MEETING AT WESTINGHOUSE REGARDING (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00487R000300600009-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 21, 2011
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 14, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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14 May 1956
SUBJECT : Meeting At Westin_7honse Regarding APQ-56 Radar
1. Time and Place of Meeting:
The meeting was held on 9 May 1956 in the engineering office
of Westinghouse Air Arm, Friendship Airport.
2. Attendance:
Westinghouse
Project Staff
3.
A written concurrence was forwarded to
Discussion:
a. The first item of discussion was the instructions for
delivery of spares. was informed of Project con-
currence with his of posing delivery procedure.
b. Regarding the total quantity of spares, feels
that the present spares list, ded, W111 e adequate to
support both the AQUATONE and requirements for a period of
one year. As a result, it was agreed that two-thirds of the
spares (groups 1 and 2) should be charged and delivered
AQTTATONE and group 3 should be charged and delivered to
In addition i was geed that three AQUATONE flyaway
be made up at out of the group 2 spares, and
would make up a single FAK out of their group 3 spares. Wes ng-
house is to supply, when able, a recommended list for FAK content.
This will be based on maintenance experience gained during the
Watertown training phase. Additional FAKs will be required by
JBINCLUDE and the USAF projects and should be covered in future
procurement contracts,
c. The delivery of item #1 appears to be on schedule and the
equipment should be installed in the Westinghouse DC-3 before
1 June. All bailment obstacles preventing transfer of B-17
antenna etc., have been removed and the transfer is being made.
R me 3M
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d. requested a waiver of the final portion of
the exp os on tests. This test is designed to prove the
presence of an explosive mixture in the explosion chamber.
While the "proof" explosion is meant to be contained in a
wire cage, recent tests have resulted in overall flame pro-
pagation and equipment destruction. A waiver of this portion
of the test specification will be sent to Westinghouse by the
Contracting Officer.
e. The future procurement schedule was the final item discussed.
Attachments A and B show the schedule requested by the Project.
Underlined items are already covered in the existing contract.
Subscripts a, p, u indicated AQUATONE, and USAF equipment
respectively. FAK items in parenthesis are to be made up by
AQUATONE and out of items G and H. Question marks
in these columns indicate times for reconsideration of the
depot supply level.
f.l Iwas informed that Colonel Geary was working on a
priority request for the Westinghouse TWX equipment installation,
g. The in-flight processing equipment being developed for the
APQ-56 by Photo-Mechanisms and Eastman appears to be progressing
very satisfactorily. As a result
(EK) will visit Lockheed 114 May to investigate installation on
a retro-fit basis.
RAK:vd (14 May 1956)
Distribution:
1 - EQUINE MASTER
2 - Chrono
3 - Reading
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