LETTER TO WILLIAM O. BAKER FROM JOHN N. MCMAHON

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The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Executive Registry
84- 694/6
20 April 1984
Dr. William 0. Baker
The Security Affairs Support Association
80 West Street, Suite 110
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Bill,
A European visit prevents me from attending the
dinner in your honor with the Security Affairs
Support Association. I wish to congratulate you on
your award, just another of the many in your quiver.
You should take great pride in the many and varied
contributions you have made to our government
community. I know that all of us who have watched
our intelligence programs profit by your attention
and suggestions are pleased to share in the tribute
to you. With best wishes for continued good luck.
Regards,
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The Director of Central Intelligence
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Mr. Robert J. Hermann
President
The Security Affairs Support Association
80 West Street, Suite 110
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Bob,
Thank you for your thoughtful invitation to
join in the testimonial dinner in honor of Bill
Unfortunately, I will be in Europe and
unable to participate. I thank you for the
thought, and also, through you, I wish to extend
to him my congratulations.
Sincerely,
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PRESIDENT
Robert J. Hermann
United Technologies Corp.
VICE PRESIDENT, EAST
George F. Steeg
MITRE Corporation
VICE PRESIDENT, WEST
Oliver Kirby
E-Systems, Inc.
Greenville Division
SECRETARY /TREASURER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
William H. Parsons
SASA
THE SECURITY AFFAIRS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION
March 22, 1984
Mr. John McMahon
Deputy Director, Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
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GENERAL COUNSEL
Daniel B. Silver
Cleary. Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN
Robert F. Welte
Loral Electronics Systems
Kenneth Caviness
McDonnell Douglas Astronautics
Company
George Cokas
Ground Systems Group
Hughes Aircraft Company
Anthony Dignazio
Systems Engineering Development
Corporation
Frank S. Greene, Jr.
Technology Development
Corporation
R. P. Henderson
Harris Corporation
Joseph S. Hull
Joseph S. Hull & Company
B. R. Inman
Microelectronics & Computer
Technology Corporation
John Macauley
E-Systems
Melpar Division
John E. Morrison, Jr.
The MVM Group. Inc.
Wayne Shelton
Planning Research
Corporation
Robert D. Singe)
Consultant
Anthony L. Ward
Intercon Systems Corporator
Donald J. Webster
Technology for Communications
International
On Thursday evening, 3 May 1984, Dr. William 0.
Baker will receive our association award at a tes-
timonial dinner in his honor at the Bolling Air Force
Base Officers' Club. The Director of Intelligence,
Mr. William J. Casey, will present the award.
More information about Dr. Baker and the SASA
Awards Program is contained in our most recent news-
letter, Colloquy, a copy of which is enclosed.
Your invitation to The Testimonial Dinner is
enclosed. We would like very much for you to be our
guest on this special occasion.
RoYe"rt J. Hermann
President
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SASA INAUGURATES AWARDS PROGRAM
Dr. William O. Baker To Be Honored As First Recipient
March 1984
On Thursday evening, 3 May 1984, Dr. William O. Baker
will receive the first association award for "Extraordinary
service and exceptional accomplishments in support of the
national intelligence endeavor." The award will be presented
by Mr. William J. Casey, Director of Central Intelligence.
The ceremony will take place during the testimonial dinner
honoring Dr. Baker at the Bolling Air Force Base Officers
Club. Dr. Baker, former President and Chairman of the
Board, Bell Laboratories, until his retirement from that post
in July 1980, has played a uniquely significant personal role
in national security affairs for more than 30 years. Among his
many intelligence and security commitments, Dr. Baker has
served on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory
board almost since its inception in 1956. He continues as a
member of the present board. Few others can match his
record of distinguished, self-less service in the national
interest. It is therefore with great pride that SASA recognizes
Dr. Baker as our first award recipient. We are also pleased to
announce that future awards, to be scheduled annually, will
be designated as "The William Oliver Baker Award". A
special personalized medal honoring Dr. Baker is being struck
for presentation at the ceremony.
