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NSA/CSS 60th Anniversary Timeline - 1970s
Significant Events | Media | Photos | Documents
Significant Events
- 1972 - Central Security Service
The CSS established a full partnership between NSA and the cryptologic elements of the Armed Forces.
- 1974 - Deputy Director Tordella
Dr. Tordella, who served as DDIR for 16 years, was an early advocate of the use of computers in cryptology.
- 1975 - Lt Gen Allen
During his tenure, Gen Allen faced the Church Committee's investigation into NSA collection practices.
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Media
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Photos
- NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- Change of Command Ceremony for incoming NSA Director Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips, USAF and outgoing NSA Director Vice Admiral Noel Gayler, USN
- Change of Command Ceremony for incoming NSA Director Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips, USAF and outgoing NSA Director Vice Admiral Noel Gayler, USN
- Change of Command Ceremony for incoming NSA Director Lieutenant General Samuel C. Phillips, USAF and outgoing NSA Director Vice Admiral Noel Gayler, USN
- KY-28 and KY-8 Cryptologic Devices
- NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- National Security Award received by NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- National Security Award received by NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- National Security Award received by NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella
- Magnetic Tape Units
- UNIVAC 9300 Peripheral Processor
- Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel visits NSA
- NSA Deputy Director Dr. Louis Tordella and Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel
- President Ford takes a phone call about plans to retake the S.S. Mayaguez and its crew during a White House dinner
- President Gerald R. Ford
- Briefing by Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General David C. Jones, USAF during a late night National Security Council meeting on the seizure of the S.S. Mayaguez
- Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and President Gerald Ford seated at a conference table in the White House, during a cabinet meeting
- President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seated in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
- President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger conversing on the White House grounds
- NSA Director Lt Gen Lew Allen Jr., USAF testifying during a Senate hearing in 1975
- VADM Inman and Ms. Ann Caracristi listen to Hall of Honor Cryptologist Frank B. Rowlett describe the ENIGMA machine
- Mrs. Minnie Kenny, who worked tirelessly throughout her career at NSA to further the cause of minorities in the Agency
- Soldier using the KY38 "Manpack," part of the NESTOR system
- An NSA supercomputer in the 1970s
- An NSA supercomputer in the 1970s
- VADM Noel Gayler, USN, NSA Director August 1969 - August 1972
- Dr. Louis W. Tordella, NSA Deputy Director August 1958 - April 1974
- Lt GEN Samuel C. Phillips, USAF, NSA Director August 1972 - August 1973
- Lt Gen Lew Allen Jr., USAF, NSA Director August 1973 - July 1977
- Lt Gen Lew Allen Jr., USAF, NSA Director August 1973 - July 1977
- Benson K. Buffham, NSA Deputy Director April 1974 - April 1978
- VADM Bobby Ray Inman, USN, NSA Director July 1977 - March 1981
- Robert E. Drake, NSA Deputy Director May 1978 - April 1980
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Documents
- Report to the President and the Secretary of Defense on DoD by Blue Ribbon Defense Panel - 01 July 1970
- Report to the President and the Secretary of Defense on DoD by Blue Ribbon Defense Panel, Appendix H - 01 July 1970
- NSA Regulation No. 64-4, Sale and Use of Beer at NSA Installations - 1 April 1971
- United States Signal Intelligence Directive 1 - 21 September 1971
- Department of Defense Directive 5100.20 - 23 December 1971
- Memorandum for Director NSA Regarding S-5100.20 - 23 December 1971
- National Security Council Intelligence Directive 6 - 17 February 1972
- Department of Defense Directive S-3115.7, SIGINT - 25 January 1973
- Letter from Tordella to Colby Re Memo for President on Intelligence Community - 03 July 1973
- Memo Regarding Concept of SIGINT Support to Military Commanders - 24 October 1973
- Memo: Role of Deputy Chief CSS - 18 April 1974
- Ford Library Memoranda Regarding Improved Security Telecommunications - 15 August 1974 through 18 January 1977
- Cambodian Communists Discuss Movement of Captured Americans - 13 May 1975
- Cambodian Communists Discuss Location of Captured Americans 01 - 13 May 1975
- Unidentified Khmer Communist Entity Passes Instructions- 13 May 1975
- Cambodian Chatter - 13 May 1975
- Product Tip-Off - 13 May 1975
- Cambodian Chatter Reports - 13 May 1975
- KC Discuss Location of Captured Americans 02 - 13 May 1975
- Unidentified Cambodian Station Repeated Let the Americans Go - 14 May 1975
- Unidentified Cambodian Station Statement - 14 May 1975
- Gulf of Thailand Support 01 - 14 May 1975
- KC Discuss Capturing and Tying Up Americans - 14 May 1975
- Cambodian Communist Discuss Mayaguez Seizure - 15 May 1975
- Southeast Asia SIGINT Summary - 15 May 1975
- Gulf of Thailand Support 02 - 14 May 1975
- List of SIGINT Product Reports - 15 May 1975
- KC Report American Casualties - 17 May 1975
- Southeast Asia SIGINT Summary - 21 May 1975
- Statement by DCI before House of Representatives Select Committee on Intelligence - 06 August 1975
- Lieutenant General Lew Allen House Testimony - 08 August 1975
- Ford Library: Shamrock Allen Abzug Correspondence - October 1975
- Lieutenant General Lew Allen Testimony - 29 October 1975
- Ford Library: Lieutenant General Lew Allen Testimony - 29 October 1975
- United States Foreign Intelligence Activities - 18 February 1976
- Memo for Director, Central Intelligence: the Functions of the Intelligence Board - 08 March 1976
- Ford Library: Memo Regarding Soviet Microwave Intercept Program - 05 April 1976
- Memo of Understanding with Respect to Special Warnings to Mariners - 20 July 1976
- Draft DoD Directive, Special Warnings to Mariners - 14 October 1976
- Draft DoD Directive, Special Warnings to Mariners - 15 November 1976
- NSA-GCHQ Collaboration - 28 March 1977
- Memo: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - 04 April 1977
- Memo for the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Subject: PRM-11 Task 3 - 14 April 1977
- Reorganization of the Intelligence Community - 04 August 1977
- Intelligence Charter Legislation - 20 August 1977
- Comments on Intelligence Activities and Individual Rights Act of 1977 - 13 September 1977
- Memo: Government to Government and International Liaisons Which May Result in Export Proposals - 19 September 1977
- Executive Order 12036 - 24 January 1978
- Delegation of Authority Under Executive Order 12036 - 23 March 1978
- Memo for Secretary of Defense, Revised NSDM-3 - 27 March 1978
- Memo for Director, National Security Agency, SIGINT Support in Wartime - 01 April 1978
- National Security Information - 28 June 1978
- Memo: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - 03 November 1978
- Carter Library: Summary of Conclusions for November 27 SCC Meeting - 28 November 1978
- Draft of National Communications Security Directive - 21 March 1979
- Memo Regarding National Communications Security Directive - 29 June 1979
Please Note: These historical documents are PDF images of formerly classified carbon paper and reports that have been declassified. Due to the age and poor quality of some of the PDF images, a screen reader may not be able to process the images into word documents. In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, individuals may request that the government provide auxiliary aids or services to ensure effective communication of the substance of the documents. For such requests, please contact the Public Affairs Office at 301-688-6524.
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