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FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 207!55-6000 
25 March 2003 
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//FOUO) Except as previously reported to you or the President, or 
otherwise stated in the enclosure, we have no reason to believe that any intelligence 
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1. (U) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
a. {C//51)-0uring this quarter, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed 
various intelligence activities of the National Security Agency /Central Security 
Service (NSA/CSS) to determine whether they were conducted in accordance with 
applicable statutes, Executive Orders, 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 NSA/CSS 
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concerning U.S. persons; the reporting of possible violations of federal criminal law 
contained in SIGINT product; the testing of electronic equipment; and the 
applicability of the FISA. With few exceptions, the issues pr~sented were routine 
and indicated that the operating elements understand the restrictions on NSA/CSS 
activities. The OGC did not file any reports with the Intelligence Oversight Board 
during this quarter. 
3. (U) SIGINT ACTIVITIES 
a. (SI/SI) Collection Against U.S. Persons 
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