Members of the PFIAB, the NFIB, the Congressional
Intelligence Committees and other key military and govern-
ment civilians are being invited to attend the testimonial.
dinner. Invitations to the SASA membership are being sent
separately.
Further biographical data on Dr. Baker is contained else-
where in this edition of Colloquy. Additional information on
the SASA Awards Program is on page 2.
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AWARD PROGRAM
SASA Resolution
The SASA Board of Directors resolved as follows:
"WHEREAS, those components of the U.S. Govern-
ment comprising the Intelligence Community have their
own award systems and the DCI, on behalf of the National
Foreign Intelligence Board, administers a system to bestow
recognition upon individuals for service to the community
as a whole, the Security Affairs Support Association now
desires to supplement those existing systems by creating a
new award. Such an award will recognize service or
accomplishment of an extraordinary or highly exceptional
nature, whether to the Intelligence Community or a com-
ponent thereof, which benefits The Community as a whole.
In doing so, the Association intends such an award to
serve as public recognition of service to the nation and at
the same time, to encourage and acknowledge, service on
behalf of the national intelligence endeavor by those
outside of government whose contributions to our national
security have become increasingly important. _ _
WHEREAS, Dr. William Oliver Baker personifies
those attributes of extraordinary service and exceptional
accomplishment in support of the national intelligence
endeavor, the Association herewith resolves that he shall be
the initial recipient of the SASA award.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that because the
Association desires to pay further tribute to Dr. Baker,
future awards will be named in his honor - The William
Oliver Baker Award. Henceforth, the Association will
present the Baker Award/s annually to those whose service
clearly accords with the high standards reflected in Dr.
Baker's contribution. Announcement of the institution of
the Baker Award will be made to the departments and
agencies of the Federal government which comprise the
Intelligence Community, to, the President's Foreign Intel-
ligence Advisory Board, and to the Scientific and Industrial
Communities which actively cooperate in advancing the
goals and objectives of the national intelligence endeavor."
THE WILLIAM OLIVER BAKER AWARD
Purpose
The award has been inaugurated by SASA in order to
promote excellence in the quality of the intelligence and
national security activities of the United States Govern-
ment and associated endeavors in the private sector by
recognizing exceptional achievement by individuals con-
tributing to these affairs.
Eligibility
Members of the government, or private industry, and of
the academic community are eligible to receive the award
provided that a substantial portion of their professional
activity is devoted to national security affairs. No time limit
will be set for the period of such service as is being
recognized.
Recipients of departmental or community awards should
be considered but it is not intended that the Baker Award
duplicate in any way an existing award or award system. In
the event that justification for a nomination rests primarily
upon classified information, special arrangements will be
made to accommodate it, but an unclassified version will be
required for accompanying citation.
Selection Criteria
Awardees will be selected on the basis of the following:
- Sustained excellence in their contribution to national
security affairs over a considerable period of time, or a
single achievement of extraordinary merit.
- Contributions in the scientific and technical discip-
lines or in other fields essential to the enhancement of
national security interests.
- Technical enhancements of unusual significance,
management proficiency of a high order, or the develop-
ment or application of techniques that permit cost savings
of substantial magnitude.
SELECTION PROCEDURES
Annually, the President of SASA will invite the depart-
ments and agencies of the Intelligence Community, the
President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and the
Scientific, Industrial and Academic communities to nom-
inate individuals considered best qualified for the award.
The nominations will be reviewed by an awards panel
selected by the SASA Board of Directors. Representatives
of the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, the PFIAB
and the director of Central Intelligence will be asked to
participate with the SASA panel annually in the final
selection of awardee/s.
PRESENTATION
The awardee/s will be honored at an annual dinner
meeting of the Association at which the "William Oliver
Baker" medal will be presented.
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THE TIARA SYMPOSIUM
SASA PROGRAM RECEIVES
HIGH RATING
The DOD sponsored TIARA Symposium held at the
Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, Silver Spring,
Maryland on 8-9 February was well received according to
reports from many attendees. In remarks made to members
of the SASA staff, President Robert Hermann stated his
belief that "the objectives originally sought had been met in
a substantial way." One member commented in a letter to
SASA Headquarters "In short, I found it to be one of the
most informative symposiums I have attended since joining
industry six years ago." He went on to state "I have always
looked at SASA as being a SIGINT version of the Old
Crows, an organization that was needed to fill an obvious
gap in the, industrial /Intelligence Community relationship.
