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land I bsve completed a number of

meetings with
representatives regardine the future of the anim:l programs.
As you know, we were told that we could cortinue Project
throagh FY 1008. Unfortunately this decision came aller we
reduced the |budget by. in order to meet the
reduction requlred in FY 19s6. This entirc situation was discussed with 2.Cr the basls of the above,we presented a program to for their review wbich they felt was reasonable (see atteched).
Ycu will note that the Agency wlil provide the additlongl 1this
will be deducted from (current budget).

Iwill provide approximately lin FY 1058 whlch includes all support for the dogs and cats and administratlve funds for . moultcring,.travel, end consultation. :They wlll fuod the study and prcgram menagement contracts whichwill be let efler appropriste biddine from L FY 1000,

wil pick up eny of the remaining costs for Project 一 and a considerable portion of the costs for Project |There are two cavests In this arrangement, however. The cntirc egreement wlll be null and void unless

The Agency agrees to act as technical mcnitor for boti progroms, and

b.  The Agency Is wUling to assume partlal tuading. of Project provided sultable fensibillly is proven by 1 January 1969.

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3.1 can assurc you that ncither prejcct lll be undertaken
valess ne circct them, but I blsc recognize your pcaillou Rith regard
to the Director's statement abcut monitorlal procrams not directly
in the Agency's Interest. If the attached agreement Is not rccepteole
to the áeency, I reccmmend that we divorce oursclvas entirely Irom
all aniniel programs since I cannot, in good conecience, streteh: the fover the years
reletionships that wc have establisbed wlth
beyond this polnt. I thiak it would be wisc If we Ciscussed thls
metter, perbaps vlth the Director. I. oa the otticer hand, thils
agreement is acccptahle, I propoec that we scad u follow-up lctier findleatung our wlliingaess to werk with tbem es
to the outlinea.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

It is the intent of the Agency to fund projects from FY1968 funds as shown on the adjacent spread sheet. The
funding proposed, is shown in breakdown form on the spread sheet. This procedure is suggested rather than asking. to contribute during FY1968 because the Agency can fund through to January 1969 with furds that are presently available from FY1968. As of January 1969, however. we have no funds that we can commit. It is anticipated that with a succcssful series of demonstrations between now and January 1969 that we will go back to our management and request further funding for carrying on worthwhile tasks of this type. The reason it is felt that should be extended past June 30, 1968 is because of the lack of ability to give the program complete orientation until after the three month study program proposed by
through the program management firm has been completcd. Even if we could start at this point in time it would be the end of March before wecould know what is really expected of the contractor. Therefore, it is felt that the
contract should be continued from June 30, 1968 to January 1, 1969 in order to completely and effectively orient this program. The purpose of the FY1968 funding will be to examine the feasibility and practicability of the animal control, signalling, guidance, and location system proposed previously. In addition, it is felt that the proposal for should be undcrtaken at this time and we therefore propose to split the cost of this effort between 1 and myself. We feel that this should be undertaken at this time in ordcr to begin studying mechanisms, both animal and hardware, to be uscd
1 and to do this covertlu and j anu lu uu urs cuveruy anu
in a nonattributable fashion. We also feel that as soon as possible we should
undertake, at least on an in-house basis, astudy, i.e., iconfigurations, {characteristics, system characteristics, |flow rates, and
the like. Also, at the earliest possible time, we feel that we should undertake
a alternative study, i.e., 1

It is proposed by . and agreed to by the Agency that it would be highly desirable to acquire the services of a program management group who will be expected to respond to the governnent program manager and in addition, to conduct a three month study of the problems and ramifications which must be assortedin order to achieve an integrated program with usable products within a reasonable time period. The estimate in the contribution spread sheet for program management offor the initial period is based on a 50% figure of the total of  jthat the Agency proposes to put into the 1 effort area.

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program in the

effort area be directed at the development of lin dogs: These dogs would then be coupled from the ∫to external leads going to externally, borne hardware which, in turn, would communicate through the system to acquire infiltrators in combat areas. Since, as shown on the spread sheet, the Agency has no fund for in FY1968 or FY1969, it is proposed that contribute the estimated cost of development of these animal vehicles as shown on the spread sheet. This would constitute the total contribution in FYl968 and it would be anticipated that unless drastic and unexpected change in Agency policy takes place, all the contribution for follow-on in FYl969 would have to be borne by In addition to the development of the canine capability outlined above, we would continue to do some small amount of work with felines to use them as testbeds for |capabilities,

and the like. This is highly desirable because of the much lower expense of ütilizing cats as experimental vehicles for laboratory work than dogs. Details of the overall proposed work will be worked out by the Program Manager and/or anrepresentative with the proposed prime contractor,

In addition, if a program management firm is selected and retained by the work of \will bc integrated into an overall program area with the work outline for

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