DISCUSSION WITH(Sanitized), R&D CB/PD/OL CONCERNING CONTRACT WITH(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A001800060023-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: June 9, 1961
• Content Type: MFR

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Discussion with R&D CB/PD/OL concerning contract
STATINTL
1. my scents to
Pi'jni were as follows:
concerning the contract overrun on the
a. That we have to have an output to the Larr and that if we
refused to accept the Pigiii and purchase another output
it would cost us more than the overrun.
b. That the only alternative was to attempt to reduce the
amount of the overrun .
STATINTL 2. agreed with the above and also added that even if we
wanted to pay the entire overrun that he could not permit it because of the
glaring admission made by He also added that if we did pay
tbm that we would be highly criticized. By "we" he included himself.
STATINTL 3. ?
following tr.
STATINTL
STATINTL
STATINTL
on the telephone and the STATINTL
that we at NPIC objected to
additional cost an that his sentiments were the same,
that obviously as aware that the Agency was
was caused by internal problems in
the Agency had no control.
not about to pay the overrun and stated that the over.
over which STATINTL
continued by stating that the
charge was legitimate but beyond that he couldn't see how t .
Agency entered into it. Norm added that the letter that
had written had created a damning situation for
said that he would investigate the entire
situation and that Norm and he could renegotiate.
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After the phone call Norm indicated that negotiation would std
and he would: try to keep it as near to that as pas a ible, but it
may be settled at a higher figure.
STATINTL
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