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Echelon System, December 1999-June 2004

 Sub-Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1049/10

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Scope and Contents

These files relate to the Echelon system, a system for intercepting mainly non-military targets such as telephone, fax or e-mail communications via satellite or other networks. It was established by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the USA in relation to Cold War espionage and developed under a secret agreement on cooperation in the field of signals intelligence (SIGNIT) between the USA and UK in 1948, later bringing in Australia, Canada and New Zealand in their capacity as Britain's Commonwealth partners. Files include the following:

  1. Meeting documents of the Temporary Committee on the Echelon Interception System.
  2. Working documents of the Temporary Committee on the Echelon Interception System.
  3. Working document in preparation for a report on the existence of a global system for intercepting private and commercial communications.
  4. European parliament resolution on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications.
  5. White paper for the European Parliament on recent developments regarding the National Security Agency (NSA).
  6. Points that, from a Green/EFA point of view, should be included into the final report of the Echelon Temporary Committee.
  7. Draft proposals for the organisation of an ad hoc mission by members of the Echelon Temporary Committee to the United States.
  8. Report on the Impact of Encryption on Law Enforcement.
  9. Fact sheet on the Echelon surveillance system.
  10. Report and demonstration on compromising emissions from data-processing devices, especially from personal computers and data protective devices.
  11. Report on the development of surveillance technology and risk of abuse of economic information.
  12. Tools and strategies for telecommunication monitoring at the beginning of the second millennium.
  13. Press releases.
  14. Copy news articles.
  15. Correspondence.

Dates

  • Creation: December 1999-June 2004

Creator

Language of Materials

English and French

Conditions Governing Access

Access to some of the information in this collection is subject to legal restrictions and terms of donor agreement. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

2 boxes

Additional Description

Physical Location

CLX-A-905; CLX-A-906

Related Materials

Coll-1049/2/2

Processing Information

Compiled by Lesley Doig, 1 June 2009.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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