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REF ID:A72074 

Dr. C. '.B. 'l'ompkia1 

1J&'1on<tl ltureA.U ot SbndAri.s 

laatit.ut.e for Nulleric~ Anld.ysis 

t1niTersit7 of 01'\llf.ornta 

406 Rilg . .,,Z'l'J. i..Tenue 

Loa Angele11 34-, Os.J.U'ornia 

Serl.al t 3 C 2 q ,~ 

MAY 4.·· 95~ 

;.;a haTf3 checked on. \'M letter l>llvor\h received fro• the 

Depnr\ment of Co1U1erce and find '\hfit it is no\ much to get C<Jnoerned a.bou\. Commerce has a1ked JH.lvorth t.o expla!n hi' auociaUon1 Yitb four in41Yld'UR.le vho are oonaldered to be poor 

...un t7 ricks. llobenaoa, vbo got. this information troll 

Dtlvorth, mows tlM name1 ot the four tnd1'Y1duala BJid feel• 

tba.t Ml worth will baT• no trouble explsin1ng thea. One of 

'heal was member of the far.Ut.7 or CalTech before he went to 

Jail for perJUl'J' ta ,.. oa .. ill"t'Olrlnc oomuniBM. I have di ... 

auHed \his v1th 1ralt.s Alt and it l>tlwonh' a expla.na.Uon does 

no'\ eU.cl t a clean lt1ll of heal th ve will ask Commerce to conduc\ a co11plete field inTe1t1gat.ion. 

On t.he baata of conTeJ'sations v1th 70u, o,,.1rn1 anc\. Mina 

Rees, I have 'ben thillkbg about. hov ve couJ.a get SCAMP otr 

to a baJl&'-ttp •tar\. U .. eu to me \hAt it h cleetrable to 

.ban a courae like the eighi-lecture-aourn which 70u suggae\ed on ~CJ' me.t ter1 given during \he first. two or three 

veek1. This 1• a slight departure fro• 'TQVZ ~s-Uon of one 

leotur~ per \leek for the full eight weeks. but I think lt ha• 

1t11 merl te. I think something like three lectures a veek: tor 

the first \vo and o:u-balf \19eka llt!.kes aenee. 'lhta be.• t~·a 

adTP..utage tM\ Minn leea &nd Marehl't.ll Hall would be present. 

for the full .. , of lect\lrea. the fOJ'ller a.a a student and the 

latter as a prof'eesor. In tbie conneoU• llothaue ~d I plaa 

to rl e1 t M~ehall &n.4 cll acua• vi \h h1a 80l88 lee'tv.res relaUng 

to permut"'Uoa probl••· :Between \he \hree of us ,.,. vill ba•e 

no trouble ta h<\ndlln,g the preaent.aUon. ID ,..~ddi tt.on I aa 

worktng on tou Tordella \o get him to oo• out to SCAMP 1n. order to giTe eorN! lecture• oa co11UD1JD.icat.lon. t.heoey. Since it 

vtll b9 ead""r to conTtne4t Lou to come out for two re:\her tba.n 

eight week9, this: 11 another adTant3&9 aoeruin& fl'OI! c~reeaing the •igM; lecture• t.ato a aborter tn\en-11,l of Ume. 

~ c:' @'pproved for Release by NSA on 02-18-2014 pursuant to E.O. 1352!3 
REF ID:A72074 

sert&J.r 3; 2 9 O 

MAY 4 ··· [:,.: ... ., 

Henr7 De •'raaeeeco !11 YC>rking on the SCAJtF 'f-'l'Ggrruna :ind their 

vri te-upa. lt t• plamaecl th. ... t he vtll re~rt to UCLA. on. 17 lm• 

ta o:t:"der tn get a rmming st:<.ri. He has hen.rd of a ~pi•ogr• written 

bJ' H~ for von Ye1198.D!l1 • a•dcnment problem. He feel• t~t \hie 

a!gh:\ be a good problea to \trl\e ~. tr 701i reel tb.-':l.t thte l!Vll.-a1 

1enee. can you eend us some lnforma.Uoa a.bou-. Hanq1 s pJ"OCl't'.,11 for 

Hen17 h "10r1'; on? If th19 i• not feti.dble, he my be able h dO 

the m te-up after he ge\s ou\ to llOl.A.. 

Ilei'lae }'~•1' on to l?~t~ ..,,. t;h.1.J\ks for h!s letter or ;,,1 Arrtl. ~ onl.7 i te11 :ln U llhich n~ecla a. repl7 l• the one concenint; 

Whltef!J<\D. As l indtor.ted to J'OU ~-hen 70u were here, Al !a more 

interested tn being in Wa•hhc\on th.'\Jl 1D. California t.his Sllllllel" 

10 l think we C<>n dro1:0 ht• froe cons1dert:l.Uon ln SC:J!P without 

hurting aJqOne• s feelings or C>'\uti1ng ll.ft70a& to shed ~ te11.rs. 

'1'h1 s ia pa.rUcularl7 true dnce I rlon • t think .U will be cha.red. 

in time to be o! use tn either place. 

Cordially• 

'l1 • .A. LF.l KW :.R 

Chief 

He.thematic~ li.e•A~ch D1T19ton 

Office of Reee~ and Develo11~n.• 

cc: Mr. Fried.r.12n :// 

3012 ( 2) 

M/R: Dr. Tonrpkins is wor!dng on SCANP :prep.s.rations in Los Angeles. Tl'...is 

letter discusses various a.doinistrative matters '-rhich h2.ve e.risen, such as 

cle2.r2.nce for Dil\'.'lbrth end hirine; of Whi tene.n e.nd outline of Agency work 

for participe.nts. 

Orig: R.A.J.:EIBL"ZR/2.s/l May 1953/ 

Rm: 20200/60572