Functions to be Performed at High Point: 1957

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Intera ency cnrtty las meation Appeals Panel

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June 10 2011

IS AP Appeal No. 2009-004

NLE 2008-026

Mr . B ill G ee rh art

Dear Mr. Geerhan:

Please be ad ised that the Interagency Security lassification Appeals Panel (I AP has

concluded its consideration of your mandatory declassification review appeal nd th t the s:i ty-day

period during" hich an agency head may appeal an [ AP decision to the President has xpired.

Enclosed is a copy of the document and a chart that outlines the ISCAP decision, If you have

questions about this appeal please contact W illiam arpenter or hristopher O. Hofius at 202)

357-5_50.

incerely

WILLIAM A. lRA

Executi e Seer tary

Enclosures

cc: Mr. Karl WeissenbachDirector, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library



!SCM DECISION ON THE MANDATORY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW AP'PEAL

.FILED BY BILL GEERHART

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DESCRIPTION OF

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Geerhart,

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ISCAP No . .

2009~004

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I nf orma tio n re la tin g to re lo ca tio n

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8 pages

Top Secret

DECLASSIF IED S 01 vffi

PO RTIO NS A ND A FFIRM .ED

TH E CLA SSIFICA TIO N OFOTHER PORT IONS

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DE rASSIFIED1JND,~R AUTHORITY OF 'mE1N1'ERAUENCY

E~nRITY CLASSIFICATION APPEALS PANEL.

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EXECUTIVEOFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFF(CE OF CEFENSE MOBILIZATION

WASHINGTON 28. D. C.

,Septemller 11. 19,51

ME~ORANP:UMFOR.: ~~:>norable Sherman,Adam¥

Honorable Perciy~al F. Brundage

Honorable Robert Cutler

SUBJECT: Functions. to be Perform~d at High.. Point

Relocation ~te

Iam attaching for yqu,r consideration 1 : h e . st,a;ffpaper

prepared in:Q,DMon the above subject. There is constder.able

ur gency for a decision in this. matter waich'. 1auppq.s'e:. shouldbe made, by the' Pre,sident. He,wever, befD-x'e·.it i~,.taken tohim IBhou1dap~r'eci ..te· h,ayi,ng"you'r comments ·and.r'ecom-

menda.tio~. After .each of youh.&s h;L~ an:.o.pp.ortunity to'

conatdez this. paper. I would hope that,.Govern~r A,dams will

be good enough to: ca,11a meeting which cenl.d ,r'esu:lt in the

development of firm recenun,en~ation8 for the President.

As far 8 0 1 ' I ~ concerned ,I have no set. views an,this subject.

Gordon Gray

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What tuDct10Dl of the Executive Branch of the Federal gov82'Dlll.ent I .

v1ll be pal"1'cmud at High Po~t? I E .O . 135 26 , e ctio n3 .3 (b )(7 )(8 ),j I

. 1 & cu:rrentJ.y projected, J U : Y be housed undargroUlld at : I

secure trom all. 1IAU't.1:I!ehazards 'I

.. tio, Jdlltary, and non-mllitery defense _tter ••

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FUNCTIONS TO BE P:mFaUG> A'1 mOR pom RE I.0 06 .T IOH s rTE

e people -will of DeCessit,. be -.in-

t'eDaDC8, housekeeplpg, and COI!ID11Diatloll8 starr, leav~ faoilitie.

for p8Z'aormel to peri'ora the functioD8 for whiQh" High

v" "Point .. orli

'M.Jly p'anMd.i

. .II1gh Point 1IU conCeiTed as a protected undergro~ facilit,. to l : : ! e

UIIed ... a in the evant of an attaok

aatloDl oentar; an eiectrio ~tar tor rapid cal.oulation c4 u.ce

los..; to plot pertinent iDformat:lon OD basio d1pl~I •

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~S:1..ncehe 1d.ea o · t a top c...... m poat va. first cODClI! !1ved. weha.,.e

& D d we t1nd el_uta of the Executive Branch e.xpeot1Dg to

1 1 8 . fac·Wt1ea at High PoiDt although the tunat10u the,. peJ'fara

a1"e of • lover' order.tlan the f1mat1ou tor wh1ah High PoiDt ,..

