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EXHIBIT 3.-TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCIENCE-PANEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE

Formed in January 1966 as a result of a series letters, the Telecommunications Science Panel of the Department of Commerce consists of individual experts and agencies concerned with programs, plans, needs, and recommendations for research and technical services in support of telecommunications.

(Membership as of January 4, 1966 :)

Dr. James Hillier (chairman), vice president, RCA Laboratories, David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, N.J.

Mr. Ross Bateman, president, Telecom, Inc., Arlington, Va.

Dr. L. V. Berkner, director, South West Center for Advanced Studies, Graduate Research Center of South West, Dallas, Tex.

Prof. H. G. Booker, University of California Department of Applied Electrophysics, La Jolla, Calif.

Dr. Cullen M. Crain, the Rand Corp., Santa Monica, Calif.

Dr. W. L. Everitt, dean of the College of Engineerings, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.

Mr. R. P. Gifford, general manager, Communication Products Department, General Electric Co.

Dean W. H. Meckling, College of Business Administration, the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.

Prof. Phillip M. Morse, director, Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.

Prof. W. R. Rambo, director, Stanford Electronics Laboratories, Stanford University.

Mr. Siegfried Reiger, vice president, technical, Communication Satellite Corp., Washington, D.C.

Dr. Ernst Weber, president, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N.Y. Prof. H. J. Zimmermann, director, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.

LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES TO PANEL FROM SPONSORING AGENCIES

Dr. C. Gordon Little, director, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and Aeronomy, Environmental Science Services Administration, Department of Commerce, Boulder, Colo.

Mr. Fred W. Morris, Jr., Associate Director of Telecommunications Management, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Ralph J. Renton, Acting Chief Engineer, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.

Mr. T. F. Rogers, Deputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.

STAFF

Mr. Richard C. Kirby, Office of Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Arnold G. Skirvseth, Assistant Chief Engineer and Chief, Research Division, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.

Col. E. J. Quashnock, Chairman, Joint Frequency Panel, U.S. Military Communication-Electronics Board, Washington, D.C.

ADDITIONAL LIAISON

Commissioner Lee Loevinger, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.

Dr. David Z. Robinson, Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Irwin H. Billick, Executive Secretary, Commerce Technical Advisory Board, Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.

EXHIBIT 4.-AD HOC INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

In a memorandum of March 18, 1964, the problem was posed and a "study group" was established which became the IGC which has the task of studying

international telecommunications in order to determine the possible needs for new policy or possible legislation to meet their current problems. Chairman: J. D. O'Connell. Co-chairman: Rosel Hyde.

MEMBERS

Anthony M. Solomon, Assistant Secretary of State.
Solis Horwitz, Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Donald F. Turner, Assistant Attorney General.

EXHIBIT 5.-AD HOC INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COMMUNICATION SATELLITE POLICY COORDINATION COMMITTEE

Having had its first meeting on February 7, 1966, the Coordination Committee was formed to make known to all agencies the actions of the Director of Telecommunication Management and to receive proposals of interested departments and agencies for policies, ways, and means to improve our progress in communication satellites.

(Membership as of August 7, 1966:)

AD HOC INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE POLICY COORDINATION COMMITTEE

(Parent Committee)

Hon. James D. O'Connell (chairman), Director of Telecommunications Management/Special Assistant to the President for Telecommunications, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Hon. Edward C. Welsh, Executive Secretary, National Aeronautics and Space Council, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Hon. Donald F. Hornig, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology/Director of Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Hon. Anthony M. Solomon, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Department of State, Washington, D.C.

Hon. Solis Horwitz, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Administration), Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.

Hon. Donald F. Turner, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Hon. Rosel H. Hyde, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.

Hon. Joe E. Moody, Deputy Administrator, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.

Hon. James E. Webb, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.

Wilson P. Dizard, Planning Officer, U.S. Information Agency, Washington, D.C. Charles Johnson, National Security Council Staff, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Arvin O. Basnight, Associate Administrator for Programs, Federal Aviation Agency, Washington, D.C.

