RECENTLY THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R001903730011-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: September 23, 1983
• Content Type: LETTER

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September 23, 1983
Office of the Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Sir:
Recently, the Electromagnetic Fields Division of the National
Bureau of Standards (NBS) participated in a discussion concerning
'hfgh power microwaves?. NBS has an interest in prodding the
proper measurement methods (and the standards to support such) to
determine (measure) those electromagnetic quantities associated
with 'high power microwaves'.
The NBS Electromagnetic Fields Division is currently involved
with developing improved methods of measurements for electric and
magnetic fields, electromagnetic power density, electromagnetic
noise, and antenna fields and patterns. The DOS Electromagnetic
Technology Division is involved with developing new and improved
measurements of power, impedance, attenuation, etc., the
classical electromagnetic quantities. These measurement related
efforts could all be of interest to the 'high power microwaves'
community.
While NBS has an excellent measurements support base for many
electromagnetic quantities we are unsure if we have a proper
support base for 'high power microwaves. Further, we are unsure
if our plans for future NOS efforts are properly concerned with
measures for 'high power microwaves'.
Accordingly, at the suggestion of personnel in the Naval
intelligence Support Centers we are contacting your organization
(and others as well) to determine your interests in 'high power
microwaves', to determine your measurement needs related to such,
to determine if 1BS has available appropriate measurements
support to meet these needs, to determine if NOS should provide
new measurements support, to determine the priority of providing
such support, etc. , :01
We realize that discussion of the above may be of a classif=ied
nature. Our staff includes a number of personnel having Secrets=
Top Secret and Q clearances and, accordingly, are prepared-for
classified discussions should such be necessary-
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results of our latest developments in measurements for electro-
magnetiG quantities.
We would appreciate hearing from you concerning this matter at
your earliest convenience. If you wish to call, my telephone
number is [phone].
Sincerely,
Wallace J. Alspach
Technical Program Development Officer
Electromagnetic Fields Division
Center for Electronics and Electrical Engineering
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