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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 
CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE 
FOR"!" GEORGE: G. M E ADE, MARYLAND 2 0755-£0()0 
This date should 
read 13 February 
2009. 
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
(INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT) 
SUBJECT: (U//f''OUO) Required Actions for the CY 2008 Intelligence Oversight Report to 
Congress - INFORMATION MEMORANDUM 
(U//FOUO' In accordance with your memorandum of 4 December 2008, the enclosed 
consolidation of the National Security Agency's Quarterly Reports to the President's Intelli…

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1. (U//FOUO) Intelligence, counterintelligence, and intelligence-related activities 
that violate law, regulation, or policy substantiated during the quarter, as well as 
actions taken as a result of the violations. 
(U) Intelligence Activities 
(TSf/Sn'/REL TO USA, AUS, CAU, GBR:, MzL) Unintentional collection against United 
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·nstances in which Signals Intelligence 
(SIGINT) an.alys.ts inadvertently collected communications to, from, or about United States 
(U.S.) p.ersons while pursuing foreign intelligence taskin…

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