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21 December 1951 

~lWIDUll FOR CHIEFS OF AFSA.-<l2, AFS.A.-03~SA-ot+ 

SUBJECTS Suggestions frail SCAG in re Basic Research 

biclosures: (A) Ltr :rrom Dr. H. T. En,gstrom., Cha.irs!lan, SCAG to 

DIRAFSA. ot 12 December 1951 

(B) Memo trom Dr. H. T. Engstraa, Chairman, SCAG to 

Jtr. P'riedman o£ 12 December l9Sl 

(C) Ltr .trom Dr. C. B. Tcm.pkins to Dr. H. T. Engstrom 

or 30 October 1951 

1. Adr.d.ral Wenger he.a directed that the SC.AG suggestions outlined 

1n Enclosure (A) be studied attenti~. 

2. It is requested that J'OU designate one or more representatives 

to meet with me soon to conaider the SCAG auggestiona and to report 

thereon to DIBAFSA. 

3. Upon Nceipt of names 0£ 'TOllr repreeentatina, date aDi place 

at l!leet.ing will be arranged. 

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DJINEEROO P.ESEARCH ASSCX:I.A.TES.1 me. 

SCfT l8th street South, Arlington, Va. 

12 December l9Sl 

Jlaj. Gen. Ralph J. Canine. Director 

Armed Forces Securit.7 Agene7 

Waehington 25, D. c. 

Dear Sir: 

BC.AO auggeats that A.FSA appoiut. a ccr.m1.ttee to imest:lga.te 

the possibilities or implementing auch a pirogram, by contract or otherwise, and to delineate in general terms the 

nature or t.bis program. SCAG, both collective]J am 

indi"f'iduallT, ie prepared t.o otter 7011 a:a;r aaaieta.nce, 

-1.ther in the preparation or this progralll at' in the 1.m.ple-

.mentation or it. 

HTEtnlb 

Very trul.T 7ourB, 

I•/ H. T. ~&trail 

ff. T. Engstrom 

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EmINBERDC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, nzc. 

Sffl 18th Street South, Arl.il'>gton, Va. 

l2 December 1951 

In camection with the proposed program ot basic research,, Dr. 

'l'aapkina ha8 eub:d.tted the tol.l.aw1Dg 1ntomation1 

I. Rand C0!"E5!:at1on 

J.. Experience; C<aputing, emeed.a that ot UV' place other 

than MIT probabq. 

2. Estimated wil.lirJgnesaa Neutral to taTOrabl.e. 

3. Security available 1 Perteet. 

4. Start ava.Uablea Jfathematiciana. 

Electronics. 

ld.Utar.r Scientists. 

5. Facilities now on hand.a Large computing 1nstallat1on. 

Pair military librar7. Fair acience librar,y. 

6. Housing (tempora.r,y) availabilit.,- and help in t:indingt Fair. 

7. Iccation: Santa Monica, Calitomia. 

S. llanking on lieti Ro. 1. 

II. :tlational Bureau of Standard.a 

l. F.:xperience 1 Computing good, an:l Director ot DA is llkell' 

to be one ot world's leading numerical anal7ate. 

2.. Estimated wlllingne9s: Willing to do ~. 

,3. Securit7 avallablez ?:one,, except locked eatea. 

4. start available:r Good, but tacllitiea to expand llmited to 

(a) Civil Service appointl:lente, or E2,sa1bl3; (b) UCLA 

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5. Pacilities now an hand: 604. &: CPC. SWAC not 19t 

funct.ioning. Good math librar.y. Access to UCL.A 

l1braJ7. 

6., Ho118J.nc: Excellent. 

? • l'.ocation: UCLA, Weatwocd Village, Ioa Angeles 24 , Calit'ornia. 

8. Ranking on lists Ro.. 2. ( Posaibq abate lWm 1t UCL..\ 

cooperates fUllT.) 

III. •esachusetta Institute of Technology 

l. Experience: lxcellent. 

2. !stimated willingnesa: Questionable., 

l. Securit7 available2 Good. 

4. Start available• Excellent. 

5. Facllitieas Large computing inst.allatiou. Ezx:ellent. 

libraries, except militaey. 

