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Hawkins, Howard R., president, RCA Communications, Inc.-Con.

Letter from Lt. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird, Director, DCA, to the

Comptroller General of the United States, forwarding RCAC Page
protest and stating views of DCA, dated July 12, 1966.--

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Letter from Howard Hawkins to Maj. Gen. George Pickett,
DCA, making further offer, dated July 13, 1966-

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Letter from Howard Hawkins to Maj. Gen. George Pickett, DCA,

responding to DCA request to prepare draft CSA, dated July
18, 1966,

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Letter from Howard Hawkins to Maj. Gen. George Pickett, DCA,
forwarding draft CSA, dated July 21, 1966.

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Letter from Howard Hawkins to Maj. Gen. George Pickett, DCA,

dated July 22, 1966.-

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Letter from Lt. Col. John G. Vance, USAF, DCA contracting
officer, to RCAC, dated July 26, 1966.--

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Horton, Hon. Frank, Member of Congress from the State of New

York, member of the subcommittee:

Article from Wall Street Journal, July 7, 1966, issue, recom-

munication by Director of Telecommunications Management

to the Federal Communications Commission..--

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Letter to Lt. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird, Director, Defense Com-

munications Agency, dated July 11, 1966.-

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Letter from Lt. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird, Director, Defense Com-

munications Agency, to Hon. Frank Horton, Member of Con-

gress from the State of New York..

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Excerpts from FCC "authorized user" decision, dated July 21,
1966..

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Horwitz, Hon. Solis, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Administra-

tion: Assignability clause from DCA/Comsat Communications

Service authorization.

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League, Archie W., Director of Air Traffic Service, FAA: Letter

from Robert L. Randall, deputy general counsel, FAA, to Chair.

man Holifield, re FAA authority to negotiate with Comsat, dated

September 13, 1966..

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Loy, Frank E., Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation

and Telecommunications:

Letter to Chairman Holifield dated September 14, 1966---

List of signatories of Agreement Establishing Interim Arrange-

ments for a Global Commercial Communications Satellite

System.---

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List of signatories of the Special Agreement.

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List of signatories of the Supplemental Agreement on Arbitration. 401

Text of Supplemental Agreement on Arbitration...

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Letter from Mr. Loy to James McCormack, chairman and chief

executive officer, Comsat Corp., dated August 18, 1966, con.

taining procedures for instructing Comsat Corp. on U.S.

position --

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Letter from James D. McCormack to Mr. Loy, dated August
27, 1966---

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McCormack, James, chairman, Communications Satellite Corp.:

Letter from James McCormack to Hon. James D. O'Connell,

Director of Telecommunications Management, dated August 9,
1966.

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Letter from James McCormack to Chairman Holifield dated Sep-

tember 23, 1966, with attachments.----

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Application of Comsat Corp. for authorization to provide serv-

ice via Intelsat II satellites to the Department of Defense in the

Pacific, dated September 6, 1966. -

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Morse, Walter H., Counsel Defense Communications Agency:

Authority for making of assignment clause in DCA/Comsat

contract..

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Excerpts from Comptroller General decision B-159632, dated

July 26, 1966---

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Text of Comptroller General decision B-159632.

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O'Connell, Hon. James D., Director of Telecommunications Manage-

ment, Office of Emergency Planning, Executive Office of the Presi-

dent:

Data on personnel staffing, Office of Telecommunications Manage-

ment..

Excerpt from statement by President Eisenhower on satellite

communications policy, January 1, 1961...

Excerpt from statement by President Kennedy on satellite com-

munications policy, July 24, 1961.

Excerpt from report on 1964 accomplishments under the Com-

munications Satellite Act..

Excerpt from report on 1965 accomplishments under the Com-

munications Satellite Act...

Excerpt from report by the Intragovernmental Committee on

International Telecommunications..

Letter from Mr. O'Connell to Hon. Rosel H. Hyde, Chairman,

FCC, dated June 28, 1966, re authorized user policy--
Letter from Mr. O'Connell to Chairman Holifield, dated August

30, 1966, enclosing OTM draft of national policy on authorized
user issue dated April 19, 1966, and FCC (Mr. Strassburg)

comment dated April 20, 1966.
Letter from Mr. O'Connell to Chairman Holifield, dated Septem-

ber 20, 1966, containing DOD draft national policy on author-

ized user issue, dated April 30, 1966...
Letter from Mr. O'Connell to T. B. Westfall, executive vice

president, ITT Corp., dated September 16, 1966, re DCA

contract and the merger issue--
Paschall, Col. Lee, U.S. Air Force, Defense Communications Agency:

Excerpts from FCC “authorized user” decision, dated July 21,

1966..

Excerpt from section 3-805.1(b) of the Armed Services Procure-

ment Regulations..

Randall, Hon. William J., Member of Congress from the State of

Missouri, member of the subcommittee: Excerpt from statement of

James D. O'Connell re jamming of Comsat satellites.

Roback, Herbert, staff administrator, Military Operations Sub-

committee:

Article from Electronic News of August 15, 1966, entitled

“DeGaulle May Salvage U.S. Gear, Disrupt Com Net”.