For the most part I have been relatively disappointed, but
the TIARA Symposium rekindled my belief that SASA can
provide the forum necessary to insure an effective interface
between the two groups."
Needless to say that we are pleased that the symposium
met with the high expectations of most of the attendees.
SASA acknowledges with warmest gratitude the superb
support rendered by the many participating key Depart-
ment of Defense Officials without whom the program
would not have been possible. We are also indebted to the
staff representatives of the House Appropriations Com-
mittee and the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence for their fine contribution to the TIARA pro-
gram. Selected materials from the lecturer's presentations
which were requested by many attendees are being prepared
for forwarding to the appropriate organizational Security
Officers.
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TIARA SYMPOSIUM
Attendees
John M. Adamec. Jr.
Donald W. Holloway
Kenneth V. Rogers
David L. Adamy
Kenneth M. Irish, Jr.
William R. Rogers
Robert W. Aguais
Alan W. Jackson
Donald E. Rose
George N. Allerson
Karl Bruce Jenkins
Lewis Rowland
Philip J. Anderson
Lester K. Johnson
John J. Saalberg
Richard J. Augustine
Rodney K. Jolly
Martin J. Schmitt
James T. Baer
Stanley R. Jones
Anthony Sesow
Alan Baldinger
William P. Jones
William L. Shade
Jack G. Banks, II
Jefferson D. Kaylor
G.H.B. Shaffer
Francis A. Bausch
William T. Kvetkas, Jr.
William J. Shea
Thomas W. Bilodeau
Henry J. Labrecque
Wayne V. Shelton
John A. Blohm
Charles A. Lacijan
James L. Sherrill
Robert G. Brown
Marcus J. Langholz
William C. Silbert
Ulyssess G. Carlan
Doyle E. Larson
Lynda J. Simon
Kenneth L Caviness
Robert Legere
Robert D. Singel
Clifford W. Chapman
Steve Lierman
Ronald R. Smetek
Richard B. Clement
Joseph F. Lisella
Luther L. Smith
George P. Contois
George F. Lordi, Jr.
Wayne J. Smith
Gerry R. Crammer
John A. Macaulay
Anthony R. Spadaro
John J. Currey, Jr.
Dayton R. Males, Jr.
George E. Speak, Jr.
John A. Currier
Robert A. Marsh
Jerrett D. Stafford
Gordon H. Dechman
Mary J. Marshall
Michael Stambolis
Anthony J. Dignazio
John H. Martel
Cecil V. Steed
Robert L. Dillon
Stephen S. Meyer
John C. Stevens
Robert R. Duncan
Stephen G.,Miller
Leonard A. Stoehr
Warren E. Edwall
Lawrence Moberley
James H. Stone
Raymond A. Ezekiel
John E. Morrison, Jr.
J.L. Sullivan
Robert J. Fitch
Wilbur E. Mozingo, Jr.
John R. Thomas
William A. Franklin
George P. O'Connor
Charles Fringali
Peter G. Freck
Robert P. O'Rourk
Malcolm R. Uffelman
Theodore C. Freitag
Garth W. Orgill
Corneilus A. VanGelder
James L. Furth, Jr.
Stuart M. Parcher
William G. Videtto
Thomas K. Gallagher
Thomas W. Parkinson
Walter G. Vient
John M. Gillis, Jr.
Gregory B. Pavlin
John L. Vogt
Frederick C. Goerg
Edward J. Pfarr, Jr.
Eugene R. Wade
Morton E. Goulder
Robert Pfister
Frederick L. Wahl
James W. Green
George Pickett
John R. Walsh
Harry T. Hagaman
Pamela H. Piper
Donald J. Webster
Charles F. Hall
Norman Quigley
Robert G. Whitcher
Darly M. Hatfield
Leah A. Ramsey
Dell P. Williams
Gerald K. Hendricks
Douglas A. Rekenthaler
Milton S. Zaslow
Robert J. Hermann
Richard E. Rentz
Taylor B. Zinn, Jr.
