MINUTES OF THE EQUIPMENT BOARD MEETING OF 5 JUNE 1973

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• Publication Date: June 8, 1973
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8 June 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR: OC Equipment Board Members
SUBJECT Minutes of the Equipment Board Meeting
of 5 June 1973
Meeting No. 3-73 of the Office of Communications Equipment
Board was held on 5 June 1973 in Room 2D03 Headquarters Building.
Those present were:
Mr.
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Item I - Mr. Il explained the DICOL problem as it applies
to the use of OC assets and resources. He said
that Mr.O had suggested that the matter be
brought before the Equipment Board for recommenda-
tions. Mr. 1 then presented a hand-out for
consideration by the board members (see attachment
A). Much discussion followed about the pros and,
cons of DICOL as measured in reduction of pass-
slot violations. Mr. II made the point that
a pass-slot violation is not as s us as some
security violations since cleared Employees
man the other side of the slots. A members
agreed that in terms of cost, manpo utility,
DICOL was not worth the price. Mr. made a
motion that we discontinue the installation of
the mandaty DICOL modification and authorize
disabling the existing modifications in areas
that are having technical problems with it.
The Board Members voted unanimously in favor
of the recommendation.
Action Required: Mr. 0 will advise the
concerned overseas Area Headquarters of the
above decision.
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Item II -- Mr.II stated that the second agenda item
was a status report on a DDS&T/OD&E study pro-
posal for a Back-up Communications Satellite.
Mr. E:::atated that funds for an OC study have
been programmed for FY-75 and the OD&E study
will be one of thp in-nuts for at study.
He then asked Dr. to present a
status report on e progres de thus
far by OD&E.
Dr. I I stated that OD&E began by trying
to,pu together all Communications require-
ments, Inter-Agency, to study how a Communi-
cations Satellite System could meet all require-
ments.' He went on to state that t lassifi--
cation of the report is TOP-SECRET1 _j
Therefore, the minutes will reflect on y e
information commonly known within OC, plus some
dollar figures which are not TOP SECRET code-
word.
Dr. II described the requirements which
OD&E rove. ed the three, contactors
I I Those pertaining to were:
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