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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE (U)
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Major General Albert N. Stubblebine III
Commnnder
US Army Intelligence and Security Command
Arlington Hall Station
Arlington, VA 22212
1. (U) Several recent events have potential for considerable Impact on
CENTER LANE and I desire to bring them to your attention. In addition, I
vould like to comment on what we need to accomplish in the near future to
insure that we are adequately prepared to deal with the opportunities which
have been presented to us.
2. (S/NOFORN) Probably the most important event since your new Initiative
began was the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and
Engineering, authorizing use of Program 6 resources to maintain current Army
INSCOM capability and supplement as necessary the FY 83 DIA evaluation effort.
Your Project Manager's excellent briefing of the Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Res,earch, Development & Acquisition) showed bow you intend to brins the
project back to full and effective strength using Program 6 funds and obtained
his approval for the concept. We now need to finalize the proposals and sub-
mit them, as you can accept funding, for approval.
3. (SINOFORN) I find very gratifying some of the comments made by the
Director, DIA in forwarding the VSDRE memorandum and I quote him for your
benefit:
"Mindful of the past investments In time and manpower and the need to pre-
serve the fragile, painstakingly constructed experience factor, I am p4rtIcu-
larly gratified to see the Army able to continue its work. I also hope that
this new opportunity will yield some hard positive conclusions that will form
the basis for a stronger and more sustained effort In this area of Inquiry
throughout the near term."
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4. (C) More recently, the Under Secretary of the Army expressed to ne a
desire that the Army participate in activities of the nature addressed by
CENTER LANE to the extent necessary to stay abreast of the state-of-the-art
and that we try for two contractors. These desires were surfaced by my staff
to the ASA(RDA) during his briefing as being a new and somewhat different task
for you which would require thought and additional funding, and he toncurred.
S. (U) Discussions with DIA Indicate that In the near future Army will be
called upon to participate in briefings for Congress and I ask ihat your proj-
ect personnel assist in this important endeavor. Prior to any such briefings
we must insure that our house is in order and I offer the following as points
which must be accomplished.
a. (U) The program must be tightened up and legitimized through a clear
audit trail of activities. Your staff has made great strides in this area
and we need to finalize the project's documentation.
b. (SINOFORN) OPSEC should again be of great concern and I applaud your
efforts to establish a Special Access Program. Some linkage to your former,
similar program will be inevitable, but must be minimized. I suggest that
Instead of being part of a joint DOD program INSCOM to now engaged in a simi-
lar, cooperative effort of Its own Initiative. In keeping with this theme I
have withdrawn from two towittees and ask that you complete any actions still
outstanding from your effort which closed 30 September 1982.
c. (11) An extremely close Interface must be maintained betoeen your proj-
ect, my staff and DIA. We face what promises to be renewed Interest in the
project by Congress and senior government officials over the next few months
and must Insure that our,activities are well Integrated.
6. (U) I look forward to the events of the next few months with the expec-
tation that CENTER 1ANE will receive recognition as an Intelligence activity
worthy of endorsement.
'IL' lAM E. ODOM
Maio General, USA
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