TACANA PROGRAM

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Animal Partners
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06527512
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: September 6, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2019
• Publication Date: May 14, 1976

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MEMORANDUM FOR;
SUBJECT
REFERENCE
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OTO/SDB Memo #1.54-76
14 May 1970 .
Director of Research and' Development
1 TACANA Program
DDO/SED Memo dated 7 May 1976,
St Comments on TACANA
1. It is requested that ORD respond to the' technical
aspects of the referenced memo, per my discussions with
Mr. Don Reiser. The pertinent items mentioned in the
referenced memo are outlined below.
a. Clandestine acclimatiiation.
b. A-B-C,klight behavior, with search at A for
and clandestine release at A: �
c. Retention time Of A.-B-C behavior,
d. Impact of major location change on behavior.
2.- I would like to recommend the following procedure
for your consideration, per our discussions of 12 May.
a. Continue the present training, in Oklahoma,
of the A-B-C flight behavior, including clandestine
release at A and the search behavior at A for B,
until this behavioral set is demonstrable on site in
Oklahoma.
6.2(d)
lb. Begin at onee'a collateral effort to determine
the proper training procedures, and associated problems;
for clandestine acclimatization above. Some sugges-
tions for the accomplishment of this are (1) move
10-12 additional birds from California to Oklahoma
for collateral training; (2) move 10-12 birds from
' California to North Carolina for acclimatization at
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the (3) move four-tix-birdt from
Oklahoma to California:. for acclimatization_
there sbY personnel. I will deliver -a written
statement of definition of "clandestine-acclimatiza-
tion" if this is required.
3. Please note that I fully realize that the above
efforts have not been "put together" and as such do. not
serve at definitive tests. However., 1 believe that later
efforts Will allow full scenario testing and that the
suggested procedure best utilizes available resources.
44 Both the efforts mentioned in,para 2 above should
be completed prior to 2S June. Upon completion of each
of efforts, I should he notified so that the TCT and '
the NIO/SA can arrange for an inspection tour. By 25 June
the findings Of the NTO/SA and. the TCT Will be formulated
into 'a recemmendation for or against Continuance of the
program
S. Assuming the program proceeds, it is further
2.-suggested that a training/testing site be prepared to
receive the Oklahoma birds' by the end of Jane.i. The.
birds. Should, be ,transPorted, to this new test site
clandestinely, acclimatized, and testes:len the ArBrC
,behavior against 'A simulated target. Upon satisfactory
,perfortance-of.this task, final reinforcement prier to
moving tO,Ikrathington.. should be accomplished. Please
advise the TCT, if this cannot be accomplished by the
first week in August,
6. In order to answer questions re the retention
time, it it suggested that the.washillgton:teat,he con-
ducted as at follows:
Clandestine acclimatatian
Plight test, group one
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Maintenance period
d. FlighOest, group two
e. Maintenance period.
f. :Flight test, group three
o'weeks
one week''
two weeks
.one week
7. It is requested that the ORD response he.directed
to the Chairman,'TACANA/ItT,,_who will respond to the
referenced memo: ,
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