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, , A A SlANDARDFORMN0.64 REF ID: A6594SOffice Memorandum • UNITED sTATEs GOVERNMENT 

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SUBJECT: Proposal of Dr. Tompkins 

1. I am not enthusiastic about the proposal in general because: 

a. I doubt whether there are many or even a few high-level mathematicians 

who would be available to wrk on a full-time or large part-time basis only on 

AFSA 1 s complex problems; 

b. Even if we couli find th.em, I think their •ployment on such a basis 

could be construed as merely a subterfuge tor circumventing Civil Service Regulations; 

c. I doubt whether the complex AFSA problems can be su1!cesstul.ly handled 

at a large distance from. AFSA •. Certainly California is too far awayJ 

do Our experience to date leaves me a bit sceptical of the short-term 

value of the entire SCAG project or ot any project like the one here proposed. 

Perhaps such projects leuld begin to be productive after 10-12 years. But we 

can't wait that longJ 

e. If such a project is to "be established, we should do it, not CIA, 

for w would be playing right into Cll bands. The project lCUld certa:l.nl.7 be 

quite similar to the one CIA itself proposed to A.FSA about a year &gOJ 

.t. If .AFSA shoUld establish such ~ project, its l.ocation should be in 

the east, possibly near or in Princeton. 

2. What .AFSA. might better do noir is to get a sufficient nlllliber of GS-14 to 

17 positions authorized to enable us to keep llhat good technical people we now 

have aRi. to attract aoae we don't now have but aight be able to get. We have 

recently lost Dr. Leibler; I urderstalld. we are about. to lose Dro kamer. .AFSA-03 

is rapidly losing gromn in its reseQJ"Ch personnel. C 

J. Recommem w do nothing with Tompkiu 1 proposal right now but put it 

on agenda for discussion at next SCAG 11eeting. 

4. Why not get AFSA-02 1s eommenta? 

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~·llRU: Ali'flll--02 ~~ SULJ]i:c'".C: Proposal of Dr. 'lom.pkina 

1. Mr. P.owlett received the Tompkins file as he wr..a c;oinc; 0n 

leave. In view of the urcency, he a.eked :me to act for him, ind.icatinc 

his strong conctu-rence with ~ilr. :E'rieenan'a pcaition on the !:11!.tter. 

BeyonC. this it must be clear I am speakill[; for myself en<'!. nut, l·fr. 

Rowlett. 

2. 'llle ~o:r.q>kins proposal is of course as J:.lr. ]'l•:!.ec:r.ie.n. seya 

e. thick'.cy veiled rehash of the CI.1~ :pro::;>osc.l. ~>:r last yea:J:.' prepareG. 

by Dr. lihzetrOI:l.. E'very BXGU?!i.ent used against the.t pruposaJ. aurel.j 

a.::_Jplles here E.J.lt". re.tber than i·eiterate th&'l, it woul.e. ap:pea.r 11re-

. f'erable to col!lhine the two file a for study. 

3. I aJ.sc r:;.ust cuupleteJ,y concur with l·:=:c. ]'rioCu:.n, i :..1u.st 

C..:i.ffer with h :im in that he states the obJection r::.uch less 'bJ.nr.rt.l,r 

and. :more c'.'.iplam.c.tica1~ the..n I feel, perha.!?EJ because 0:::· his .::;reater 

e:CJ?erience enc. Greater tact. 

4. It is ll\Y" persor..al feelin0 that L23J:. is net 100'.kinc the 

Enc;strom.-'l'cm;p!dna pl\lposal square.41" in the eye, a.nG. until we do 

we are beatin6 arouni!. the bush. 

5. 'llie positions of Dre. :llh.[:;St.rorr.. a.nC. l.·om:ikins :in the i'ie.l.C. 

1Jf science ce..nnot be denieet. 'l'lleiz· selection f'or .;;Cii.G is an ecriliaaion of this b,r Al!"'Si~. i-11 th this recoc;nition coLies the roqu:lre.r:ieni, 

the.t we heed. ce,re:f'u.lly their advice or SC.AG 1 tself is worthlesl:l. 

