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Appendix E
Pseudonyms of CIA Officers Used
George Saxe Operations officer specializing in covert communications in denied areas
Ron Duncan Field technical operations officer
Ken Seacrest Technical officer specializing in denied-area operations
Tom Grant An early technical operations officer specializing in audio
Tom Linn Program manager for battery development
Stan Parker Chemist specializing in power sources chemistry
Martin Lambreth Mechanical and audio specialist
Kurt Beck Senior audio engineer and program manager
Gene Nehring Engineering manager
Greg Ford Special-devices engineering manager
Jack Knight Research and development program manager
Pat Jameson Specialist in unconventional warfare and counterterrorist covert action
Bill Parr Special missions officer
Brian Lipton Secret-writing chemist
John Orkin Electronic and explosive device evaluation engineer
Mark Fairbain Special missions manager
Frank Shumway Explosive ordnance and counterterrorism specialist
Appendix F
Instructions to Decipher the Official Message from the CIA on page xxv
Step One: copy the numbers in the CIA message onto a large pad of graph paper, leaving approximately one inch betweens lines.
Step Two: Copy the numbers from the TRIGON one-time pad beneath each digit.
Step Three: Subtract the OTP from the “message” using “non-carrying” math.
Step Four: Separate the deciphered message into two digit numbers and convert into letters; A-Z are numbered 01 to 26 (A=01, B=02, C=03, D=04, etc.). An X (24) is used to separate sentences. The message begins:
Author’s Note: For operational use (but not in the example presented here) the first five-digit group at the top of the left-hand column was designated the “indicator group.” The first five-digit group received in the OWVL transmission identified the correct page of the agent’s OTP for encryption. After one-time use, the entire page would be destroyed by the agent to protect forever the security of the encrypted communication.
If you have deciphered the message successfully, it will be identical to that which appears with the Preface endnotes and you may have the skills needed for a career in the CIA. The authors invite you to learn more at: https://www.cia.gov/careers/index.html.
Glossary
Access agent— A person who facilitates contact with a target individual or entry into a facility.
Accommodation address— An address with no obvious connection to an intelligence agency, used for receiving mail containing sensitive material or information.
Active concealment— A concealment device camouflaged as an everyday item that functions in accordance to its disguise to add an additional layer of security should the device attract scrutiny. Examples of an active concealment would include a ballpoint pen capable of writing, a flashlight that lights, or a can of shaving cream that dispenses cream.
Active measures— Soviet intelligence term for highly aggressive covert action and propaganda campaigns launched against the West in an attempt to influence foreign policy or create domestic unrest. Active measures, including disinformation campaigns, were aimed at Western and Third World countries, the CIA, U.S. military, and the American public.
Agent—An individual, typically a foreign national, who works clandestinely for an intelligence service.
Agent in place— An individual employed by one government while providing secrets to another.
Alias— A false identity used to protect an intelligence officer in the field; it may be as simple as a false identification