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Proposal tor Security Equipment Panel in RDB 

Mr. Rosen/284 

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AS-10 1. As a result or Army•N'aV7 correspondence on the 

subject of ANCRECO, Admiral Denfeld addressed a letter to 

the Research and 'Development Board in which he 

- a. Requested that a panel be set up in the Research and Development 

Board under the Electronics Committee with Security Equipment as its tield ot 

interest and 

b. That in view or the aeauritj- desired onl7 NYE personnel be on this 

panel, i.e., no civilian membership. 

2. The Executive Council of the RDB has forwarded Admiral Denfeld·' s letter 

to the Electronics Committee, agreeing with the establi&bment or a Pane1 under 

the Electronics Commi~tee, but disagreeing with exclusion or civilian, i.e., not 

m personnel trom this panel. 

3. Admiral Denfeld's letter is to be considered_by the Electronics Committee· 

in its meeting scheduled for 24 Februarr 1949. 

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4. Admiral tlenfeld's letter was discussed inf'ormall.7 at the Communications 

Panel meeting of 10 February. Principal points made were: 

a. Too manr panels alread7 

b. Scop~ of the work did not call for Panel Status 

c. Close integration with Terminal Equipment would be essential in RDB , 

considerations.. 

Tbe~instruoted consensus or opinion wes that security equipment belongs within 

\.he i'fel~ of interest of the subpanel on Terminal Equipment (telephone, facsimile, 

teletype etc.). The decision reached by the Communicat.iona Panel was to take 

no formal action, but to instruct representativas on the El~c~ronics Committee 

prior to the meeting scheduled for 24 February 1949. 

5. The Army Security Agency representation on the RDB is as tollows: 

a. Electronics Gommittee 

Member • none 

Associate Member • Mr. Leo Rosen, (Dr. Kullback - Alternate) 

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Panel, .. Cl\aU..n ~ ta. Tenut.l 1.qu.tpaont Sltbp&ml. The other AFlq 

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7. It. 111 reao-..Dded that 

a. ~curity equifm0nt be ctcmaidtJHd ill th" field of int.el°ftflt cf' tbe ~-1 on !en.1.nal ~1::-nt.. 

b. ~. lf. Brann. 'be aada an .i._._t. \o ~. tAO Roe9n U the :-i!'-'B 

MOU.a in aocordanee with fa) a'blw9. 

o. "'b.9 sonloP ''l'IQ' "'re•Ata\iw be adY.iMd ot this tg•GO"¥'• <leaire 

•• t.a (a) a~e in ~11anot •1th Los1at1ca D1Tla1on -pol1q requ1r1~ uran1-1ty 

ot l':ff1 Meberah1o ot 1V)JJ -tiQC•• f'b9 •rain' An;r repre•nta.t!(re on tbe 

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