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1. Conteronce waa hold oa a A~t 19f4 1n 

ao0S11 Tl--110\i wttb,tbe follow~ present: 

i.w. .1. J ,; f.uach-2811 ~el•»bone .tel.iorator!ea 

L1ajor t. D. frehn.J Oept. D. F. Doth SSA , _ Lt• c. ~. S'W:lmera -

A muabe~ or t •om Nlatl=J to Ult aecUl'l t)' end r$er<s1oa 

ot the Ol3Gl'll.Y •e~e 41•cueao4. 

a. Jtz•. &aaah brought •ltb b1aa and turned ovei- to · 

tt. Swmnon a noorct ot about 11 mnut•• ot 1'•1 obtc1ae4 ~om tbe CIGtUSE. Th1• material •u requ•ated bJ z.t. 

Summer• thi'ousS capt. EN•ick tta 1.1•• 1n m.ak1n& aocu1t1 

atucS1••· 

.s. For the paat 1eor, tho Eell tole.;mone laliol'•-

tor1oa hea been. making • comprehens1ve aoourit7 atw!J 

of the D.tGl.i:S:C. 'l'he7 DOW' t'oel ea'1sf1e4 u t" tbe 

eoour1tJ' of tb• equl~ent. A ropozit 1• be,Lias prep--4,. 

a oon Of Which •111 be ma4o available to the SSA. Ia 

conneot;J.on with th1a ••ov1ty et~ a apeo1"1. machine 

a14 wq deel~d 1'b1ch •u• ci..peble of roool'din.:; the output o~ tM ;c ... aius:i; and tho •1&-"'J4ll at val'1oua po1nta •1tb1n 

the maoh.S.no. It 1• alao capo.tile ot ll&klcc oenatn compu• tat1ooe ~ltb l"•IP*Ct to tbo •1P'1• '1'he Poll tulc;;hon• 

labolato1"101t wei'e anti c1pct1DJ 4!aus8t1.bl1ne tht zr..achlne 

Ol' mocl11)'1ftW 1t fo~ other pu~poaee • Boweve:-. %.r. :uao.."l 

i"el'b that tbe:r •oul.4 ptobabl7 bo •1111113 to ee1l the 

SD&Oll1ne to tho 61,ilDal Corpa U 10 de.S.red. t'r• ?Wach 

8gl'eed to 1nvcst1gate t'Ul't~o~ the poaa1t111ty ot turning the machine over to tbe 01ana2 Corpe ana he Will •'telPP' 

to ~et an ap~roslmate pr1co. lt wu •uas .. te'1 b7 raj or 

P•efin t~at Lt. Sli11lm~l'I be son.t Oo the re:!.1 laboratort.ea ..... 

.J Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 06-02-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352\3 
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to look over ~e mac?line am aeo 'Wbetbet- 1t would be 

WhlM to tbe C1Jncl Co•P• tn tbeir 1eourl:t7 •tudf wor~. lio alao au.aeeted that L'• SummU'a tillk to the 

£ell Laborator1••~inatbenw.t1c1ana oono•rned l~ ths.. 

work. J~. (•ob .Zelt that; tbla wou14 be saoaa.S.ble. 

' 4. !ho !3ell lta'bor-.torlea have S.n tl'let1::r po1eees1on 

•• SI3iOO:.. e4u1pmer>ta Whlcll ••r• °t)ullt aid Ned t7 them 

tqr tral.ftS.113 PRJN•• amt tcw •ecuti.t.7 1tu41et• 'l'h••• 

eq'l1psiollt1 -• S1&fttl).. Cor:pe.• 11ropel''t7 -4 1t 1• e.r-~4te4 that tb&'1 •111 be tvnad ove1.' t~ the ~i~ aorpa &bO.ut 

81 i~"Ur;t li't• Ur. tu.ch aald that lt b.S been pro»0ae4 that tklue egut.p:MJiata be 1nata11ed at th• ":~sblngton 

:llC&&Y tei.'04Ul fOJ' uee 1n tra1D1~ llfdntenance pcit•onne1. it the7 a:ae ba417 ueded tor aoO\W1tJ' .atudlea. afftQO•• tflenta -ooulcS grob&0-11 bo J:l&l.e to have tbett lnatal1ed rat Ai-~-t,on Hall 1nato~. 

o, ~. .Lila("J/l aa14 thcit ot the trouble• aP4t1'1encOO. 

•1th tho JJ:a.»s~j ao:: 11.t been. va-4 to the. s1oco•.a. Jr• 

.t••lt tb.Qt a ~ua ·1mpl'Ove'*1t cOQJ.4 l)e ol;)ta1nt4 in 

th• .:unot1on1QB ot ,_he Ol3i.. L"':j~! U the &IGCUM t$itolib1ea 

could be oonoct.i. 3• •old' that,. du ~o the•• voublea, th• ua• ot tho el'3EUS!.. •us roatr1ote4 to a\1lllt 10~ or 

calle. the l'Olna1ader b•S.A$ ono1:pberec1 u•lnJ s1anuv. On• 

plan tor l'GdUC1taS S.IC>cm?1 Oroutle• would be to inodi~ the 

c1roult an8Q3£len.te to uee 13 d"&iS>l1oate paths :rath•r 

,.,an 86 patba •" utod • '!'b1:s •ou1'1 reduc• the i'NQuenof 

ot trouble corutS4tret.lf • ~. P.ucb teele that t>b• aeour1'7 

or the tteet ot tlW equipment la auttlclent that tb1• ohantJJ 

would not ,reduce the overall aacul'1t7 appn01ab11· 

&. Of t;bo Nma1t'1QJ. tl'oUbl•.- Mr. tuaob •~4 that 

about eo: l'Gftlt h'Om operating el'l'oi'a• Ke t .. 1a that _., ot th••• oCN14 be eUmlne.tiecl by e1mp1S.f1'1n& th• 

k•J ohanr&ea wbtcb _.. now UJ.de between ount-acta. He 

teela that 1~ ia ~eoe•aGr"/ to oh~• rotoi-e b•,••.n oontao~a 8114 tbat new "tor •etttus• woul.4 be autt1o1•nt. 

ar,. f'Qaob &180 taala tbat tho (i Lll.nuo .. now allowed. b•-

tween atartlQJ tll8 :aJ~ ... ~:s.-1 c.nd t;ronad.8.eS.u or t~~• a1pal 1• .. wi-e 'ha:i 1• ueceaa147 aa4 tavora Hduott\)n ot tb1a 

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