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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 
CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE 
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE MARYLAND 20755-6000 
23 February 20 I 0 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN, INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT BOARD 
THRU: Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Oversight) 
SUBJECT: (U/JFOU~ Report to the Intelligence Oversight Board on NSA Activities -
INFORMATION MEMORANDUM 
(U//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 
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I. (U) Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and Intelligence-Related Activities that 
Violated Law, Regulation, or Policy and Were Substantiated during the Quarter, 
as well as Actions Taken as a Result of the Violations 
A. (U) Intelligence Activities Conducted under Executive Order (E.O.) 12333 
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(U) Unintentional Collection against United States Persons (USPs) or Foreign 
Persons in the United States 
(U/ fFOUO) During the fourth quarter of calendar year 2010 (CY2010), Signals Intelligence 
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