LETTER TO LT. GENERAL W. A. DAVIS FROM RICHARD HELMS
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30 March 1966
Lt. General W. A. Davis. USAF
Vice Commandeer, Air Force Systems Command
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington. D. C. 20331
Dear General Davis:
Admiral Raborn has asked me to thank you for your
offer to provide a briefing on the pro*
posal. As you indicated. we do have an interest in the
objectives of the Project. I believe it would be advisable.
however, if a few of my knowledgeable officers were
given an opportunity to review the Project proposal and
to discuss its technical aspects before proceeding further
on this matter.
If your Project Manager would contact Mr.
of the Directorate for Science and Technology.
he would be pleased to make the necessary arran emento.
He can be reached on
Sincerely.
Richard Helms
O/DDS&TI 10 March 1966)
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Lt. General W. A. Davis $ USA?
Vice Coamander, Air Force System Comgs40d
Andrews Air Force Bass
Washington, D. C. `Z0331
Dear Viral Davis:
Thank you for your offer of 17 February 1966 to
provide a briefing on t't a proposal. A STA
you indioat*d, we do have interest in the objectives
of the Project. I believe it would be advisable, however,
if a few of my -ledgeable officers were given an
opportunity to review the i ro j ec t proposal to
discuss its tee'ea1 aspagts before proceeding
further on this matter.
If your Pro j ec t Image would contact Mr.
of. the Iirectora to for Science and
Technology, he: would be pleas d to make the necessary
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can be reaebit on
rely,
W. F. &aborn
Director
0/DD/S&T (10 Mar 66)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, WASHINGTON. D.C. 20331
REPLY TO
ATTN OF:: SCF
SUBJECT: Project ICE BOX
TO: The Honorable William F. Raborn
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
17 FEB 1966
1. When you visited this Headquarters on 25 October 1965. Col Sleeper
briefed you on the Technological Threat and Communist world-wide progress
in subversive aggression against free nations. He mentioned at-that time
that we were developing a study proposal in AFSC to investigate the feasi-
bility of an automatic data read-out system for showing in near real-time
the degree of Communist subversion in each country in the world based on
semantic analysis.
2. The proposal for this study has been staffed in this Headquarters and
submitted to Hq USAF. The Air Force responsibility in this matter is
probably not as heavy as CIA's, although our interest is, of course, very
sharp. I think you should be briefed on this proposal and that you may
wish to indicate CIA's interest in participating in or supporting this
project. If you will indicate a convenient time, I will be glad to set
this briefing up for you.
V. A. C.,':: S
It uLc~. t .,.
FORGING MILITARY SPACEPOWER
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