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--S-F-8-R-g—T-2521042 JUN 69 CITE 

DORIAN 

FOR GENERAL STEWART FROM GENERAL BLEYMAIER, 

FOLLOWING IS THE OVERALL STATUS OF OUR ACTIVITIES IN 

ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE TERMINATION OF THE MOL PROGRAM. 

STATUS PRESENTED IS AS OF 24:JUNE 1969. A. ALL CONTRACTS 

WITH MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP., BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN 

DIVISIONS, HAVE NOW BEEN TERMINATED COMPLETELY. ALL 

CONTRACTS WITH TRW HAVE BEEN TERMINATED COMPLETELY. 

THE TITAN II IM FAMILY OF CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY 

TERMINATED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE OPEN TASKS 

WILL BE TERMINATED EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 1969. ONE GENERAL 

ELECTRIC CONTRACT (-0018) HAS BEEN TOTALLY TERMINATED AND 

ANOTHER (-2955) TERMINATED TO THE EXTENT OF UNIQUE MANNED ' 

ACTIVITIES WITH RESIDUAL ACTIVITIES TO BE TERMINATED AS SOON' 

AS POSSIBLE AFTER 24 JUNE 1969. EASTMAN KODAK HAS BEEN 

TERMINATED WITH RESPECT TO CLEARLY UNIQUE MANNED SYSTEM 

ACTIVITY WITH COMPLETE TERMINATION TO BE EFFECTED AS SOON 

AS POSSIBLE AFTER 24 JUNE 1969. WITH REGARD TO EK AND GE, 

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THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PROBLEM WITH RESPECT TO COMPLETING 

TERMINATION ACTION IN THE VERY IMMEDIATE FUTURE. THE ' 

STOP WORK ORDERS FOR THE HAMILTON STANDARD AND WHIRLPOOL 

CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AND THE CONTRACTORS HAVE 

BEEN INSTRUCTED TO RESUME EFFORT, HAMILTON STANDARD ON 

A MINIMUM EXPENDITURE BASIS, WHIRLPOOL TO BE TRANSFERRED 

TO NASA BY 31 JULY, HAMILTON STANDARD TO BE TERMINATED BY 

31 JULY UNLESS TRANSFERRED TO NASA. MY MESSAGE 242055 TO 

TIE LA DISTRICT ENGINEERS, WITH YOU AS AN INFO ADDRESSEE, 

CONTAINS DIRECTION REGARDING SLC•6 AND OTHER FACILITIES. 

I FORMS 49S HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO DATE TO REFLECT ALL 

OF THE ACTIONS NOW PLANNED AtO WILL 8E SUBMITTED FOR YOUR 

EXECUTION. OTHER PAPERWORK HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR SUBMISSION 
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TO THE TCOS PURSUANT TO ASPR SECTION VIII, USI NG FORMS 49 WHICH-- 

DUPLICATE THOSE FOR YOUR APPROVAL. C. OTHER ANCILLARY • 

SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED BY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAS 

WEN IDENTIFIED AND DIRECTION SENT FROM THIS OFFICE TO CANCEL 

SAME, PROPELLANTS, RADIO BEACONS, THRUSTER TESTS, 

AEROSPACE MIS SUPPORT, ETC. 0. IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES 

FOR TERMINATION INVENTORY DISPOSITION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED 

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AND DISPATCHED TO THE TCOS. IE. WRITTEN UNDERSTAND I NG BETWEEN • - 

THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DIVISION, THE NAVY AND THE DEFENSE 

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES HAS BEEN I NIT! ATED. F. ALL 

ARRANGEMENTS SEEM TO BE PROCRESSI NG I N A WORKABLE MANNER 

WITH TWO POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS, NAMELY THE T.4 II EFFORT AND 

WORKING OUT WRITTEN PROCEDURES WITH THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 

DIVISION REGARDING A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING ON RESPONSIBILITIES. 

WITH REGARD TO THE LATTER, I AM INITIATING OR ESTABLISHING 

FORMALLY THE PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BEFORE WE 

EMBARK ON ACT IONS WHICH RESILT IN MI SUNDERSTAND I NGS AND 

POSSIBLE CRITICISM. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK OUT WRITTEN 

WORKING PROCEDURES AND A WELL DEFINED UNDERSTAND I NG OF . 

RESPONSIBILITIES BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER. REGARDING T••I I 

BOOSTER TASKS OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO WORK OUT AN ORDERLY METHOD 

THAT WILL PERMIT THE TAKEOVER OF DEVELOPMENT TASKS REQUIRED 

• FOR OTHER T•1 II CONFIGURATIONS IN A MANNER WHICH PROVIDES THE 

AIR FORCE WITH THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY AND LEAST EMBARRASSMENT, 

YET PERMITS THE MOL SO TO TERMINATE COMPLETELY AS SOON AS 

POSSIBLE. EFFORT WILL CONTINUE TO REACH THIS POSITION. 

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