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14-Q0000 104-10123-10407| 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
GXNASTRATIE
INTESKAL (SE OXLY
4 August 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR: Security Advisor _ Fonor and Merit Awards Board
SUBJECT Honor Recommendation for JAMES W McCORD , JR_
The attached recommendation for en Fonor and Merit Awerd is
forwerded for your information and recommendations concerning any
security measures that should be taken in the processing of this
award_
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ELLIN La BEATTY
Executive . Secretary/HMAB
Attachment
Distribution:
Orig Addressee
1 HMAB Case File
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DATE
RECOMMENDA TION FOR HONOR OR MERIT AHARD
Submj Jn duplicate)
TO: Secretariat Honor and Merit Awards Board FROM: (Opereting oliiciel)
Director of Security
Section A Personal Data
NAvE PERSON RECOMMENDED (Last, First, Middle) 2ERrE !ONEttF-Audiq 3 GRADE SD KcCoRB;
James R Jr 15 SS Supt
CfFicE OF ASSIGNMENT 6 STAtion
0s/Technlcal Division HEA DQUARTES FIELD (Specily location)
HOKE ADDRESS (No., St., City, Zone, State) 8. OFFice BXT . (Ilhqs:) 9, CitizENSHIP AND How ACQUiRED
6301 Floyd Hve Springfield , Va _ 4192 U _ S Birth
10. RECOMMENDED AWARD POsthumous
Certificate of Distinction
YES No
12. NAME 0f NEXT 0F KIn 13. RELA Tionship 14. HOME ADDRESS (No-, St:, City, Zono, State) 5 . HOME F+OOE
Serah Ruth McCord Fife Same 25 451-5279
Section B Recommendation for_Award for Heroic_Action 0 Acceptance of Hazard
16 , WERE YoU AN EyEWitnESS To ThE Act YES No
Per sonnel in_immediate_vicinity or_who_ossisted in_gct_or_shared_in same hazard:
17_ FULL NAME 18, ORGN. TitlE 19. GRADE 20. OFFICE 0f ASSIGNMENT
List anY of the_above_per sons_given_ an award or_recommended_for_award_for icipat in act:
21. FulL NAME 22 . TYPE OF AWARD
Condifions under which act was performed:
23 . LOcATION 24 . INCLUSIVE DATES 25. TIME OF DAY
26, PREVAILiNG GeogRAphiC CONDITIONS AND OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED
Section C Recommendation for Award for Achievement_ Servicez _w Performance
27 _ DO You HAVE PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE of The SERVICE OR PERFORMANCE YES No
28. officiAl ASSIGNMENT AT TIME Of SERVICE Or PERFORMANCE
Chief Technical Divieion, OS
29. COMPONENT OR STA TION (Designation and location)
Headquarters
30 . DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises the activities of the Technical Division, OS
Personnel who ossisted or_contributed_substantially to the_service or performonce
31 FULL NAME 32 _ ORGN. TitlE 33. GRADE 34 . OFFICE OF AssignmenT
KARCY Filllam B_ Elec . Engr 10 OS/Technical Division
PETIT , Alan F Elec Engr _ 13 OS/Technical Division
List_gny of the above persons_given_on Or recommended for_award for participating_in the_performance_
35 . FULL NAME 36. TYPE F AWARD ZARCY , Filllam M_ Certificate of Distinction
PETIT , Alan F_
37. incLusivE DATES FoR Which RECOMMENDED 38_ AsSIgNMENT completEd 39. Now IN SAME OR RELA,ED ASSIGNMENT
YES No YES NO
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ion D Narrative Description
Aword_for_Heroic_Actionor_Acceptonce of Hgzord: Was oct voluntary? Describe why act wa5 out standing, and if it wos more than nor-
molly xpected: Explain, why, and how. If on oeriol or marine operat describe type and position of croft, ctew position of individ-
uol_ ond all unusual circumstonces. Indicate results of the oct.
