AD HOC REQUIREMENTS COMMITTEE ON PROJECT AQUATONE (ARC) MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM FIRST FLOOR, EAST BUILDING, CENT

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000200090104-4
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 1999
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• Publication Date: January 13, 1958
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AD HOC RE GI
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r, East Jailding, Central intelligence Agency
at Z:30 p. in. , 13 3snusr y 1955
FR.O3RCT A t'I ATONE (ARC)
tos of Meeting Held in Conference Room
James Q. Reber
Chairman
`illtiaa a A. Dodds, OA.CSI
at Quintin 3, Lander
Lt, Col. Harold E. Snow,
Commander J. M. Larsen ONI
Comdr, Harry C, A eherafelter, I
Edward C. Nielsen, ONI
H. Macias Jr.; AVCW
Lt, Coll,. Charles D. Fisher, AYf C N
Lt. Col, George J. Kei ieey, Ag" C.
.ajar Robert J. Coursey, A;FC*i
Captain Thomas Jr. Shepherd, ATC
Mr. Eugene H. Zarnard, ATC
USA
NSA
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dgmeent an the capabilities of System Tour than can be made at this
category and would, of course, be subject to review, Such review would be most
useful as soon as a final analysis of existing System Four tapes is available, It
may be that additional tests in the Zi of System roar would allow a sounder
with the understanding that those requirements would not be in the highest priority
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1. The Committee agreed to accept the ELT requirements report
(T, 5947-7, 26 December 1957) of the Subcommittee on EL `T Requirements
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I will explore with the Service agencies the possibility of securing
assistance to speed up the analysis of tapes now available.
, In the discussion of the NT requirements, considerable attention
centered u on the raxaaavaailaabil ty of completed analysis an System Four tapo*,
ME noted that once the preliminary raaad.out had been completed, there
was competition for the time of the personnel in the Office of Scientific Intelligence
"Blue Room" from otlwr CIA priority projects and that rounds ths..clock analysis
was not feasible, Analysis by units located elsewhere than at the "$tue .oom" is
not feasible at this point for lack of sufficient read-out a pent.
noted that in the speed of the research and d.valopaanea jnssnufs~ctura o o _-
collection and ream-out equipment priority had faallen in favor of the collection
equipment thus there are today a number of bugs in renal .out which only time
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emphasised that in his Judgment it is critical to collect
gets in the M# COW/L G.AD area in the next 110 da
.oh collection may be delayed by a =a
seed his aencorn that everything be done that can be done
to formulate a sound Judgment on the use of system Your for fear that highly
t data bearing on Soviet research and development go uncollected.
At Colonel aacisrs instaasnce,, Tab C to the subject paper was amended
in paragraph 1 conform to National Estimates languages and
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Ikon in par raaph which bear upon the current study an
1a launch sites. This paper is being retyped and will shortly be in the
hands of the Director of Central Intelligence, the Project Director, and Committee
members.
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5. Mr. Lundahl called attention to the need for a more orderly approach
the preparation of city plans, Accordingly, he invited each of the
he community in the use of TALZNT and collateral materials an they
agencies to sand one or two representatives knowledgeable in the business of
preparation of city plans to a meeting in his office on 22 lanuary 1"S at 10 am.
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It was his belief that an exchange of views on priorities in We field will permit
a much more efficient use of TALENT and collateral matsr
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at Dodds and Lt. Col.. Snow reported to the group the views of
Mr. Lien of the Electronic Defense Laboratory to the effect that the AQUATON
CLINT program collection was of very great importance and should be vigorously
pursued both as to collection and analysis. Other views of r? Lion were reported
bearing research and development which were noted by the CIA. ELI NT Staff
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e members to insure that personnel Accompanying them are TALENT-
cleared. If they are not AQUA.'''' 'ONE cleared# this fact should be reported to the
prior to the meeting.
Regular ARC Distribution
7. The Chairman calls attention to the responsibility of Ad Hoc Requirements
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