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 1. (U) This note provides feedback on today's meeting with Dr. Anita Jones,
 DDR&E.
 a. The meeting was at her request, as a follow-on to the STAR GATE
 briefing the DR hosted with Dr. Perry and Dr. Deutch.
 b. Incidentally, Dr. Jones has been confirmed.
 2. (SINF) We used the same basic materials for this briefing as we did for Dr.
 Perry. Dr. Jones was Ivery attentive and asked excelle 'nt technical questions,
 which were able to handle easily.
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 a. We have no outstanding actions as a result of today's meeting.
 b. At the onset of the meeting, we admitted to Dr. Jones we were 40ft not
 sure of her specific area of interest and purpose for hearing the briefing;
 therefore, we included a range of material covering all aspects of the unit's
 activities.
 c. Dr. Jones never said why she was receiving the briefing, other than Dr.
 Deutch requested her to hear-it. At the end of the hour-long session, which
 was very cordial and professional, Dr. Jones indicated she would be getting
 back to Dr. Deutch. Should we obtain additional feedback, we will promptly
 provide it.
 3. (SINF) The tone and candorlof our presentation were the same as we did for
 Dr. Perry.
 a. As we discussed the external research portion, we reinforced the points
 the DR made to Dr. Perry, i.e., that this external research activity is
 something we are not comfortable with and is done at Congressional direction,
 partially in recognition that we do not have any comparable DoD work at any of
 our S&TI Centers.
 b. Dr. Jones understood and was interested in the level of effort we had
 expended on external research. T4Aaae questions were answered on the spot.
 c. We used an analogy with Dr. Jones that may be useful to share with you,
 for potential hip pocket information. In explaining why we were doing the
 external research, we made the point that our contractors were analogous to
 ARPA in that they undertook and sponsored research in support of our project.
 Dr. Jones readily understood this analogy. She also understood why this was
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different from other foreign technical matters where we have experts at the
Centers for aerospace, ground systems, and so forth.
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4. (U) In summary, Dr. Jones was a very attentive audience, asked professional
questions, and demonstrated some knowledge of the area.
expertise and ability to discuss technical developments and respond to
questions resulted in a positive image of DIA in this particular field. Dr.
Jones also recognizes the political and other sensitivities involved in our
efforts and the tightrope we walk to ensure a proper balance, documented
program, and objective approach to the subject.
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