https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/c2f1e88bea9e31e32848aefaf9bc4afe.pdf 508ee1352d52d1d9e033afeadf4f3334 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE MINUTE S H E E T / / £ b I2*6° ~3b REMARKS \_J Referred to To be signed in full showing Appointment, Telephone Number & Date " / -4^ Quo s>m ?# LT. - -• 000306 D N D 317 JAN 1 0 Ififi? �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information CO^HDENTMiL MEMORANDUM HQTS 1 2 5 0 - 3 6 ( S i g s 2 ) 7 OTTAWA Ontario, "2^ Oct 61 Attn: Lt Col JA PARKER HYDRA SYSTEM 1. The other users of the Hydra system are passing in clear unclassified traffic containing press releases, public statements and routine administrative matter. The UK Foreign Office $ see no objection to this. 2. It is considered that the Chairman Chiefs of Staff should be Informed of this practice and should fie so desire, direction be issued to the Canadian Joint Staffs at Washington, London and GNMR Paris that this practice be adopted by their Communication Centres. (PD^mith) Colonel D Sigs C ' k ) # E ' < i K " f ^ y \ , ' • » • ; . , - , j - o o o 3 i i �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document d i y u l g u e ^ e p ^ J t u ^ M a Loi sur I'acces a I'information n!!7 7S^& ^•*- . • - - - - ^ J J OFFICE, S . W . I . '•» ^L %p^N 'tfCf/|£/Wtober 10, 1961. N (GAT/17^/61) coNFffifei^oer?^ ,-EE ff (>-€ < _ ] i/w^./tE ^ "J Thank you for your letter HQTS 1250-36 (Sigs 2) of September 25 about passing unclassified traffic on Hydra. 2. We can see no objection at all to the passing of unclassified traffic over the cable and radio. In fact, as your survey probably revealed, we have been doing[ this r ourselves for many years. Lxju Qujj^$7'CS\GS (G.A. Turner) 23 $-$>7Jt®YY~ Colonel P.D. Smith, Director, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, Department of National Defence, Army Headquarters, Ottawa, A Ontario. ^y^'hY y J&yYY CONFIDENTIAL 000312 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hydra Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context HY00128 Title A name given to the resource Hydra System Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/20/1961 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hydra Communications - Policy, RG24, 1250-36 Vol. 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of National Defence Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource DND, CCOS, CJS, encryption, CNMR Description An account of the resource Series of correspondence from P.D. Smith (D Sigs) to Lt. Col. J.A. Parker, JTS, pertaining to passing unencrypted traffic over Hydra network. Correspondence indicates UK Foreign Office has no objection to passing unclassified traffic over Hydra. Chairman, Chiefs of Staff, CJS in Washington, London, and CNMR in Paris to be informed of change. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en