YOUR CONVERSATION WITH WHEATON BYER, PFIAB, AND MR. COLBY'S NOTE (ATTACHED) INQUIRING WHETHER IRAC SHOULD HAVE A COORDINATED POSITION ON COINS PRIOR TO THE 6 SEPTEMBER PFIAB MEETING

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• Publication Date: August 20, 1973
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Dr. Martin
SUBJECT: Your conversations with Wheaton Byer, PFIAB, and
Mr. Colby's note (attached) inquiring whether IRAC
should have a coordinated position on COINS prior to
the 6 September PFIAB meeting
Jack,
I have conferred with Mort Goulder, who supervises the person
on Hall's staff carrying the responsibility for ASD(I) as COINS
Executive Agent. Mort has conferred with Hall and they are pre-
pared to give the Technical Group of the PFIAB the progress report
on COINS to which Byer refers. In general, ASD(I) and Goulder feel
the COINS program is well in hand. The Director will recall that
Hall was asked at the last IRAC to provide comments on progress.
Goulder and his people are willing to brief you on the words they
plan for PFIAB, and Mr. Colby as well if this would be helpful.
I do not believe there are any disconnects. Goulder has talked
with Baker and clearly understands what is required. As concerns
the substantive issues on COINS, he also understands that this boils
down to COINS' usefulness to analysts dictating how far and how fast
the hardware should be pushed. As you know, there are some differences
on this question, but I am convinced that ASD(I) is aware of these and
_ can reflect objectively if Baker & Co. pursue that side of the question.
I recommend that your position for the DCI should be one of
going with COINS only as fast as the substantive need dictates and
that you permit us to arrange for Goulder to give you the ASD(I) pitch,
which they plan to provide PFIAB,rjometime before the September
6 meeting) I understand you are expected to attend that meeting.
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