LETTER TO MR. CARL E. DUCKETT FROM JOHN S. FOSTER, JR.

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02384143
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3
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September 6, 2019
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September 12, 2019
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August 3, 1967
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Approved for Release: 2019/07/30 CO2384143 6.2(d) SENDER WILL CHECK CLASSIFIL ION TOP AND BOTTOM -1 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL F-1 SECRET OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP TO NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 C/BSD/ORD 28 V697 2 3 4 5 6 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE Remarks: Mr. Duckett has seen this letter. He will be away for two weeks but Mr. Chapman will talk to him about KECHEL because of the short time situation. You might check with Chapman next week on your return. Stephen L. AldricE, MD FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER FROM: NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE NO. DATE DD/ORD 606 Ames 2 652 8/24 UNCLASSIFIED I CONFIDENTIAL I SECRET FORM NO. 1)37 Use previous editions 1-67 L. Approved for Release: 2019/07/30 CO2384143 (40) �rAas � *WI,/ V ,..,.4 1,/1 I %,..1,,....-/V L..� I VI ..� 11,0,4 NJ 1-,..� UNCLASSIFIED when blank � TC lECRET vregiCattached to Top Secret Do ' lent: Automatically downgraded to SEF,BET when filled in form is -ached from controlled document. CONTROL AND COVER SHEET FOR TOP SECRET DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Ei 6 011 SENSITIVE REG I STRY SOURCE DD/R&E CIA CONTROL NO. TS 196659 DOC. NO. DATE DOCUMENT RECEIVED DOC. DATE 3 August 67 COPY NO. 2 LOGGED BY NUMBER OF PAGES 1 NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS ATTENTION: This form will be placed on top of and attached to each Top Secret document received by the Central Intelligence Agency or classified Top Secret within the CIA and will remain attached to the document until such time as it is downgraded, destroyed, or transmitted outside of CIA. Access to Top Secret matter is limited to Top Secret Control personnel and those individuals whose official duties relate to the matter. Top Secret Control Officers who receive and/or release the attached Top Secret material will sign this form and indicate period of custody in the left-hand columns provided. Each individual who sees the Top Secret document will s:gn and Indicate the date of handling in the right-hand columns. REFERRED TO RECEIVED RELEASED SEEN BY OFFICE SIGNATURE DATE TIME DATE TIME SIGNATURE OFFICE/DIV. DATE 13i3 i-Sgz-T-- 173-terni, c, ..., \k.ssfseN.A(SA--C \G. \WP t> I I DD/ORD \ C/BSD 281 A9U6G7 090 0 (5vk' D / NOTICE OF DETACHMENT: When this form s detached from Top Secret material it shall be completed in the appropriate and transmitted to Central Top Secret Contro for record. spaces below DOWNGRADED DESTROYED DISPATCHED (OUTSIDE CIA) TO By (Signature) TO BY (Signature) WITNESSED BY (Signature) BY (Signature) OFFICE DATE OFFICE -/. DATE OFFICE DATE "nu 6 26 USE PuEvIOUE EDITIONS. -64 iis ONLY TOP CRET GROUP 1 ....=:...vmArTIC DECLASSIFICATION � * SENSITIVE (40) 0 Approved for Release: 2019/07/30 CO2384143 Approved for Release: 2019/07/30 CO2384143 ur ka I DIR C4-4EF0141RWSEARCH AND ENGINEERING WASHINGTON. D. C. 20301 3 AUG 1967 Mr. Carl E. Duckett Central In'welligence Agency Washington, D. C. Dear Carl: I have recently been informed by Mr. Cesar� of ARPA that Project KECREL is being terminated due to the lack of operational requirements at ttis time. My staff and I have seen t is system demonstrated and were impressed by the potential it may have for a variety of purposes by components of DOD. If opera- tional considerations perAt, I would like to maintain this W-D program in operation under t; e technical guidance of the Office of Research and Development with financial support and guidance from ARPA in order to ascertain the potential applications of :.vetems like this to DOD problems and to make use of the technology developed under Viis program. If Ccis arran, ement is agreeable to you, f would like to have Mr. Cesaro meet viLh representatives of OD at the earliest opportunity to work out sui-,,able arrantpments. Sincerely, Signed Jinn Larsen John S. Foster, TS 1 9665 9 Copy 2 - 3EbSITIVE ONLY Approved for Release: 2019/07/30 CO2384143