PROVISION OF FALLOUT SHELTER IN THE NEW BUILDING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R003400110001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 23, 1960
• Content Type: MF

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Approved For Release 2009/01/06: CIA-RDP80B01676R003400110001-4
2 3 DEC 1960
STAT
STAT
SUBJECT : Provision of Fallout Shelter in the New Building
MEMORAIWUM FOR: Director of Central ante
and FitzSimons.
1. In response to your request of 22 December 1960, I am setting
forth below information on the background and present status of plans
concerning the providing of shelter against fallout in our building
under construction at Langley, Virginia.
2. For more than a year, Chief, Building
Planning Staff, and , CIA-Emergency Planning
Officer, have been working in collaboration with Messrs. Norward A.
Meador and L. Neal FitzSimons, representatives of the Office of Civil
and Defense Mobilization, who are qualified specialists in fall-out
proof construction, in studying the possibility of modifying the exist-
ing structure or taking other steps to afford protection. As part of
this undertaking, and Messrs. Meador
and FitzSimons made a physical sur of the construction project on
25 March 1960. Shortly afterward,
--staff attended a workshop seminar on fallout
shelter construction held at George Washington University under the
sponsorship of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.
3. After an analysis of all the factors involved, it was determined
by the Building Planning Staff that any measures which would require
revision of the plans or alteration of the structure are not feasible.
However, their study also revealed that certain areas of the building
(in addition to the basement corridor and garage which were modified in
1958 'ng thickened over-head slabs to afford basic protection to
about people) have potentiallity as fall-out resistant areas. Upon
completion of the building, these areas will be identified and indicated
for this purpose.
1. Meanwhile, and his staff continue to keep themselves
abreast of developments in this field through the medium of guidance
published by OCDM on the subject and by consultation with Messrs. Meador
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L. K. White
Deputy Director
(Support)