STAFF MEETING MINUTES - 25 NOVEMBER 1958

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: December 1, 1958
• Content Type: MIN

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1 December 1958
STAFF BIND KOM= - 25 November 1958
Personnel Prescott Mr. Diesell
Col. Burke
Mr. Reber
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Mr. Cunningham
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1. Q Directive - The 0 Directive is now in final form
and is ready to be transmitted. Both Mr. Bissell and Col. Burke asked
that if there were any additions or deletions desired on the part of
any section, these should be made known to them by the close of business
25 November.
In anticipation that this directive might cause some concern among
contractors, particularly Kelly Johnson, there was some discussion about
informing of the over-al]. sensitivity oz veil as
resxmuib ties on nontractora by the Project.
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ACTION: Col. Burke
2. Staff Directive - Progress on a staff directive has apparently
slowed down as a result of certain possible organizational changes
affecting M. Mr. Bissell requested, however, that staff sections
keep working on this as history had shown that a total settling down
for DPS probably would never happen.
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ACTION. Col. Burke
5. Security Plan for Stagi.ig - I said that the Security
Sectio the rocess of reviewing security problems encountered
in the staging' with the aim of drawing up a tight security
plan for a taging operation.
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6. Security Plan for Fro1low-?i Kr.,oem -
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a particular security problem in any follow-on p
suppliers., notably II are involved in fedsibility studies in
more than one proposed DP'S program, and that keeping the various supplier
personnel conpartmented was especially difficult because the same DPS
Headquarters personnel were involved in the various programs.
7. Scramble Phones - Investigation has shown that the Agency
has a 20-station scramble phone cystem of which 10 stations are still
available. It was determined that we would seek 3 of these stations
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with the phones to be placed in Operations, Col. Geary's office and.
Mr. Bissell's Adman Building office.
AC'iTIOR: Ccmmo
t3. Test Status Board -
a. Due]. O cThen - Recent discussions clarified the nature
of Co.. Beerli's suggested emergency oxygen system, which
involves a fairly minor aircraft modification.
of Lockheed, has cared and will attempt to establish
specifications for the nod, by 1 December.
A Lockheed modification which calls for low pressure
warning lights, a sight gauge and an automatic feature which
allows switching from one 'regulator to another, is caning
along well but does not yet have the operational reliability
desired for adoption. Testing will continue.
b. System I Testing - Further conversation on this subject
have reuulted in System I being removed from the test status
board. in fact,, what was listed as System I testing was
continued testing of the arcing problem in the Rambo pre-amp.
d. Meetings with
on results of the to date have no shown expect
results. Part of the problem concerns the lack of power of
the present mod, which could be corrected. Under certain
circumstances the device might act as a beacon. Although two
more flight tests are required and will be carried out, Mr.
Bissell requested D & P to re-evaluate the background of the
original proposal. In the course of this re-investigation,
a higher power version should also be looked into.
concurred, that he would terminate the spare parts contract
for
In view of the above,II noted, and Mr. Bissell
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9. on iab Tests - announced that the Zoaa Climb
Tests were s start an ece er, with all. pa tieipatin j persopotl
in place on 7 December. It is expected that five successful lLitts
will, be required and that they will, take apprcocima-tely two weeks 'm
coolaete. Fitua magements are now being coordinated. Lla behalf
of DPS, I KU be atatioansd at a and
at Da Rio.
10. Alr.Ops - W. Bissell said that t t'politiea1. C,eerecaes"
for a rev~Air vision functions t1P8 had been secured w ih
#. ex 4 He said be spec
to is the now future
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ACTION: Kr. Bi.o salt
Mr. Bissell said his reaction to an initial examination of Agency
air assets was that in same departments they probably could be impressed,
although he geed that direct Agency control should be maintained for
valid emergency purposes.
Pending the clearances noted above, responsible DDS Sections were
requested to work on their porti:uo of an over-all staff directive.
Mr. Bissell reviewed
score of
and noted his tentative conclusion that a cadre or
activity
th'
would not look too different in structure Pram the current DPS ugani-
zation. He noted that d shortly be retuzning
from to assume responsibility for this type of activity,
uw* - others.
12. Office Space for WS - ':there was a short discussion of possible
expansion in ---- o ce apace in the Matomic Building, occasioned by
the probaba.e reorgoaizatian noted in paragraph 10 above. W. Bissell
said he wind discuss this with sad Mr. Cuniniaghama noted
that the request would not carne as a total surprise.
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at would be activated 4 December 1958.
14. Devel t of t for Pre-Burnout Zelemet - Mr. Bissell
said that if we were absolutely assured of the Air Force view on responsi-
bility for the development of equipment for pre-burnout telemetry and
for responsibility for the conduct of operations, D & P was to take
the lead with the assistance of Coasnunications in the development of
such equipment.
ACTION: Mr. Reber, D & P
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