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DOR IAN SECUR. 

FOR MESSAGE CENTER. PLACE ONE REPEAT ONE COPY OF THIS MESSAGE 

IN A SEALED ENVELOPE AND DELIVER ONLY TO GEN BLEYMAIER. DESTROY ALL 

OTHER COPIES, TAPES, CARBONS, ETC. NOTIFY BY SERVICE MESSAGE TO 

WHEN ABOVE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. EYES ONLY GEN BLEYMAIER FROM 

GEN STEWART. REFERENCE IS MADE TO MY EYES ONLY JUNE 7 TWX; MY JUNE 8 

MEMO, SUBJECT: MOL TERMINATION GUIDANCE; AND FORM 49'S DELIVERED 

TO YOU BY COL KEMP. 

PART 1: MR. PACKARD HAS SIGNED A MEMORANDUM TO THE AIR FORCE DIRECTING THAT THE MOL PROGRAM BE TERMINATED EXCEPT FOR THOSE CAMERA 

SYSTEM ELEMENTS USEFUL FOR INCORPORATION INTO AN UNMANNED SATELLITE 

SYSTEM OPTIMIZED TO USE THE TITAN 1110. THE AF WAS ALSO DIRECTED 

TO ISSUE APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS TO MOL CONTRACTORS TUESDAY 

MORNING, JUNE 10. MR. LAIRD WILL ADVISE TIE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS 

MILITARY SUBCOMMITTEE AT ABOUT 1030 AM EDST, AND kiR. PACKARD WILL 

ANNOUNCE THE CANCELLATION AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE SAME TIME 

PART 2. IN FURTHERANCE OF DR. SEAMANS' DISCUSSIONS WITH A FEW NASA 

Boodle If: 

PEOPLE, WE MET WITH MR. SNYDER THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS MCI ITEMS con 
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WHICH MIGHT BE USEFUL, TO THE APOLLO APPLICATIONS PROGRAM. WE 

AGREED THAT THE AF WOULD 'SST A TEMPORARY STOP-WORK NOTICE ON A 

FEW ITEMS FOR TWO WEEKS, RATHER THAN AN IMMENATE TERMINATION, 

SO THAT NASA COULD EXAMINE THEM AND MAKE A DECISION ON ASSUMING ALL 

OR PART OF THE WORK. THE FOLLOWING SEVEN PARTS PROV IDE AMENDED, OR 

MORE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE THAN THAT CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCED JUNE 

8 MEMO. 

PART 3. MCDONNEL-DOUGLAS HUNTINGTON BEACH. ALL SUBCONTRACTOR 

EFFORTS SHOULD BE TERMINATED EXCEPT FOR FA IRCHA ILD- HILLER (WASTE 

MANAGEMENT) , HAMILTON STANDARD (ECL , AND IBM (COMPUTER). TEMPORARY 

STOP-WORK NOTICES SHOULD BE GIVEN FAIRCHILD-HILLER AND HAMILTON. 

STANDARD ADVISING THAT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS WILL FOLLOW WITHIN TWO 

WEEKS. IBM SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO STOP-WORK ON TIf KEYBOARD, ALPHA 

NUMBER IC DISPLAYS AND PRINTERS, AND REDUCE OTHER EFFORTS TO A SUSTAINING LEVEL. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS SHOULD CONTINUE WORK IN-HOUSE ONLY 

ON ANY MISSION MODULE STRUCTURES AND INTERFACE SUBSTITUTES IN WORK. 

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REDUCE THE HUNTINGTON BEACH 

WORK-FORCE TO LESS THAN 500 TOTAL DIRECT MC INDIRECT HIRES FOR ALL 

MOL ACTIVITIES. 

PART 4. MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS AT ST. LOUIS. TERMINATE ALL MOL ACTIVITIES. 

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PART 5. TITAN II IM ASSOCIATE CONTRACTORS. TERMINATE ALL MOL ACTIVITIES. 

PART 6. GENERAL ELECTRIC AND EASTMAN KODAK. IN ADDITION TO 

TERMINATING THOSE MAN-RELATED ITEMS LISTED IN MY JUNE 8 MEMO, GE 

SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE IN-HOUSE AND SUBCONTRACTOR 

EXPENDITURES TO A COMBINED RATE OF NOT MORE THAN $4 MILL ION PER MONTH; 

AND EK SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE IN-HOUSE AND SUB- 
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PART 7. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. GUIDANCE IN MY JUNE 8 MEMO IS VALID 

PART 8. SOFTWARE AND SCF. GUIDANCE IN MY JUNE 8 MEMO IS VALID. tool 

PART 9. CREW-RELATED ITEMS. TERMINATED ALL EXCEPT HAMILTON-STANDARD 

(PRESSURE SUIT) AND WHIRLPOOL (FEEDING SYSTEM). ISSUE TEMPORARY 

STOP-WORK NOTICES TO HAMILTON STANDARD AND WHIRLPOOL, ADVISING THAT 

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE FORTHCOMING IN TWO WEEKS. 

PART 10. APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS AND/OR INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE 

ISSUED TO ALL SYSTEMS OFFICE MOL CONTRACTORS AT OR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE 

1030 AM EDST, JUNE 10. 

PART 11. YOU MAY INFORMALLY ADVISE THE MOL ASSOCIATE CONTRACTORS 

THAT "EXPOSURE" IS NOT A CONCERN; THE AF WILL HAVE AMPLE OBLIGATING 

AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY TO PAY ALL BILLS. 

PART 12. I WILL HAVE GUIDANCE ON TRANSFERRING CAMERA SYSTEM 

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