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WASHINGTON, D.C. 

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR May 6, 1969 

HANDLE VIA 

MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR, NRO PROGRAM A 

DIRECTOR, CIA RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAMS 

DIRECTOR, NRO PROGRAM C 

DIRECTOR, NRO PROGRAM D 

DIRECTOR, NRO STAFF 

SUBJECT: Assignment of Dr. F. Robert Naka 

Effective July 1, 1969, Dr. F. Robert Naka, Chief Scientist of 

the Mitre Corporation, will assume the job now held by Mr. James Q. 

Reber as my Deputy. Dr. Naka has a long background of experience 

in surveillanc~ work and has directed Mitre programs sponsored by 

ARPA, the Air Force and the Central Intelligence Agency. 

During the period between now and July 1, Dr. Naka will be 

spending one or two days a week with us and will make some trips 

with us. Your cooperation in assisting him to become acquainted 

with our operations as expeditiously as possible will be appreciated. 

Dr. Naka will be listed on the Air Force roster as Deputy Under 

Secretary {Space Systems). 

John L. McLucas 

Attachment 

Biographical sketch - Dr. F. Robert Naka 

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BIOGRAPHY OF FUMIO ROBERT NAKA 

Dr. Fumio Robert Naka was born in San Francis co, California on 

July 18, 1923. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical 

Engineering from the University of Missouri in 1945, a Master of 

Science in E. E. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1947 and 

a Doctor of Science degree (electron optics) from. Harvard University 

in 1951. In 1967 he was a member of the 51st Advanced Management 

Program at the Harvard Business School. 

During his academic career Dr. Naka was an Instructor in E. E. at the 

University of Minnesota and a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, 

He completed his doctorate as an RCA Fellow in Electronics, awarded 

by the National Research Council. 

In June of 1951 Dr. Naka joined the Research Laboratory of Electronics 

at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which formed the nucleous 

of the Lincoln Laboratory. There he contributed to radar designs which 

are operating today in the DEW -line, the Air Defense network, and in 

BMEWS. In 1954 he was named Associate Group Leader and in 1956 

Group Leader. 

In 1959 Dr. Naka was asked to join the newly formed MITRE Corporation 

to establish a Radar Systems and Techniques Department. He was subsequently promoted to Associate Technical Director in 1960, Technical 

Director of Surveillance and Defense Systems in 1962 and in 1968 he was 

named Chief Scientist, the position he now holds. Since 1962 he has 

served as Chairman of MITRE's Independent Research Committee. 

Dr. Naka has served on a number of governmental advisory and study 

groups, including the Frequency Diversity Advisory Group and .Project 

Forecast. Last year he was Study Director of a Joint Mission Analysis 

on the Surveillance of Objects in Space performed for Air Force Systems 

Command and Aerospace Defense Com.mand. He is presently Chairman 

of an Ad Hoc Committee on Surveillance for the Defense Communications 

Planning Group and Chairman of a working group for the AN /FPS-95 

experimental program. He is also a member of the Tracking Accuracy 

Panel of the National Academy of Science I s Advisory Committee to the 

Air Force Systems Command. 

Dr. Naka is a senior mem.ber of the IEEE and a member of Tau Beta Pi, 

Sigma Xi, the Druids (ODK), and the New York Academy of Sciences. 

Dr. Naka is married to the former Patricia Ann Neilon and they have 

four children: David, Holly, Michael, and Peter. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE .. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY 

MEMORANDUM 

April 22, 1969 

NOTE FOR DR. McL UCAS 

Attached, for your signature, is a 

memorandum announcing the assignment 

of Dr. Naka. 

Pursuant to your request, we have 

rewritten the memorandum to indicate 

that Dr. Naka will be listed on the Air 

Force roster as the Deputy Under 

Secretary (Space Systems). 

Brigadier General, USAF 

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