LETTER TO MR. JOHN N. MCMAHON FROM ELLIS RUBINSTEIN RE: "MANAGING THE FLOW OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION--AN INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE"

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THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC. 345 EAST 47TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 [phone]
Mr. John N. McMahon
Executive Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Langley Headquarters - 70 55
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Mr. McMahon:
I can now tell you that our June meeting, "Managing the Flow of
Technical Information-an Industry/Government Dialogue," will be
held in the Board Room of the American Society of Association
Executives (ASAE) on the ground floor of the ASAE building at
1575 Eye Street, N.W., in Washington.
Coffee and danish will be available from.9:00 on and the meeting
will begin promptly at 9:30. It will end at 12:30 but nearly
every industry executive has so far accepted Spectrum's invita-
tion to join Presidential Science Advisor Keyworth for a light
lunch from 12:30 to 2:00. All attendees are, of course, invited
and welcome to stay for. lunch.
I have attached a final agenda for the meeting that has been
developed with the help of your fellow attendees. I have also
attached a series of documents you may care to peruse in advance
of the meeting.
Looking forward to seeing you on the morning of June 2.
Ellis Rubinstein
Senior Editor
News Operations
212-705-7554
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ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERS, INC.
TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES BOARD
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF TECHNOL
Please reply to:
Electrical Engrg.
111 Link Hall
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13210
TO: Admiral B.R. Inman and Dr. Peter Denning
FROM: Norman Balabanian
DATE: April 27, 1982
Thank you both for your initial contribution on the general
subject of publication freedom and national security. Your
rebuttal statements, which where due by May 1, can be delayed
until May 15 if that would be more convenient. I hope that
your resignation as DDCI,'Admiral Inman, will not prevent you
from participating in this final round.
Sincerely yours,
Norman Balabanian
Editor
TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY MAGAZINE
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THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC. 345 EAST 47TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 (212)644 ?555,
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April 29, 1982--3
Admiral Bobby R. Inman
Deputy Director
Central intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
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In October, Spectrum magazine--the principal journal of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers--will publish an entire
issue devoted to "Electrotechnology in War . . . and Peace." We believe
this will be a unique issue and expect it to receive special attention
not only from our quarter million electrical engineers and computer
scientists but also from the national media and government decision-
makers.
You will see- from.the attached prel-irrrirary -outline that our scope
is broad, and our list of expert contributors, which is still growing,
is already impressive.
I hope you will agree to contribute. your unique viewpoint to the
issue. We have three options to offer you. You may:
1. Send us a brief (c. 1000-word) essay for publication.
2. Ask us to tape your thoughts, write a draft for your
approval, and publish the resulting draft as your
essay.
3. Ask us to interview you and publish the results in an
interview format.
if you are interested in one of these possibilities, you will be
wondering what topic we think you should address. in the case of almost
every other expert author we have invited to write for us, it was obvious
to us what topic we would want to be addressed. Because of your extra-
ordinary background, I would like to ask you to suggest a topic bearing
the following in mind:
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Admiral Bobby R. Inman
April 29, 1982
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? We would hope it addresses, to some degree, the strengths and
weaknesses of our new technologies.
? it probably ought to express a view that can influence our
engineering and government leaders to act in the national interest.
If you would feel more comfortable discussing potential topics with
me by phone or in person, I would be happy to comply.
Lastly, you will want to know that we would want a manuscript in
hand by July 1, which enables you to write either in your current capa-
city or as a private citizen.
Please accept our invitation. Experts like yourself, Dr. DeLauer,
Bill Perry, Norm Augustine, etc., will help to make this issue of Spectrum
a truly important document.
Looking forward to your reaction.
Sincerely,
Ellis Rubinstein
Senior. Editor
News Operations
[phone]
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ELECTROTECHNOLOGY IN WAR . AND PEACE
5th revision: 3/8
Length
Author
I. Introduction
II. The weapons of war
2
Staff
A. Overview: Electrotechnology in today's warfare (with primer
on how service needs become DoD priorities)
B. On land--electrotechnology in the Army
Staff
C. At sea... and under it--electrotechnology in the Navy
Staff
D. In the air--electrotechnology in the Air. Force
Staff
III. The technologies of warfare
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the services
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Staff
B. Technologies of intelligence gathering and analysis
3 ,
Staff
C. Electronic warfare (including ECM and ECCM)
4
Staff
1V. Weaponry of the future
A. Weapons trends--an overview
2
r1. Perry
B. Weapons and technologies around the corner
4
Staff
C. DARPA's modular avionics program 1
Cooper
V. War and peace bookshelf 2
Staff
SPECIAL SOPPLEtENTS
A. The state of the world
1. Special maps
2. Superpower views and strategies
3. European views and weapons (France, NATO, Warsaw Pact)
4 Expert prognoses for war and peace
5. International efforts to prevent war
Staff
--Staff
Staff
--Staff
Staff
B. U. S.
readiness survey
1.
