INFORMAL PROPOSAL FOR INTEGRATION OF THE NPIC R&D PROGRAM SUBMITTED(Sanitized)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05171A000800040009-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 18, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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NPICG:'RED-1973-6
16 December 196'?
SUBJECT: Informal Propos*1 f"
Integration of the NPIC R&D Program
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1. At approximately 1000 hours on 17 December 1969, I was called
up tol office to discuss the subject proposal withI
He Informed me at this proposal, which existed in a rough draft form,
and other discussions between
en. _ other representatives of The original
instruction) about a year ago, when I was still
Chief o the Projects and Programs Staff. This in turn tzacx pronao.iy
resulted from an unsolicited proposal I had received from
on the same subject.
2. and I reviewed and discussed most of the major
portions of the subject proposal. He informed me that this kind of
work was not a typical capability of his organization, but that the
relationship they had with as such that he believed the
combination of capabilities available from both these organizations
would provide meaningful, management' oriented guidelines for the ori-
gination, pursuit, and. application of our R&D program. He also advised
that his management was not particularly disposed toward proposing
in this area, which was the reason for the informal review prior to
submission of the proposal.
3. A few weeks back some remarks, written by Q and
initialed b- were forwarded to me concerning a briefing
given byl on this subiect. l'r recollection of
is that be felt that had not discussed anything
sufficiently new over his previous re a ed efforts here in the building
to warrant further interest in his proposal on the subject. Since my
initial discussions with there have been considerable
changes in the R&D situation. Fl.rat, has demonstrated
petence in the R&D management area which is giving direct evidence
>f the solution of the main problems I discussed with
second, the change in Executive Directors for the Center; and third,
the change in my own position.
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Proposal for Integration of the EPIC Program
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In light of the matters discussed in the preceding paragraphs
and the fact that the review of the subject proposel demonstrated to
me that there was very little in it that shored any promise of increas-
ing the knurl and effectiveness of our present R&D management, J.
ended to that his company put no further effort in
this proposal and that our situation in such that we no longer antici-
pate a need for contractual support in this area.
5. One item in the report, vhich I believe is of some interest to
s the disclosure of a R&D management simulation program established
rested solutions. The situation varies as functions of
inputs and realistic dynamics of real life situations which in
require new decisions from the trainee. Ultimately, the trainee
able to a" *bat the probable results of his decision would be and
f ti
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other contacts from him regarding the subject proposal
bl.e telephone call tolIfor confirmation of my
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program management problems to which he
r ead with P&D contract
ation is performed by a complex computer program; the trainee
capability of personnel believed to have management potential.
This is actually a training program intended to develop the
n csrma an
-ccording1y. offered to make more
simulation available to me, vnich I readily accepted. I
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