Both of these .:;entlem.en, like Mr. lirieeman, ere ocre te.cti'ul c!ii>lo-

:r:w.ts than I and use much :more polite la.n{,'U.El{.;e. 

6. :3luntly both eentlemen acce:pt a.a feet the.t conC..iticns 

are not riu;ht in !.D'Si~ fur hi.E;h-l.evel cryptana..cyt:l.c work. In spite 

of the obvious Be.vantC£;eB of beins close to traffic, close tu people 

fonilicr with problams 1 etc., u.:pparently other cuns id.ere.tions are 

overwhelm.:i.zl8. '::his, c;entle:r::ien, is a.11pallin;;_;. '.J1e ne:ct. session uf 

SC.ti.G :mi(;b.t be quite profi tab~ devotee.. to ask:ln3 ;:)CJIC wl:iy it reels 

this wa:;r end how the situation mie;ht be correcteC.:. 

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CONFIDENTIAL 

71BaNmber1951 

TO: OOS 

Via: · 03 

SUBJECT: Proposal ot Dr. Toapk5ne. 

1. It is a tact that the personnel im'lloftr of .A1S~3 is lll1Ch 

too high. It is also a tact that .A1SA-03 ean attrmt top people olllJ' 

vi th gnat ditticult7. 

2. Dr. !oapld.m ia pl'Opo&ing a 1f8l' around these ditticulties, a 

vq alnad7 exploited by' the Air Poree, the RaTJ", the .&.tollic Enera 

Commission, and other Gcmtl"Dlll9Dt agencies. 

3. .An alternatift would be to mlm ccmditiom in as.&. attractift 

enoup to bep pod people and 8'9'8D attract outatading DIMSOl81'8e 

'lid.a ia euier ald.d tbaa dom. .&. tev atepa in thie cliNction 112"9 

aentioned here. 

311. Pq higher wages. i'bis is the simplest bat :moat e:spmaiva 

atep. 

312. Bai•• the atandarcl of facilit7 at the empl.oJ8e•a disposal. 

to that of the :rest ot the Gcmtrmmnt. The mnnber of 

telephoms, rugs, bookcues, and private ottioel per 

APSA ma:plo;yee is detird. tel1' below the GoTerzaant avvage 

tor the.a .. grades. 

313. Protect the empl.DJee troa the f'raatrations of our 

contimal turmoil of b01Jllelmeping details. Just b;y' 

readi!lg the aeries ot clirectiTes concerning bltt bu.clmta, 

diapl.IQ'ing badges, taaterd.ng papers on the vall, etc., one 

voal.d conolude that the .AgeDq vu being run tor the ba:aat1.t 

of the aeoarit7 patrol, the a:rmd gaarda, the painters, am 

other azf.liaries, but mt tor the technical worker. 

Jtemember that these houebeplng directifta C'8 9<i' of thacanmni cations received bJ' the operational ma:pl07M from 

~t. 

314. Bmpbaaise ccmtinualq that the main objective is to get 

the job done, and JD988ure ef'ficiencsr onJ.T in term of 

accomplishment. What impression woald a ahoe store make 

which 11to 1mprova ett1c1aa1"' sold •n's aboes onl1' on 

..,.n clap of the aontb and ll09D'a o~ on odd clap! Yet 

this 1a vhat our ~nt services are doing. 

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REF ID:A6594~ 

~Hemm.bar 1951 

SUBJECT: Proposal. ot Dr. Tom.pldna. 

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4. TM• 111101D1ta to aqing that morale med8 rais1Dg. The lov 

morale 1a ...,aaised by the tact that w are 1n atrcmg cmapetition with 

ot.her reaearch institutions. AJ'S~3 :might profi ~ 1IUllm a atuc11' of 

what conditions pertain at those laborator:l.ea vhicb are attracting our 

better people. 

5. In .,,,,. opinion 1 t ia not pq alone vhicb attracts the 

proteaaional. wrlmr. Ro aaientiat of stature 1a v.lW.ng to watch 

vute motion go uncbeclmd just bec8Wle he i• paid tor it. um.venitJB 

who Pll1' mch leas thaza w do can attract better wrJmra became the;r 

otter other thinp, tbe tint ot which 111 prof'esaional pl'elltip. 

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