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Maest ot statt Cccteronco 1 8 Decemb=r 1953 

TO Chief's at ~cea aad. FROM as DATE 10 Dec., 1953 COMMENT N0.1 

Ste.ft D1T181cns 

i. Ctm!' ?" SW 

a. :roUcNSDs up the eubJect ot Buep!llle dates and the general movemon.t 

cone&pODl\ence (see Digest of Steff Conf"erenea, l Dec. 1953),, Captain Froat noted 

that 1n genwaJ. the Otttcea aQ4 statt D1via1ona are do1n& an excelleQt. ~ob. 

b. Enjoined Chiefs of Otticea and Statt Div1s10Da to rc\'ieY their back 

of WlZ'e80lw4 p:roblema relating to regulat1ao&, operat1oos orders, and changes 

thereto, :l.n ordez- to cloar up thoee deterred. item vbich may nov be resolved. 

c. Calle4 attention to dispatches t.o cur custcmers, the czintologic 

.Agencies, and othors, rclat1ne to apec1t1c items :vblch ebculd properJ.7 be 

incorporated in nv1s1ona of arden. 

2. ~Olf 

a. Reported that p1ana tor tbe moveraeut or the tape.procealling tunc:tS.m 

of 62 are ueo.rUng cc:cplet1on. 

b. Stated th.o.t the stu~ ()11 the d1vie1cn or effort at PROD has been 

cmpleted, aD4 tbat he :I.a DOV able to 887 what titticien.c:1ee PROD baa 1n Met1D& 

1ts requirtl!l9ute and 'Who.t e.dcUt1onel ettort 1a nee4ed to otts&those detieiencies. 

c. VS.tit retereuc:e to tbe crowdec1 vorJdDS coa4ltioa• ot the Laboratol7 

Branch, OeDeral Canine a.eked PROD to look into the at tuation to aee vbether w 

could bU1' one mach1ne that vould do what tvo bave been aoing. 

3. .R@':A!19! All]) ~ 

.Annomlce4 that on 9 Deceaber there 1'0Ul4 be a wt1ng with the Services 

on the raM.o.t1cn problem to review the proareae on research end developmmt 

llDtboda unaer Which thq have to operate. 

4. CCICPl'ROLLER 

Repcrtecl that our 1955 'budget is at111 being reviewed 'b)T SecDet'. All a 

result or tha review here ot the enUJ'e ADONIS Pl'OfP'8lll1 ve were able to ~ut out 

procurement ot a c:erta.1n n\Dber ot All'S.All-7 eqtd.i-mta and to eo.ve overe.11 rutJ4a 

total.Ung 6.6 a1ll1on dollars. 

,.. ICGISTICS 

a. Anrsouuc:ec1 that there 1• llChe4ule4 ~or next welt a ~erence ot EA 

repraaentat1ves and members at the !tr1'&14lc Braneh, ~, tt3 41scua the dea1.gn 

16-MSOl-3 * U. S.. GOVtRN.ME:NT PltlHTING OFl"ICC 
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b. Suggea'te4 that ve investigate What 111 holc11ng up the t.eelm1cal 

evaluatim ot cantl'aetora• quota.time m •~ ot the outatanatns con.vacte 

vh1ch ha• not been awarded. · 

6. CClllJBICAaows BECtJBl'ft 

Reporte4 tlla~ one 'tend.Dal ~ the AJ'BAY D806 is being transported en 

'l'huraclq to R1Yerhell4, LcDg I•llm4, an4 tha1' 12 I'S.A persona W1ll dei1art f'or 

150 4ap ml' at Fort llomlouth to receive training in 'the Signal. Carps Engineering 

Laboratorlee in -the testing ancl •lntenanc:e ot two terminal.a ot the 8o6. 

7. BPICIAL ASSISTAlft (Capt. Holtvt.ck) 

Atatecl tb&'t; the Director had assigned Ida the prim.IT dut7 ot cOD4uc:Uag 

operatia11al :reeeareh, and 42.acuaed bis ser1ea o'f llt!lm'anc1a (Ollil ser1es) ldd.eb 

aumaartze and documeuis aoae of the discuss:lona with PROD and CCllP an4 acne or i:he 

teutintve plane for acftmmal.a:t.:lng and coa41lct:lng apere:Uoaal. aneJ.¥81• and ff&luat:f.oao 

8. SC100L 

Expreaeed 41tt1eu1Uee encountered. 'b7 upgrading the claaa:tticat!an at 

'l/ A aDc1 Crnt courses gt.nu :ln the school to uncle&Z'ed ter•aanel. 

9.. PSR80llBL 

Sta.tea tbat apr1ng recruiting "111 begin in the colleges 8llcl un11'er81t.1e• 

on 1 Janua17 1~ 81l4 ¥111 extend tbrOQ&b llarch .. 

10. Jl!All9!A!l!R8. CCllWmAft 

a. Repol'ted the mn at Pqrol.1 Section Gr CCI&' to Wing 8 ot A Bldg, 

ABS• and the provision ~ 3700 ad41t1onal f'eet ot apace :ln Blds 17, ISS, to 

W«lm oG&te the ISA-62 UD.it .. 

b. Reiaort-\ tbat we have been sucaesstul ln proc:urtng a teat c!rwlt 

trm BaltillaN 'to Ocean Clt:r, 11&171ancl, 'to teet the DBOll.x4 to determine Whet.her 

it vill be uaef'ul. 1n connection vitb our move to Part lleadeo 

11. llACBDE PRCXmSSDD 

ClmeJ"al Csmne zieacl a llelllar'andm tram tiae Exemtiw Secretar;r, Jl8C, 

UDbZ' c1ate at 15 oetober, wldeb _...1•• tile neceas:l.t7 tr# ob.1ecUn antm 

en tbe J8l't of all omcera 11l all 3o1Dt osaerattou. In urt tn1J 3o1nt operaUon 

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auch as EA, 1t 1• neces1181'J' that UMt experieac:e and lmolr-bav or aU atatt 

ott1eera be directecl tcGrar4 the M'<IClllOli•lmlot ot the ob3ectlfts ot tile Joint 

crganiza.Um and not toward ltlpo81ng the slant er poe1t1on of tbltir owu ~w. li• pointed GGt tne.~ in ~ ettort, tbe Director 1a respou1ble 

to tbe Preaident of the Un1te4 States and bis claeipated ~esntatlve, the 

Secretaz7 ot Def'eue an4 th*t, in turn, tballe otttc91"8 w•kins ~or the 

Directar, NSA, are reapons1ble to and haft llut me 1Ml"90D t.o plaue, tile Director, 

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