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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 
CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE 
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE MARYLAND 20755-6000 
4 March 2013 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHALRMAN, INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT BOARD 
THRU: Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Oversight) 
SUBJECT: (U//FOUO) Report to the Intelligence Oversight Board on NSA Activities -
INFORMATION MEMORANDUM 
(U/1-FOUO) Except as previously reported to you or the President, or otherwise stated in the 
enclosure, we have no reason to believe that intelligence .activities of the National Security Agency during 
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Violated Law, Regulation, or Policy and Were Substantiated during the 
Quarter, as well as Actions Taken as a Result of the Violations 
I.A (U) Intelligence Activities Conducted under Executive Order (E.0.) 12333 
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(U//ffOlJO) Some incidents may involve more than one authority (e.g., E.O. 12333, 
NSA/CSS Title I Foreign Intelligence Smveillance Act (FISA), FISA Amendments Act (FAA). 
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