HISTORY STAFF HOLDINGS FOR MISC 9, AIR AMERICA, 1946-1972 (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-00569R000100020014-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 20, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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20 May 1981
SUBJECT: History Staff holdings for MISC 9, Air America, 1946-
1972
1. This history is another very large holding (over 850
pages), with seven chapters. For the main part, the seven chapters
are in good first-draft shape, with each chapter having its own
footnotes.
2. A Content Page has not been done as yet, for this history,
but it should read:
Chapter I-Genesis of Civl Air Transport
Section I -From Concept to Contract
Section II -Contract to Flight Operations
Section III -Operations as CNRRA Air Transport
Section IV -From CNRRA Air Transport to Civil Air
Transport
Chapter II - CIA Acquires an Airline
Section I -Debate over US Policy towards Nationalist
China. Initial CIA Contacts with Civil
Air Transport
Section II -From Initial Contact to Inital Contract
Section III --Chaos, Defection and Corporate Magic
Section IV -Liquidation, Subsidy or Purchase? OPC
Dilemma
Section V -From Option to Purchase
Chapter III - Problems of Managing the New Proprietary
Section I -Rejuvenation of the Airline Operation ? ?
Section II -Disillusionment with Willauer
Section III -C.H. Schildhauer as Operating Executive
Section IV -Al Cox Becomes President
Chapter IV - Developing the Airline Along Commercial Lines
Introduction
Section I -Getting a Grip on Management
Section II -Problems of Reorganization
Section III -Composition of Fleet -- level of Operations
Chapter V - The Transition from Scheduled Operations to
Paramilitary Operations
Section I -Decline in Normal Operations (1958-1960)
Special-Operations
Section II -TnATQ1ATement in Laos - 25X1
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Memo for the Record
MISC 9
*Chapter VI - The Great Build up, 1964-1968
Section A -Decision to Phase out scheduled Commer-
cial Operations
**Chapter VII - The Declining Years
Section I -Emphasis on Laos
3. The History Staff has learned that a declassified version
of this history is in the Office of General Counsel. The de-
classification was requested. by the 0GC (as this case is in liti-
gation); the declassification was finished by CRD/ISS/DDA July 1.980.
4. All background source materials for this history are at
Record Center, under the DDA Job #76-1144 (25 boxes).
*(Footnote numbers have been designated in the text, however) these
are not attached to the script for this chapter)
**(Footnotes are on each pertinent page, this is an original draft)
)i.stribution:
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