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÷25 1957

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INDRAIDUM FOR: Director of logintles

GULJECT

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Request for Services of Collins Moden Field Service

Engineer

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the fifice of Commications recently purchased to Collino Fadio

Coupany Model. TK- 216D- 16D iigà Frequency Data Modens aù a cost of 120,000

These fovems are specially designed equipment and vill be used to

west the feasibility of transmitting. Secure (encrypted) Voice over a narrow

cand, high tregueney, radio circuit. We also interd to determine their

cuitability for use in high apeed data transmiasion, and tests oy our

Ingineering Staff sre schedniad to cornenes in mid-February.

2. Outag to the fact Moden are very complex in operation requiring

special set-up techniques end adjustment, it would be advantageous to have

a specialist available to sasist our personnel und to assure timely completion

of the tests. Accordingly, it 13 requested that a contract be let with the

Collies Fadlo Corpany for the services of a Fleld Cervice Ingineer. It is

preseatiy estimated that the servicas of this Enginese will be required at

24 (Station "D', IC)ior approsinately ali to eight beela depending on test

reculta. The exact date on vhich the Ingineer 11 needed vill be deterninea

Is preliminary lastallation of the equiprent la completed. For planning

purposes, however, ve astimate he will be reguired on or about 6 Marca 1957.

3. Is is understood from discussions with Colling representatives at

Temport Beach, California, that engineering services of this type cost

approximately $3,000 per month In addltion to travel expenses.

Te recommend

that the services of Moden Field sorice Engineer, N.Doreld Varren Waycott 106

he secured, as lie haa an Agency TOP SECRET clearance effective 19 May 1965.

1. For any additional Infornation, please contact lix. (Jaci 4. Andrews)

on Extenaion 2045.

JOrY W. COPtEY

Diractor of Communications

Actoshment:

Jaquest for Frocuresent Services

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SUBJACT:

Eequest for Cervices di Colline Modes Field Service

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CONCURIENCE:

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(Signed) RICHARD H. LANSDALE

Dirite of Ceneral couasel

Morton G. 2sstreel

Director of recurity

8 FEB 1967

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15/ Dow E. Iuchoohor

Director di Persomel

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0218- 1 - Addressee w/atte

1 - Aracior of security t/o att.

2. - Director ot Personel w/o ett,

I - General Counsel 4/0 ait.

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