MINUTES EQUIPMENT BOARD

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01578A000100020013-4
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: June 23, 1958
• Content Type: MIN

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, .1 BUTES 23 June 1955
Equipment Board
Meeting number 6 of the Equipment Board was held an 4 June 1953 at 1400 hours
in Roon 2035 "In Building. Present were:
* Pert-time
I. Old Business
1.ets_t_gNL_UThMinallketinumberCES 8-01/1 were approved with the fol-
lowing changes:
a. Page 2, paragraph II,. 1. a. (2) should be changed to reed: "Mr.
1111111111 take no action on the placement of the AS-4 presently located at
until the special committee on planning for AS-4 and, AS-4A equipments
makes its report to the Board."
b;. Page 2 paragraph ii, 1. b.: Delete AS-5.
e. NW 3: Delete paragraph 5.
2. educe tended E t for Conntand't Intere
25X1A a. mentioned several Prdblems in the field of unattended equip.
25X1A i6nt for Cooint and BLitt intercept. purpose in introducing these
problems was to present SPD equipment -concepts, techniqUes? priorities, etc.,
to the Board. Re expressed the belief tbsb the Board ahmaktnow the magnitude
of'all of thereisearch and development groups within the Office in order to
widen the horizons of the Equipment Board.
The Board acknowledvdthe validity of statements and 25X1A
co4OUrred In the concepts expressed.
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3. pellOrt On ASA Bad AIMA Equipment.
a. introduced to the meting the recommendations and. findings
of the committee on planning for A2-4 and. AS-4A equipment. This report is
forwarded as an attachment to these minutes.
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b. It was agreed that sit_th_s_msent time the Office of Communications
does not have a high volume requirement. On the heals of this, 25X1A
momed that the Committee's report be accepted in principle and the interim
placement of the A24's which are not covered in the report be decided by
0C-08d and OC-E. This was approved.
C. announced that certain refinements to the AS have
developed during the testing of the equipment.
d. Since the question of band widths is beccaing more of a. problem, Nr.
25X1/?k stated that OC -E is preparing a chart entitled "Band Widths Versus in-
telligence", which will equate the band widths of the various systems.
e. The Board approved the purchase of drawings of the AS-4A. This ap-
proval Was given in view of the availability of FY-1958 funds in the Engineering
budget, and. the possibility that another element of the Gevernment will
eventually share the benefits as well as the expense. Also, the zurchssina
of these drawings Mom would save approximately eight months in getting Is.
4- 61:2- said be was preparing a paper on the AS.5 which will be
distributed soon. This paper should be reviewed by the Individual members of the
Board and will be placed an the agenda of the next meeting of the Equipment Board.
5. VC-1 Signal Center Vans. it was agreed that this item be tabled until
the next meeting at which time 00-0&T will present information on the VC-1's with
the emphasis on numerical revirements.
25X1A 6. B6.13. moved that the Board approve the redevelopment of the
BS-13 at the research and development lab. When this has been acccaglished, the
centractor will be approached for a coat estimate. The Board will then cOnsider
a receetnendation for production quantities.
The meeting was adjourned at 1700 hours. The next meeting of the Board will be
held on 2 Ally 1958. Items for the agenda should be forwarded to the undersigned
by 25 Awe 1955.
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