OEL/ESL MEETING AT LOCKHEED 22 OCTOBER 1969

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68B00724R000200190007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 22, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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22 October 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: OEL/ESL Meeting at Lockheed 22 October 1969
1. The writer received a telephone call from Kelly
Johnson this date. Subject was a meeting with OEL and ESL
which Kelly was about to attend and in which he would be
asked to be a subcontractor to ESL (Electromagnetic Systems
Laboratories) who would be prime to OEL for some equipment/
hardware installation in the U-2R known ae His
point was th Tie thought he was a prime contractor with
LISA on-matters of this nature involving installation and
what was going on? Since was an unfamiliar term
and might not involve OSA UT, , elly was advised to hold
tight until the writer called him back.
2. Investigation revealed that:
A. Appropriate OSA components were not aware
that an OEL sponsored meeting was scheduled
involving Lockheed or the U-2R.
B. OEL confirmed that a meeting was taking
place; that the subJect was
involving a hardware installation into the
U-2R; and that Lockheed was alerted yesterday
by OEL that they were being considered as a
subcontractor to ESL although this was by
no means firm in OEL personnel minds as the
best approach.
3. The writer advised OEL that a contract mechanism
directly between OSA and Lockheed as a prime always has
existed and should continue to be used for any proposed
equipment installation in the U-2 aircraft. It was further
suggested that the OEL representative at the Lockheed meeting
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be contacted as soon as possible and so advised to preclude
further embarrassment. (ESL certainly can and should be
a prime or associate-prime contractor to OEL on the
development of such equipment. ESL can be either a sub or
an associate-prime on the installation but Lockheed must
be prime and responsive to OSA.)
4. The writer then called Kelly Johnson and advised
him that he should be responsive directly to USA via the
existing LK-3600 series contracts for equipment scheduled
for installation in the U-2R aircraft. He was also advised
to be cooperative and offer as much help as possible to
OEL/ESL regarding the interface between the proposed
equipment and the aircraft.
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Research and Development
Special Activities
D/R&D/USA anw/22 Oct 1969
Distribution:
Copy 1 D/R&D/OSA
2 - D/SA
3 - C/CMD/COMPT/OSA
4 - D/M/OSA
5 - COMPT/OSA
6 - S8/OSA
7 - D/O/OSA
8 - RB/OSA
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