Truman Memorandum


By memorandum of October 24, 1952, President Truman established the National Security Agency (NSA) as the organization within the U.S. government responsible for communications intelligence (COMINT) activities.

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 TRUMAN-MEMO.PDFMemorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, SUBJECT: Communications Intelligence Activities
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