Vincent J. Heyman
Companies Participating
ARINC Research Corporation
Frey Federal Systems Corp.
The MVM Group, Inc.
A.T. & T. Technology/Fed. Sys. Div.
Ford Aerospace & Com. Corp.
Network Systems, Corp.
BDM Corporation
Gould, Inc.
PRC/Gov. Information Sys.
BETAC
M.E. Goulder Enterprises, Inc.
Physics International Co.
Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.
G.T.E.
RCA/GSD
Bunker Ramo Electronics Systems
Harris Corp.
Rockwell International
Computer Sciences Corp.
Hughes Aircraft Co.
Sanders Associates, Inc.
Datatape, Inc.
INCO, Inc.
Sys. Engineering Dev. Corp.
Dewey Electronics
Intercon Systems Corp.
Sperry Univac
Eaton Corp./Data Sys. Ser. Div.
Interstate Electronics Corp.
Stanford Telecomm., Inc.
Eaton Corp./AIL Division
Larson Electronics
Sterling Systems, Inc.
E-Systems, Inc., CAPA
Litton Systems, Inc.
TCI
E-Systems, Inc., Garland Div.
Lockheed Missiles & Space Co.
TDC
E-Systems, Inc., Greenville Div.
Loral Electronics Systems
TRW
E-Systems, Inc., Melpar Div.
McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co.
Ultra Systems, Inc.
Electrospace Systems, Inc.
MDAC
United Technologies Corp.
Emerson Electric Co.
MITRE Corporation
United Technologies Mostek
ESL, Inc.
United Technologies,
Norden Systems, Inc.
Watkins-Johnson Company
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President's Message - Afterthoughts on TIARA
Our Symposium on Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities seems to have been
a success on all counts. The turnout was good - both in numbers and who those
numbers represented. The industry attendees clearly added a special dimension of
quality to the program because they represented an important segment of the indus-
trial base supporting TIARA. The function of government-industry dialogue seemed
well served. The very positive feedback which we have been receiving has provided
reassurance that good topics, well presented fill an important need. It was particularly
gratifying that Lt. Gen. Williams, Director DIA, could spend some time with us.
We owe a sizeable debt of gratitude to Don Latham, Deputy Under Secretary for
Research and Engineering (C31) and Roger Engel, his Director for Tactical Intelligence
Systems for co-sponsoring the Symposium. From both a security standpoint and the
substance of the issues, their sponsorship and personal contributions were essential to
establishing the quality environment for information exchange which existed. We
hope they found it useful from their perspective.
Dr. Robert Hermann
Finally, we thank the truly great list of speakers. We could not have enjoyed a more authoritative group to address TIARA.
Not only did they represent themselves, their service/agency well but displayed, as well, a sense of wisdom and humor as they did
SASA HISTORIAN APPOINTED
Mr. Robert E. Drake, former Deputy Director, NSA, has accepted the appointment
of SASA Historian, a post recently established by the Board. Mr. Drake, a well-known
and respected professional within the Intelligence Community served with distinction
in the National Security Agency and its predecessor organization for more than 30
years. Within the agency, he served in many of its key posts with his career
culminating in his assignment as the Deputy Director, NSA, in 1978, a position he
vacated in 1980 at the time of his retirement from the government. Prior to his entry
into the intelligence field in 1948, Mr. Drake had served in the United States Army
Air Forces as a rated flying officer, completing 25 combat missions as a B-24 pilot in
the Pacific theatre during WW II. Mr. Drake is a native of Northfield, Minnesota and
holds a B.A. Degree in History and International Relations (Carleton College, Minne-
sota) and an M.A. Degree in International Affairs (George Washington University).
As the Association Historian, Mr. Drake will be providing to our membership
historical insights into many facets of U.S. intelligence activities of the past not
Mr. Robert E. Drake heretofore well publicized and in most cases not previously published. His contribu-
tions to future editions of the Colloquy which will undoubtedly prove informative and entertaining.
