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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
19 Aug 93
SUBJECT;
Input for Dr. Anita Jones Paper, DDR&E (U)
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1. (C/NF/SG/LIMDIS) Background. On 19 Aug 93, I was advised by
that COL Paul Sullivan, DDR&E, (703-697-5776) would
be calling me for further data on the STAR GATE program. The data
would be in addition to the data provided to
on 18
Aug 93.
SG1J
2.
(S/NF/SG/LIMDIS)
Phonecon between
COL Sullivan,
1255H, 19 Aug 93.
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COL Sullivan advised that he had been tasked by Dr. Jones
to prepare an information paper for Dr. Deutsch regarding her
impressions and recommendations for continuation of the program.
COL Sullivan advised that Dr. Deutsch had sent Dr. Jones a note
that he had received the STAR GATE briefing and that he had found
it to be "very Interesting" and that she should make arrangements
to receive the briefing. Subsequent to the original Deutsch note,
other queries were made to Dr. Jones about the program ("What are
you doing about STAR GATE?") . Hence the request from Dr. Jones for
the briefing of 4 June 93.
SG1J
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COL Sullivan further advised that the information paper
would address program history; program execution; key personnel
involvement and alternatives.
The alternatives are: (1)
No
change; (2) Reducing the program to a monitoring role (foreign
assessment) ; and (3) kill the program. COL Sullivan advised that
Dr. Jones would recommend "No Change" in program status.
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Questions posed by COL Sullivan:
Question:
Who owns the billets and who pays for them?
Response:
DIA owns and pays for the billets. I further
advised that the Congressional plus up was for
R&D program funding only.
SG1
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Question:
What DIA PE code covers program expenditures?
SG1J
Response:
I advised that I did not know and stated I
would call back with the data. In a phonecon
with
I was advised that the PE
line was 0310301L, General Defense Intelligence
Program. The base project code was "Base: S&T
Intel". In a return phonecon, I advised COL
Sullivan's secretary of the aforementioned data
regarding PE data.
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Question:
What does the contract cover?
Response:
Contract covers basic and applied research
effort and its application
for
in-house
investigations; and foreign assessments.
COL
Sullivan then stated that all three pillars:
basic
and
applied
research;
foreign
assessments; and in-house investigations are
"blended". My response was yes.
Question:
If DIA does not request funding for this
program why the plus up?
Response:
Congressional interest.
Question;
Who are some of the Congressional personnel
involved?
Response:
Senator Cohen of Maine; Senator Glenn of Ohio;
Senator Pell of Rhode Island; and Senator
Inouye (phonetic) of Hawaii. Congressional
staffers were Mr. C. Richard D'Amato, Mary
Marshall (SAC) and Gary Sojka (SSCI) and Pete
Dorn (SSCI) . COL Sullivan implied that Dr.
Deutsch might want to discuss the program with
these individuals.
SG1H
Question:
Can
DIA
continue
monitoring
(foreign
assessments)
Response:
Yes.
I advised COL Sullivan that we had
developed an all-source collection strategy and
that we had traveled to Europe and Asia to put
it in place.
Question:
Why no Congressional money in FY 93?
Response:
I state that I had no real answer except that
the monies allocated in FY92 were two year
funds and would carry us through FY 94.
Question:
What monies do you expect for FY94?
Response:
No idea until the Congressional language is
received.
- COL Sullivan thanked me for the data and advised he
would contact me if he needed more information.
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