MINUTES RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION REVIEW BOARD

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2001
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Re search, Development and Production Review Board
I. Meet ing ' 67 of the Research, Development and Production Review Board
was held in the 00 Conference Room at 1+30 hours on 24 April 1957?
The following persons were in attendance:
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IT. Under Agenda Item I-i, 03d Business:
The Minutes of the Special meeting on 27 February 1957 were
reviewed and the Security Division Member requested that Par. 5, be
changed to read as follows: 't'he Security Representative stated
that NSA had requested that we order a number of minor cryptographic
items now, Instead of later, in order to keep an existing contract
in operation. it was agreed that ?3,000 of Como funds are avail-
able or this support."
Rote : Copy of the corrected minutes are attached.
Uader age:n" Item :.A 01d Busi sst
The Mimtes of Meeting #66 were; appprov-edo as written, by the
Board. The Secretary reviewed the progress being made on obliga-
tion of twids for Fiscal _ Yasar 1957 and indicated. that if
e: n d I t u r e s a r e as predicted., an additional $12,000 m a y ' be r . d.
Me Bt lget officer indicated that these funds may be available.
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IV. Under Agenda Item 11-1, New Businesss
la A discussion of the budget revision for Fiscal Year 1958
and of proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1959, was initiated. The
O &T representatives indicated that they had not had sufficient
time to review the material and therefore requested a delay. The
Budget Officer indicated that the budget would have to be kept
within the total dollars approved in the estimated 1958 budget,
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exceeds this by a considerable amount, the Board requested that
OC-O& the O&T and Engineering Divisions, on an Ad Hoc basil, quickly
00-B review the budget and made recommendations to the Board as to
ACTION which items should be deferred.
2. OC-,E, in regard to the budget, noted that since the
estimate had been made, considerable increase in development coat.
has taken place and therefore, keeping within the estimated budget
would mean, in effect, reducing development projects considerably,
below the level which could be satisfactorily carried with the
personnel now aboard. It was suggested that in order to prevent a.
similar situation a year from now, that any items deleted from the.
1958 budget be automatically transferred and incorporated in the
estimated. 1559 budget. The Ad Hoc Committee was directed to ta}te
this action in their budget considerations. .
The meeting adjourned apt.:1625 hours.
1 At the request of the Chief, O&d, who bad been absent
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during the last part of the meeting: the meeting immediately recon-
vened to give consideration t?; a special item. AU m,embera., w;th
the exception of the , 0C-SP representative, were 'in.. attendance during
the continued meeting.
2,. The. representative stated that in order to maintain our
prestige pposition with the it. appeared advisable
to accelerate the AS-3 Program so. that it might be considered at the
same time that the equipment was discussed with the
3.. Thin would m "m that production waits of the AS-:3' veuld
have to be available. in December 1958.
4. The Secretary indicated to the Board. that the current-'-
-which is a a on eliverable item, in July 1957; the completion of, tom;"
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first -protc>ttype in October 1957; and the oc ),etion of the entire
development pk se in December 1957. As far as is known nvw, the
contracrtor is on schedu3.e. If the contractor maintains schedule
delivery.0 considering the time required for testing and evaluation,,
it was it indicated that the production program woatld have to be of
deadline,, It was
crash nature in order to meet the required
suggested that consideration should be given to initiating the
procure nt program as early as possible. so that the contractor
c~uctivn planning and fabricating oa ponents as
can st t they ar in the develolent. It was
noon as they have been firmed up due
~ar dol dollars,, Pahad
recognized that this would cost additional
to the need for reworking components been completed.
5. The o representative indicated that it was reeo
that a. program of this type would cost considerably more than.1f
the P~ wa8 continued on a normi basis s He stated that he
would. discuss Stith DD/P representatives the need for this crash
program and. . obtain their support agency-wide. The Engineering
DiviSI- a was requested to initiate discussions with the contraacctor
soon as feasible., working toward a speeded up progr'am'.
Board took no formal action .on this proposal and the M eting w
ad oWrned at 165Q hours.
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