MEMO TO HENRY KISSINGER FROM BOB HOUDEK

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• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-1-4-32-0
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: May 9, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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May 9, 1969
MEMO TO MR, KISSINGER
FROM: Bob Houdek
The memorandum to Mr. Haldeman at
Tab B has been retyped to incorporate
your editing. You signed the letter at
Tab A and it has been dispatched.
Recommendation: Sign the memorandum
at Tab B.
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May 7, 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR HENRY A. KISSINGER
FROM Larry Lynn
To implement the information handling, display and communications
Improvements which the President approved on April 29, the following
actions are needed right away:
1. The Director of Defense Research and Engineering should be
requested to have ARPA contract with the RAND Corporation for the
study of substantive information needs. I recommend you sign the
memorandum at Tab A for this purpose.
2. Charles Joyce has done most of the ground work on this project
so far and we will need his services on a full time basis to define
the requirements in detail, coordinate the work of DCA, RAND and
other support efforts which may become involved, to integrate our
efforts with those of the Executive Agencies, and to handle related
command, control and communications issues within the NSC staff.
I recommend you sign the memorandum at Tab 13 to Mr. Haldeman asking
him to arrange with Secretary Laird for Mr. Joyce to be detailed to our
staff.
The Defense Communications Agency is now actively engaged in implementa-
tion planning for this project and we are jointly preparing detailed task
descriptions, work assignments and completion schedules.
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Dear Johnny:
The President has approved a research task which we would like to
initiate immediately. This is a study of information support to the
NSC which RAND is prepared to undertake.
I would be very grateful if ARPA would fund this study for the first
six months. This would involve eighteen man months of effort and
would require $75,000 of FY 69 funds. We are trying to make other
arrangements for continuing our studies with FY 70 funds,
Your assistance in initiating our research program is greatly appreciated.
Charles Joyce is the point of contact for this study should you or
your staff desire further information.
Best regards,
Henry A. Kissinger
The Honorable John S. Foster, Jr.
Director of Defense Research and Engineering
3E1006, The Pentagon
Washington, D. C. 20301
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MEMORANDUM FOR H. R. HALDEMAN
FROM: Henry A. Kissinger
As you know. the President has approved a major improvement of
the information handling systems and display facilities which support
him in national security matters. Mr. Charles Joyce of the Defense
Department's Systems Analysis staff has been very helpful to us its
formulating our initial plans. His assistance in coordinating the
research analysis, design, and implementation activities involved
in this program would be invaluable. His experience with the National
Military Command System and the Defense Communications System
is especially important because of the close relationship which must
exist between our facilities and those of the Department of Defense.
I would appreciate it if you would arrange with Secretary Laird to
detail Mr. Joyce to the National Security Council staff for the duration
of this effort. He would be the focal point for this project within my
staff and the point of contact with the Defense Communications Agency and
with the Executive Departments.
The participation of the Defense Communications Agency in this project
has been approved by the President. The procedures for providing
guidance to DCA have been discussed with Colonel Hughes.
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MEMORANDUM FOR H.R. HALDEIVIAN
FROM Henry A. Kissinger
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As you know, the President has a major
improvement of the information handling systems and display facilities
which support him in national security matters. Mr. Charles Joyce of
the Defense Department's Systems Analysis staff has been very help-
ful to us in formulating our initial plans. His assistance in coordinating
the research, analysis, design, and implementation activities involved
In this program would be invaluable. His experience with the National
Military Command System and the Defense Communications System is
especially important because of the close relationship which must
exist between our facilities and those of the Department of Defense.
I would appreciate it if you would arrange with Secretary Laird to detail
Mr. Joyce to the National Security Council staff for the duration of
this effort. He would be the focal point for this project within my staff
and the point of contact with the Defense Communieations Agency and
with the Executive Departments.
The participation of the Defense Communications Agency in this project
has been approved by the President. The procedures for providing
guidance to DCA have been discussed with Colonel Hughes
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