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March 12, 1969 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 

SUBJECT: Briefing to Senators Anderson and Smith 

On March 4, 1969, I briefed Senators Clinton Anderson and 

Margaret C. Smith, Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee, 

on the NRP. Mr. James J. Gehrig, Staff Director, and William 

Parker (who has an unofficial title of Minority Staff Director and is 

Senator Smith's protege) also attended. 

I was allotted twenty minutes for my briefing and used the 

attached charts, trying to keep the briefing simple, direct, and nontechnical. I showed the four-board on the J-complex at Tyura Tam. 

Senator Anderson had very little to ask. Senator Smith asked 

several questions about (1) civil earth-sensing and (2) cost of 

individual sysiems. Both seemed satisfied with this up-dating. 

PA ORTHMAN 

Colonel, USAF 

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