MINUTES EQUIPMENT BOARD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01578A000100020003-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 17, 1958
• Content Type: MIN

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M S 17 OCT 1958
EQUIPM IT BOARD
25X1A
Meeting nut tier 10 of the Equipment Board was held on 14 October 1958 at ?lo0
hours in roam 2035 "'I" Building. Present were :
I. Old Business
1. The Minutes of Meetin. Number CPL 8-0 were n roved as written.
2. 4'C> dig n Centel
a. After discussion by the Board members it was decided that there
was no requirement for additional. VC-I Signal Center Vans as presently
25X1 A 4,ioued. moved that a new set of requirements be prepared
by Operations in liaison with OC-L. seconded the motion 25X1 A
which ta$ then approved by the Board.
11. New Business
1. CR-lB.
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a. The procurement of CR-lB receivers was discussed and adequate
arrangements for production have been made by the responsible divisions.
2. EWneer_i,nj Report on DICORE.
a? of OC-E gave the Board a brief tecbnical description of
DICORE, Digitally Integrated Coherent Rece tion. Dicore is a proposal
submitted by the which proposes the development
of a coo unications system which would represent an advance in the State
of the Art.
b? The potential advantages of the Dicore were discussed and'compared
with existing systems, AS4, AS5, etc. It was generally agreed that while
Dicore represented a logical, technically feasible, approach to the problem,
there may be other Conies that could submit proposals which m1 Or
even greater a vantage0.
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c. OC-E wiU.l solicit additional, proposals for consideration of the
Board before a final decision is recamaended.
3. Report to the OC $quipment Board On the DD1PTechnical Requirements Board
mee tiRS, 3O September 195.
25X1A a* made a brief report to the Board and then
suggested that this item
be postponed until the next Board meeting, when who attended the 25X1A
TR Board meeting could be present to discuss it more fully.
4. iechanicel Teleprinter.
25X1 A I t) a. ,
,.LJI was prepared to discuss this item. Eowever, 25X1A
assured him that OC-E is working an this matter at the present
The meeting was adjourned at 1645 hours. The next meeting of the Board will
be held on 22 October 1958. A11 items for this Agenda are requested by 17
October 1958.
25X1A
Recording Secretary
CONFIDENTIAL
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