LETTER FROM RICHARD P. KLOCKO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00780R002000260010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 2007
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 20, 1968
• Content Type: LETTER

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2 0 AUG 1959
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In my letter of early April, I generally expressed some
of my personal views on the NCS and its management. Since
that time, my staff has been working to define more precisely
our respective roles in system planning, engineering, and
implementation. It now appears that any further attempts at
this time to elaborate on these responsibilities in the
absence of more precisely defined NCS goals would be
premature.
The-Executive Agent responsibilities which have been dele-
gated to me clearly demand that I play a leadership role
in the planning and design of the NCS; however, these
responsibilities must be carried out within the framework
of mutually agreed and specific NCS objectives. An example
of such a mutually agreed objective might be the establish-
ment of the Integrated Trunking System as described in the
Long Range Concept Study. In this regard, as I have
previously stated, I would not envision my NCS planning and
engineering role as being concerned with the detailed
engineering of the multi-purpose or special-purpose agency
networks. My concern would rest primarily with the Inte-
grated Trunking System and its interfaces with the subscriber
networks. Of course, this would, of necessity, affect some
of the standards and procedures used in the subscriber
networks.
As we proceed along the evolutionary path toward a more
unified NCS, we may mutually agree that it is desirable to
establish specific NCS objectives in other functional areas.
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For example, we might examine the benefits of integrating
the NCS record networks. If we mutually agree that this is
a potentially fruitful area for further system studies, I
would exercise my NCS planning and design responsibilities
in carrying out the detailed studies necessary to validate
the concept, develop the necessary plans, design the system,
and monitor.its implementation.
I believe that our respective planning and engineering roles
are described adequately in the 21 August 1963 NCS documents
and do not require further definition at this time. Conse-
quently, I have ceased efforts to prepare a policy memorandum
on this subject.
I would appreciate any comments you may wish to make on
these thoughts.
Sincerely,
ne
RICHARD P. KLOCKO
Lieutenant General, USAF
Manager
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