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    major General Albert N. Stubblebine III
    Commander
    US Army Intelligence and Security Command
    Arlington Hall station
    Arlington, VA 22212
    F APR 1983
    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
    would 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
    beganwas the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense,'Researeb 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 (Research, Development & Acquisition) showed bow you intend to bring 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. (S/NOFORN) I find very gratifying some of the comments made by the
    Director, DIA in forwarding the USDRE 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 bard 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 me 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 concurred.
      5. (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. (S/NOFORN) 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 is now engaged in a simi-
      lar, cooperative effort of its own Initiative. In keeping with this theme I
      have withdrawn from two co ittees and ask that you complete any actions still
      outstanding from your effort which closed 30 September 1982.
           c. (U) An extremely close interface must be maintained between 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 LANE will receive recognition as an Intelligence activity
      worthy of endorsement.
           IAM E. ODOM
      Majol General, USA
      4GofS for Intelligence
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