6. HOU81ng: Probabq poor .. 

1. Locations Cam.bridge, Maaaachueetts 

B.. :RanJd.ng on list.: Ho. 3. 

IV. Princeton Uninraitz 

l. Ex;J>mence1 Excellent. 

2, Estimated willbtgnees: Neutral to faycrable, 

.3. security available: Good. at Forreetal Center. 

4. stat.f' av&Uables superb, but loaded dOllD now 1l'1tb 

first;, JU!' actiT.l.tiea or Forrestal Center. . 

5. Facllit.iea: Good libr&:Q' !'our miles frmt ForreeU 

Center. 1lo computing equipz1.ent nair known to opete 

at Forrestal. 

6. Housing; Veey poor. 

7. Locationi Princeton, !In JerfJG7 • 

8. Ranking on lists lo. 4. 

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V. AFSA Contractors 

l. !Uqt.heon 

2. ERA 

3. Reed Research 

~ be able to aet up separate tacilit,- at sane location 

IN.ch as lewport lla.Yal. station. !teed probabq •'1 H DSJ 

others 1fillingnesa unknown. Une.ttractive emplOJ11r•j howner, Sandia corporation seems au.cceaatul .. 

VI. qniversitz or "1iCSo 

Probabq sane objections about climte a.Di housing, to 

uaing the excellent racilitiee which might be available. 

VII. Bell Telephone; Laboratories 

lot recamnended by B'l'L members ot SCAG. Proba.b:q unwllling. 

VIII. pie Jahns Ho.p!dna Univeraitz 

Probably willlng1 but theJ" have not been 11pectacularlT 

nccesatul with either ORO or the ONR communicationa 

project. 

IX.. Qeorge W!!hington Univeraitz 

Will1ng1 but probabl.7 not anxious. No •curit,- now 

attilable. Facilities on band poor. 

X. f38:!!1'ord Research Institute 

Pl-oba.bl.T incanpetent. Probabq willing. Itnow next. to 

not.bing about them. P'rie~ with, but not Jart of 

stantord Uninrait7. 

J'.I. MEican Power Jet 

Certainl.7 1ntereated,, but probabq complete]Jr incompetent. 

Have eome operations research contracts with Arlq' and 

Wav. l!ontcla1r1 New Jeraq. 

XII" PJ4enoar Research Associates (AppJ."OXimate name) • 

H'l'E:nlb 

Bew COIUpa.DI'. Robertson and Yon Neumann know Ridenour 

well. Poeoibl.7 a good bet. Location probabq near 

Laguna Beach, Calitornia. 

/a/ H. T. F.ngstrom H. T .. Engstrom 

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Dr. ff. T .. Engstran, Q1airJium 

SC.AG. 

Dear Howard: 

'° October 1951 Addrese re~ in care 

of the BAllD Corporation, 

1500 Fourth st. santa 

lfm:dca, Cal. 

Speaking onl.7 tor .iqsel.t,. but after conferences with JOU ani others, 

I suggest that the OOAG contribution, at least in •tJlematica, could be 

J!lateriall,J' etrengthened b.1' arranging tor eome time conmn1ng research by 

members and possibq othere 1n congenial 1111rroundings. I believe that 

auch research could be preeented to lFSA people at SCAG meet.1.nga, and 

that those meetings might coneiat ot three parts: (A) import.ant. new 

tlndinge am developnents at AFSAJ (B) A.FSA technical. reporte and 

recommendations including prior1tieBJ (C) SCAG technical reports and 

reactiona to (B} .. 

I euspect that a ;rear around research tacllit.7 could be e8tabl.illhed. 

easil.7 with per.tectl.7 adequate aecurity guarantees, with good tacilitiea 

tor the corJgenial surroundings, and with high probabilit.)r or productiTlt7, 

eepec.1al.1¥ 1n 8UDlll.era b.r means or a contract between CIA and the RAID 

Corporation. Thia might eerve to provide a meana !or future effective 

emplqyment or escaping Reserve Ofticera also. It mch a contract ie 

negotiated, I mggest that CIA 1.mediateif arrange for an adequate computing 

f'acilit.7 there - preferabq the second ~Ol - which I understand baa 

alread7 been ordered.. or at l•st the t.hird -

61ncerel.7 

Tanr 

C. B. Tanpld.ns