INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES EQUIPMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A002000200008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 2, 1956
• Content Type: MF

4718AO0200020000$ 1
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (support)
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APR 2 1956
umarju.c: International Business Machines Equipment
only. This memorandum and attachment are for information
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2. In response to your verbal request, this Office has
evaluated such information as is currently available and is
considered significant in determining the advisability of
purchasing International Business Machines equipment. No
positive recommendation to purchase existing or like equip-
ment, in whole or in part, is possible as of this date, as
the International Business Machines Corporation has not made
known its schedule of purchase price or maintenance arrange-
ments. When such information 4
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sidered in relation to the benefits which,accrueltobthe on-
in taking full advantage of technological progress by the Agency
rental of the latest punch card equipment.
3? The purchase price of certain equipment manufactured
by the second largest producer of punch card equipment (Reming_
ton Rand, Inc.) is approximately eight times annual rental. On
this basis it could be expected that a capital expenditure of
approximately $3,100,000 would be necessary to Purchase the
equipment in use under the contracts listed in the attachment.
4. When the International Business Machines Corporation
publishes its price schedules, this Office will be in a position 25X1A9a
to evaluate, in conjunction with Mr.
Staff , the relative merits of the present ~~ of the P rental ogrameas
apposed to initiating as
n6 Partial or complete procurement of equipment.
Attachment:
IBM Rentals for FY-1956
Act 1,091s tics
Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP78-04718AO02000200008-1