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•MORABDUM FOR AFS.A,.OOB 

SUBJECT1 P.ropo•al ot Dr. Tompkins 

1. It does :not necessarily tollov that every suggestion :made bJ' 

SOAG will be :f'avorab~ considered bJ' .OSA. HovaYer 1 eTe17 auggestion 

Mde bJ' SC.AG Jlllllt be gi van &n. opportun1 v to be heard and 41acusaed. 

With respect to Tomplc:l.m' euaestion, the:re is no attempt to kill the 

1Yggestion before it has been presented. -rhe proposal u made bz' 

Tompkins i• on the agenda tor eonsideration at the tortb.com1ng SC.AG 

meeting. It seems evident that tJie suggestion ia not looked on vith 

eJJ.tlmBiastie agreement 'b1" 80Jll8 ot the 1l'ld:iv1.duals who have seen the 

letter. !here are a :m:ambar or point.a which raiae themselves in 

connection vith TO!!!.pldns' proposals 

a. There is 11Jdicated a recogn:i tion ot the tact that to make 

• de~nite -~?ntribution it 1• necess~ that an individual 

-a.vote a contimoua etf'o:rt to the proOlm, non though 

this continuous ettort be ba.t tor part of a year. 

b. Apparentq a f'eeli:ng that "tac1llt.1.es ror col1g8Dial 

surroundings• do DOt m.st vithin AJ'SA. othorvlae, li:J1 

the redotmlendation that the proposed. effort be done under 

contract through CIA at some establiahment auch as lland? 

2. In the el"1Ptologic bmdmse the biggest asset that an 

organization can have ia contim:d t7 or personnol. A cryptologic 

orgi'Ul!.zation cannot be auccesatul.17 operated,, in '1118 opinion, on au 

assumption that 8ff1' tim soma difficult problem arlses •experts• will 

be brought in vho v!ll solye the problem and then go about their ovn 

business agd.n. 

3. If' SCAG oe.n make a contribution to the problem :tor whieh it 

haa been u1cmbled, it is on.'.q becawre o.f contim.dty' ot JFSA. personnel 

to :tormulate the problea. in terms or vhieh SC.AG mabera ean attack it, 

for vithout such a .formo.lation it i• doubtful U arr:r ontstendi!ll 

•c!entist wit.bout a long period ot training 111 ct'JP't.ol.ogy- could ulca a 

fl'8i cont:ribution • 

.4.. Are w to f'aYO:r outside experts b.r providing them v1 th conpnia1 aurrotmdings and expect competent .Al'SA. personnel to operate under 

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sm11m-mns.rrm1 Propotsal et Dr. Tclp'ti• 

ocmd:lt:!.o.r. co•1.d9l'ed utawoJ>ablet -,. 111.ep 1n W.• tinatt• coula 

ra16t ael"!.oua -.rabl pro'blme. 'the rdablg o~ l!Rld.l a pet.to:~ Ir 

tap.Uoat1on iJS !o::pk!•' ~tlan, 'Uae i..s ~ pll'larmel 11b!eh 

W Uve nrteed., .:t the ..,_..i davorable &tt.ltade to Vle DOif 

ptbli~ amxn.meed aova ot .6FSA9 turtber eqilM!w -U. eomtdention ~ u. .,.,.ai pmotmel 11'14 ..,..aumc PDllQ' ot .SA. 

s. J.ttadwd. alaso ce eo::::icnts lr Dr. Qi~pe .a mte• en 

"49Sn1et.ra\i":a of neevcb fao!lit.1• 1ild.eb S.a • erepei:IM.un ot e«"~t.a 

• a nault ~ 41llC!I08a1om "1th a a.m:ber ot people. 

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