CIA Reading Room cia-rdp67b00511r000100100008-2: OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING (EDP)

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Approved For Relee 2000/08/03 : CIA-RDP67B0011R000100100008-2 ace *51s. Copy of 7 diN 1962 MEMORANDUM' FOR: Acting Chief, TD SUBJECT: OpmertUmmilOpects Ilsetroule Delta Processing OOP) 1. As the OXCART programtvgagresses into the teat flight phase, the necessity for electronic camphor assistance in flight planning is becoming more evident. The flight pima at SP operatiaml mission involving three refueling* is a lengthy gee at beet, eat it becomes quite atime-concuming venal= then adigtleeal plans are required to stuey the effects of less thin pregreampli 'Moeda at any of the three refueling'. Operational flight palming must be booed, an best available winds and temperatures for initial feasibility "tidies, but must be reworked Net prior to take-aft utilising latest forecast ther, again a very time-eonsuming operation if secemplishod memually. Of ?curse, tanker flight plans must also Adios generally the same presidium thus /7-compounding the problem. 2. When adatelled night plan has been completed as outline& above and a feasible approved mission Is oaatamplateds it becomes neceseerY to apply latest known weather to the route. Ibis weber review is parti-cularly critical in the tarot area and in the three refueling areas as well as in the Overture and arrival areas. Bed weather in any one of the three refueling areas vill dalmy the sieeies just as Wilda/ as Vear target area weather. Si* this phase at flight planning is also atlas. cemunrang one which lends itself to IMP, it must be eousidered. 3. The following actions are coutepplated in the near fUture to research the extant of the problem at incorporating electronic computers into the flight planning of the =Alt project: a. Week of 4 amet A, meeting has been convened by the Development Branch to allow DPD personnel to become acqueinted with Approved For Release 2000/08/03 : CIA-RDP67600511R000100100008-2 Approved For Relige 2000/08/03 : CIA-RDP671300111R000100100008-2 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 25X1C 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A theAense, s cepability. ?=j1viii attend and it Is hoped that Ohs will indicate eoureat leschiss tiss ml lirsersossists. (Slam she is hot OW eleersd: the neetisis viii restriet itself in this regard). Poet viii On par-to current cperatices. the has been told anly that these visitors ere et will AT egtort thedoe hour briefing. a. Week a 11 .7ene: A At this tine will infanally contact mad* by for orientation . (Ole px.ogremmers, Wester:Me Operetieme) to dertend.ne: (1) If the SAC meow maid be meditied to accept A-12 performance. (2) If the MC proms omit be atilateblit or usable on the Ageney's computer (type and available tine to be detszedned at 6 June neeting). (3) 111 MAC programers could be made sisilable to modify their program for Agway use. NOME: Needless to eer, aseurity and the mead to eliminate MORT details will be loft impennet In mind during this discussion. d. In the near future when saes amehtne end programing capability is Intown, a meetlitg of Beedivarters and Area flit pl