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!tear Admiral Joaeph a ....... USl1 ht. 

Yla. 'President. 

We.atem Onion Tfllle&'l"Aph Coltpllnt 

11.0S a stte•t., 1. w. 

W&shin&ton1 D. c. 

Dear Admiral 1 

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A• I teld .)'Oll ovex- th-: \el.fti'mne • tO\f dAJll ago, a adrl tt0X7 lxu'1· 1 

destpat.ed as the Dat.1onal Sec\11"1 t,7 J.pno7 ~cicUtio AM sor-r 1o-:( vu 

reoentl.J' eatabliahed t.o •••1st \W in tinM.ftl th" beat amnte'MJ t.o c a1n 

t.ohnlcal probleu in our Aeld., a a-.ral Jmovled&• of wbl.oh 70u poaHa• 

b,y rtrt...ie or JGIU'" exten•1Y• a..,el"l.eu;e in tbe l•YJ• The loa1'd baa 'been 

us1ped a apeo1f1c 111••1on and a•rtail'l tunct.1cmo, as deaciolbed 1n t.be 

1.nolQsl.ll"fl. 

'.l'"ne Boatd vill be quit.a 11•1~ U1 tts 111.enberohlp. In tact,, I ·~•t. 

1t.s riuaber not to ezr;wed ten top-.leYlitl expert.~. !her. •7 alto be puele 

t.o aaaiet. the Boaid1 eo 1.bat. t.h.!!I warlowa anafl la Olli" Ueld ot int.eroat 

tlUl be adequ.tel.7 CoYered. !m Cbainaan ot the loa!'d h&• al.ready Mon 

Maipat.oth Pwol. 3t.evart, ~ .. Cal.me, CJud~ of 1M De~ai-tment ot ~the• 

MtJ.c•• at t.bo tlni.Yet'al tq or Illimie. !'rot. John Yon l•lilllll3l'l1 ot \be 

1JUlt1tute toi- J.dftnced SWtty., 'h!ot. s. s. til.k11 of Pl'incet.on Ualverat\11 

ad Prof• &, P. lobal"t.~n, or Ula Cal.1fom1• In•\1 tute o! Technology, ha.VG 

• ., mended 1D1'1 tat1ons to become ••bel"a ot thti l1oUd •d J t•l ta.1.l'l.7 

cvt.ai!l ot t..beizt &ecGp\ance. In ad'dlt.ioa ther. 11111 be a aeaber \o .. rva 

II re~sent&ti.Te tl\;11 tbc il.eHan:h an4 Dtnvlopment. I"Om."d1 D99artment ot 

o.fenq1 uul ~or .on ot,ner ... bttr,,. The l•tt•r ~ t.o b• 011tst.anding eoD.ne•r• or •'*'1-alina in t.he •&tme'l"l.ng &•JiW0\.'1 la fi4'ld• ot inier- ••t to 11.a. ~these ..-.bera who &l'\J •n&ine•ring •PM1al1sts ve vould 

l1Jce to ba•• ono 1d.t.'1 eXptJl'1eace in the J1eld ot telec-osuuitcat.tons. 

I • Wl"ltinc JOU ft> au that. the weat.ern tl.nion t-1.•P".ll>h Coa.pa11.1 

ncom:;ell':I th• ••• ot t.vo or thtee aen fro. ~ vboa • oan Mltto\ the 

apeotal.11\ in telecomVAtcation 111&1ne•rl.J2.&• Thq aq or_, not t>o mm. 

••aoc1atet 1tlth \he ~.. ainc• \ho 9'\n Mleoted arovld l'epnafttlt. no 

orpnlssatior:a bat \ho fi.el.d or apeoiaUsat.ton. 

Ibo 1a1t.i•l Me'U.n& of tb• S.•rd ha• been •oheduled ~ t.ak• pl.ace on 

or abou.\ 26 Ju.\i!tr, l9S3. I do not think thera 11111 be more t.bCt tw or 

\bf"• tull !Gulf ... u.nge a 1f1U"1 •:Pha•1• bel.n& pla40d UiPGll 1nd11'1dual con!Nl~tton '41..th ao.n od panel J!Jftlbers. !:ueh con:sllltaUen vill Mtlll'-

all.7 have to be .. temtned "7 the am.aunt ot U.. .at. t.hG dlaposal ot the 

conwl.tant an1 at bt.• canftnt•ce. VI.Jen attewtiq Poard ••Una• or 

GONFIDEHTIAL 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 06-12-2014 pursuant to E.O. 1352e 
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s.r1*11 l) 'is" 0 ~ 

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.. ning iD a oo.usqltati Y• oaa1"c1 v the Oonm:aent pqa t.ho oost of t.r:..Yel. 

and • couul t.ant t• not. t.o exceed aso.oo ~ dq. 

final.17• I haJ'dl.y need aention \he tact. th~t the aatt..ra "b1ch liiOuld 

t1Qll$ to t.he at.t.ont.1on or laard or pUlbl mttmbel"s are ot a k!&blJ' ola111ned 

at:.ire and t.no• ~ aandJ.t'lates tor a.terahl.p aw.t. baY• ~1-.1. etlearariee 

tor ace••• to nch ••ttora, a.oh oi..r.mo• 'be1n& arut.ed onlJ alter ~prg ... pl'lato 9".ui.t.y lo.Ye•U.a-Uon .. 

llop104 to ~tdva an Mrly r•pl7 t.o rq let.tor, a vitb aaDT t.bank& 

tor 10u.r advice and usiat.am:a 1A the put.., I • 1 

Inola 

WSA a.g. IO-l.01 

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ccc AO 

C/S 

V/DIR 

OONS 

'· •• WDijift; 

..... J.611.nl,. '1$ ••TJ 

11 .. IU.ftct.or 

M/Ra Requesting RADM. Redman to recommend two or three nUJ.es ot men., 

apoc1al1sts in the teleco:mmuni ca ti.on enctneering field, from whom 

one will be aeleoted to ael"V'e •s a represent.atJ.ve oE the above 

montioned tield on the :Nat.1..onal Seouriv Agency Scientific Advisory Bocrd. 

W. F. 1riedman/6o493/ll Dec S2