PROCESSOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04770A002900020018-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2005
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: April 8, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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April 8, 1965
PROCESSOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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The processor development program was initiated at asf
summer with an extensive work statement for investigation
of factors affecting film handling and film developing.
It was anticipated that the program would be a continuing
one and the work statement included fdr more work than
could be accomplished in one year. A complete program was
outlined and categorized by general priority rating to
permit ito tackle the most promising items first.
Of major importance was the clean room activit . A
stainless steel clean room was installed The purpose
was to obtain factual experimental data on how clean an
area needed to be for film processing, reproduction, and
interpretation. On the one hand, the classical approach
of the movie industry and recon squadrons is a very
relaxed requirement for cleanliness. On the other hand
some of the new government labs have required filtering
down to 5 micron particles or less. As the permitted
particle size goes down, the pump size, filter size and
cost go up drastically. Five micron filterin4 is much
more costly than 25 micron filtering. There is little if
any actual data on the effect of particle size.
I I started fabrication of the clean room components
last summer. The installation at =began in November,
1964, and was completed in late February, 1965. The
room is now being operated by 0 to adjust and balance
the instrumentation in preparation for final acceptance
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As a result of their struggles withi believes STAT
that clean room specifications need to be much more exact-
ing and detailed. Otherwise it is extremely difficult,
if not impossible, to obtain construction and joints
adequate for clean room requirements. Procurement and
installation of the clean room has taken an inordinate
amount of time and the rest of the program has suffered.
The work on liquid bearings, air bearings, vacuum
capstans etc., got off to a very slow start. For one
thing,mmanagement did not assemble a technical team for
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 Processor Development Program
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the work until November, 1964. Some good work is just
now startin to come out. In addition to poor manpower
programming management, one other problem has
hampered the program. who is in direct
technical charge of the program, is unable to communicate
directly with the customer due to his clearance status.
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was quite disappointed in the level of funding planned
for continuation of the work beyond the present contract.
They have therefore proposed what is in their opinion a
best use of the available funds. They proposed to con-
centrate their efforts on the clean room studies for a
six-month period. I suspect they are correct, but it
certainly leaves the rest of the program untouched.
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