Executive Secretary: Fred W. Morris, Jr., Associate Director of Telecommunications Management, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

U.S. NATIONAL PROGRAM POLICY PANEL

(PANEL NO. 1)

Chairman: The Honorable James D. O'Connell, Director of Telecommunications
Management/Special Assistant to the President for Telecommunications, Execu-
tive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.
Alternate Chairman: Fred W. Morris, Jr., Associate Director of Telecommuni-
cations Management, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.
Roman V. Mrozinski, National Aeronautics and Space Council Staff, Executive
Office of the President, Washington, D.C. (Alternate: Capt. Winfred Berg.)
Dr. David Robinson, Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office of the
President, Washington, D.C. (Alternate: Dr. Donald Steininger, Office of
Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Frank E. Loy, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transportation and Telecommunications, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State, Washington, D.C. (Alternate: C. Hoyt Price, Director, Office of Telecommunications.)

Lt. Gen. Harold W. Grant (USAF Ret.), Director of Telecommunications Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics), Washington, D.C. (Alternate: Ray W. Bronez, Director, Foreign Military Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs), Washington, D.C.

Lionel Kestenbaum, Office of the Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Bernard Strassburg, Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.

Thomas J. O'Reilly, Assistant Attorney General, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.

Walter D. Sohier, General Counsel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. (Alternate: Dr. Walter A. Radius, Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator for Policy Analysis, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.)

Wilson P. Dizard, Planning Officer, U.S. Information Agency, Washington, D.C. Charles Johnson, National Security Council Staff, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Col. Richard H. May, Chief, Communications Staff, Air Traffic Service, Federal Aviation Agency, Washington, D.C.

U.S. COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY PANEL (PANEL NO. 2)

Hon. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. (Chairman), Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. (Alternate: Leonard Jaffe, Director. Space Applications, Programs Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.)

Capt. Winfred Berg, National Aeronautics and Space Council Staff, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C. (Alternate: Roman V. Mrozinski.) Dr. Donald Steininger. Office of Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C. (Alternate: Dr. David Robinson.)

Col. James W. Milner, International Scientific and Technological Affairs, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State, Washington, D.C. (Alternate: Thomas E. Nelson, Office of Telecommunications, Bureau of Economic Affairs.)

Thomas F. Rogers, Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense. Washington. D.C. (Alternate: David L. Solomon, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (administration).) Harry Fine, Assistant Chief, Research Division, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C.

Harold P. Belcher, Director, Engineering Division, Transportation and Communications Service, General Services Administration, Washington. D.C. Edgar Martin, Engineering Manager-Voice of America, U.S. Information Agency, Washington, D.C.

Charles Johnson, National Security Council Staff, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Fred W. Morris, Jr., Associate Director of Telecommunications, Management, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Col. Richard H. May, Chief, Communications Staff, Air Traffic Service, Federal Aviation Agency, Washington, D.C.

Program Advisory Group of the Intragovernmental Committee on International Telecommunications. Cochairman: Ralph Clark.

The PAG was brought together in November 1964 to aid the IGC.

Members

Abbot Roseman, Secretary. Federal Communication Commission.
Asher Ende. Cochairman, Federal Communication Commission.

David L. Solomon, Department of Defense.

Thomas E. Nelson and Dr. Hoyt Price, Department of State.

Samuel Z. Gordon, Department of Justice.

Sol Lindenbaum, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Justice.
Lionel Kestenbaum, Department of Justice.

EXHIBIT 6.-AD HOC GROUP ON SPACE SERVICE SPECTRUM SATURATION

The study group, formed on November 1, 1965, was organized to consider frequency needs of space services between now and 1980, and the means of satisfying the needs in the face of extremely large competing requirements which are anticipated for both space and terminal purposes.

(Membership as of November 29, 1965 :)

Cochairman: Mr. William Plummer, Associate Director of Telecommunications. Management (Frequency Management), Executive Office of the President. Alternate: Mr. Paul Miles, Frequency Management Directorate, Office of the Director of Telecomunications Management, Executive Office of the President. Cochairman: Mr. Fred W. Morris, Jr., Associate Director of Telecommunications Management (Advanced Concepts and Technology), Executive Office of the President. Alternate: Col. Harold Johnson, Advanced Concepts and Technology Directorate, Office of the Director of Telecommunications Management, Executive Office of the President.

