BRIEFING OF ADMIRAL TAYLOR

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Animal Partners
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02419600
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• Document Creation Date: September 6, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2019
• Publication Date: October 27, 1966

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ORD 4762-66
27 October 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing of Admiral Taylor
1. On 26 October Mr. Chapman, and I
briefed Admiral Taylor and his aides Smith and McManus on
the ORD program. The briefing lasted two hours and fifteen
minutes. It covered approximately fourteen of the major pro-
grams in ORD. It is my impression that Admiral Taylor was
very much interested in the substance of the briefing and was
aware of some but not all of the projects. He asked unusually
intelligent questions about those programs with which he was
not completely familiar.
2. With respect to the Life Sciences, it turns out that
he was the Admiral Taylor who was involved in the Moss Com-
mittee hearings and indicated in the course of our discussion
that he felt much as we did about investigating the validity and
reliability of the polygraph. He showed particular interest in
the possible value of the EEG. On the animal studies, he
wanted to know whether people were
aware of OXYGAS. I in ica e ta ey were not ut that Frosh
and Admiral Gayler were aware of it and that we had been asked
He was particularly
interested in the
of the dolphin, so I left a copy of the OXYGAS briefing book with
him. He was interested in and also the
bird program. I gave him a brief rundown on our situation with
respect to He felt that a program to further define
this area was essential and offered his assistance in backing it
with the caveat that it would depend upon the funds. However, he
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SUBJECT: Briefing of Admiral Taylor
agreed that we should separate the problem from the funds first.
He was particularly interested in some material which he has
read on territoriality and aggression. I told him I would send
him a copy of "King Solomon's Ring" by Konrad Lorenz.
3. In summary, I felt that Admiral Taylor absorbed
an unusual amount of material rather rapidly and has a broad
philosophical background. As a result, I would assume that he
will be able to play a helpful role in translating ORD problems
to the front office.
STEPHEN L. 'ALDRICH, M. D.
Deputy Director
of
Research and Development
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ORD/DD/S&T:SLAldrich:pjk/2652 (27 October 1966)
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