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ATTENTION ALL SASA MEMBERS
Annual General Membership Meeting
The Annual General Membership Meeting for 1984 will
be convened at 0900 hrs., Friday 4 May 1984 in the Ft. Myers
Officers Open Mess, Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will
follow on the "heels" of the Baker Award Testimonial
Dinner the previous evening for the convenience of our
membership, particularly those from outside the Washing-
ton area. All members are urged to attend this important
session where issues involving the transition of association
status from "trade" to "professional" will be discussed-and
voted upon as well as other matters which entail charter
modifications. The meeting will begin promptly at 0900 hrs.
A working brunch will be available at 1000 hrs. The agenda
should be completed not later than 1200 hrs.
DITFOR V ANNOUNCED
The Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelli-
gence), Mr. Charles A. Hawkins, Jr. has announced that the
Fifth Defense. Intelligence Technical Forum, (DITFOR V),
will be hosted by the National Security Agency, Ft. Meade,
MD, on 3-4 April 1984.
In recognition of the growth in the complexity of modern
warfare, DITFOR V will present a program emphasizing
current DOD/Service intelligence planning initiatives and
research trends designed to meet the challenges of the inte-
grated battlefield during the 1990's. The two days will be
devoted to three topical sessions: The U & S Commanders'
Views of Intelligence Support to Combat Operations; Intelli-
gence Communications; and new Technologies. Dr. Roger
Engel, Director, Tactical Intelligence Systems, OADUSD (I),
and Mr. Ralph E. Walker, Chief R2, NSA, are responsible
for organizing and chairing DITFOR V.
Attendance will require TOP SECRET SI/TK access. In
addition to government personnel, representatives from
industry are being invited to attend DITFOR V.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The Board of Directors Meeting will convene on April 2,
1984 for its final meeting prior to the 1984 SASA Annual
General Membership Meeting. Top on the priority list of
business to be considered by the Board will be selection of
candidates to replace four Board Members whose terms of
office expire in 1984. Board proceedings will also encompass
adoption of necessary amendments to the Association's By-
Laws and Charter, in addition to formalizing plans for further
SASA activities to be scheduled later in 1984.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Finance Committee Chairman, Wayne Shelton, has sche-
duled a meeting for March 21, 1984 to finalize the CY 1984
-1.985 Operating Budget. In addition to drafting the budget,
attention will be directed towards establishing suitable
procedures for implementation of a Planning, Program and
Budget System that is directly integrated into the financial
accounting system.
MEMBER PROFILE
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ERI is capable of providing engineering, technical, main-
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include installation of fire warning and protection systems.
ERI is appropriately staffed with electrical/electronic and
mechanical engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists,
installers; draftsmen, and logistics support and SIGINT
operations specialists to perform their principal business
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More detailed information can be obtained by contacting
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The BDM Corporation is a diversified professional and
technical services organization which provides contract sup-
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tions, energy, transportation, environment and other areas.
Its principal professional services involve providing sup-
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systems integration, SIGINT/SIGSEC/ELINT and EW Sys-
tems, and test & evaluation functions.
Further information on the BDM Corporation's capabilities
can be obtained by calling corporate headquarters in McLean,
Virginia., The telephone number is [phone].
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MORE ABOUT DR. BAKER
Dr. Baker was born in Chestertown, MD. He graduated He chaired, from 1956 to 1958, the President's Ad Hoc
with a B.S. Degree from Washington College in 1935, and Task Force for Application of Communications Analysis for
received his PhD in physical chemistry from Princeton National Security and International Policy. The task force
University in 1938. He married Frances Burrill in 1941. produced the "Baker Report" which has significantly in-
Dr. Baker joined Bell Laboratories in 1939 and early in
World War 11, was responsible for the discovery of the
mocrogel concept which was heavily exploited during and
since the wartime rubber crisis. This work was identified by
the War Production Board as "ahead of all other fundamental
work carried out in the synthetic rubber program."
The microgel concept led to Dr. Baker's interest in highly
netted polymers. His findings in collaboration with Dr. F.H.
Winslow resulted in the proposal to use cross-linked
polymers and laminates as ablative heat shields for protecting
missiles and satellites from incinerating upon re-entry into
the atmosphere.