Members

Department of Defense.-Lt. Gen. Harold W. Grant, U.S. Air Force, retired, Director of Telecommunications Policy, Department of Defense. Alternates: Vernon L. Kemp, Mr. M. Richard Dunaj, Staff Director (Policy Guidance and Coordination Division), Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (I. & L.), Department of Defense.

Federal Aviation Agency.-Mr. William B. Hawthorne, Chief, Frequency Management Division, Systems Research and Development Service.

Department of State.-Mr. Thomas E. Nelson, Adviser, Office of Telecommuni-cations. Alternate: Col. Charles D. Fisher, Office of Telecomunications, Department of State.

Department of Commerce.-Jack W. Herbstreit, Deputy Director of Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and Aeronomy (ITSA), Environmental Science Services, Department of Commerce, Boulder, Colo. Alternate: R. C. Kirby, Adviser on Telecommunications Technology, Department of Commerce.

Federal Communications Commission.--Mr. Saul Myers, Assistant Chief, Frequency Allocation and Treaty Division. Alternate: Mr. C. F. Heister, Chief, Satellite Facilities Branch, International and Satellite Communications Division, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.—Mr. Edmond C. Buckley, Director, Office of Tracking and Data Acquisition.

National Aeronautics and Space Council.-Capt. Winfred Berg, professional staff member. Office of Science and Technology.-Dr. David Robinson, Technical Assistant.

EXHIBIT 7.-FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT HEARINGS

The informal hearings were started in the fall of 1964 to resolve conflicts: resulting from assignment of frequencies and to hear testimony from Government agencies on important radio communication problems and issues.

Chairman: J. D. O'Connell.

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APPENDIX 2.-EXECUTIVE ORDERS PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Executive Order 10995

ASSIGNING TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

Whereas telecommunications is vital to the security and welfare of this Nation and to the conduct of its foreign affairs;

Whereas it is imperative that the United States maintain an efficient and well-planned national and international telecommunications program capable of stimulating and incorporating rapid technological advances being made in the field of telecommunications;

Whereas the radio spectrum is a critical natural resource which requires effective, efficient and prudent administration in the national interest;

Whereas it is essential that responsibility be clearly assigned within the executive branch of the Government for promoting and encouraging effective and efficient administration and development of United States national and international telecommunications and for affecting the prudent use of the radio frequency spectrum by the executive branch of the Government;

Whereas there is an immediate and urgent need for an examination of ways and means of improving the administration and utilization of the radio spectrum as a whole;

Whereas there is an immediate and urgent need for integrated short- and long-range planning with respect to national and international telecommunications programs, for continuing supervision over the use of the radio frequency spectrum by the executive branch of the Government and for the development of national policies in the field of telecommunications;

Now, therefore, as President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States, and by virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 305 and 606 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 305 and 606), and by section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. There is hereby established the position of Director of Telecommunications Management, which position shall be held by one of the Assistant Directors of the Office of Emergency Planning provided for under Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958, as amended (72 Stat. 1799).

SEC. 2. Subject to the authority and control of the President, the Director of Telecommunications Management shall:

(a) Coordinate telecommunications activities of the executive branch of the Government and be responsible for the formulation, after consultation with appropriate agencies, of overall policies and standards therefor. He shall promote and encourage the adoption of uniform policies and standards by agencies authorized to operate telecommunications system. Agencies shall consult with the Director of Telecommunications Management in the development of policies and standards for the conduct of their telecommunications activities within the overall policies of the executive branch.

(b) Develop data with regard to United States Government frequency requirements.

(c) Encourage such research and development activities as he shall deem necessary and desirable for the attainment of the objectives set forth in section 6 below.

(d) Contract for studies and reports related to any aspect of his responsibilities. SEC. 3. The authority to assign radio frequencies to Government agencies, vested in the President by section 305 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 305), including all functions heretofore vested in the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee, is hereby delegated to the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, who may redelegate such authortiy to the Director of Telecommunications Management. Such authority shall include the power to amend, modify, or revoke frequency assignments.

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