IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE GOVERNMENT MAXIMUM RETURN ON CONTRACT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP67B00074R000600040023-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 23
• Content Type: CABLE

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IN R ASSURE THE GOVERNMENT MAXIMUM RETURN-ON CONTRACT
BT-1943, PROPOSES TO COMPLETE CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS ON AN,ECONOMICAL
BASIS. LOWING PLAN ASSUMES THAT NO FURTHER FLIGHTS WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED, THAT CAMERA SYSTEMS ABOVE 85 PERCENT WILL BE COMPLETED,
AND TH
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. AFTER COMPLETION THE PROGRAM WILL BE PUT IN "MOTHBALLS." 25X1
1. THE UNITS UNDER CONTRACT BT-1943 ARE IN THE INDICATED
PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION THROUGH THE LEXINGTON DRT FINAL TEST AREA:
06 - 100 PERCENT
07 - 93
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08 - 90.4 PERCENT
02 - 88.7 PERCENT .
2. THE UNITS UNDER CONTRACT IX-4666 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.
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O 5. UNIT 07 REQUIRES
ONLY
THE FO
LLOWINGATO,MAKE IT0100 PERCENTED.
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
.
0' 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 $60,000 $17,000
08 $65,000 $17,000
02 $69,000 $17,000
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.
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