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Washington 25, D. C.

Attention:

Dear Sir:

Reforence is rade to your Femorandur dated 8 February 1952, regarding classification placed on Joint; -CTA rnject.

This trener is cornizant of the fact that the will establish the project on an unclassified basis and monitor it with their standard procedures. However, it is desired that in the interest of security consilorations, CIA's connection with bhis project be classificd "Secret."

It is toliaved that. the procedural instructions indicated below will cover tha security interosts of CtA and rill rinimize the arount of classified corresrondence in cennection with the project:

the relationshir of CTA to the project shculd be classifiod Secret. This correspondenco sill be li-ited tc the 00 tesic remerandun transritted by CIA to, a menorandun to CI: frosin rerly, fndicating accentance of the project, and tour quarterly rerorts roviatn 1 hrisf stsieront of the Cinsncial status of the protcet.

CI/ are considerod necessary nnless diffionlty hrises in cornecticn ith the edrinistrtion or carryiag out of the terrs of the coniract by tho contractor.

(3) Ho corrospondence betveen tho cntractor ari CIA is duemed necessary or desirable sinco hc is wrking B under the direction of

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Review of technical progress reports and the work of the contractor will be worked out informally by the CIA liaison officer in accordance with arrangements previously established with representatives. All contractor's reports may be unclassified and can be handied by in accordance with their standard procedures, excopt that thoy will not be published or otherrise roleased for unclassified dissomination ouisideuntil they have teen reviewed by the CIA liaispn officer.

It is helieved that the prccedures noted hercin are compatible with the standard.procedures for handline unclsssified projects and will not require a frcility clearance or access to classified correspcndence by the contractor. Sinilarly, the classirlod correspendence botweeu and CIA is minirized to inelude only that which is ossential to protect CIA socvril;: interests.

U. S. Tretsuy check in the aaount of 13h,230 to cover cost of the projcct for a poriod cf one year has leen delivenod to Fiscal Civision,

Very truly yours,

Corptroller

CT 一 Sicner's Cepy

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