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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05171A000800070075-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 4, 2005
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: July 22, 1968
• Content Type: MF

Approved For ReIea e? ?' 05/06/08_QPA?P78BO5171A0008 700
X.DUM 01% Deputy Director for Intelligence 6a
Deputy Director for Scisnce,and Technology
Desoto Dir.3a$n,? A'nw C..._ __ - __.
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L& Juay -W(>$ to DDCI fr.Ar.-I'?/1gp1C,
aubj: Request for .approval to la,y Overture
Cost,,,to~~n the Automatic Stereo Scanner
Contract
1. Z havo apseroved the NPIC request contained in the referent
to etipend Iron prior-year funds to pay overrun costs to
on th,$ automatic stereo acanner contract:
Of ilzi.-, project has not been changed since the oderstand that the scopa
xiginal contract.
2. As I see it, the only alternative to this action would be to
sac::--ace completely an investment which now totals
ci Io: e ho need to do this and have approved me NP1C request with
,he c1e,r understanding that the Director of Logistics will make every,
effort to negotiate a fixed=price typo of contract to lesson the prospect
o -41 asly fu ?~her overruns. If this is not possible, I should like to ba'
advi: cd why it is not before the contract is actually consuntated. fur-~`~
t?,er, _ should like to receive quarterly reports from NPIC on the
rtes ecz of this project until its compl?tion.
Y B. Overruns may be inberont in contracts of
thalos c ar.d it hard to bvlicvo that responsible managen1-ent we# I
ould permit
ovc:,?~ ~;,c o this r:aa nitude. In this connec ior, I note
csy:il:ac: k that
~i cost for this contract was slightly rraoro than $2 million and 1
rc~.4 `nrY...h this latest approval the total cost
T ` i s ." ? s ^ s tree quaw.on of whether will be almost i2 szZillioo.
~? "t; is the boat company to under.
t:.'-;o t11-4Z :::nd of work for the A.gonvg.
Declass Review by NIMA/DOD
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4- 1 should )ike the Iiroctor of Logistics in cooperation with
other A_,-, racy components to undertake without delay an analysis of
ou contracting history with This analysis should answer the 25X1
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;~ca_ s ? What did we get for our Molloy? How do we ap ra.is~ the
ua1lty of the product tinallreceived? What has been pariorm- 25X1
c. nce with regard to pr oduc{n, on schedule? What has been the history
oe ovc:,.runa? Any additional irdormation which tho Diroctor of Lo,0iatica
or other affected components may consider pertinent should also be
Included.
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.?. K. White
Zx9cutive Director-Comptroller
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