panned. ilio. deY~op!lSatot other u.rdarground1mI~tlona

As thea. queat10DS relate to lU.gb Point. it 18 believed the tollow- '

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b. The lJ'tatt of the RatloD&l Security CouncU woul.cl appear Deoe&-

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\ ton..Th1B eat..bl:l.ah.ed secretariat Bhauld not be houaed at

a IIlte lID}Xr'oteotecl'raa blast, thermal, and radiologlaal. efteata < I

ot molear attack.< Espeo1a.l.l.:1is this 80 in new o.!.the . I

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Pre.1deut'll r eCMD . t deal.loD regard1.ng the J"Ol.. otthe ll~

. .~D801'ed lOIS inOOOl"dhat1nc <.nw 1DterDa1 lIeaurlty pro-

I grams. ~ deo1alonplaoed ~h8RSC ataft in the poaltloll ot

\ ~autlTe Ot<tlc. coard1Datoz o~ aD! interml.

.8O"IIr"1ty (lOIS) operatloDli. .

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Fed.va1 tuDot1oDII to~e e... e:nt.lal. for wrt.11u operat1oria.

It 111antloip&ted that a lal'ge port1onot the atatt'

v1l1 be u.ut1Dg 1D the

.... 1at!xlg inthliZ' ..... itt&bliabmentot keyae:eD01e. arippl..t b7 '

attack.

_ o I _ . g_.._,' ..... and~ ~'--~~Po1ntneeda .further , a . o a l . 1 a 1 a attert1_rw1 resolut1onot tbe

.:role, ~t the needtor~lIon f'roa. the baal.o ~ ,user, .

&DdCODB'll l l l l lr .a.genole.to t.he

g•. vUl 1J:w9i.~bl7 be IO,:lnt1DatelJ'

9Once:r:Md v1tb ltab1l1zatlon o , t the eooo.ca;y,that it : I . a &.Dtio:L-

pe. ,~ed the Pres.ldentw1llg1 "e them.aWl.'t't1ae a.aignluDt of ai lV. le!-

h1a starf':Ln ooordinat1ng1Dd1rect oontrol measures of

) ''E.heylhould. therefore be

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h. Central clirect1an at or allooatiOllvill be'

v1ll be t()~ed

v1ll iDal:ud.

eleotromo taall1t1 .. tor rapid oaloulat1on of l'eaouro8 crapa-

bU,1t1eB, to plot ·pert1Dant information.

1. The tuncrt10DS of the policy .tatt of the Federal Ctvn Detema,

Adm1n1.tnt1on va o·f .. klJ:d whioh'requb' •• that they be IOGated

facilitate clearance aDd UauaDCe ot att101al dooumenta.

BECOMNEBDAtIONS:That the President be requaated to &]JP1"ovethe above t'1mctum for

perf'0l'm&D08 at High Point •.

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These figures conform with engineering studies contained in

our files. The question occurs, however, as to wh-ether or

not ODM,has made any recent study pe'rtaining to the number

of people required for additional functions of High Point wbich

were not conceived in the original planning.

Although this is true in a sense, High Point is still expected to be a

direct liaison point and as such would provide advice. assistance,

staff work and the physical pla,nt required to carry out Pre sidentia.l

directives emanating from any site. In this: regard, Ibelieve it

would be timely to reemphasize this r

This point is well taken. Insofar as Ican determine, only

rudimentary plans exist for the internal arrangeme.nt and flow

of information at High Point.

Comm.ent '4 & : 5: Ihave no information concerning this az rangernent, Am still

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checking the files and making i.nquiries. Will let you know as soon

as Ifind anything.

Unacr present plaIlhing considerations this function assumes equal

importance with

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Fr:om. recent discus!!ion~ •. I aesurned that this had alrea.dy been.

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for High Point has included the

Have re,ceived no further information concerning re-programming

the computer to yield resources remaining rather than resources

destroyed. This was a major point brought out in Operatio.n

Alert 1957.

Comment 1110 : This has alreEi;~ been. planned for. All'agencies with high priority

requisitioning authority will be immediatel.y acc esaible to

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