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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPME~tT BOP.RD 9 Committee on Electronics 

Panel on Communications 

Minutes - First Meeting 

Subpanel on Systems 

P.eld 23 February 1949 at 0930 

Navy Department 

Washington 25, D. C, 

Dr. hnox Ce Black, Chairman ( Mr-.~ Roy Allan, WL (DK) 

Jc-. R. F. B.a.~ady, OCSigO ( M) 

Lt. Comdr. J. N. Jones, ONO (M) • 

I&-. w.. la. Richardson, ONR ( M) 

Mr. Stuart Schram, Jr., AliIC (M) 

Jlr. A. W. Small, ASA • 

Absent: 

:Mr. 1'. B. Brann, ASA, (M} 

M~. H. T. Hart, i-ip (M) 

Mr. John J. Kelley, BuShips (M) V~. n. Y. Littlefield, WL (M) 

Attachments 

LCM 63/1.1 "Field of Interest" 

28 February 1949 

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United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act 1 50 u.s.c., 31 and 

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LCM 63/l (cC'nt) • 

-1. Field of Interest 

The field of interest and terms of reference for the Subpanel were 

discussed. LCM o3/l.l was prepared as a recommended field of 

interest which should be considered and ~if satisf~ctory) approved 

by the Panel. Terms of referen.ca should be identical with those 

of the Panel with the limitation of the field of interest. 

Actien - K. c. Black. Discussicn at next Panel meeting. 

2. Allocation of Responsib-ility 

No investigation of this 1 pending action on other matters - see below • .. Action, - None at thi~ time. 

3. Summary Charts and Srstems Pro:1ects 

Latest edition of sunmary charts has no specific systems projects. 

However1 prior to the next meeting, each Service member is to review 

all pro~ects in the summary chBrts under the cognizanca of his Service 

and re.port at tha next meeting all projects "hich are predominantly 

"systems.'' in character or which have so much "systems" work in them 

that they should be considered by the Systems Subpanel. 

Action - All Service members review their own projects in the 

• surnmsry charts and have "systems" jobs tagged for the 

next meeting. 

A discussion was held concerning other jobs not appearing on the 

summery charts 1 b'ut o.f 11 sl7$tems0 character. Summarize these. 

3.1 Johns Hopkins Contract with 01\JR {see memorandum from Richardson 

to Pratt dated 26 Novemb~r 1948). Work on this hes l~elded 

nothing tangible as yst. K. c. Black to check 111ith Penal on 

Basic .ttesearch for coordination responsibility. 'lllr. M. Riche.rdson 

to report at approximately quarterly intervels on progress on this 

job • 

.8.ction - K. c. Black and y.- ~ M, Richardson 

3.2 Strauberg Carlson ~evy Contract N60RI-l87. Now complete Task No. 

l final report. Summsr~- Report is worth having as a general 

reference book. 

Action - No specific action neaded. 

Bell System - 51.gnal Corps Contract. Identified P.s i~. 38115 • . This is a broad genere~ systems research contract, very important 

to RDB and ""the Services in general. This follows a similar general 

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contract that had bdenin effect for soma years. Brady will 

get more information on this for the next meiJting. It would 

E'P.pear that the money calls for a team ev.:roging tv·o engineers C! a factor of two) on an annual basis. 

Action - Brady. 

J.4 Signal Corps iroject. Identified by No. 414-A. A general 

pro:oct intanded to covar an integrated anti-aircra~ defense 

system, using (in general) conventional communicatial equipment. 

This is in the embryonic stage and a later report on this ~111 

be made by Brady. 

Action - Brady (low priority). 

3.5 USAF Cemmunioations Incidental to Radar Jobs. Certain USAF 

radar jobs have ~ithin trem on a subcontrect or as e ~aparata 

but aupplsmentary job, conmunication aystams projects. 

Radar Jobs 5upplementary Communications Jobs 

AN/CPS-& 

J:.N/Gt;..-3 

AN/GSC-1 

included in rada~ 

AN/MP&-? and /FPS-3 

AN/MSQ-1 

.Many months agw the question was raised concerning the part the 

Communication Panel should play in this work, end Mr. J. Tradup 

was ~ppointed as coordinator with the Radar Panel. 

