DRAWSTRING STEERING COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01082A000100110015-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 8, 1974
• Content Type: MFR

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DCI/IC 74-0347
8 March 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: DRAWSTRING Steering Committee
1. The first DRAWSTRING (HF modernization) Steering Committee
meeting was convened 7 March 1974 at NSA under the chairmanship of Mr.
The purpose of the meeting was to acquaint
participants from all interested Agencies, the SCAs and military departments
with the purpose of the committee and to provide a status report on DRAW-
STRING. represented the IC Staff.
2.1 utlined the purpose of the Steering Committee
to be a forum in which participants could:
a. Be provided the status of all aspects of the DRAWSTRING
endeavor.
b. Express concerns or problem areas, make observations,
and submit ideas and recommendations for consideration.
c. Participate in study group efforts.
d. Review study group efforts.
e. Be the body for personal contact.
3, indicated that the Steering Committee should work
on an informal as is as tar as possible. He also advised that the committee
was not to be a vehicle to replace formal coordination nor, is it intended
that the committee meet on a regular schedule. The committee would meet
when requested by the Special Projects Office or by any participant.
4.1 for DRAWSTRING,
presented a briefing on the SPO organization, scope and objectives of
DRAWSTRING, contract status and schedules for the project.
a. The SPO, a group of about 40 people, is subordinate to
the Deputy Director for Research and Development (DDR) and
has been designated as R-99.
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b. The primary objective of the SPO is to develop and make
DRAWSTRING work. The SPO will look to the Steering Committee
for guidance and assistance in keeping the project on track and
assuring that the concerns of all participants are considered in
the development of the project.
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d. The schedule for DRAWSTRING is ambitious, but believed
to be workable. Basically, after ASD (I) review of the Development
Concept Paper in July, NSA believes they can complete specification
preparation between July and September and obtain ASD (I)
specification approval by October, then go to contract by 1 March
1975. NSA estimates that it will take 16 months from contract to
first site Category II test completion. A detailed schedule is
attached at Enclosure 1.
5. To support the development of DRAWSTRING, the SPO has
eleven in-house studies underway:
- Satellite Earth Terminals
- Search Acquisition
- Timeliness
- Bauded Signal Processing
- Collection Data Relay Optimization
- Narrow Band Direction Finding (NBDF)
- System Data Error Rate
- Ease of Modification
- Morse Studies
- System Self Test
- System Availability
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These studies are intended to assist in the development of the design
concept phase of DRAWSTRING indicated that while these were
primarily in-house studies, they welcomed participation from all
interested agencies and services.
6.1 discussed a group of eleven Govern-
mental ~;t It, I ic:s which NSA believes should be accomplished in order to make
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DRAWSTRING work. These studies are to be conducted under the sponsor-
ship of the committee and in some cases will be accomplished by the
committee. It was stressed that while no specific agency or organization
has been selected to work on each study, R-22 desired as much
participation as possible. The preliminary list of study topics are:
(Asterisk indicates the topics in which DCI/IC have interest and will
either participate in or review the study results.)
* - Direct Support (support to military commanders, support
during peace time and contingency situations, etc.)
* - Site Selection and Phasing (to include political considerations)
Modernization vs Remoting Small Sites
* - Process Flow/Organization of Central Operating Facility (COF).
(Includes information flow, interaction between operator and
analysts, computer support, etc.)
- DF in DRAWSTRING (includes BULLDOG, support to the
tactical commander, phasing of DF operations, etc.)
* - Alternative Levels of Mission Reduction (includes DRAWSTRING
beginning with baseline of 1974 HF mission, prioritizing
classification of intercept, looks at mission reduction in
DRAWSTRING, the Steeg Manual Morse Study, etc.)
* - Cost/Savings Amortization Model
- Inclusion of Non-HF in DRAWSTRING
* - Sizing of Site Collection Capability (includes proper distribution
of collection responsibility, size of each site, etc.)
- Composition of Manning for the COF (mix between military and
civilian)
Two additional topics were advanced during the briefing and have been
added to the list. They are:
* - Timeliness (includes reporting timeliness to consumers,
collection, processing, etc.)
* - Contingency Scenarios (identification of other than crisis or
hostile situations under which DRAWSTRING must operate).
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7. The Army representative (LTC Gardner) observed that these
studies could not be treated separately. There are many inter-related areas
and they must be considered simultaneously. LTC Gardner is now attempting
to regroup the studies into a more logical grouping for study purposes.
8. The Air Force representative (LTCOL Cade) observed that
CCPOP Working Groups were now in session developing resource considerations
for the FY 76-80 time frame. Lt Col Cade advised that even though the
total concept had not been completed, the CCPOP working groups have been
asked to include about for DRAWSTRING in FY 76.
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LTC, USA
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