COMMENTS ON CENTER LANE FY 83 DIA EVALUATION EFFORT BY MG WILLIAM E. ODOM, ACSI.

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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: April 1, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY V\J I it % V
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFFVOR INTELLIGENCE
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
SUBJECT: CENTER LANE (U)
EXCLUSIVE FOR
Major General Albert
Commander
US Army Intelligence
and Security Command
Arlington Hall Station
Arlington, VA 22212
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i. (U) Several recent events have potential for considerable impact on
CENTER LANE and I desire to bring them to your attention. In addition, I
would like to comment on what we need to accomplish in the near future to
insure that we are adequately prepared to deal with the opportunities which
have been presented to us.
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' (S/NOFORN) Probably the most important event since your new initiative
began was the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and
Engineering, authorizing use of Program 6 resources to maintain current Army
ENSCOM capability and supplement as necessary the FY 83 DIA evaluation effort.
Your Project Manager's excellent briefing of the Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Research, Development & Acquisition) showed how you intend to bring the
project back to full and effective strength using Program 6 funds and obtained
his approval for the concept? We now need to finalize the proposals and sub-
mit them, as you can accept funding, for approval.
3. (S/NOFORN) I find very gratifying some of the comments made by the
t-irector, DIA in forwarding the USDRE', memorandum and I quote him for your
henef i. t
"Mindful of the past investments in time and manpower and the need to pre-
serve the fragile, painstakingly constructed experience factor, I am particu-
larly gratified to see the Army able to continue its work. I also hope that
(:his new opportunity will yield some hard positive conclusions that will form
the basis for a stronger and more sustained effort in this area of inquiry
throughout the near t:erm."
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4. (C) More recently, the Under Secretary of the Army expressed to me a
desire that the Army participate in activities of the nature addressed by
CENTER LANE to the extent necessary to stay abreast of the state-of-the-art
and that we try for two contractors. These desires were surfaced by my staff
to the ASA(RDA) during his briefing as being a new and somewhat different task
for you which would require thought and additional funding, and he concurred.
5. (U) Discussions with DIA indicate that in the near future Army will be
called upon to participate in briefings for Congress and I ask that your proj-
ect personnel assist in this important endeavor? Prior to any such briefings
we must Insure that our house is in order and I offer the following as points
which must be accomplished.
f=.nci we need to finalize the project e s documentation.
a. (U) The program must be tightened up and legitimized through a clear
audit trail of activities. Your staff has made great strides in this area
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have withdrawn from two committees and ask that you complete any actions still
outstanding from your effort which closed 30 September 1932.
c. (U) An extremely close interface must be maintained between your proj-
ect:, my staff and DIA. We face what promises to be renewed interest in the
project by Congress and senior government officials over the next few months
and must Insure that our activities are well integrated.
6. (U) I look forward to the events of the next few months with the expec-
tation that CENTER LANE will receive recognition as an intelligence 'activity
worthy of endorsement.
b. (S/NOFORN) OPSEC should again he of great concern and I applaud your
efforts to establish a Special Access Program. Some linkage to your former.,
similar program will be Inevitable, but must be minimized. I suggest that
instead of being part of a joint DOD program INSCOM is now engaged in a simi-
lar, cooperative effort of its own initiative. Tn keepin}= with this the T
V lLa lAM E. OUOM
SG Flo General, USA
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