taken Ms Comd- Treex's file
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Pitle: NOP-2-3-Listarieal Doce _

ad. E. Lipp
c. G. Habley

Fesd Beck H: story - .
WADS Coordination Required for Budget Purposes

G. H. Putt

The attached very informal outline wes given to Colonel Knox confirming
the rather loosely put together discussion yesterday. It vus based

——-— ——sntirely. on the meteria)] found in our files. You will recall that I
telked to you from his office yesterday to clarify a few points and asked
you for a copy of Cravford's letter to Douglas. Rather than wait (even
though I had asked for e copy) the girls combed thru our files end were
able to find a copy of thet letter.

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It wes important to get Krox clearly up-to-date since it will te he wno has
will have to take over the developmart when, and if, it becomes neceesrry. .
. I hope that oll of the coments made by me are essentially accurate. If they

. ) ure nob, ony errors cen ve easily corrected verbally. ct me knov if you

ve spot some you think are important to change. .

Riepe is writing e letter besed on this logged information to the CG, ARIC
aching for a clarification of why the FY-53 budget item disappeared: if i+
was inadvertent, would they please correct it; and/or if there is som: real
recson for not budgeting in FY-53to please seni confimation because the
FY-54 budget exercise is now in progress here at WAIC.

Colonel Knox will call starting with our liaison guy (Lt/Col MacIntosh) et
ARDC and will attempt to ferret out the proper pergzon at ARDC es well ac the
one in Romig's old shop. Between Riepe end Knox, we should cet this thing
unhooked within a week or tvo. I om not sure whet Larry is doing at his
. end but will discuss it with him todey and explain what I nave done here.
. My aes experience has proven the need to work from each end egainst the
mi e in order to get a satisfectory answer. As soon es the air berones
clear, you most certainly will be mode ewere of any decisions. This budget ae
business is a strange and wonderous thing to behold. . a
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C. G. Habley .
ATT:

Cy of Notes and ;
Letters on Feed Rack DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEER INTERVALS;
which were given to . DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
Col. Knox ~ GOD OR 6290.10

ne (Received RAND M211 Room 29 Hey 1952)

.) HOPE: Mr Habley ves Deyton ; —
C Representative of RAD. ene

Lipp, Miredtes Divic:
RAND, Senta Konice. f

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PROJPCT FAND'S SATELLITE
(Gode, Marc:: Feed Back)

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Project RAND started work on the satellite vehicle olmost at the very begimsing
when the project was set up. in the spring of 19h6.. The Ravy hud done some york
through a contract with Glenn L. Mertin about the sexe time. ‘ine motivation back
of cach of these efforts. vas_the captured tecknical German deta-vhieb the- AP ané--
USH Technical Comsissions weerthed in the tall of 1945,
Later the air was cleared and the Air Force took over the acle responsibility
for doing reseerch on a satellite vehicle.

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Tbe KOB's rol ‘ie clear. Eerly in 1948, the RDB Technicel Evaluation Group of
the Guided Miesiles Committee reviewed the RAND satellite Progran and issued a

" @drective GM 13/7 entitled, "Sstellite Vehicle Program." On the besis of this

review, but prior to the issuance of this document, the Air Force sent RAND the
inclosed copy of a letter dated 17 February 1918, ;
Later, the minutes of the HDB comnittee indicated broad concurrence of the AP
Qirective and further stated that RAND should heve sole responsibility in this
field. Dr. J. E. Lipp briefed the RDB Technical Eveluation Group of the Gh
Comittee on the satellite on 23 March 1948, . . ’
(Consult RDB Minutes et this Foint. )

Dr. L. Lombard, Chief Scientist, Office of Scientific Advisor, MAG.
The/SAB reviewed the satellite work at RAND in Bepterber 1950, KsJor/Robizsor,
Strategic Air Group, Directorete of RAD, working in the Guided Missiles shop

under Colonel Romig, asked Jim Lipp hew rue money Coule be needed to piel: ue



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Pareyraph III Continued.

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the work at this point. RAND had completed its first Phase of a long study
Prior to this time. Jim Lipp sugrested $400,069 vould be required in Fr-52.

_ IV. On 6 November 1950, RAND submitted recoumendstions to Hq US\F (Maj Gen. Putt)

suggesting extension of research necessary for reconnaissence use of the .
vehicle. The vork is outlined in surmery form in the letter to Major Riepe
attached to item h_ number V below. ?_Also, attached ached coments better expinin the,
Geteils of the recomendation.

Then, in April of 1951, RAND issued tvo comprehensive reports K 27 “Utility
of a Satellite Vehicle for Recomeisrance” and R-218 "Inquiry into the
Feasibility of Weather Reconnaissance from a Satellite Vehicle." (The two
reports are etteched on e loan dasis. ) By the time ¥Y-52 vecen RAND hud
laid its plens pretty carefully to subcontrect the next phese of the basic
research. Generel Putt sent letters to The AEC ond RCA which started the
bell rolling in the spring of 1951. The attached copy of Gcneral Putt's
letter to The AEC will indicate satellite's status as of a year ago in
the mings of Nq USAF. ‘The RCA letter wes similer. Unfortunately we do
not have a copy readily evaileble.

Up to FY-52 all of the work done on the setellite by Fax cam2 out of its
annual budget. Then for FY-53, e line item was esteblishea for $400,000

and wes implomented as a supplenent to RAND's basic contract specifically

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stating that the money wus to be used for subcontracting work. The AEC
decided to supnort the ouxiliary pover plant studies from its own funds with

the underctending thst they would carry the research up to 2 point of

fessibility and RAND would teke support of ‘the vork financielly (withen S=C)

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Paragraph V. contsnmed.

applying it to the environment of the satellite (zero gruvity, ete.). ‘te
etteched copy of a letter to Riepe (Cheirman, Satellite Committee, Wau) -
summarizes the work undervey ac well as thet vork Planned during FY-52 end
FY-53. We discussed the fact that the FY-53 line iteu of $400,000 for
FY-53 appeered in the budget until February this year. Jn March it no

longer was there and you pointed. out thet it still was minsing. At this

" point, it is believed necessary to find out from Hq, ARDT vhy that line
‘item Aiseppeured. When the answer to that is obtained, then some decision

can be made as to how much should be entered in the FY-5h budget exercise.
Jin Liyp now feels thet 2 auminal sum of $2.00,090 for Fr-5h should cppear

“pending the outcome of the presently planned FY-52 work cs vell as tae

work that should go on into FY-53.

Lt Colonel W. W. MeIntosh reporting to Colonel Robins (Executive Office),
Deputy for Development ARDC has been designated as a RAND lieison officer

by Colenel Fickel, Assistent Deputy for Development, ARDC. Presumably he
would be the men in ARDC to talk to or at least wire-in before going to
Colonel Romig's shop,’ Hq USAF Guided Nissiles (Directorate of Research, DcS/D).