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MEMORANDUM FOR:

SUBJECT : Projectk

1. Both projects have been kicked back. The defense of Ihas been prepared and is in good slape, See Nothing has been done on 1 except a telephone call wbich I made to Dr. | He reaffirmed verbally that should these animal platforos be successful, reliable, and trainable, they would have í iuses for them., He indicated they would put it in writing if suggested 1t.

2. I suggest thai we rebutt the paragraph in 1 memorandum pointing out that there are errors. For example, it is not a fully instrumented cat in the laboratory but we bave developed many cats aud dogs. We field tested lover a year ago. The (is being ficld tested in the presence ofin Hay. Further, we hope to have an !systom at the end of this follow-on projcct. It would be wasteful in the face of the success to date to stop it.

.3. I would also take 1ssue with the comments on researcb. I believe we did a thorough check

lon tbe status of tbis and we pay have a irun as well. You might include some information on Dr. \and point out that the medical rescnrcb is oriented toward thè mechanisa.

You cannot produce an lend item es suggested until you can describe its function. Attezpts to uake iand others based on engineering dreams bave been not only unsuccessful but vasteful and probably cost millions of dollars by this time. For example, tbe work by

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RELEASED.