# 1649 AIRCRAFT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00879R001000050060-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 25, 1999
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: June 9, 1961
• Content Type: MEMO

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OXC-1750/A
9 June 1961
MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Chief, Development Projects Division
SUBJECT
Memo for AC/DPD frm C/DPD/SB dtd 1 Jun 61,
Subj: #1649 Aircraft/OXCART (O C?1750)
1. 1 have read th
#1649 Aircraft
attached correspondence and particularly
? memo and cannot help but agree that we
re continue to use the 1649 as a transport aircraft
for RM8. There is no question that he is well known everywhere
para. 4. b. of 0
are asking for i
U. S. and, to a groat extent, overseas, and that if our friends
tie in the major sensitive activities of DPD.
2. To repaint the aircraft and put "Lockheed" on
decide` to follow the movements of this aircraft, it would certainly
with Kelly and Kelly and RMB are well known at this
-pliehes nothing; in fact, it to a detrimental effect in that it
point for their association in the U,-2 project, so it would not take
much imaginatioy:r to assume that some skulduggery would be again
taking place if the two are, this close together. In addition, I think
it to very foolish for Mr. Bissell to be caught accepting private
favors (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation) since he is a Government
official. This could be made into a mud- 9lingtng item if someone
wanted to make an issue of it.
aircraft be confined to theeprimaryr mission for which it was purchased
3. In view of the above, I request that the utilizati
al, USAT
DPD- DD
C._',SS. CHANGED
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only after consultation between you and me will any exceptions
the *bove policy.
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AC/DPD:SWB:Jr
Distribution:
Cy I - Addressee
Cy 2 - C/ DPDI B
Cy 3 C/1 PD/SPB
Cy 4 > C/ZPD/'ADMIN
5 - C/ DPD/ DB
Cy 6 - OGC/ DPD
7 -AC/DPI)
Cy 8 - I PPD/ R1
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