Mr Clark M Clifford 1 s President’s Chairman President· Foreign Intelligence Advisory eBoard · · Bugging ot ·the · u S Embassy Moscow of the'U ' SUBJECT - j- · s ' • During my recent trip to· trip’to Moscow II visited the American Embassy and had aa number or of conversations with Mr Mr Musser who has the responsibility for assuring that the building is secure against listening devices devices II also examined aa number of key offices in the Embassy building including several in which microphones had been found and exa ned examined the special secure rooms that have recently been installed II formed the following Judgments judgments regarding the present situation situation l 1 There is no convincing baais basis for concluding that additional listening systems do not exist in the building building 2 The soundproof rqoms rooms and the special room containing the teletype equipment appear to be secure though the former are not electrically shielded The lack or of shielding is probably not serious because the rooms are in the interior of the building and under guard at all times so that the use of microphones or of electromagnetic listening devices in them would be extremely difficult 3 # The physical security of the building seemed a--v bit less than adequate -’For’example it was possible for w us to go in and out of the room-housing the telephone switch- ' board with no one but the telephone operator— who I believe was a Russian girl— seeing’us ’I understand that at night no one is in the room Physical 'security is complicated somewhat by the fact that the building is also the residence for Embassy employees and by the fact that the local guardstaff is very small none the less this is a problem that should receive attention £4 ’ • '’ 1 ‘1hr- ■ ys 4 Mr Musser is extremely competent but the -taskiat f • any-i the Embassy is more than any one personaeould-handle a t ‘‘this time I would recommend the following measures v ’ 1 Provide Muose some help from the Ame L 11% L b Virf tv qanmssvTDag ___ S3MO IV S3AIH0HV 1VNOIJ 'fN TVNOU VN UV 3H1IV Onoo0lld3 a30nQ08d3a ytt- I V'' I • ••V SvV1 -••• v 1 T •J»tir»lv '••»■••'•' '•C SY ' •'-J 7 I ■# ■ vv ■ JI t 1 vtr ‘ •v i k r i ■1 ■ v» j a H5 n 0 1t cRE T time but when II was there he was working by himself Because or Embassy··is reluctant reluotant to add to the of the housing shortage the the’Embassy'is starr staff 'l'he The fact is · is as·I as'I have already said 1n in spite or of · Musser•s the job Musserf8 outstanding ability-he ability'he cannot caxlriot do· do'the job that·now that'now must be one done without substantial continuing assistance He also need needa addition additional equ -equipment 2 A ·or A very comp1ete complete ·physioal physical ·examination examination must be made made of any room that is to betor·'confidential ooritidenti conversations be iised used ’for 'l'his ·or neutrort examination of·the This should include x-ray x-ray'or 'netitrori of the walls floors and ceilings if possible ·· Possibly other techniques can be found whic which would alsQ alsq help locate hidden equipment · • to• •• • ••• • • •• • • • 33 If physioal · · If x-ray x-ray examiri ti6ri examination i s is ·not not feasible feasible physical of the the outside or of the the building should should be be considered considered examination of 4 wall surfaces should be provided 4 In or1tioal critical ar as areas ·new' riewwall provided Expert advice is needed'to needed to d termine determine whether plastering or paneling wo' lld would provi provide the e best P tect1 n• protection paneli g Land s ·proposal proposal for inducing masking sounds into 5 Dr Dr Land's “ ‘ be ‘ introduce the walls should ·pursued_ _ It· be· possil pos s1ble to introduce bepurstied 7 It should be into’the wa1ls walls without creating·obJeotionable creating'objectionable such sounds directly ·1nto'the· sound levt ls · Tnfs levels in' in the· the r6onis' r66ms v WThis s ould should 'be be investigated before new covering aa decision is made regarding ne wall covering • · •' f i s i■ '■ at ■■‘xti i sm M • i be provided against electromagnetic6 Screening should be provjded devices reflection listening devices · 7 The possibility 'of providing’continuous 'monitors for signals from such devices should be investigated 8 More’effort should be made to understand the purpose of the microwave ’signal directed t the Qribassy or failing in this to stop it ’ It id hard to understand why we have been so unconcerned about it y Vii-- V • • -• 9 An effort’’should’be Vmsute’t6‘insure that ‘the ‘telephone system cannot be used as a distribution system for listening devices 2 ’ ’- -L 10 I understand thaitVtiekdTdetsaM microphones'existthat permit secure conversations ’ though they may be awkward they should be used for‘confidential“discussions held outside of the secure rooms until greater confidence oan be established SWQijY l'fN UYN 3Hl 1Y03Xo00Hd3H ··· • cQ §i $11 m§ r - r 7 -SECRtT I l pro 'es lional professional gr6up group in tli f the' government· government to develop protective teohni•tues teohni'iues for our embassies •• Suoh ’Such ·a group a group ·should should work with work'with or at leaet a group ·whose Least have have tull full ac·oeas • to access ’td'a whose task is to develop sophisticated penetration devices so that its work·· work is eff ctively effectively directed against all or of the real threats that oan can be lmagined Imagined ' -• · -f Wiesner ' -f r • C• •tea - · · 0 · · r ·· · · ' •% t v- Lfl L 'o Y Y -'- 't' V £ I 5 ViCY H ' M-v qniissvp 1m qauissvTDaa •Vr ' ■-V • 4 S3AIH3HV TVNOUVN 3H i IV %y Jf 030fl00ad3a