CHIGOE MEETING WITH U. S. NAVY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05752582
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2021
• Case Number: F-2011-01575
• Publication Date: March 4, 1966

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4 March 1966
MEMORAWD THE RECORD
SUBJECT:: CH OON Meeting with V. S. Wavy
1. A meeting was held at Main Navy this date, 4 March
1966, in reference to U. S. Navy support to project CHIGOE.
The following personnel attended:
Adm. Christenson
Adm. "Fawkes
Adm., Smith
Capt. Doolin
Capt. Wilson
Capt. Craven
Mr. James A. Cunningham, Jr.
Mr. William Kotapish
Lt . Col. Seward
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Lt. V. A. Mattarazza also attended a detailed
eaten after the main meeting.
Capt ic Wilson put the meeting in perspective by
saying that this was to discuss a Navy in-house capability
to respond to typical classified requirements which may be
generated by the Agency. It is to establish a general post-
ure in the Navy to respond to requirements of this nature.
The CHIGOE project is merely the to get the entire
system started and working.
3. Mr. gotapish gave the Security briefing in which
he said, in effect, that this project would not be included
in the Inflow system (D?MUS system not being named sPecifi-
cally) but would follow the same criteria. Security control
would he exercised through OSA Security and from, the Navy
side would be funneled through Capt. Wilson's office. Capt.
Wils s office is REWSON.
4 theii Save 2' brief history of the authorize- (b)(3)
tion of this project which had emanated :iron the DCI end the
Deputy Secretary of Defense, through Ee emphasized (b)(3)
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