Excerpt from report by the President to the Congress of accom-

plishments under the Communications Satellite Act of 1962..

Information re new language for section 3-805.1(b) of the Armed

Services Procurement Regulation --

Letter from Cyrus Vance, Deputy Secretary of Defense, to

James E. Webb, NASA Administrator, dated May 16, 1966,

re NCS review of NASA/Comsat contract..

Letter from James Webb, Administrator of NASA, to Secretary

of Defense Robert S. McNamara, dated March 18, 1966, re

NASA/Comsat contract..

News release by TRW, Inc., entitled “Nine International Com-

panies Selected by TRW for Global Program,” dated September

5, 1966.--

Newspaper articles re OTM-FCC differences on authorized user

issue.

Rogers, Thomas F., Deputy Director Defense Research and Engineer-
ing (Electronics and Information Systems):

Investment in Syncom space segment by the U.S. Government..
Membership of Technical Committee on Communications Satel-

lites.-
Memorandum of understanding between the United States and

the United Kingdom re collaboration in initial defense com-

munications satellite program.

Summary statement of DOD action re space nuclear power

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Sohier, Walter D., general counsel, National Aeronautics and Space

Administration:

Correspondence between the FAA and NASA concerning satel-

lites for air traffic control and aircraft navigation..

Letter from F. C. Alexander, Director, Telecommunications Office,

to Paul A. Price, Chief, Communications and Frequency Man-

agement, NASA, dated January 28, 1963.-
List of ATS experiments with maximum power requirements.
Statements re capacity of Intelsat II satellites, DÒD and NASA

use thereof, and excess for commercial use.

Statement re negotiations with foreign entities on the issue of use

of Comsat Apollo circuits for various types of traffic...

Statement re provision of gateway and land links to connect

Apollo Comsat circuits to Houston.--

Statement re service charges on Comsat circuits from Brewster

Flats.---

Summary of current and pending contracts concerning advanced

communications technology-

Summary of services furnished on a reimbursable basis to Comsat

by NASA.

Total Apollo communications costs.-

Starbird, Lt. Gen. Alfred D., U.S. Army, Director, Defense Com-

munications Agency:

Additional information re replacement of high-cost radio circuits

with satellite circuits..

Comment re information passed in Comsat board of directors

meetings ---

Comparison of common carrier and Comsat rates for 30 Pacific

circuits..

Cost comparison of monthly charges for DOD leased voice grade

channels in the Pacific cables..
DCA estimate of the allocation of revenues of the 30 Pacific

circuits between Comsat and the foreign entities--
DOD apportionment policy for international leased communica-

tions services..
Information re major contracts for the initial defense communica-

tions satellite project--
Memorandum from Cyrus R. Vance, Deputy Secretary of Defense,

for the Secretaries of the military departments, Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Director, Defense Communications

Agency, re contracting with Comsat for Pacific circuits...
Statement re coordination with NCS and Office of Telecommuni-

cations Management on the subject of a proposed FAA/Comsat

arrangement for an air traffic control satellite-

Statement re DCA purchase of Early Bird circuits.

Statement re security aspect of Comsat contract---

Summary costs of Department of Defense leased communications

costs.

Strassburg, Bernard, Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Com-

munications Commission:

Text of the public notice of June 23, 1966, and memorandum of

opinion and statement of policy of July 21, 1966, by the FCC

on the authorized user issue..

Letter from Mr. Strassburg to Chairman Holifield, dated Sep-

tember 22, 1966, containing economic analysis of the effect on

Government lease of circuits in the Pacific from new rate

proposals; and other material..

Letter from Mr. Strassburg to Chairman Holifield dated Septem-

ber 27, 1966, containing further economic analysis and savings

data.

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Tower, Bertram B., chairman of the board, ITT World Communica-
tions, Inc.:

Letter from T. B., Westfall, executive vice president, ITT

Worldcom, to James R. McCormack, chairman of the board,

Comsat Corp., dated August 30, 1966--

Letter from T. B. Westfall, ITT Worldcom, to James McCormack,

chairman and chief executive officer, Comsat Corp., dated

March 17, 1966..

Letter from Col. Lee M. Paschall, DCA, to Joseph J. Gancie, vice

president, ITT Worldcom, dated March 3, 1966.-

Letter from Joseph J. Gancie, vice president, ITT Worldcom, to

Rear Adm. F. D. Boyle, DCA, dated February 24, 1966---

Letter from Allen E. Throop, vice president and general counsel,

Comsat Corp., to Howard J. Aibel, counsel, ITT Corp., dated

April 5, 1966.-.

Letter from Howard J. Aibel, counsel, ITT Corp., to Allen E.

Throop, vice president and general counsel, Comsat Corp.,

dated March 25, 1966_-

Letter from Col. Lee M. Paschall, DCA, to Joseph J. Gancie, vice

president, ITT Worldcom, dated September 6, 1966.

