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Dau Proteaaw CaJ.rm1 

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I 1taft d1.eo-11eltlld Jfitrh Mr. PrJedaan 70ur aaaor.mdua of 18 loYeiaber 

U.52 "i•l"din& tho oompoG.ttoo ot t.he Attneo17 .teud. 1 ..,ree tho.t 1\ 

1• llo1t to hne a .all board wt. at..- nnewJ.n.g p~ 11•\ ot ._. o.t proa;;eoUve aebera I tld.nk that l!ld.tt.n& th• .-be'rshlp to ei& or 

N'h4 woul'!t 1'8wlt 1n our ba'f1DI to omit ottr\aln 1'C7 valuable cand1-

U.te• or And Ule• U1111lllll2c to 1ene on a paul.. 

I 1&1'89 on t.he des1n.b!.U iV' or havlns Proteaao:ta 10n lte1.1U-nn1 

lobel"t:;on• aad W:Uk1, IDS w ha.ft o'l"al. &CCfJ?\.am•• t~a t.be lu\ WOJ 

a letter 1nY1 ttag 10n lf•lAIWln i• •iDa out toda,r. ~ .kNarCh aud De"r4opra~t 1'oatd •Md that M~. s~an ...ve •• 1t.a repre;entatt.,. tm\t.l Jd.1 acc•.tlflr J:a• M11 appo1nwd. Tb., tar, th•, the aebe.r-1.p 

ot tba Board totala tJ.n, ~tits conPoa1U.on 1• _.YilT val&htei • 

the matblQat.toal Id.de md I Wilk "10" Will agree t..'lat. we JM.ct 80:m8 

..,.s..n.e11. na apeeiali•u on the loard. 

I qree that. ~ero ahould be a 11911ber troa t.blt p:ioral field ot 

co•unleata.ons U£tnoer1ng urJ I .. vrttl.ns a letter \o W•steni um.on 

1tldq that.. the coapan, liai• tMo Qr threG candS.datea tr'"' •on& whoa we 

cm •el.eot. om name. Adllral Redman• wbo ~•pre.s=ota t.be Western Villon 

auaaeaont in Wa•hlnat.on, dHilcd tt be1t tor• nc,t to •"' 1p9c1tioaJ.l7 tor J. z, Millar gr &DJ'bOd.J' al.••1 wt to mpeoif) 11erel.7 t.hat - want.Id 

• outstanding expert, .ba tho fS..•ld ot Wecc;i•1.inlcatioft en&f,new.tnc .. 

JielCt. OD JO\U" list i• I. V. lal•'Lrcirl• V. a&ft8 ~t he WCQJ.d be 

ftt'"j uae.rui at we are t.mna to pt. l'da1 _ !hZ"O\l&h a pel'iOna.l approaah 

to Mr. suinott. It w 1•t b£•W3 ve '4ll haYt al.read.f nachtd t.bo 

11.t.ti.ng nuabor speait1.ed IW>YD, lWt&lJ' MY8P. Bu\• td.U not. baft 

U1' -0,neering apeoial.1•t an \be Boat'd to nprennt. the whole A•ld ot 

Jd.ch-speed an'1Jt1o aachln.er;r, acll •• Rr. 'ohn ~vPhurison1 •boM at.&t.u'o 

ad Rtl11'f' •H 8ii1Ch ae to precl\ld• our aanng AUi to -.ne "'11 • panel 

r-1\htr tha ori tbo !oard. I 1'fl&ar'd b1a aa u ut~ ftl.\lable ._.._.. .r t.he BOari md Id.th 70,,r occ=urrenoe I w.:nwJ &ak ~to eervo oa 1t. 

in nch oapMd. V• 

ften hl"a 1• flo1'an! ED.l•t.rom,, 11.los• dten!tlY• uperlance in tb.o 

GOHIIT tiold, 1ncdu.din& aathnatJ.ee, Cl'Jpt.AnalJ111•, Uld research and ~opw:nt or aaeb.tne17 then.tor, ••rt.ainl.7 vur.mt b:l• W:as a hll• 

tledced aunbe:r ot tll• loud. r1nall1', I tbink n ouch\ to ba"f• • -=bor 

-CONFIDENTIAlDeclassified and approved for release by NSA on 06-12-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
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t'a. Ball Te>1-pbo.tl$ t.lio:rawn•s, poelllblJ 11e~OJJ.a other t.baJi Dr. !b&nncn 

it ba cumot, span Ute tae o:t 1•t, :u.tt.IAIPD.tl.7 ill't.uutad ill OW" p~bl ... 

111.JlA SJaoakl•.J wo\&Ld be aore waet'\ll. to •• 

'.l'bus ,oa will ... t.hat. I t.b1nk we ov.P"at to ruae our lind.t to lO 

.ubftra e., mould like JOV coUL.nt '• !bin 1.a •Ull • COl\SidtJrllble 

•:nmt, ot vark to clG ta t1.ftd.na 1lP \ho oompcasl U.on ot tba !Soard cd 

t.bere ~ms no~ =ch ttmo boWeall now -.ad ~ 4ate pu aleot.ed ror 

\Do Ar'•t. •••t.1.ng ot tzu, !ca.td, 2; il•UU"l l9S). '1tot. Robertson o.amot. 

po•albl¥ make \Mt date beca..use ot leaturi..o& eomita.inte on the 16th lliOd 

17th iD. C&Utoi"A.U. ,_.b.ap• it. •"1d be ldd.n.ble to •t the dat.o f\irther 

Us. Janua.r-.1 ud 1 wo\lld app~a~ ,our co~ on thi• point, t.oo. 

COi AG 

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a.v .Adll1r.-l• ts 1av.1 

Vic:re D1nictor 

M/Ra Prof. Cairns ia Chai:man 0£ the NSA SC1enti.tic Advisory Board. 

W.F.Fl"iedman/~JQ.3/ll Dec 52.