AD HOC REQUIREMENTS COMMITTEE ON PROJECT AQUATONE (ARC) MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN ROOM 328 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AT 2:30 P.M., 13 MARCH 1957

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000200050046-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: March 13, 1957
• Content Type: MIN

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AD HOC RIC TS COMMITTEE ON PROJECT AQIIATON
Minato* of Meeting Hold in Room 31111
Administration /wilding, Central Intelligence Agency
at 2a0 p.m. ? 13 liereh 1957
Jame* 0. Reber
Chairman
PRES NT
Co/, William A. Dodds, OACS1
Major J. P. Ruppert, OACS1
Capt. Georg* hi. Clifford, OM
Comdr. I. M. Larsen, ON!
Major Donald Conroy, IISMC
Col. James N. Maas, Jr., AY IN
Mr. Paul J. Nelson, ATOM
Major Robert 3 Coar ssy ATOIN
quirements for thiC ConfternUon
1. The Project Intelligence Officer, indicated that the G cenfigur..
Mien was expected to be operational about I Jane 1957 and that it would be helpful to
Operations to hove requirements for the use of the C configuration by 15 May 1957.
Z. It was the wish of the Committee that prior to attempting to develop
requirements for this configuration there should be a briefing indicating its
capabilities; otherwise, the requirements could not be meiningfel. The Chairman
requested the representative from NTAIIT'OMA.T to be in touch with the office of
Operations to arrange for securing illustrative materiels at such time as Operations
believed that it had completed the testing program and to wrong* for a briefing en
the capabilities of the C confi ation for those interested in the community much
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3. The Air Force representative, Colonel acts, ag d to prepare for
consideration of the Committee such amendment of the SOP for and
s would be required in the new situation in the Far Last for a possible
Colonel /Alicia outlined the probable greater need of For East materials
in the theatre than is the case of materials thus far achieved in the European theatre
for the command there. He also indicated problems of delay arising from the greater
distenees involved if indeed there were to be no He agreed also to prepare
a draft cover memorandum which would outline considerations which he was
discussing.
4? The Chairmen stated that as aeon as he received Colonel hiacials papers
and discussed them preliminarily the Air Force they would be presented for
the views of the Ad Hoc Requirements Commutes He emphasised that at this time
our approach is not one of having decided an ought to be established but
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Prints for the Navy 4urc9ean CINCs from
S. Captain Clifford recalled that the Ad Hoc Re Co Moe had
disapproved the making of extra prints at for the use of theatre CINCs
prior to dispatch of the original negative to the ZI, After some discussion the
Chairman suggested that the Air Fora, inettre that the cammander at
is entirely clear on the needs for service and delivery of neeteriels from
and that such questions as this one be then settled by the commander
within the perimeters established by the 2.1?
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6. The Air Force representative,Colonel. Mimi*. agreed to look into the
Navy's complaint with regard to the (silurs of the centers to issue an
TS worosiv to the theatre COM* as is permitted by the SOP
High Priority Target_List
7. The car ail us to the latest drift on
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A redraft will be mad. on the basis of corrections on the Tar Last high
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9. Final action on the Sat.Uite high priority list was postponsd pending
further study and clarification as to the criteria which would said* the ..lection of
argots for the Satellites, The Chairman said that be as a step toward
sating the vilows of the Committee, prepare for the next meeting a draft of a
transmittal memorandum,
JAMES Q. REBER
Chairman
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