DEAR SAM:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01495R001200140010-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2005
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 2, 1974
• Content Type: LETTER

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r' = FIC= C:77 TFi-c ASSISTANT
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2 D^cc'irlbe 1974
Lieutenant General Samuel V. Wilson
Deputy to the DCI for the Intelligence
Community
nt shy ngton, D. C. 20505
Dear Sam:
(U) Thank you for the Project SAFE Report. I took advantage of your
offer and saw the SAFE project demonstration in company with my staff
and the program managers of COINS and IDHS.
(U) We were impressed with the capability that has been achieved with
a minimum of extra hardware and software support. I believe that all of
us were once more made aware of ':he commonality of community problems
and the need to bring more effective support to our anal,': sts.
(C) However, there are many problems common to the community that
surfaced during our discussions:
(C) ti Software is most expensive -- it may run
t
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pear system.
ems can achieve large
Software commonality between our sys
dollar savings.
(C) b. Programs are so complex that machine language software
may be necessary while machine independent software is needed if we are
to effect major cost savings.
(C) C. Is it necessary to standardize on our hardware to effect
software commonality or will the ;text generation of hardware permit use
of n.achine independent languages for software?
(U) d. There are many similar programs in government and
-industry in various staves of development and operation. The challenge
;.s to zmaT:e this work mutually supportive rather than mutually exclusive.
(U) e. A system to usefully help analysts i.n a cost effective
manner will have to evolve with much. interaction between users and
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generators of software.
31 Dec 1980
DASD(IBEWS)
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(C) C itiew S:.Et a , e -~ro -: i des _.n opportunity to support I,TSIB
activities for intelligence data standards, file standards, etc.
(C) In view of the above, the importance of providing modern technalogy
to aid the analyst, the wide community interest, and the magnitude of the
overall program, it is suggested that the Intelligence R&D Council be
utilized to recommend ho-:..- modern technology might help the analyst and
how to best employ our overall community assets and ongoing activities to
effect the desired solutions.
(U) I should be happy to discuss this subject further at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Morton E. Goulder
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Intelligence and Warning Systems)
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