TRIP REPORT DECEMBER 4-8, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND ARLINGTON, TEXAS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00261R000600010009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 1, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 3, 1972
• Content Type: MFR

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UBJEC'd : Tr p Report December 4-8, Los Angeles o California and Arlington,., Texas
. . The following is an overview of the installations.
visited during our recent trip to Los Angeles, California
and Arlington, Texas. All centers with the exception of
the Los Angeles Tires supported large scale telecommunications
networks, consisting of numerous remote terminals connected
to the computers at the center by telephone lines. Data
transmitted from remote terminals is processed by a major
computer and LA 4u m : cd back to the user for printing.
Alternatively, user; could specify that output be printed
at the cent r rand mailed to the remote sites. The majority
of the pork processed at these centers is production typo
works i.e., University Computing in Arlington, Texas
processed 1100 to 1500 remote and batch jobs per day.
Approximately 90 of these jobs are production.
Batch processing jobs were handled by ASP to optimize
computer operations and provi.do a , i nix"ic zrat i provement
in throughput over traditional methods of scheduling computer
resources. _
Every installation stated that they relied heavily on
IBM on matters concerning hardware planning, reconfiguration
and innzstallations .
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Hardware Consists of two large scale IBM ;701165 ? s
With a combined 3?!~'?rio y of three and one half mi ].:Lion bytes
connected with a channel-to-channel adaptor and supported
by ASP. Additional storage is provided by thirty two H,11
3330 and twenty four 1 ,)7.1 2314 Direct Access Storage Facilities.
The center maintains a library of more than 20,000 tapes
and suppoits them with forty two. IBM 34',-0 tape units.
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So$t rax cr - The Model 165 v s are operating under OS
360/1"a supported- by the following on line systems:
ASP Attached Support Processor. The ASP Control
Program schedules processing.
Administrative Terminal System provides
capabilities for entering, storing and
revising to titual data.
IMS Information I aanageimment Systen provides
facilities to construct large data bases.
TSO Time Sharing Option provides terminal users
With an interactive computing capability.
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The Los Angeles 1iries Data Processing Department was
unique from the other centers we visited in that it had a
documentation library and staff with docum''.-intation covering
are,
as from hardv'a re/sof t:ware con'"- garation to nor mat and
backup operational cz>v~ r orYr;.r a?t ; s The docu acntatioa was
dcnailed to Outlines of partition usaa.ge, 2914 switch settings,
DASD, tape drive and assignment changes if a CPU or TCU
should fail during periods of publishing system production.
Backup. situations we re documented for any hardware device
considered do-m. Personnel at the Times indicated that the
detailed documentation e isted.bec:auso a major portion of
the paper depended entirely on the computers IE-or publishing,
Iiardwar - /So a tware - Three IBM 350 Model 40's running
clepencie itTy: Tha systems peripherals are all interconnected
through 2914 switching units. DOS Release 25 is the Operating
System used. There are three versions o: DOS for normal
operations.
A. Batch Production
B. On-Line Production for typesetting
C. On-Line Production for classified
Other vorsions of DOS and the on-line programs are maintained
for testing and backup situations. IBM 1401 programs are
run using the 1401 emulator, Conversion of. jobs to the 1401
simulator will eventually phase out emulation.
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North Ancrican Roc1z ell4 ~Trne, a Califo:s?ri a
North Amorican Rock ell's .testean Computing Center
provides central czed co. i;utin facilities for the 1 o: th
American Division cor.?puts ng facilities for the North
Al erica.n Division in the l.,os ,Aw olos at-ca. This center is
haruwaro configured, organized operated ill It i anror
Sblild.'~a to ours. AI AlG'.ryt m uppoets ~"ge sc a. e Ct~i` utors
an XWT 370/1SS (2 raz.llion bytes) and two IBM 370/lG5's
(3 million byto:; each). Direct Access Storage facilities
include IBM 3330, 2314 and 2395's, The tape library contains
more than forty thousand tape vo t os and supports them,
{?z tai 80 1:13,=;. 3420 Tape Drives. Most tapes and d: sk systor-5
are accossible to more than one computer system throu?h
thw ? 291 si itch.
The Model ISS rurrcnUy operates ufith QS/;WT Release f~O.7.
It also. supports TSO (Time Sharing Option) and AWL (A Pro-
gra.mm.ins; Langu.,gc) as on line systcr-,.s a The claa anel to-
r_hanno adaptor allovis the ISS to be tied to ASP as P. Main
Prt3ces gar.
