(Sanitized) LETTER(Sanitized), DATED 22 JANUARY 1962; SUBJECT - TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM FOR YOUR OFFICES

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2005
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• Publication Date: February 6, 1962
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6 February 1962
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re Diftator,
Utter to dated 22 January 19;
Subject - Techaiml In gene Program for Your Offices
1. The letter from Fail, with all of its attachments, aas to be his
attempt to account for the current status of the'work'being dome under the
Systems Analysis Group for us. However, as best as I can determine, this
reflects only that activity performed by in support of the proposed.
Technical Intelligence Technical Directive. in his fir, he lists sow
28 separate tasks which have either been completed or axe in mark s vartiaag
this effort. I find nowhere an attempt to account for ours of effort,
dollars expended, percentage of ccmepletion or an estimate of what will be
required to complete this effort. I firnd no relation between what Phil has
submitted and that which was mentioned by F- I yesterday. Mr.
I I spoke of some 82 or 83 separate tasks in work by the Systems
roup ? s Angeles. I hope that the 28 tanks referred to here by .
are not the same 82 that 0 referred. to with a transposition of the
numbers.
2. Phil's atte3 t at brevity in this report resulted in 25 pages. I
have been through it in some depth and rqr conments are as follows. First,
recognize that I can't find anything in this that reefers to anything except
the Technical Intelligenceort. Phil has stated that this is a recapitu-
lation of the work his office has been involved in in this area for almost
a year, notwithstanding the fact, which is not noted., that the Technical
Directive has not been issued and that WW verbal approval be may have had
to . proceed with this effort has been given only recently.
3. Phil submitted two sample task description sheets for the purpose
of assuring us of their ability to know where they stand. I find that I .
would. happier with some more derail than these reflect because they certain
ly don't tell me where they stand.
4. Phil says that they have requested higher clearances for several
people, but I don't find any indication for whom or shat level. If we
follow recomma ndation about not prod with the Te#hn i-
cal Intelligence Technical Directive, and these have indeed been started,
we should call then off. I do understand that had requested
additi.cal clearances for for his 'work with t c mical mixing
facility.)
5. Phil notes that the greatest priority of the Technical Intelligence
effort, so far associated with the neew, computer, is the real t blem
of numerical rectification of panoramic photograpYy. Steve. ,1
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I have been noted far verification of this. I must a mcfte$ ignorance for
'' part. I didn't realize that this vu indeed a. problem or any great
significance, particularly as it cono ps the new computer. He also states
that It is necessary for 0 to review information previously provided to
NPIC by outsiders, such 0= ter ter programs for us have been
mcede available to as aye: states, but he references material provided
us by other firms, I
don't even know are. the only other, organization which has
helped us in this area Isi some years ago, and then only as a middle-
6. Phil goes can. to that two more mathematicians are being added
to his group in Los Angeles for whom clearances were previously requested.
I don't know who these two are.
7. Phil goes on to great length expressing his concern abentl
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on the state of the Letter of Intent which wa issued to
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apparently without even having had seen it. His particular concern is
has given diligent service to =for the past
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32 months beyond the effort norms3ly required. If this is so, I don't under-
stand it. 7 he MIX neecesscity, until very recently, for 0 to contact
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should have been for the purpose of obtaining
normally available information concerning their computers so that it could
have been evaluated with similar information from other computer naanufa ctur -
ers. For several pages, Phil raises questions which he says have been
raised to him by I _j coarning the scope of our Letter of Intent
and goes on to say that could have been of benefit in preparing th+.
1. can only say here that we spent a considerable amount of time coordinating
the contents of the Letter of Intent between me, the Automatic Data Process-
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before it vas issued. If there are any points in it at s time which are
not entirely satisfactory to it Is certainly not the fault
of Agoncy personnel but of themselves.
~. The remainder of Phil.' a statement is primarily concerned with ob-
taining a statement as to what art l e will. be between NPIC and 25
If we are to proceed Stave' a recoim endation, this sb c
beyond . a doubt for Phil vbat the future of this relationship is.
9. In sury, I feel that all of this paperwork does not provide the
answers which we require to deter what the current status of the Systems
Analysis effort is. We still need a more fundamental description of the
total tasks being performed by in the System Analysis area with
emphasis on the status of completion of each task, personnel by ,me working
on each task, estimated tie, dollars and personnel required to complete
each task and an accurate accounting of the money rem aiuing in th 25
contract. With these facts in band, we can mom a reasonable lgemYnt as
to what our relationship with I will be for the remainder of the Fiscal
Year. has instructed to be 25
prepared to discuss these factors teen ne arravea sores weaneaday or Tutraday.
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