MONTHLY REPORT, MARCH 1958

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62S00231A000100100112-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 1998
• Sequence Number: 112
• Publication Date: March 31, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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ce ZVlemorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Chief, Industrial. Division
FROM Chief, Guided Missiles Eranch
Monthly Report, March 1958
(1) Project 30.2OI1" -- A draft of the "Collection P:.anning
Aid:
S Zvi et. T,"31"'T Prograri" was submitted ?or pul,_1 i_cat o 1
~.:id w~des>.re~d distribution in the c'onm,uni_ty fo. cotznie?it ;.
-' e oro?ec"c is continu n ;.
1. Accomplishinents :
a. Branch P oo ee t-s_S'Submitted:
(1) Project 37.?2-1084 (NIE 11-5-58) -- Contributions ere
nade to C TI( on the air-to-air, air-to-surface, and
surface -to-a.ir missiles portions of this estimate,
and. members of' the Branch provided. support to G'11C
and the GMIt: Secretariat during preparation of the
GTJIC draft r?f these sections of the nTI .
;j. Other Pr(?_LctsSubmi_tted:
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:)reci_a!. 1 esearch:
DATE: 31 Ma ?ch 1953
to I/GM i~~. rrressr
~or an exc 1- nge of
ns and res(,aY rah
r,
At GR ;'s r.egeest, Major Roger J. Groseclose and 2ai)ba.ir_
B. Not .er of t he Air Technical Intelligent Center
briefed membr rs of 1_~GM., I~AR, SR/OCR and GMDD/OS I on
a'il's machi re data-handling system on 18 March rnd
subsequently had informal discussions on the sair;n
subject with member;; of I,/GPI and SR/OCR.
(2) Branch support was provided. for three special GM'-C
fneet-i_nc s nn siraii.ficant current events, i.n addi_t' on to
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the support on NIE 11-5-58 (see la, above); for a
s icyc:ial_ meeting of the OSI scientific consultant s
concerning Soviet space flight capabilitiF s and
the findings of SNIE and for ONE delii-eratiolis
concerning possible revision of SNIE 11-10-5'(.
() The Branch prepared and coordinated a current i_Ael_i_gence
article for Part II of the OCI Weekly Review, aid sub-
sequently prepared a Bulletin item on the same :subject.
The latter was cormter,-ded by the CIA representat t_ve to
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receiving future materials of this type.
(4) Members of the Branch were briefed by St/I/'R or. the
c,rgaxiizatioji, miss iori and functions of that off ice.
(5) The F'Y 1959 research program of the Branch was submitted
l' rtually ant reviewed by Ch/E; additional data have been
prepared for the panel of consultants who will review
the i';RA pro;rarr_.
(3) Corlments were submitted on areas or guided mist .le
interest in support of proposed U.S.-Soviet negotiations
ccc:i,icerxring travel restrictions in the two countries.
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a. Two members of tae Branch
began a special OTR course on Satellite Theory gives by
Reverend 1!rancis J. Hayden of Georgetown University
Trips:
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a. Messrs. tt:nded the
National Flight Propulsion Meeting sponsored by the Institute
of the Aeronautical Sciences in Cleveland, Ohio on i3 and
14 March 1955.
4. Administration:
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reported to I/GM on. detail from I/ 'AIM on
March as part o-=' the program of augmentation of this Branch.
5. Plans:
a. Arrangements are being made for
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6. Problems: No change
7. Recommendations : None 25X1A9a
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