LETTER TO R. BENNETT FROM ARTHUR C. LUNDAHL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05702A000100010082-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 19, 2012
• Sequence Number: 82
• Publication Date: February 6, 1957
• Content Type: LETTER

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6 February 1957
Rear Admiral. R. Bennett
Chief, Office of Naval Research
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Admiral Bennett:
As chairman of the Working Party for Coordination and Stand-
ardisation of intelligence Ground Photographic Procedures and Techniques,
it is a pleasure to extend an invitation for the participation of your
command in the activities of this group.
The Working Party is formed under the Photographic Surveys
Section, Joint intelligence Group, Joint Chiefs of Staff. A copy
of the terns of reference which guide the Working Party's activities
is attached hereto for your information.
The group was forned informally sone two years ago in recognition
of a need for interservice liaison on all natters pertaining to Ground
Photography in Intelligence. I, and Itm certain all of the other
counittee participants, feel that we have made real gains from this
liaison. We have benefited from, the exehange of information arising
from the formal meetings. We have benefited, in sone instances, from
an elimination of duplication of research effort and we have been
able to provide guidance and assistance to the individual mashers faced
with problems of techniques, training, or material. Beyond these
Obvious gains, 1 feel that we have nude a real, though less measurable,
gain in the free liaison which now exists at the operating level between
the organisations presently represented on the Working Party.
The Working Party holds formal neetings at approximately six-week
intervals. The majority of these meetings are held in the Washington
area; the beams are held at Naval, Hilitary, and Air Force stations
engaged in efforts of interest to the group. The most recent nesting
was held at the Navy Training Device Center, Port Washington, N.Y.
The meeting was a most profitable one and the neWbership was impressed
by demonstration's of the Center's work in model naking, special photo-
graphic emulsions, minimum cost sound motion pictures, as well as a
wide variety of other efforts pertinent to the scope of the group's
interest.
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Mr. Eugene Nowicki of the Training Device Center has partic-
ipated in two earlier meetings and has been a welcome addition to
the group. His c,ntinued participation would be of benefit to all
concerned. In addition to Ni. Nowidki? I shall be pleased to welcome
such other meMbers of your command as you might assign to participate.
I sincerely hope that your command will be Able to participate
in this activity. I know that if such participation is possible the
Working Party will gain from CHRts knowledge and I feel certain that,
in turn, the Working Party-will be able to provide support and assist-
ance t 1.1i7a in our joint efforts.
Sincerely
Arthur C. Lundahl
Enclosure:
Terme of Reference
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