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PURPOSE: (U//f'OUO) To forward to the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) of the 
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 
CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE 
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755-6000 
13 September 2004 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN, 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//POUO) Except as previously reported to you or the President, or 
otherwise stated in the enclosure, we have no reason to believe that any intelligence 
activities of the National Secur…

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1. (U) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
a. (Cii~I) During this quarter, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed 
various intelligence activities of the National Security Agency/Central Security 
Service (NSNCSS) to determine whether they were conducted in accordance with 
applicable statutes, Executive Orders (E.0.s), Attorney General procedures, and 
DoD and internal directives. With few exceptions, the issues presented were 
routine and indicated that the operating elements understand the restrictions on 
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2. (U) GENERAL COUNSEL ACTIVITIES 
(0//Sf) The NSA Office of General Counsel (OGC) reviewed various intelligence 
activities of the NSA/CSS to determine whether they were conducted in accordance 
with applicable statutes, E.O.s, Attorney General procedures, and DoD and internal 
directives. The OGC advised Agency elements on a number of questions, including · 
the collection and dissemination of communications of or concerning U.S. persons; 
the reporting of possible violations of federal criminal law contained in SIGINT 
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(U//FOUOJ The SID maintains "U.S. Identities in SIG INT" and a matrix of blanket 
reporting waivers on its web page for use by all NSNCSS analysts. The E.O., 
NSA/CSS Policy 1-23, DoD Regulation 5240.1-R, and USSID 18 are also available 
on-line. Several offices…