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Office Memorandum • uNrTED sTATEs GovERNMENT 

TO 

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FR0/'>'1 

w. F. Friedman 

R/D (30) 

R. A. Leibler 

D.HE: 21 September 1953 

SUBJECT: Suggested letter from General Canine to Admiral Nimitz 

l. Thie letter is concerned with the effect on SC.AMP 1954 

of the transfer of the Institute for Numerical Analysis from the 

Bureau of Standards to the University of ca:Lifornia (Loe Angeles). 

2. If SCAMP 1954 is to be held at UCli it is necessary for 

the University and 01m to agree. The modus opera.nd.i 1e for the 

University to propose to ONR that the former conduct such a project. 

:But before this is done the Regents of the University (of whom 

.Admiral Nimitz is one) mu.st approve the project. 

3. In his position as Regent, .Admiral Nimitz has established 

a long history of rejecting Navy projects for the University which 

in hie opinion did not benefit the Navy. The letter from General 

Canine is to circumvent this possibility. 

4. The scientist mentioned in the last paragraph of the letter, 

who is to confer 'With Admiral Nimitz, is the undersigne~. 

(a~ 

R. A. LEI:BLER 

Chief 

Mathematical Reeeazoch Division 

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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

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X under•tand, are to be plfUUWd between the ottie• o! l&Yl\l 

ll•••aJ"Oh an4. th9 U'.n1V$l"ai ty Of Csl.U'ornia. .. 

Jor the '?&•t tieYernl. yeus the lnsti tut& tar BuJaerioal 

Ji.nAlftf.• ha• operated on tbe ea.mpus of the Uaiverait7 of OalifOfti& 

at Los ,bCelea, ~...er e.:a ~1111nt betveeu the t1niwr11t7 and 

the Va.Uonel 1u:reau ot Sta.n4a.l'da. 1 h&-n been told that 'ru. l>epart1aen\ of eo ... rc. Oommit\ee tor \h6 haluaUoa Of \be •aUonal 

tw.au of Stan~ baa req_uett-4 the Dinot.er of the lhU"en.u to 

lll!PP"a.ch the Univerait)" with rep.rd. lo the po9ti~iltt,' of \he 

lhdveraii7 imdertaldng the opera\1on of the tn1t1 tute. 

Th!.1 Agenc7 ha.• parUc1TJai•d in the program of the tnst1 tute 

c\VS.ng \he la.at. \wo year•. the O"e?J.ter part of the activity taking 

:plaoe ia 'ha summer aontb.9. 'lhi• be.• O..n aooompliwbed through 

" t.ranafer of fuaicla via the Mftc• Of h•al b"anh. I beline 

th&\ conUauaUon of thi• participation. ta urgen~ly neoenar.r 

in the 4"'elO"pMat o:f' kaowl•aa. 'bliaio 1n our .ork:. I am writing 

t& you about 1\ mn.1al.7 beeauae or i\• olaatified &tJp•cta. 

It 11 our ~ to eoatin~ 0'3l' par'1o1pa.tion 111 the research 

1.a. u.aaertaal anaJ.Td• conduc,ed at the lne\it.ut• 1n approrlJl.8.t•l.7 

the e\yle sot 4.u.rin& \bl l.&at tvo aumera. !hi• inTOlves con!~ 

enoes of 'W..gh •ecrurl.~7 01 ... at:tloa.'U.~ lJU.\ 1\ t• ow in.'9atton \ha\ 

thee• elan111•d oont•naoti• vtll not tD.hibtt t.he 'P1"0Chll conda.r-

&'bl.T. and tha' the Matbeaat1c1a.n• a.nd acienUnta uan1oipat1ng 

"111 oon\\n1M to contrlbut.e valuabl.7 to the gen•nl antbe111at1cal 

and tc1~n.t!f1e oomlln2b.i \7 while ~he7 a.re ln Lo• A~l••· 

l aMl.l be gJ"ea.,17 reli.-ved 1f you could "Onderbke to cuaran.t .. \o the ttecu.t• tbl tsperian.o• &ll4 the 118.\hema.Uonl and. lk'1t11utrieal. depth of the voJ'k ~ a\teap\ ia Udt pl"Og!"'U:t. tn thla 

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will l"eoal.l the t1P• at work \'Ulderlalqm bT 'h& U. S .. Pao1!1c fi.ee~ 

ltad1o Unit 'Urlder Capiain Y. >. Goggin•. Oapt&in J. S. Harper, an4 

o\hen who ver• ... ben ot ,our staff when you nre Oollllall.d•r- b 

Oh1•1, u, s. Pac1flo J'l.Ht and 7ac1:!1o Oeeaa Area•. !hit Acenttr 

it a111ciw4 tht eTerall directioh 1n ~he Depa:rtment ot '1Je:1'enn ot 

th1• •x·h·e•lT ..-81 UTe work. 

It 70u vo'OJ,4 co1.dc1er 1lna..rl&ktng auoh • guarantee, I hope 'ha' you. vill p811l1 \ .. to han Qae of our •eteaU•t• vilit 7ou 

.ud preMn~ ea,gpl•t ot our de•ir••· He 11 ~11"•ly !am!Uar 

vi.th the 1obnUfio requirement• for attacking our p:il"ol)le'1• a.nil 

vHh thti stat• of solution of the outetanding problea•. :a. om 

aaeure 70tt of our optn1•n ot the In•U tute tor lrUmerloal Anal.7•1• 

aw u orge.niu.Uon o! high Talue to the scientific ci:tfori o! 'ba 

nation snd of '\ll11que Tal.ue to u. t also undarttand that 

Dr. O. :a. !o.mnkin•, ihe .A.atinc Director or th9 l'n•U tu\e, vill be 

a.vsil•bl& at your eonnn1enee to partieipat• in such a oon!erenee 

tt you desire. Dr !oarpkt.ne ha• long b&en :t~liar with 1laDT of 

0'1l' proble•• both ae u. officer au!gn.ed io OPNA.Y and to J'!.UPac 

during the war and a1 ont of my occaeional adT1.ura reunn,. I 

belieTe that ou:zo 1cten•i3t can inform you of our atat• of nee4 

&nd that Dr .. !ospki.nl can ~ell you how ou.r proble•• have a!feetod 

tbe Iu1'Utute 1n the past. 

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