IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE GOVERNMENT MAXIMUM RETURN ON CONTRACT

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 28, 2008
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IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE GOVERNMENT MAXIMUM RETURN ON CONTRACT
BT-1943, E::::]PROPOSES TO COMPLETE CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS ON AN ECONOMICAL 25X1
BASIS. THE FOLLOWING PLAN ASSUMES THAT NO FURTHER FLIGHTS WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED, THAT CAMERA SYSTEMS ABOVE 85 PERCENT WILL BE COMPLETED,
AND THAT AFTER COMPLETION THE PROGRAM WILL BE PUT IN "MOTHBALLS."
1. THE UNITS UNDER CONTRACT BT-1943 ARE IN THE INDICATED
PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION THROUGH THE LEXINGTON DRT FINAL TEST AREA:
06 - 100 PERCENT .'
_,OA,,_ 1 _RERCEN_T .. .
07
-
93.4
PERCENT
08
-
90.4
PERCENT
02
-
88.7
PERCENT
2.
THE
UNITS UNDER CONTRACT IX-4
666 ARE LESS THAN 85 PERCENT
COMPLETE.
3. UNIT 06 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND SPARES
SHOULD BE PUT IN A SHIPPING CONTAINER AND RETURNED TO BOSTON FOR
STORAGE.
4. UNIT 04 IS IN BOSTON IN A TRANSIT CASE. IT SHOULD BE STORED.
5. UNIT 07 REQUIRES ONLY THE FOLLOWING TO MAKE IT 100 PERCENT
PHYSICALLY COMPLETE AND READY FOR LEXINGTON:
A)
INSTALLATION
OF
HAPL-13
B)
INSTALLATION
OF
BE MIRROR NBR. 11 AFTER CURING AND TEST
C)
INSTALLATION
OF
PLATEN WHICH IS 95 PERCENT COMPLETE
D)
FINAL 128 TESTS.
6.' UNIT 08 REQUIRES ONLY THE FOLLOWING TO MAKE IT 100 PERCENT
COMPLETE:
A) INSTALLATION OF HAPL-11 REQUIRING REASSEMBLY AND TEST
B) INSTALLATION OF BE MIRROR NBR. 6 WHICH IS NOW AT FINAL
POLISH AND FIGURE.
C) INSTALLATION OF PLATEN WHICH IS 90 PERCENT COMPLETE
D) MINOR FINAL ASSEMBLY AND TEST AT 128
7. UNIT 02 REQUIRES:'
A) INSTALLATION. OF HAPL-5 AFTER COMPLETION OF CELL REWORK,
REASSEMBLY AND'TEST.
B) INSTALLATION OF EITHER BE MIRROR NBR. 14 OR NBR. 16 WHICH
ARE NOW IN FINAL POLISH AND TEST.
C) MINOR FINAL ASSEMBLY AND 128 TESTS.
8. DRT ACCEPTANCE TESTING COULD BE ADMINISTERED TO UNITS 07, 08,
AND 02 WITH MINIMUM MANPOWER AND FOURTY (40) HOUR WEEK AND BE,
COMPLETED BY. APPROXIMATELY 31 JANUARY 1964.'
9. THE COSTS TO COMPLETE UNITS 07, 08 AND 02 ARE:
READY FOR DRT DRT COMPLETE
07
08
02
10. WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH YOUR STOP ORDER AND ARE AWAITING
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABOVE PLAN WOULD ALLOW
FOR THE MORE ORDERLY DISBANDING OF THE PROJECT AND WOULD APPEAR TO
BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT. URGE THAT THIS PLAN-BE
INCORPORATED INTO YOUR TERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS.''
S E C R E T
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