Memorandum for the Attorney General : Proposed Amendment to Department of Defence Procedures to Permit the NSA to Conduct Analysis of Communications Metadata Associated with Persons in the United States
Title
Memorandum for the Attorney General : Proposed Amendment to Department of Defence Procedures to Permit the NSA to Conduct Analysis of Communications Metadata Associated with Persons in the United States
Subject
Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General of the United States
Description
This document is a memo addressed to the Attorney General of the United Statesm Michael B. Mukasey by Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division. The memo proposes an amendment of Department of Defence procedures to permit the NSA to perform analysis of metadata associated with persons in the United States. The memo contains a discussion of the legal basis for this decision, including the ramifications upon the Fourth Amendment, Executive Order 12333, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and existing Department of Defence operating procedures.
Creator
U.S. Department of Justice - National Security Division
Publisher
The Guardian
Relation
Snowden
Language
en
Date:Created
2007-11-20
Source:Classification
ORCON
Source:Redactions
Classifier's name removed
Report:Creator
Spencer Ackerman
NumPages
16
CreatorOffice
DoJ
Date:Leaked
2013-06-27
Distribution
NOFORN
Surveillance Programs
General Intelligence
Collection
Citation
U.S. Department of Justice - National Security Division, “Memorandum for the Attorney General : Proposed Amendment to Department of Defence Procedures to Permit the NSA to Conduct Analysis of Communications Metadata Associated with Persons in the United States,” Snowden Archive, accessed December 23, 2024, https://snowden.glendon.yorku.ca/items/show/174.
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