While Dr. Baker was Vice President of Research from
1955 to 1973, Bell Labs produced some of the most
important discoveries in telecommunications. These include
the laser, satellite systems, guides and circuits for photons,
charge coupled devices, the UNIX computer operating
system, magnetic bubble memories, the epitaxial transistor,
picosecond switching, and Time Assignment Speech Inter-
polation (TASI), among others.
Dr. Baker became President of Bell Labs in 1973, and
Chairman of the Board in 1979.
Throughout his enormously creative, service of 41 years at
Bell Labs, Dr. Baker made extensive commitments of his
fluenced certain U.S. intelligence activities to this day.
From 1958 to 1978, he served on the Scientific Advisory
Board of the National Security Agency.
In 1957 as a member of the President's Science Advisory
Committee, (PSAC), and as a member of the National
Science Board, he drafted a plan adopted by President
Kennedy in creating the Office of Science and Technology.
He was coauthor of the PSAC Reports "Improving the
Availability of Scientific and Technical Information in the
United States", "Strengthening American Science" (which
forwarded formation of the Federal Council for Science and
Technology), "Scientific Progress, the Universities and the
Federal Government" (Seaburg Report), and "Science,
Government and Information" (Weinberg Report). As
Chairman of the PSAC Panel on Materials Research and
Development, he was assigned to initiate, through the DOD-
Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Federal Council,
the National Interdisciplinary Laboratories Program on
Materials and the Federal Coordinating Committee on
Materials Research and Development.
In 1959, President Eisenhower asked Dr. Baker to develop
a plan which resulted in the establishment of the Defense
Communications Agency. He completed this assignment in
1961, under President Kennedy.
remarkable abilities to many departments and agencies of the In 1960, as a member of the Air Force Systems Command
U.S. Government, not least of which were those engaged in Scientific Board, Baker was responsible for the organization
intelligence activities. His superb contributions to the en- of a Hanscom Air Force Base study that led to the modern-
hancement of our national intelligence endeavor are well ization of the armed forces command and control network.
known to those behind the essential security veil which
protects our most sensitive information. Suffice it to say in
any public forum that for years Dr. Baker has not only been a
staunch and vocal advocate of a strong U.S. Intelligence
enterprise but has been one of its most valued architects.
Among his many activities a few of those which may be
publicly acknowledged are:
From 1962 to 1963, he was a member of President
Kennedy's Orrick Commission, which established the White
House Office of Telecommunications Management and
prompted accelerated improvements in U.S. government
telecommunications worldwide.
During 1978 and 1979, Dr. Baker was a technical advisor
to the White House Information and Communications
From 1956 to 1977, he was a member of the President's Office on planning and executing graphics systems for
Foreign Intelligence Board. Dr. Baker was reappointed to the NASA's image processing.
Board by President Reagan when it was reestablished in 1981.
AWARDS AND HONORS
The first to hold membership in the National Academy of Dr. Baker has received honorary degrees from a number of
Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the institutions, including Georgetown University, Stevens
Institute of Medicine concurrently, Dr. Baker has received
other honors and awards including the Perkin Medal of the
Society of Chemical Industry; the Priestley Medal of the
American Chemical Society; the Industrial Research Institute
Medal; the "Industrial Research Man of the Year" award; the
Frederick Philips Award of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers; the James Madison Medal from
Princeton University; the Gold Medal of the American
Institute of Chemists; and the Mellon Institute Award. In
1980 he received the American Chemical Society's Madison
Marshall Award.
Institute of Technology, Seton Hall University, Saint Peter's
College, Monmouth College, Polytechnic Institute of New
York, Clarkson College of Technology, Trinity College
(Dublin), Kean College of New Jersey, Northwestern Univer-
sity, University of Notre Dame, New Jersey Institute of
Technology, Lehigh University and the Universities of
Pittsburgh, Glasgow, Akron, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Dr. Baker has been granted 13 patents on subjects
involving polymers, including one on a method of increasing
the strength of solid fuels such as rocket propellant.
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SECURITY AFFAIRS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION
Mr John McM h
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Deputy Director, Central lnte11igen
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