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                    OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
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   Major General Albert N. Stubblebinf,,. L11
   Commander
   US Army Intelligence and Security Command
   ikrlington Hall Station
   Arlington, VA 222.12
   1. (U) Several. rocent events have potential for considerable impact on
   CENTER LANE and I desire to bring them to your attention. rn addition, I
   would like to comment on what we need to accomplish in the near future to
   tnsure that we are adequately prepared to deal with the opportunities which
   have been presented to us.
   1. ably the most important event since your new initiative.
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   began was the memorandum from the Unier Secretary of Defense, Research and
   Engineering, authorizing use of Program 6 resources to maintain current Army
   INSCOM capability and supplement as necessary the FY 93 DIA evaluation effort.
   Your Project Manager's excellent briefing of the Assistant Secretary of the
   Army (Research, Development & Acquisition) showed how you intend to bring the
   project back to full and effective strength using Program 6 funds and obtained
   his approval for the coticept,, We now need to finalize. the proposals and sub-
   mit them, as you can accept funding, for approval.
   1. (SINOFORN) I find very gratifyi.rig some of the comments made by the
   )1rector, DTA in forwarding -he USDRI," memorandum and T quote. him for your
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        "Mindful of the past investments in time and manpower and the need to pre-
   @-,erve the fragile, painstakingly constructed experience factor, I am particu-
   [arly gratified to see the Army able to continue its work. T also hope that
   (:`his new opportunity will vield some hard positive conclusions that will form
   t.:Iie basis for a stronger and more sustained effort in this area of inquiry
   f.hroughout the near, t:erm."
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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) di-iring his briefirig as being a new and somewhat different task
   for you which would require thougl@t and additional funding, and lie concurred.
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   5. (U) Discussions with DTA Indicate that in the near future At-my will be
   called upon to participate In briefings I-or Congress and I ask that your proj-
   oct personnel assist in this important endeavor. Prior to any such briefings
   we must Insure that our house is fn order and I offer the following as points
   which must be accomplished.
      (U) The program must be t4phtened up and legitimized through a clear
   audi rtrail of activities. Your staff has made great strides in this area
   @@nd we need to finaltze the project's documentation.
     b. (S/NOFORN) OPSK should again be of great concern and I applaud your
   efforts to establJsh 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 I)OD program INSCOM is now engaged in a simi-
   lar, c-ooperative offort of its own initiative. Tn keeping with this theme I
   have withdrawn from two committees and ask that you compLete any actions still
   outstanding from your effort which closed 30 September 1932.
        C. (U) An extremely close lnterfa@-e must be maintained between your proj-
   cc-,t, 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 actIvitles ar(_-@ well Integrated.
   6. (U) I look forward to the events (-.)[ the next few months with th@! expec-
   trition that GENTEP, LANE will receive recognition as an Intelligence activity
   worthy of endorsentent.
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