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SECURITY INFGRIAT.01 

CONFIDE"'TI .. M AL 

CQODJD'tl&L • 5B6eftfff Iii OllQ:!Ita 

l)r. S\ewart s. Cairns 

Cba.UMn,, Departm.ent ot Matheaatica 

VniYerai\7 ot Il.l1Do1s 

Urbana. Il.l.inoia 

Dear Dr. Cairn111 

a.r.t.al.1 

J. 7 llAY 1852 

I haTe devot«l considerable ti•e to stld11nc the Special cmmmioations Advisor.r Group (SCAO) Report which ma al.'ibaitted to • on 

17 Manh ljS2 am which I toua:! not onl.T quit.e 1ntenat1ng but. also 

"(fl'q" uetul. 

The fi'f'e principal recOJ1ID1.endat1on• made 1n the Report haTe been 

SiYen apecial attention am I haYe directed that those reco .. end.atiomt 

or pa.rt.s ot thea lddch can be carried out u aa\ters ctirel.T 111 thin _,. 

naponsib111t;r are to 1'e implemented without delq amd to tile •rill• 

pra.cttcable decree. 

I was tavor~l.J' impressed •1th tbe recomendat!on "tbat a eeparate :ntsearch organiation be established wit.bin this .&pnc7 8DCl hoe cl1rect.-

'4 that. a detailed plan mt prograa tor it.a ••t.ablisbaent am operation 

be prepared tcr me ~ a apeoi.:L po up 1n this APDC7 ~ usistecl bJ" Dr. 

Bacatroa and Dr. Potter. I trust that it w1ll be poStrlbl.e to ccasult 

1d. th JOU on YU'io'Wll aspects ot ihe pl.an afier 1 t has 'been elaborated. 

la rq op5.Dion the prl.Dcipal purpose tor 'llhich SCAG ..,, aseembled 

U. bean ~c•sstull.J' accomplished. '!hat purpo• ns to l.ook into ou 

at the aost illportant prob.las before this Agenc7, to render an opinion 

u to whet.her we are eaploJing our IMOtarees "° best. advanta.:;a on the 

problea. and t.o reco....t hrther aoUon or mt.pa 11b1ch Jli&bt D&sten 

tbe 90lution. I feel cont1de.t t.hat t.he ~t.ion• oant.a.1ned in 

Ute $CAG 19.Por'fi v.111 be cond.uci•• w that d • 

.uide,.troa th• toJre&Oing, uother illportant. purpose na to .aquaint 

H!'tatn top-t.ligh\ uth--.ticiau am electronics angineera vi th our 

1lt.d"k lmd tl;l ewke their inter.st 1n it so that. ve llicbt call indiYid· 

ul.17 upon th• tor occaaiOIUll. adrtce or asaistance cm certain upects 

•f nr probl•s. I belieTB ht this ..::omar;y a.ia has also bee 

aecmpl1ehl4. 
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--wt.~ ti\• com_etion ot ~ t.aslc. Ht. QeJ"ore ~CAQ, oertain aeabera 

llaY• indicated a belief that the 1roup should be reor1an1Hd and 

... it.ablished on a dit'tere.n\ ballis. I lhare this new and a ha't'in& 

prepared a new charter accol'dL11sl1• "6hen \h1" bas been done, '!' 111blll 

prob&bl7 ca::ninioate wt.th 70u at "'1l Nrl1° dato with a Yiow tova.rd •10~~ 70u.r intere111t :l.D further part.icipat.ion 1n SCA.O attain. 

:En closinc ! wien t:o a:pres• -., eameat appreciation ot the t..1..-,. 

t.Douaht.1 and atfort 'iih.ich 70;& panonally gt.Ya to uke th4t wor'a: mi 

C.Uberation.1 of tho first. SCAO •o tl"ld.t.tul. 

Copies turnished: 

ll (3) 

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81noe:Nl.7, 

IALPB I' CAJrnfB 

Jlajor Ganenl.1 U!l A1"1Q' 

Direct.or, Armed rorcea seouri\7 Ap107 

W.F.Friedman/eby/14 May 52 

Consultant/Ext. 6o493 

~' Identical letters sent to: 

0 ~6'f Hr. John H. Howard 

() ?-o.S Mr. John c. McPherson 

6 36~ Mr. Dean Post (>~cs 1 Dr. H. P. Robertson 

fJ "'' Dr. Claude E. Shannon b~of Mr• F4win A. Spealanan ~ cO Dr. Charles B. Tompkins 

0 'Jll Dr. John von Neumann 

GOt-iFIDEN