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RDGB Diary Items for Week wading 16 lbroli*56

RDGB .20 arch 1956

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Lt Colonel Oder was on TDI at Wright-Patterson AFB on 12, 13, mou74

March to attend presentations by VS 117L System Design Study Contractors (RCA-Bell,

Martin-Pbilco-IBM6 Lockheed-MC-CBS).

Notified General Dealer's office that Colonel !ethane would be at tam on

16 March and was expecting the General.

3. Prepared DF to RDTDW formally requesting that they look into the Geodetic

and Gravimatric requirements placed on APCS in support of WS.107A.

A. Coordinated on WI for Colonel Boone from General Ostrander to General

Yates concerning instrumentation of 5500 mile range for OST. Thisecould be used

for JS 1071.

5. Major Fox, NDTDW, called to advise that Mr. Fitspatric from•AFCEC, Mr.

McShane from Aeronautical Charting and Information Center, and be would be going

to APCS on 13 Match to check on Geodetic and Gravimetric problems concerning

WS 107k operational use.

13 larch 1956

Coordinated on NZ to WDD with reference to Mr. Albert's (AVCO) "need

to know" concerning vulnerability problems associated with VS 107A.

Lt Colonel R. A. Jones, HDTDEF, called to get coordination cm TVL to WDD

concerning his visit to attend solar furnace bidders briefing on 22 March 1956.

He also will stay one extra day (23 March) to discuss materials problems.vith WDD

if convenient to WDD.

Mr. Besting, MST, called concerning seven items (Facilitie4Ailelideards.

which will be required earlier than anticipated. He bad received a call from

Colonel Miller and Mr. Dias who were at WDD, advising that no action be taken on'

this until their return from MD. •

Coordinated on letter for RDTDGI concerning MIPR from AMC to Navy for

purchase of 1N/FPS-16 for WS 107k. Major Davis, RDSM, has vire from ANN.

(Mr. Niewahner, MUM) stating that AFMTC would transfer P 150 Mode tollirry

15 March 1956. He will advise if further information is received. Captain

McCarthy, RDTDGI, had already called General Swafford ls office and•pessed

information to then.

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1. Colonel Soper called regarding the Scientific Advisory Committee meeting

at UMW on 5, 6, and 7 April 1956. He was interested Snub* from this Headquarters

was to attend. He also advised of a possible change in agenda in which the first

day would be taken up with briefings, the second day with visits about the cape and

downrange, and on the third day a critique would be bald in the morning followed

by an executive meeting in the afternoon. Information. passed to ROSY for relay to

AMC.

;5 March 1956,

A. letter from AP= which covered the agenda far the 5, 6, 7 April. OSD-SAC

meeting at HMV was distributed to 4DD, BOST, and RDZPI. General Ostrander

(representing General Power), Colonel Genes, and Colonel Oder plan to attend the

meeting from Readquerters ARDC, Colonel Soper was so advised.

Wrote TWX to =requesting clarification of status atilt. Alberts, AVCO,

in connection with request of APL-JHU representatives to visit him.

3. Comments were received from various directorates in RDS concerning agreements reached at 27-28 February meeting on handling center support requirements for

VS 107A and WS 3151, in connection with WES letter on this subject and passed sane.

by TWX to VDS.

16 March 1956

Attended RDS staff meeting.

General Sessums received a telephone call from General Brentnall regei"ding

estimated cost of meeting on October BOD Woman original Danaher date) on

Missile Assembly Building man= (for Douglas). Whereas ATM= estimated

$176,000, the AFIR•SAR and AMIE estimated over $500,000. Sinew this would be

approximately SO of the original price for a two month gain, General assume

asked (a) was the price valid be got from General Brentnall, and (b) if so that

General Landon abodld as General Tates to make another MAR aTallable until NM

is ready on normal schedule even if this mean! evicting a lower prioritr project.

RDSI verified the higher figure and took action to advise General Landon who

will get in touch with General later. As of this time, the matter is unresolved.

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WormacT RDGB Diary Items for Week ending 16 March 1956

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3. Received a call from Colonel Soper concerning the 101 situation. The

Department of Commerce had been in touch with the Department of Defense concerning.

the LOX situation and stated that the problem was most critical as AF requirements

were seriously affecting the industrial complec. AF we using all available tank

cars. These problems have been discussed with Mr. Sharp (Assistant Secretary for

Materiel). A specific problem concerned the location of a small ten ton capacity

generator being completed by Aar° Products Plant at Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mk.

Sharp thinks we should locate this plant at our MOO critical spot expeditiouely.

Mr. Sharp must report back to Department of Commerce an what is to be done. AFCGM

lust-advise Hr. Sharp as to location decided upon, an estimate of when the plant

will be shipped, and when it will be in operation. Colonel Soper also advised

that expedited methods of construction should be used to get the plant operational.

Contacted RDSM on this and was advised that a stop order had been placed an shipment of the generator and Major Nash should have sore answers when he returns from

TDY on Mondli. 19 March 1956. Call to Colonel Hsbner, MOD, advised that thegenerator would be installed at Eduard'. Will follow up on this on 19March with

Major Nash. .

A. Dispatched RDS and RDGP comments concerning conclusions

February meeting on submission of center support requirements to

5. Advised WDD (lonel Boatman) of.the reporting dates of

Leonard, and Wickland.

Co

 (Colonel Ritland, 23 April 1956; Colonel

June 1956; Colonel Wickland, 1 August 1956).

reached at 27-28

WDD.

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Lt Colossal, ,0sz 1.

Assistant Chief

Office of the Assistant to the Commander •

cos Colonel Ahola, AFCGM-A

H4 USAF, Wash, DC

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