SPEAKING INVITATION FROM INSTITUTE OF THE AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES, FOR JAN. 1960

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000200020013-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: August 7, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Sub)scts Speaking invitation from T61tute of the Aeronautical sCiences,for Janl
This occasion would seem to provide an excellent forum for publicly discussing
such topics as the Soviet capabilities in aissiles, aviat3 mn, and/or scient ific
and engineering education. The occasion provides good sponsorship, a good
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as a "professional society of engineers, designers, and technical specialists` is
the sciences related tot he design and developmett of aircraft". it has
18,000 members, with a main office in N.Y.C. (Rockefeller Cetter), which
CIE "elite" audience, and would probably c cximand a good press.
1. The Institute of Aeronautical Sciences is an WA sat established aid
influantial professional organization of aeronautical engineers! among
industrial., academic, governmental, and Military circles. It ye lescribs, '
Publishes two monthly Journals and other publications; it has 28h1oca110
chapter4& groups, and 75 "atuedint" groups cr college chapters,' In a Wit. on
to its major annual convention and meting in N.Y.C., it has obbw many other
specialised meetings throughout the year, e.g. coming up soon as an anti-
submarine warfare "segrponsim txxm in San Diego, on a941ed basis*
2. The top lead rbiip of the I.A.S. includes leaders fry govirnre At,
indus try, and the universities. Bar s xasple, the following Inds on the
Council hold iris. positions as follows:
William Littlewoae, Vice P es., Amaricah Airlines
Clifford . C. F urnas, Chanc law at [A3iversity of Buffalo, former
Asst, Ssceetary of Defense for Research and Development
William B, Bergen, Vice P ere, Glenn L. Martin Co.
.Adm. C.M.Bolster (USN, rat.),, fcramr chief of Naval research
Milton U. Clauser, head of Pudue School of Aerocnauticls, and
member of USAF Scientific Advisory Board
consulting engineer (lime aleg_C- Itant?
Jack S. Parker, mechanical engineers* General Electric Vice Pres.
L. Eugene Root, aeronautical engineer, farwrly with Read and
with USAF staff; now Vice Pi~es. at Lockheed.
H. Guyford Stever, aeronautical e~igineer, on MIT faculty, with
Vannevar Bush* e OSRD during war, now Vice !!ha irman of
USAF Scientific Advisory Board
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3? The LA.S* and Its epoKessnesuch
aloslt during tie past hear or two oontnevrereial public issues
from
scientific secrecy an the "missile gap"`, Jug":
as
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a quick review of our morgue. This silence--or "keeping the 3r !possider dry".
attests to *Udz the tact that this t''stitute is not a ewer
sensation-sbehie6 outfit; in contrast to the "noisy" debate in, other organs
of scientific opinion each a the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists# the McGraw
Hill "Aviation Week" the "M silee and Rf is"aine,or- In effect,
the Director would have an excellent forum for an objective disnussion
of any of the topicsndicated.
!t. The particular annual meeting in which the Director would address
the "Honors Night" meting, name to be the most widely publicised of
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its week of meetings. (olennan' a address last January, in which he
annoux d thej NSA "astronauts' program, was headlined the ne4 day
in the N.Y. Times; but there was relatively little notice of S' other
meetings.) The addience promieed--some 1500 or 20W-would dot tless
include msany of the elite of the Nation's aeronautical engineare and
"space scientists" in industry, goverranent, and academic circles.
5. As to the timing of a speech late in January 1960, such a speech
would come, ~ plea 2 weeks or so after the President's annual
"State of the Union" message and his annual "Budget" message. In this
context, the Director/ would dousbfless cossaand a good press for
whatever he might be saying, byway of "supplement"! to what the
P esident lot will have said about the Scriet Coasaunist threas.
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