CONTROL DATA CORPORATION REPRESENTATIVES' VISIT, 15 MAY 67, 1000 HOURS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01092A000100090017-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: May 16, 1967
• Content Type: MFR

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16 May 1967
. MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Control Data Corporation Representatives' Visit,
15 May 67, 1000 hours
1. Subject meeting was a follow-up to a letter from Earle
Lerette (Special Assistant to the President of CDC) to Mr. Duckett,
expressing a desire for closer ties with the Directorate and implying
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a possible consultant-like role for one Charles J
P
ll
urce
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.
Duckett could not be present and asked Messrs. Briggs and
to meet with Lerette and Purcell. In fact, Lerette entered a hospital
on 12 May and was represented by Thomas E. Stone, Vice-President
for Marketing; Purcell (now called Staff Consultant--a- technical,
rather than sales. position) was present, as was Joseph A. Kersey,
District Manager (1:D. C. area), Command and Intelligence Systems.
2. In summary, both Briggs and expressed interest
in periodic contact between Purcell and their offices to keep abreast
of CDC developments-=a consultative relationship was not discussed;
Kersey did note that they deliberately selected Purcell because he is
not in CDC sales but is knowledgeable technically of the range of CDC
support---including linking other main frames to CDC peripheral
devices. Stone had used the word "consultant" in summa'rizin.g his
understanding of Lerette's letter; Briggs deliberately spoke of periodic
contact in the context of our IBM, RCA and other such contacts.
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3. OCS state -of -the -art or near-term, and ORD R&D, interests
were differentiated and specific mention was made of.
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as potentially interested
parties. Brigs also mentioned loverall Agency ADP
contact role. Kersey was aware of our (the Agency's) account including
a Page. Reader (in OCS), an 8090 (in Commo) and a 1700 display unit
(to be located in l{ MSAG); he did not seem to be aware of a pending ORD
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4. Th.; visitors stressed, display equipment and their infor-
mation retrieval experience, as represented by a 150 man effort at
NASA. and an operating system at the University of Texas involving
remote query multi-tasking, with security compartrnontation over-
tones students being encouraged on Saturdays to try to break
the system.
5. The next step was acknowledged to be establishing the STATINTL
appropriate clearance(s) for Purcell and then more detailed working
level discussions. According to information received during the
CHARLES A. BRIGGS
Director of Computer Services
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Corporate Marketing
8100 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55420
Telephone Area Codo 612/888-5555, Ext. 4203
DISTRICT MANAGER
COMMAND & INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
THOMAS E. STONE
Vice Presiden%
11428 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852
Telephone Area Code 301/949-8800
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CONTROL DATA CORPOI:ATION
11420 ROCKVILLE PIKE
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
CHARLES J. PURCELL
Staff Consultant
TELEPHONE
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