Aword for_Achievement_Services_or Pertormance: State charocter of service during period for which recommended: (Give complete de-
scription 0f administrative, Iechnical, or professional duties and responsibilities if not covcred in Section C; include dates of assign-
ment and relief.) did the individual do that merits fhe oword? wos this outstonding when compared to others of like grade
and experience in similar positions or circumstonces? If oppropriate, include production records and assistonce rendered by other per-
sons Or units. obstocles were encountered Or overcome? Indicate results of ochievement, service, or performance Include refer-
ence to Fitness Reports, Letters of Commendafion, or other documentation olready o file wich supports this recommendation.
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From early December 1965 through Hay 1966 Messrs Jares M McCord ,
Jr _ Alan F Petit, and Will1am K. Marcy
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of the Technlcal Division,
Office of Security, epent many off-duty houre Ln experinentation wItb
various items of equipment 1n an effort to Improve and strengthen tbe
Agency' 8 Audio-C ntermeasures Program.24 They concelved and developed
a unique techn In luoroscopic scanning which 1s considered to be
a
major breakthrudgh Ln the detection of clindestine microphones and
other devices targeted agalnst tbe Agency- It gIves tbe Agency for 2 4
the first tine the capabilIty
tofdetectchidden technical listening de-
vicee}) a capabflity for which the intelligence communlty has expended
large suns of money to develop In a variety of approaches. This tech--
nique wfll not only benefit the security of 2l1 Agency installations
at home end abroad , but wIll be of utmobt benefit to other agencies
1n the communltyJ Thlb technique was met with wide acclaim by the
intelligence communtty and the Technical Security Countermeasures
Commlttee _
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Ig experimenting wItb thelz-ray Jn combination with a fluoroscoplc
screen) these men Bhowed thle combination nad dietinct advantages in
terms Of time end effort over the considerably more expensive(r-ray 24
film and procebbor_ In further ref ore4eri_ Of thie technique they
designed an Innovatlon In the form of @fluoroscopic clotb} which has
the distinct edvantage of flexibllity over thelluorescent screens 24
currently availeble on the commercial market.
COnTiNUED on AttAcHED SKEET
ENCLOSURES (Liet individually) If orginator is not an eyewitness Or does not have personal knowledge of the oct Or Performance,
attach affidavits of eyewitness or individuals having personal knowledge of tho facts.
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42. RECOMMENDATION INITIATEd 43 . Title AND SIGNATURE 0f OfFiciAL MAKing 44_ DATE
RECOMMENDATIoN Zru7/, 60155 =
P. Gexss Deputy Director Of Security (pids)
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Section E Recommendation Forworded Through Officicls Concerned For_Their Information_
45. Title And SIGNATure OATE
86 4 2.5- 473.
Head of Career Service Acting DIrector of Security
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(Career service Of nominee)
46. Title AND SIGNATURE DAte
Director of Operating Component
TitlE AND TigYiRECsE. [, Bannemman DATE
Director of Career Service 3
Deputy Director for Support
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Fcoticn D Contirued J:fcs T . Kcccrd Jr_
To further enhance the use of this equipment, these
nen cevcloped R2 inconspicuous
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easily transportable package
c:nsi of two atteche cases whfch hold the(U-ray fluoro- 24 . ScopistequiPzesto
Fall racks, end motor units_ This makes it
Possible for an audio-countermeasures team to enter offIce8 ,
residences , and safehouses without undue attention.
These men beve shown great ingenuity ana resourcefulnees
in the application and developnent of this audio-countermeasure
technique_ Through thelr further efforts In package design they
contributed slgnfflcantly to the future clandestine use of this
technique on a rorld-wide basis_ This technique provides the
Azedcy for the first time a procedure tbrough which large in-
terior Fall surfaces room furnishings and objects cen be
rapidly scanned In real time" in the search for bostile tech-
nical penetrations This capability will Significantly enhance
the security of a11 Agency installations
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