HOW TO SET UP FOR INTER-AGENCY SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM

• Document Type: FOIA
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05751066
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2021
• Case Number: F-2011-01575
• Publication Date: February 18, 1966

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18 February 1966
MEMORANDUM
Project CHIGOE - Meeting - 18 February 1966
Present:
Jim Cunningham
(b)(3)
Bill Seward
(b)(3)
SUBJECT: How to set up for Inter-Agency support of the program
1. Commander Holcomb will undertake during the next two
weeks to identify and bring into the program to the extent nec-
essary each Navy individual necessary to the support of the
program. It will be done by personal contact.
Cmdr. Bill Holcomb
Dick Bennett
2. At an appropriate time $300K is to be transferred to
the Navy as reimbursement for Navy support.
3. Dick Bennett (in Capt. Wilson's shop) will be our
direct Navy contact.
4. Pax River is not to include our tech reps in their
regular Navy TR reporting system.
5. The aircraft is presently carried as a BUWEPS R&D bird;
it is to be converted to a PaX River asset.
6. The Navy will assign one of its own code names for
identification of the project.
7. A Navy lieutenant in Bennett's office will be in charge
of controlling and ordering movement of the aircraft (1) from
Edwards to Greenville, and (2) from Greenville to Pax River, etc.
8. We look to the Navy to:
a. retain ownership of the vehicle while at the con-
tractor's and while out in the field.
b. maintain the aircraft.
c. provide a flight and ground crew around June or
July 1966.
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18 February 1966
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT - CHIGOE - Meeting with Contractor Personnel, 18 Feb-
ruary 1966.
PRESENT:
(b)(3)
1. Contractor to furnish specs. and/or whatever parti-
culars they can on the 3 VERDAN computers.
2. Contractor tq in a single list, list all GFP to be
procured from AF source so we make only one request on AF.
We will keep accountability of this property.
3. Varian being scratched from list for now. Contractor
to keep magnetometers separate on bid proposal so we can identify
exact $ amount in bid, whether FP or CPFF.
4. We are getting together with Litton:
a. hand trimmed 12E unit (15-20K).
Decision will be made as to whether the 15 unit is
to be used.
b. to get their Loran coupling aboard our program
c. spares on above may be a problem.
5. (X-6223 or X-6224) will function as Ch. Equip-m(3)
ment Engineer. His office is getting its own private phone.
6. Film processing to be considered further down stream.
7. IR film to be procured by us as GFP,
(b)(3)
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17 February 1966
MEMORANDUM - CHIGOE
called to state that funding action is
being taken as follows:
Current transfer
Additional trf. to
occur later
$1,963,732. (FY-66)
225,000. (FY-66)
Total intended FY-66 $2,188,732.
Anticipated next year's
funding
1,000,000. (FY-67)
$3,188,832.
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MEMORANDUM: Project CHIGOE
The following individuals met in
date to discuss current problems on the program:
(b)(3)
Cmdr. Warren
W. Seward
16 February 1966
office this
The points listed below summarize the meeting's coverage.
1. Dr. Wheelon has indicated that the program will not be
operated as an OSA asset as originally planned, due to high
costs. Instead, an effort will be made to try to get the Navy
to operate the program during the proof-of-concept period.
2. Arrangements are to be made to transfer the aircraft
from Edwards to Greenville at an early date through Capt. Wilson,
(Navy). Cmdr. Warren indicated he would proceed to procure the
microfilm set. Costs on an expedite basis may run up to five
thousand dollars, but would be well spent if it eliminates a
delay in performance of Phase I.
3. It now appears that the program will develop somewhat
as follows:
Program managership of the first system to vest in
ORD, and on this prototype system OSA is to support. the program
for Contracts, 'Security, Programs and Commo. It. is -felt that a
follow-on program can occur as early as.. summer 1966, which
Dr. Wheelon indicated will come under OSA assets and management.
The prototype program currently under way,is intended solely as
a proof of concept.
4. Regarding the aircraft:.
a. Cmdr. John Huber (Navy) is the. present
of the bird at Edwards Air Force Base,
chstOdian
b. Contractor's .estimate for. ferrying and readying
is $3,07-I.
c. It may be possible to operate the .bird as.an
R&D T&E'Navy vehicle_
d The bird can be bailed OT GFP'd as an asset under
an'existingexperimentalsquadro'n4n.Key West which
may be suitable for this purpose-.
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e. The aircraft support (spares, engines, tires, etc.),
to come from Navy.
f. Interim focal point for the Navy is to be Cmdr. War-
ren. Through him a meeting will be arranged to in-
vite Dick Wilson to OSA to be briefed and prevailed
upon to support the program. It is hoped that Capt.
Wilson will be the Navy contact.
g It is intended that Navy will retain title to the
vehicle.
h. Arrangements will include flight and ground risk
and GFP clauses in the contract. Capt. Wilson is
to give his authority to work on the bird and modify
it as necessary.
i. Except for the one-half mil, scanner and the concept,
there is no Agency proprietorship in this vehicle.
It may be necessary to procure some items from NOTS
(Naval Ord. Test Station) in Inyokerne, California.
The quantity of such material will be small. Again,
it may not be necessary to transfer funds to the
Navy from OSA for this equipment.
5. Owner of the aircraft:
A memorandum of understanding to be obtained from
Capt. Wilson which will spell out the Navy's agreement to
support CHIGOE. This will be presented at a meeting arranged
by Col. Seward tentatively for 0930 Friday, 18 February 1966
in the OSA Conference Room. Admiral (Ret.) Schoech and AdmImalie.
(Ret.) Holcomb will also attend.
6. OSA responsibility and support requirements:
Col. Seward will cover this item. Briefly, he will say
what Dr. Wheelon expects OSA to
follow-on program. Two points were made by : (1) OSA
to develop a new total system; (2) OSA to support the present
prototype phase of the program. It is understood that it has
already been spelled out by Dr. Wheelon that OSA will pick up
the follow-on system inrfar as the Agency is concerned. Follow-
on procurement by Navy pould occur or even possibly the Air
Force. In the case of Navy, it would be a white program.
do on this prototype and on the
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7. Bill Seward to initiate procurement of the three VERDAN
computers.
These will be GFP to the program.
8.
Agency Friday.
Messrs. are due for a meeting at the
(b)(3)
However, a meeting with these contractor personnel
will be side-tracked,
giving priority to the Capt. Wilson meeting.
The meeting
can be postponed until later Friday, or
(b)(3)
Friday evening.
9. It may be necessary to assign a Property Accountability
Officer
(b)(3)
11).
contract
in D/Matil.
(b)(3)
agreed to obtain a copy of the LTV
under which a vehicle was provided the contractor.
11. To be resolved:
How GFP material is to pass to LTV.
12. A sterile Navy contract number is to be obtained and
assigned to the LTV contract.
13. The LTV contractor has assigned its own unclassified
code name, MUDDYHILL, for use in-house on this contract.
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