ONI Request for Project

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000100030030-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 29, 1998
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: September 12, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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SFITRITY IMFIRMATInkl
Assistant Director, Research and Rep
Chiefa Reports Division
ONI Request for Project
12 September:1952
REFERENCES: A. Memorandum from the D/N/ to DidI dated 25 August 1952 ( 2
OIL TSC NO. 029845
3. randum from the AD/RR to Chief, D/R dated 8 September 1952,
OIL TSC NO. 70439
On the bajasof a pr&)iminsry review of the ONI request con-
..d in reference A and conferenee with DAG, SAM, DA and St/C?
temmend that the project be assigned to D/dO and that 25X1A2a
be designated project chairman. He is prepared and milling to under?
take this assignment.
2. Ordinarily this project would be assigned to 5/COM but in
view of their almost complete lack of personnel, it is doubtful that
they could undertake the work without an unacceptable delay. DM,
en the other hand, has had wide experience in comparable projects
such as the NSC 29 vulnerability studies and they the personnel
ded to get the subject project under way promptly. D/OG would set
a task group in close association with 8/CON and other contributing
and interested unite but would itself undertake the overall guidance
and development of the project.
3. In order to lay out the project in detail it is important
ison be established with one or more persons on the working
OWI. An important immediate consideration is a review of
lready exploited by the Navy. ON/ should also contribute
to the selection of noneorbit areas to be studied an the basis of
war plans and other estimates. Continuing liaison would be desirable
during the study.
4. Although it is iosaible to make an estimate of the time
d for completion until the project has been set up In detail
he requirements identified, it is unlikely that it could be
eted in less than six months and it probably will take much
My judgment is that, with the requester's permission, it
should be developed into an integrated ORR publication and be given
some distribution. You will note that the requester asks that the
data be forwarded "as it is obtained."
S. I should note that the Chief, D/S, questions whether the
project should be accepted at all until it has been ascertained
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what ONI has dte itself. fle suggests, also,
referred to theEiC. In any case, he is stron
that primry responsibility should be given to
et is accepted. You will undoubtedly Trish to
the subject before you proceed.
-For purposes of your reply to Admiral Stout, I
ask that one or more representatives be nominated to work
on the project and that their names and extensions
ted to11111MIIIMMIlloal on extension 2763. You may Irish
Id a firm acceptance until after initial conferences with
judgment is that we should proceed with the project
cooperation will be fortheeraing.?
rences A and 13 are beinc torwazed separately. It
n then to DA, with a copy of your memorandum of reply,
out the details of initiation. The production number
will be 11P-99, pending a decision at a later date
inal form.
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