DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000500060072-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: March 12, 1965
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
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2. were in to brief me on the 25X1 A9a
rise in the volume of cable traffic. The number of messages which we handle
continues to grow. During the period from 1 July through 31 December 1964,
our communications facility handled 1.8 million messages. We have been
able to handle this increase only because of the KW-26 and other mechaniza-
tion, but we have almost reached the saturation point. In looking behind
these figures, it is apparent that CIA is primarily responsible for the con-
tinued increase and that the Africa Division is responsible for a large part
of it. It appears that the Departments of State and Defense are not respon-
sible for much of the increase. (I asked to prepare a briefing 25X1 A9a
on this subject to present to the Financial Policy and Budget Committee,
which I will arrange.)
4. Larry Houston advised me that some questions have been raised
about our booklift contract because of interest on the part of a Congressional
committee which is looking into Air Force sole-source procurement. Larry
advised me that, as a result, the booklift contract will probably be turned
over to MATS in the United States and opened to competitive bidding. I doubt
whether we could do much about this even if we wanted to, but I asked Larry
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