IAD Meeting

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000300070031-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: July 10, 1964
• Content Type: MFR

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10 July 1964
SUBJECT: IAD Meeting
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Mr. Jack Smith conducted the DD/I staff meeting this morning.
After introducing as a new member of the DD/I executive
staff he called on John Vance to report on his visit to NAVCOSAC, a
new training center in computer methods in the Navy Yard (former
Naval Gun Factory-). Vance talked about computer hardware and
"soft ware". He said there were 495 computer centers now in the
Department of Defei.se, and the estimated cost of operation was
between $30 and $150 per instruction fed to the machine. Great things
loom ahead - hardware such as optical scanners and special reproducers.
There are now some 50, 000 programmers in the United States and the se
need management because their imaginations tend to exceed the capacity
of the computers they are programming. The training center is open
to flag officers at the moment, after which less senior officers will be
admitted. Paul Borel hoped that senior officers in the Agency would
attend so they wuuld know enough about computers to avoid being sold
a bill of goods.
Jack Smith then told about the atmosphere surrounding the
Director. Saigon has slightly waned; Cuba is always with us, and
Cyprus is a horrendous problem about which the U. S. can do nothing.
Chester Cooper then carried on about matters of concern
much the way the NY Times does in its weekly news review and
mentioned being posted at the White House until November. Jack
Smith said Mr. Cline would be back from his long absence since
May next Monday noon.
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