CHARTER OF THE DD/P MATERIAL BOARD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04370A000100030015-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: June 17, 1955
• Content Type: MFR

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Charter of the W/I' Materiel Board
1. A meeting to discuss the charter of the W/P I+De teriel -
Board was held in -Ir. office at 1400 hours, 16 June 1955?
f ollawiaag atter :
2. Qmctions listed in the enclosure were discussed in or ~.
In s ry, it was r. thet there wow14 be a Boa'xd; that the
Board would establish and review operation. and aanericeal requt ten vs
for .teriel , associated techniques; than, it would not est tt h
technical quirei. nts; that it w bind. establish priorities; that
it would have a Secretariat; that the Secretariat would 'conduct:
liaison with the ccrrcapondii staff rZonciess of the 110; that tt S-
Secretariat vould sot. cc uct liaison with technical services of
DIM; that there would be wQa,:in,, ZroMs to support the li cuti tay
Group; that madberrhip at the Executive and working groups wou1
include representatives of interested Staffs ate. Area Divisions
on a selective and f1e .ble basis; that the Bowl would assist '.n
the ro tion and guidance of test plans said dtcpoeal actions .for
surpl iterie1; a that t would. be precl '! from
actions involving higblr sensitive itssas.
3. Additioml significant diss'cussion an specific questions
was In substni ca as
f of lmas:
Quettioa #l: Tbeee shcald be a clearer distinction bet r;
-operation) at za a?i ,al requirements which am properly
functions of the Boa ed and technical req scents which au-e
the tionn of and .. The gusstion WwWA be ass gyred
a .eri,- .re
in the a: 'f i stive, but the worda "t . tiom and
dhould be is r i before ": require nts" and the following
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phrase should be added:
'?It is understood that technical requires nts are to
be defined by T BS and QC."
Question #2: Certain liaison with W should appropriatr-3,y
be cor ucted: by the Secretariat. Liaison with technical
services of Dlti should be the exclusive responsibility of
and CC. Liaison by the. Secretariat should be coordinated i ith 25X1A9a
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that of the St&ff a. W.
to draft a specific delineation of liaison responsihilitier.
between the Secretariat and TBS.
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Question #10: None
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DD/P Materiel Board
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