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GENERAL HAMLETI
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A:rm;r. Security Support for Office of Emergency. Planning, Project
CASPER. (C)
1. Toe purpose of the attached DCSLOG SS is to obtain SA approval
of and signature a proposed memo to Director, Office of Emergency
PlantliJ:).g, Office of the President. The proposed letter is in
reply to a letter to SA (Incl 1) .
2. The approval.
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MAY 2 21962
Honorable Edward A. McDermott
Director, Office of E.3rgency Planning
Executive Office of the President
Dear Mr.
Reference is made to your letter of April 20, 1961 requesting
security support for Project CASPIR from the Assistant Chief of
Staff for Intelligence, United States Army.
As a result of s taff dbcuaaion, it is und.erall'ood tbat the
rec;uf.red security assistance 1e l'elatively si.Jirole .ln nature. This
request can be accouaodated within present resources which the
Assistant Chief of Staff for IntelligenceJms for aupportina Project
CAsPER, and the needed service is nt\;
In this case and in others may arise, the Department of
the Army desires to assist in every can only do so if it is
provided the necessary resources over and above the approved
programed Army activities.
fJSA. ASG Control No.,2ft:?c9
EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC REGRADING
DOD DIR 5200.10 DOES NOT APPLY
incerely yours,
(Signed) Elvis J . Stahr, jro
llvis J , Stahr, jr.
Secretary of the Army
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i\J:)Jcet CMPBB
(C) ihic &aDRJ7 Sbeet to;-wa,"<la tu fbQ of tbe AATfl:l to. tbe
actor} ottlc-o ot Pl"\W'lirta. tt>r SlWPOr't t:/3 P.toJect
DlSCli1Slotl
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P'toJect CAS!EB 9.1'0 Wmdl\ ou Q be.ei.&
2. (c) _. lt!tta to t.' ext li:lrr3 j ao u nt.roctor,
or P'latmine (Oi?) Gtated tbat lU8 ottJ.ce w Well u tbe
1Jla oD4 tbo AlW tD
support tor tbe latte-r exldedl4tb ijl pDMtlllc aa t.b1.a .Pro_J-..
t\11 ot aMi.UlQIU!l"l of
1V ACSI. "
3 (s) In. a ror 25 l&Ga1- tbc Sc<:retar.r oE tbe GeQe.ral
statt t"C<l\le&tea. tbtlt catabliltA vtt.b. swropr1atc
ot Oli:P tQ 1deut.f..t.Y wa't w.UJ. be ot ..,_.
tuz!tber respect 'ti> tdtb OBf . .. !l ,ou to
t:..c poGritiozl t.Gat tbD o-t tbe /4T:q _,ire$ to assist m eve:q W87 but 06a
ao 1t it. 1D pi'OV14ed tbc r cmn- aDd S\Jove tbe pro--
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, 4. (G) !ale 1:CSI.OG 4%Jd ACBI on P:uJegt CASPBR
f6>. OBP t:lat \iantecl tb.e AJwti coar:enre4 c.l.earias
' CDtd COV!!I".Uia U. ot :m i.Dlliv1clua.l. to 'UOJ'k QBP at t1:lc CASPB8 stte.
f'or tbc !n4i.Vicb:ial \411 be prov1.4cd l:q O'.i.i; ltCSX vW. provide cover <beu-
:1.n aut UQtaU&.
5 (s) lfi-. ctatoa be 1s fur..
&l.WPOrt or ProJect CASPBB VUl. be pmv:t.ded tor tbat pu:r,poac over awl
allove t:lair a.D4 lk: ww;. e.4YJMt4 "tlWt fN!.iJl .ctton. QC ll()8't
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di!t!cul:t.J, the b(: laek'tf\8 1'4 &> m otaer
6. (s) (lncl 2 ) m rcpJ.y to the uec:b;)r, OEP'G po.intG
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CASPER Beoponsibill tioe (e)

(U) the 8ec1-ete.r;y of the Aritq atgn the proposed letter to the Director, Qiit.
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Major General, u.>
Acting Deputy Chief of Staff
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
IN RPLY REF'&IIII: TOt
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Honorable Edward A. McDermott
Director, Office of Emergency Planning
Executive Office of the President

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Dear Mr. McDermott: fl / l
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Reference is made to your letter of April. 2o, 1962 requesting
support for Project CASPER from A Assistant Chief of
.wtelligence, States Army. {
As a result of staff that the
required security assistance is re " tiv simple in nature. 'lhis
request can be accommodated 'Within re resources which the
Assistant Chief of Staff for l}lte ence has for supporting Project
CASPER, and the needed service ;is no being provided.
In this case aJ?,d in others Wtdch may arise, the Department of
the .A:r:ary to assist in every way, but can only do so it' it
is provided th ne essary resources over and above the approved
progrszrjed \a . ivities.


Sincerely yours,
Elvis J. Stahr, jr.
Secretary of the Army
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