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EYES ONLY MEMO TO DR LA BERGE
SUBJECT :
GRILL FLAME
Steering Committee
1. Much time and many events pertaining to GRILL FLAME have passed since
the last Steering Committee meeting in February this year. Additionally,
(including yourself)
several members of the Committee have recently changed jobs, or are anti-
cipating imminent departure.
I therefore suggest the "old hands" on this the
committee meet in the next few weeks to examine where we stand.
2. My feeling is that the agenda should be kept short, concentrating on
central issues like Steering Committee structure and role. It may also be
desirable to more clearly define or designate individual responsibilities
pertaining to general program management and oversight. For example, one
individual, by name, might assume the duty of keeping Congress current on the
project's status.
3.
Congressman Rose is a topic worth spearate discussion. It has been
about three months since he was briefed on program specifics, and we should
keep in mind his oft-repeated desire to be kept up to date on a continuing
basis. A situation as before in which the last briefing was done at his
instigation, forcing us to be reactors rather than action takers, should be
avoided.
4.
Finally, I believe that the GRILL FLAME Science Evaluation Group has
been steadily pressing forward on its analysis of the program and general
subject matter. We should not second guess what those results might be.
Presumably, the game plan remains for the Evaluation Group to brief the
Committee along with, or in addition to interested, involved persons from
the National Security Council and White House staff. I am reasonably
certain that the Evaluation Group cannot present its final piece before
late November or early December.
E. R. THOMPSON
Major General, USA
ACofS for Intelligence
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