PLANNING TASKS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00011A001000070101-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2010
• Sequence Number: 101
• Publication Date: March 15, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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15 March 1956
MERANDLM TO :
PROJECT DIRITDR
THRU
:
Deputy Project Director
SUBJZCT
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Placvning Tasks
1. This is to inforn you of the status of action an the subjects
outlined in your memorandum of 23 !'ebruary 1956, some subject. In
Your p 2 (Descriptions and Schedules of Op tested during ~s
and Reports) the Reports Wanuil which we prepared and recent visit to the site seemed to be satisfactory in almost ev'a7
respect. With the adsn modifications that we saide at Watertown I
believe it is acceptable for use in Operat ? Farther test will be
accomplished during our continuing comolmicatisns exercises as well as
our "wit missionV' which we will be rurming early in April prior to the
U8CM. It appears that the reporting workload is not excessive either
for this Headquarters or for the Detachnsnt. The oemau tioations load
seen to be acceptable to the ocarmaatoatoa's and not unduly roeessive.
We repeatedly iagrired as to whether or not the Wets" ten understandimo sufficient information both is acceptable Inswe proper present faarm.
believe the ystn is caeplat.l7
2. Concerning the second item, SOP for Headquarters Operations
Center. We have not as yet prepared a paper which outlines the daily
schedule of activities in detail. U. have, however, prepared certain
materials which we use to indicate such activities. These are some-
what , howsv+sr, for presentation in a report such as this. I
can outline briefly how we expect the activities to proceed. The
Operations center will initially be staffed for apparaodnately 16-hour
a dq operations. This is necessary because of the tier differential I,
between Washington and U. K. Operations activities we dictated by the weather and therefore are initiated upon receipt of a farvarable
weather forecast. With the favorable weather rffoorosastfo for an re a,
intelligence and ~xe This proposed mission plan is presented for
proposed Mission than. AsowdLng a contixiuance of
the
forecast, cad Operations
the ca~sidesati favorable +on by ~ the
apprafovt ~? the proposed miesssion, the
us you a
q-stam of reports indicated in the aboveagraph should hgnThe above
good idea of the activities as the briefing, pan g, and
arthe =798O on.
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3. Concerning flight proses and emergency proeediures in
Auropean theater. I believe activities in this regard are indicated
in sy n-mwandm to you of 2 parch 1956 concerning our proposed trip
to Swaps ?
4. Concerning the Air Ground Coumenioations Code. We have had
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people. Tbi are oe ing up with 'banned" massages that they would like
to have. It will be neeasar7 later to consolidate and approve their
and our massages. It world appear at this tine that the 999 available
combinations will be consldsarabl,y in excess to our s. I
think this is real, good in that ouch a system should be kept as sivple
as possible and should never be permitted to booms a chore in the
cockpit.
5. Arrantpmaat of Navigation Aida in the Cockpit. This was
covered in rq msmerranrdsam dated 13 March, to you on this subject.
6. I world like to oanont gm*r&W PIAURIM task* in
preparation for forthcoming opal' several operate on schedule. we are s wnteringof the le les ~t
Center and
these are completion of ptgsia aspee
ant of critically needed Operations Staff personnel.
I have submitted a tentative statement of personnel require-
rats for the Operations Staff. The outline as sn tt.daca is for
staff for wowr a days dair of right i, they will be required in
personnel we not requiqdre a
the very now future. Based on past experience in procurement of
I dealt think it is too early to start getting people on
board if they are needed by Dscaober. This outline has previously
been srlxdtted without sti~ a~ ~ and our Intent is to
of the psrssenel required.
submit justification of individual spaces on the T/O prior to oa r
departure to gaps. This T/O should it ; ev
though we do not man 100% against the T/00 tenuity to pick up indivicbuv s as they bec available from time to
time thou relieving In from the position of having to recruit a
rather extensive nmebsr of people in one f on sweep of the poll when
T/O ns start will
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base operations. In other words, approval
permit us to bow* selective in our acceptance of personnel.
Colonel, USAF
Director of Operations
AM/am
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