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Aost. Deputy Director for Inspeotion and Socurity Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence

1.The convcrsationa.nith concorning tho possible . availability of took place iniao planned. fexocuted tho attachod Mcmoranduna of Understanding, classified "Restricted" and numberod I&s 62. He kopt the second copy which you dclivered to me for that purpose.

2. Conversations covered only part of the dofensive aspects of Project LUEBIRD.was convinced that:

a. The project was of:such importance that it was to the interest of national defonae to havo it successfully carried out,

b.Thatas compotent to undertake tho assigment as coordinator, and

Thatwould be piven the opportunity to decide whether or not he would undertake the CLA'assignment., If ho so decided the company rould not stand in his Tay.

3.pekrelt thate ms not uniquelyqualified
for the job, and he felt that there must ba somabody olse,who could.
carry it.on as successfully ao 4:3

L. The comversation developed tho cozpany's policy, to take to level any call to uniformed sorvice on tho basis that he was an indispensablo man in an indisponsableindustry.

5.plans to be in Washington on Saturday, for further conversations th me. I would judge our, chanc getting hisoervices as not ligher than 50-50.

yrandum of Understanding

.MAR 30.1951