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CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4
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November 4, 2016
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October 20, 1998
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March 2, 1992
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LETTER
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Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 SG1J . , Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20310 The enclosed file is for your information. Copies will be sent to J. Verona and SG1J To be clear about why we have not included more specific information regarding "Exhibits A-Q" it is that the material, by itself or with other documentation, may have significant commercial and military value. Additionally, it will serve our agenda and we are not obliged to release materials to anyone at this time. As other files close, we will send out similar information concerning that specific file. Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 TESLA.?NIKQLA (Dr.) Research, Experiments, and Devices U.S. Air Force Involvement "Exhibits A-Q" Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 ri0 c ri ' I' N jT r-! '-I C1 d' M t`? tO c'7 N ri N O lC) r-t 01 lf7 N 1.t) O d' mHH,Ir-Irli-1 OOOOOr-IOOi-Ir-Id' V NO tn0 PkoI`t" co co H rr- co to m Cld' I0 MChfrYP')m 0NNC) -1-E // r-1 ///// ,' ' 1-1 -ri coN cots toRLn r~ LOtQai'0 'Q iii I i?iiii I iii i 7 ' .~ rtS t f I r-1 LO I -ri N O N r-! d4 i I N I I c") O IS) t W A I I I ri0 I UOririaO t 1 rI 11 OriOO 4) -ri kr~G4UQWF~C7x Hb'~a`"zdaol Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 ABSTUCTS OB D?.:IKOI:A TESLA.'S WEITI=' mm=n As =IBITS -YOP. "'3E ALTEn - SP Y C TODW 1. 193, an omination was made of the On January 26 and 27, ? ,.l ter his decease, had technical papers of Dr. Nt larp.house in Newyork City. This ex- been stored in the Nranbstooe of determining if any ideas of amiaatioa was made for the pu"1~ I 'be - cc significant value in the preaePtr aipating in thise?ytamination were found among his possessions. Mr John C. Newington, New Yo.L- O;Vice of the Alien Property Custodian; 1?Sr. . Charles J. Eedetmieni, WWashi:..gton OYfico of the Alien Property . John G. Tra.1~, office of SCiontifioSeaearcsh Custodian; Dr MasDachu- velopment. Massachusetts Iustitr a of Tschnolcgy, C3 Dide, :efts; Willis George, Office of :naval Intelligence, Third :iaval Die- trict; Edward Palmer, Chief Yooz?_a, 'USER;, John J. Corbett, Chief Too- =' USaI. 2. The following o F's ahers. uhiris are regardo& as t7Pical of ili:cala to 1 X32, amore remoaed Tes1a's writings and thoughts in the period 1925 9 for the Fu-"poae of record and are listed bolo'. in the random order in ?jnich they were found, together -..ith a brief individual abstract. Exhibit A "Pooeibilities of =1octrostatic Generstars" - an undated written about 193+ discussing the pcasibili- article probab_y D-C power, of the Van .o ties, as a 80=06 of him-voltP.ge Graaff type of electrostatic belt generator. The article tic principles amnloyad in thin t a states correctly the electros suitable t undoubted device end points out th:~t llca15 tio ions, though of for eor..mercial high-power aPp elesa tower, erected in 1902 on i ' r 3 vr scientific value. Tesla Lou Island, is stated in this memorandum to have been charged to 30 million volts. "Eesotivo forces of C?_*c.erine nrd D*nttmito" - an undated memorandum involving some calcnlationaof the explosive power of certain compounds and ~hcu deviating to a dicLasaioa of the possibility of tr=smitti-;; power by Mechanical vibrations along the earth's crust. Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 2 ApprovFor Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00789R002900420001-4 Exhibit nd 2igtJ.sa a P~ariy',in~ ;.rw. uprocess of Lo-G $Oi irr?. P.afi; a,G deal+=o e memoranQUm protaO rr'~ttan acau~ lid the a and p tt~.th filr roposing new theories of capillarity ani t3 surfaccee tension.. . Thie carrespgnaencecindica. that :.s had been VUI-mitted to various indt "r l to AmtorR re 'the eenerattcn of hi h ntlt sand. t..e his doc=e ;.aw tic;les - acceleration char ~ed Soviet engineers and Vember 8, 19jj, auEwe5 oueations raised. by 16, 191.5? Prom scientists regarding -esla's proposal of ist3y deduced that the proposal conO rs_ad the go=- this answer, it is by electrostatic ,years. Those means 17 supported on an station of high voltages res 0 consisted of a high-VOitwse terminal P onveys insulating column and. charged by a gaseous charge convey ground and terminal. T :e ideas captained medium passing similar to the belt-conveyor in thin memorandum are fail-17 theds proposer by Van de Gx-aa'f and. electrostatic generate- _ do not appear to offer anj r..n+asual features. Art of rroduei - Tetras tria3. uArt of Telezeoa'rnCmi?cs OF in the form of a letter c, ; Motions at Distance" - his document, tur house zlea.tic M~u~