Letter from T. B. Westfall, executive vice president, ITT

Worldcom, to James D. O'Connell, Director of Telecommuni-

cations Management, dated July 13, 1966..

Letter from Joseph J. Gancie, vice president, ITT Worldcom, to

Chairman Holifield, dated September 19, 1966, enclosing copy

of ITT petition to FCC for authorization to provide DCA

Pacific circuits at composite rates.

Letter from Mr. Tower to Chairman Holifield containing com-

ments on assignability of DCA/Comsat contract, and enclosing

correspondence pertaining to Apollo Comsat contract---

Letter from G. S. Mauksch, director of planning, ITT Worldcom,

to Edmond C. Buckley, OTDA, NASA, dated August 6, 1965-

Letter from B. B. Tower, chairman, ITT Worldcom, to James E.

Webb, Administrator, NASA, dated September 9, 1965---

Letter from B. B. Tower, chairman, ITT Worldcom, to Lt. Gen.

Alfred D. Starbird, Manager, NCS, dated September 9, 1965.-

Letter from Howard J. Aibel, counsel, ITT Corp., to Walter D.

Sohier, General Counsel, NASA, dated September 29, 1966..

Letter from B. B. Tower, chairman, ITT Worldcom, to Ben F.

Waple, secretary, FCC, dated October 7, 1965.--

Letter from Lt. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird, Manager, NCS, to

ITT Worldcom, dated October 11, 1965.--

TWX from G. S. Mauksch, director, advanced planning, ITT

Worldcom, to Edmond C. Buckley, OTDA, NASA, dated

October 13, 1966. -

Letter from Edmond C. Buckley, OTDA, NASA, to G. S.

Mauksch, director, advanced planning, ITT Worldcom, dated

October 20, 1966.

Weeks, Rear Adm. Robert H., U.S. Navy, Assistant Chief of Naval

Operations (Communications):

Message from USS Annapolis received via Syncom satellite --

Statements re DODGE experiment and Navy work on Apollo

ships for NASA.

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Appendix 1.- List of committees on which members of the Office of Tele-

communications Management serve as chairman, member, or adviser;

as of August 24, 1966.-

Exhibit 1.- Frequency Management Advisory Council.

Exhibit 2.-Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee..

Exhibit 3.-Telecommunications Science Panel of the Department of

Commerce..

Exhibit 4.-Ad hoc Intragovernmental Committee on International

Telecommunications ..

Exhibit 5.—Ad hoc Intragovernmental Communication Satellite Policy

Coordination Committee..

Exhibit 6.-Ad hoc Group on Space Service Spectrum Saturation -

Exhibit 7.-Frequency Management Hearings.

Appendix 2.-Executive orders pertaining to the management of telecom-

munications.

Executive Order No. 10995.

Executive Order No. 11084.

Executive Order No. 11191.

White House memorandum of August 21, 1963, establishing the Na-

tional Communications System..

Executive Order No. 10705.---

Appendix 3.—Description of contract studies for the Office of Telecommuni-

cations Management.-

Exhibit 1.-Scope of work-ODTM contractual work statement

No. 1-66---

Exhibit 2.-Scope of work-ODTM contractual work statement

No. 2-66..

Exhibit 3.—Status of contracts fiscal year 1965 and 1966.

Appendix 4.- Documents pertaining to assignments of frequencies for

NASA ATS satellites..

Exhibit 1.-Letter of transmittal.

Exhibit 2.-Chronology of 1964–65 events prepared by the Director

of Telecommunications Management..

Exhibit 3.—Chronology of 1959–64 events pertaining to the selection

of frequencies for ATS satellites.-

Exhibit 4.-NASA application for use of ATS frequencies.

Exhibit 5.—Memorandum of November 20, 1964.

Exhibit 6.—Memorandum of December 3, 1964.

Exhibit 7.-Comsat views of December 31, 1964.

Exhibit 8.- Article excerpted from Telecommunications reports of

January 18, 1965---

Exhibit 9.-FCC letter of March 1, 1965, listing conditions for ATS

operations---

Exhibit 10.—Letter to NASA from Director of Telecommunications

Management, listing conditions of ATS operations, and press release

of April 1, 1965.-

Exhibit 11.-Referral of ATS conditions to IRAC, and FCC state-

ment at IRAC meeting -

Exhibit 12.-NASA acceptance of original conditions for ATS opera-

tions..

Exhibit 13.--FCC clarification of position on use of ATS frequencies,

and DTM revision of conditions to NASA..

Exhibit 14.- Article excerpted from Telecommunications reports of

May 3, 1965

Exhibit 15.-NASA acceptance of additional condition for ATS opera-

tions

Appendix 5.—Article on Military Communications excerpted from pro-

ceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers, May 1962-

Appendix 6.-NASA/Comsat contract for Apollo communications..

Appendix 7.—DCA/Comsat contract documents for 30 Pacific circuits

Basic agreement for communications facilities and services --

Communications service authorization.--

Letter from General Starbird, DCA, to Hon. William L. Dawson,

chairman, Government Operations Committee, notifying of intent

to award to Comsat, dated June 30, 1966.--

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