ANIMAL PROGRAMS

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Animal Partners
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02384139
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: September 6, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2019
• Publication Date: September 15, 1967

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6.2(d)
ORD 54 67
15 September 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Plowing, Programming,
and Budgeting
ATTENTION
SUBJECT : Animal Programs
1. This memorandum is in response to your questions
regarding the et arnal programs. Current Cl.!\ FY 18 funding
for animal programs is as follows:
a. LXYGAS (Dolphins)
b. AXIOLITE (Birds)
c. KECHEL (Dogs and Cats)
Total
296 K
100 K
207 K
603 K
2. ARPA has notified us in writing that it is their intent
to transfer 200 K in FY 1968 to the OXYGAS project. This is
Intended to augment our own funds and to support primarily ARPA
objectives (for example, sonar discrimination). In addition, the
recent exchange of letters between Dr. Foster and Mr. Duckett
would indicate that ARPA intends to provide us with an as yet un-
specified number of dollars for KECHEL. My estimate is that it
will be about 200 K in FY 1988.
3. �,'�. ith respect to manpower required to manage animal
programs, we require two full time individuals to monitor all of
the animal programs including AR PA's portion. However, due to
Illness we have had to get by with about one man year of monitoring.
The portion of time which can be directly attributed to AR PA moni-
toring is probably less than 201e.
4. A number of factors may change this picture. If ARPA
funds KECHEL at the 200 K level, we will not have to expend most
of the 207 K currently budgeted. The CXYGAS project is funded,
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SUBJECT: Animal Programs
with the exception of about 50 K, up through December at which
time we will have the operational demonstration. If it is deter-
mined at that time to continue OXYGAS, we will combine the
ARPA 200 K and the remainder of our 296 K and proceed. If the
decision is not to continue OXYGAS, I don't know what ARPA will
do but I suspect that we will require less than 100 K of the 296 K
to phase it out. AXIOLITE should stand at 100 K which we expect
to spend. 11`,,) some extend, these decisions would be dependent upon:
a. The DD/P survey of KECIILL =tad AXIOLITE to
be undertaken within the next month.
b. A decision as to whether we wish to undertake
some sort of joint animal program activity in a more formal
sense with ARPA. In the latter case, it might be possible to
divert any savings from OXYGAS and KECHEL to such an
agreed program. Perhaps we could use some of these funds
to cover our obligation for FY 1989.
5. As I bare indicated to you verbally, ARPA has on
several occasions indicated they would like to have a joint ARPA/CIA
animal program. In the light of the recent decisions of the phasing
out of the animal programs, I have discouraged further discussions
an this. This, of course, could be reopened if this seems desirable
after our meeting next mouth with the. Executive Director, the DIVP
and the DD/S&T.
8. With respect to management, ORD has in 41 woes been
the technical manager on jointly funded programs. We do meet
periodically with ARPA, however, for planning purposes, review
of tasks, progress reports, and site visits. It luis been ARPA's
expressed desire that we have the total technical management of
those programs to avoid confusion for the contractors and because
we have the technical capability.
Stephen L. A 4dr1ch, M. D.
Deputy Director
of
Research and Development
Distribution:
Ofel - Adse; 1 - DD/S&T; 1 D/ORD; 1 - C/BSD; DD File;
1 - DD Chrono; 1 - ORD Chrono
ORD/DD/S&T:SLAidrich:pjk/2652 (15 September 1967)
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