Action - K. c. Black should check with /,. Tradup. 

:3~6 USAF 11Belt Line" Project. This is definitely 11 syst'3ms 11 in 

charactar, but according to the USAF mumbers, this project is 

in the thinking stage only. 

Action - U~F r.iembers to keep the Subpanel infol'IIltld • 

.3.7 Nevy 11Fox11 BroAdcasts. This is almost out of the category of a 

system, but it falls undar tha present defjnition. 

hct~QB.·- Nevy mr~mbers.will keep the Subpanel intormad. 

3.8 Others. No other 11 systeD".s11 projects were mentione.d, but at tpe 

naxt meeting any projects of this type, in Addition to those in 

the pr3sent swr.mary charts, should be listed. 

J~ction - i-111 Ssrvice members. 

4. Syst•ams Charts 

1arly in tha werk of the Communication Penal various Service me~bers 

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(hessol for Signal Corps, Horne and Blaisdell f~r·the Navy, Rockwell 

and !iallman for lMC), gave ovarall s~~tems pictures supplemented in 

most cases with. overall charts. Prior to the next n:.eeting, these 

should be reviewed and brought up to dat~. Ultimately, an ac~urate 

chart of present transitional ~nd future system orgP.nization might 

easily be the most useful work end result ef th& efforts of the Sub- · panel. 

kction - Cmadr. Jones, M7. Bredy, ~nd"the Al.'C representative. 

5. Co_rr.municat:l:ons Systems Bibliography 

Br~dy reportad that he had a rathar extensive bibliography pertinent 

to the Subpanal work. Ha will supply such a bibliogrephy at the next 

meating. klso, there is in particular a docu."Jlent entitled, 11 Comb~t 

Military Signal System11 which should be of gr&lit interest to the Subpanel. 

bction - Mr~ Brady. 

6 • .&ystems Standards 

This subject is under the cognizance of this Subpanel, but it h~s 

already been flllocated to the Iepartment of the J.rmy. t10nce, the 

Subpanel is ~nly conc~rned with periodic review and possible realloc ~tion. Reports inQ.:i.c~te that this subjoct is b.~ing carefully 

henaled and no prosent action is indicated, 

.t•ction - None. 

?. J..d. Boe Conmittea on Future Co.r..tr.unications Plan I 

Bredy reported on tne activity of this Group, ~hich is, as far as the 

F.:inalis con'cerned, 11 syst~ms 11 in cheracter. After heving qcc~mplished 

its primary mission in aiding in the prep~rDtion of decwnants from the 

JCEC on which pArt of the ennual Report of the.P2n~l on Communications 

is based, activ~ meetings 2rG suspended. The Group can be called 

togsther ~gein by aither the JCEC or the RDB mer.bars • 

.n.etion - non-•. 

8. Next 'Meeting 

The " next Ii".eiting of the .t'enal 1..-ill be at 8s30 A.M., N.t1rch 23, 1949, 

in Roon:. 1641, MB.in Navy Building, •. ashington, D. c. 

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.SEl.RCH z ND DE. V'".r.LOP! .E.~T BO: RD • 

"" Con.mittee on Electronics 

P2nel on Co~~n.mic~tions 

Subp3nel on SystdDS 

1. Fiald of Int13rest 

28 Fabruary 1949 

The Subpanel on 5yst~~-:s Will initially considar those problems 

within tha Terms of Reference of the P8ncl on Comm.uni~etions which 

concern: 

a. The combined use of two or more diffarent types of equip~ent 

ea ~ colllmunications system. 

b. Tha research and developrr~nt of conur.unications systGms to meet 

operational raquire.roonts of 2 specific n~tura. 

c. The interconn~ction of v~rious communic~tions systems, within 

9nd/or bet'Wb~n cor.mmds, to provida the integrated corr.IL.1lllications systom requir~d for the N..~~ional :idili~ary 1stablishmant. 

d. Liaison v1d.th ~.ppropriete e~.3ncias 'or the JCEC on communic?tions aquip~snt ~nd syst~~s matters.