Procurement--the DOD/industry interface
DeLauer
2.
DoD research and development programs
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3.
Army I, getting technology into the field
Daniels
4.
Army II, promoting technology experts
5.
Navy I, surface ship architectures
Lake
6.
Navy II, are surface ships obsolete?
Gavlor
7.
Air Force.I,?
S.
Air Force II,
Chain**
9.
Space systems
;I'ean
10.
Marines and Rapid Deployment Forces
Warner
11.
Inter-service coordination
7
12.
Worldwide command structure
7
13.
Military-industrial complex
7
14.
Intra-NATO. coordination
7
15. Brilliant missiles
16. Faster acquisition
Augustine
Stansbury
** Invited, response
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THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC. 345 EAST 47TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 [phone]
April 27, 1982
Mr. John N. McMahon
Executive Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Langley Headquarters - 70 55
Washington, D.C. 20505
At the suggestion of I am forwarding--attached--a preliminary STAT
announcement of an upcoming roundtable meeting that may interest you.
You will wish to know that I had previously invited Admiral Inman, and he
had accepted. Then, most recently, he declined due to another commitment. I
have told that we will not withdraw our invitation just because he STAT
plans to leave the government, and if his schedule should change again, he will
be welcome.
However, both Jay Keyworth and I would be delighted if you would attend,
partic l in li ht of your scientific and technological interests. And as
I told you are welcome to bring along as well, should ?TAT
you choose to.
From your viewpoint, I would hope that you would find it useful to hear
the views of an extraordinary group of industrialists (see third page of
attachments) as well as to express your views regarding U.S. technical infor-
mation flow.
I have toldi about the special rules for this roundtable, which STAT
have been designed to protect the participants and permit Jay Keyworth to place
portions of the meetings off the record, should this become necessary. You
may also wish to know that we are currently designing a detailed agenda that
will call on a representative of each government sector to outline briefly (say,
in five minutes) its policy and practice, re: technology transfer controls.
Finally, let me caution you that while the industry participants are all
committed with the exception of Mr. Meinken who has been called to Europe,
the government list is a bit different than shown. Jay Keyworth has been in-
volved from inception in the idea of this forum and won't miss it. Neither will
Gus Weiss and--we're told--Lionel Olmer. Steve Bryen will attend instead of Mr.
Ikle, James Buckley is currently considering attending, and Jay Keyworth will
try to bring Dr. DeLauer to the meeting. Ed McGaffigan, of the OSTP has also
suggested we invite Stephen Garfinkle of the Information Security Oversight
Committee.
Spectrum believes this meeting will provide a valuable opportunity for
industry to communicate with government on matters that can affect the U.S.eco-
nomic--as well as military--posture for years to come. We note that the many
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Mr. John N. McMahon
April 27, 1982
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other valuable committees that have been organized on the topic of information
controls have brought the concerns of academia to government. We therefore
view this meeting as unique and hope you can help us make it worthwhile.
Looking forward to hearing from you or
STAT
at your first convenience.
Sincerely yours,
Ellis Rubinstein
Senior Editor
News Operations
[phone]
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THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC.
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MANAGING THE FLOW OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION
AN INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE
Sponsored by IEEE SPECTRUM Magazine
with the participation of
GEORGE A. KEYWORTH,
SCIENCE ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT
June 2, 1982
Washington, D.C.
Location to be announced
Objectives:
I. To convene a blue-ribbon forum of industry leaders and government
officials charged with administering - and proposing changes in -
? The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
? The Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
? The Military Critical Technology List (MCTL)
? Executive Orders (EO) governing classification
? Etc.
II. To discuss the current and potential effects of the Government's
policies for management of technical information flow on U.S.
economic well-being.
III. To make recommendations regarding current and future policies
intended to manage the flow of technical information.
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