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Approved For ee 2003/04/22 : nani 100040004-6 9. Past experience indicates that the unfortunate repercussions of "blown" technical surveillance operations are frequently not so much due to the actual discovery of the operation as to ill-considered and frantic action taken by the officers involved after, or at the time of, the discovery, In view of these factors » there is a grave risk in attempting to use too junior personnel for the performance of technical surveillance functions, Recommendations: It is recommended that (1) the technical surveillance function be transferred from OAD to Communications and that a separate unit of Communications, directly responsible to the Chief, Commnications, be established to handle this function; (2) this unit be given a definitive, detailed statement of its responsibilities for developing and maintaining full competence in all areas for the support of operations by the use of technical surveillances; (3) a sufficiently realistic 1/0 be established to permit recruitment of the necessary senior personnel, under the direction of a mature, well-qualified and experienced officer. No detailed coments are being submitted on the T/O proposed in the reference memorandum of 6 August, although it is noted that this T/O is more realistic than past T/O's. ccs Chief, OAD Chief, COMMO Approved For Release 2003/04/22; C1A-RDPBORO1731R001 100040004-6