She sodoI 165's are currentl7 operating under Release
2011 of OS/360-111,7 with ASP a!; the cone of pro ra,m to
schedule batch processing. The following are other on-line
systems z
11 information 1-%1na ;e ' T", ont Syster.?a provides
facilities to construct large data
and interface the data in an efficient
teloprocessinj> omyil'onmenta
ATS M Adminis : -rat i u Torminal System provides
capabilities for entering,, storage, and
revising textuC'aI data, and for production
of final publications.
COSPAC - Cost/Schedule Planning and Control Syst;:
developed and used by ho~':ketdyno Division.
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Hardware _ IIncl.udes two IBM Model ' 370 flc 5' with two
rsil?ii;n b Pees of memory each, connected by a ch annol-to-
channel a a:ptor and supported by. ASP. Boca syzt ms have
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identical configurations and all p ripherals are cab-lod
through the 2914 switch, thereby, providing complete
switching capability. - -
UCC was the only organization visited that had a-
Hardware Planning Group (equivalent to our Hardware Services
Section) in their organization. The overall goal of this
organization is to perform services related to investigation,
evaluation, installation and assistance in all hardwaro
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matters.
UCC also indicated they were about to implement a
Trouble Call system (very similar to our Incident Card)
diroctod toward insuring prompt and adequate response to
eta processing hardware and telecommunication calls. The
system would also, provider' current information on the
operational status of all equipment. The information will
include a listing of equipment trouble, down time, vendor
response and time spent in service. The systen would be a
function of the Hardware Planning Group.
Harditare Services Section
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MEE?ORANDUM FOR: ALL OJCS EMPLOYEES
SUBJECT : WATERGATE - AGENCY FILE REVIEW
26 April 1974
The Agency is in the process of a file review to identify
previously unreported Agency activities associated with Watergate
and the subjects listed below. The review not only covers files,
but also informal records and conversations. The purpose of the
review is to the extent possible to ensure that Agency management
is aware of all such material in our files and that there will be
no future ''surprises" in this regard. OJCS Division and Branch
Chiefs have been contacted directly re this review and are generally
aware of what has been reported previously. Each employee is
requested to jog his/her memory re these subjects.. If you are
aware of any such Agency activities please ascertain from your
Division or Branch Chief whether or not they were previously re-
ported. If it ap ears they were not previously reported, please
contact of the OJCS Administrative Staff immediately.
We hope o-wrap up e OJCS review by COB 30 April 1974.
a. Daniel Ellsberg
b. Hank Greenspun
c. Howard Hunt
National Elections of 1972
e. ITT
f. Robert L. Mullen and Company
g. Howard Hughes or _Any.of His Enterprises
h. Robert Vesco or Any of His Enterprises
i. Robert.Nlaheu
ief
OJCS Administrative Staff
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OJCS-593-74
2 MAY 1974
i BA W FOR: Ciief, Information Systems Analysis Staff,
Deputy Director for Management and Servicts
Office of Joint Computer Support
SUBJECT : Watergate - Agency File Review
RBF :? CE : Inspector General l orandum, same subject,
dated 26 March 1974
1. The Office of Joint Computer Support has cox letetI
a file review to identify previously unreported Watergate-
related material. The review was conducted in accordance with
reference guidelines and surfaced the following previously
unreported informationn:
a. Trip to eb Aircraft : In December 1971 members
of the OJCS Computer center toured several large conc. aka .
computer centers utilizing IBM equipment including Hughes IUrcraft
in Fullerton, California. Attached is a report covering that
trip. This was a one tiine contact with Hughes Aircraft; it does
not appear to have flap potential.
2. In our file review, we excluded systems grog
computer operations, EDP training, general administrative and
hardware/software files as it is highly unlikely they contain
Watergate-related materials. OJCS contract files and project
files were screened for Watergate-related material and surfaced
information in paragraph lb above. Recently we rWe a
physical inventory of our Vital Records holdings; they contain
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no Watergate-related material. As part of our file review
we screened records retirement deposit slips; they indicat
no related material. In addition to the file review, a ma.io-
rand mi was forwarded (copy attached) to all AJCS employees
asking them to jog their memories re Watergate-relateinformation;
nothing was reported.
HARRY E. FI T`ZM
Director of Joint Computer Support
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