Government Use of Satellite Communications

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
protest and stating views of DCA, dated July 12, 1966...
Letter from Howard Hawkins to Maj. Gen. George Pickett,
DCA, making further offer, dated July 13, 1966.

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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598

601

602

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

dated July 22, 1966.

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

605

606

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

607

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, re com-
munication by Director of Telecommunications Management
to the Federal Communications Commission___.

Letter to Lt. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird, Director, Defense Com-
munications Agency, dated July 11, 1966..

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..

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

1966

128, 132

Horwitz, Hon. Solis, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Administra-
tion: Assignability clause from DCA/Comsat Communications
Service authorization__

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– –

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.

List of signatories of the Special Agreement..

List of signatories of the Supplemental Agreement on Arbitration_

Text of Supplemental Agreement on Arbitration..

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

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

McCormack, James, chairman, Communications Satellite Corp.:

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

Director of Telecommunications Management, dated August 9,

Letter from James McCormack to Chairman Holifield dated Sep-
tember 23, 1966, with attachments___.

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. -

481

Morse, Walter H., Counsel Defense Communications Agency:

Authority for making of assignment clause in DCA/Comsat

contract

Excerpts from Comptroller General decision B-159632, dated

July 26, 1966__.

Text of Comptroller General decision B-159632-

146

121

123

Letters, statements, etc.-Continued

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

applications..-.

Letters, statements, etc.-Continued

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, DÓD 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..

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468

457

460

449

446

450

Statement re service charges on Comsat circuits from Brewster

Flats..

442

Summary of current and pending contracts concerning advanced

communications technology..

464

Summary of services furnished on a reimbursable basis to Comsat

by NASA.

455

Total Apollo communications costs_

449

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__ _ _

145

Comment re information passed in Comsat board of directors

meetings.

152

Comparison of common carrier and Comsat rates for 30 Pacific

circuits...

132

Cost comparison of monthly charges for DOD leased voice grade
channels in the Pacific cables...

759

DCA estimate of the allocation of revenues of the 30 Pacific
circuits between Comsat and the foreign entities--

137

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.

139

109

151

153

199

146

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

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