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(U//FOUO) ConSIDer This: The ABC's of Second Party Liaison
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Run Date: 08/13/2003
(U//FOUO) The key NSA elements for Second Party liaison are
SUSLOs (Special U.S. Liaison Offices) and the Foreign Affairs
Directorate (FAD).
(U//FOUO) SUSLOs
(U//FOUO) SUSLOs are DIRNSA's senior representatives to the
Second Party countries, and are responsible for the continued
effectiveness of cryptologic collaboration between NSA and our
partners. They are in direct daily contact with the host Second
Party. There are three SUSLOs:
SUSLO London (SUSLOL - they also have liaison officers at
GCHQ in Cheltenham),
SUSLO Ottawa (SUSLOO), and
SUSLO Canberra (SUSLOC, who also handles dealings with
New Zealand)
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(U//FOUO) FAD's Country Desk Officers
(U//FOUO) FAD's Second Party Affairs Office (DP11), oversees the
conduct of Second Party SIGINT exchanges and related matters.
DP11 has five officers (based at Ft Meade) for overseeing the
general orchestration of Second Party matters: three Country Desk
Officers (CDOs) supporting the SUSLOs and two Assistant CDOs
who manage visits to NSA from the Second Parties, integree
issues, as well as other administrative details of the partnerships.
(U//FOUO) Second Party Representatives Here at NSA
(FOUO) In addition, each Second Party maintains a senior liaison at
NSA:
Senior United Kingdom Liaison Office (SUKLO) represents
GCHQ (using the UK Liaison Office at Ft Meade (UKLO
MD));
the Canadian Liaison Office (CANSLO) represents CSE;
the Australian Liaison Office (AUSLO) represents DSD; and
the New Zealand Liaison Office (NZLO) represents GCSB.
(S//SI) For further information, see USSID 15, Annex A .
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