Doc 0000184399
CIA
This document is a declassified CIA memorandum from January 17, 1952, discussing a "Side Tone Delay" project and ongoing negotiations related to it.
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Ask the archive about this →---- 17 J<Jl1Ua.ry 1952 .. OSI side Tone Dclsy REFERENCE: Interne!). - Her.toran.ium on the ::;ubject with routing slip datod c_......, 22 October 1951. 1. I am returning the original, and An extra copy of the enclo~ure, of the internal-- memorandum pertaining to "Side Tone Delay", l.tlich you so ti11dly sent to mo r.omot.L'rne ago. You might uish to ~dvise the individuals in your office, intereutcd in this m<1ttor, that uo hD.VC 1:.-ecn cnrrying on nQcoti..'ltions with the J,l thouGh the fino.l dctdls are yet to be deter mined, we havo epproval of the Project Reviet-t Committee for a. ,_ project in the runount requested by~ 2. There are several wnys in which this device rnir)lt be used for other operational purposes and should anyone in your office be interested in this, I shall be gle~d to discu::;.s it with them tlirectly. I t.m 0ure that aey such de·velopments coUld bo included in the pre~cnt project or in aclditionnl projects witl1 the sDrne contractOl'• Thank :·au ng~in for the pnpers nnd I w-ill wait to her.r of your fur the:r interest in the: matter. I haYe retained a copy of Jour mcmorandwn because of the useful bnck(;I'ound information contained therein. · - . ' \' G- Att;.ch: memo dtd 22 Oct 51 1ii th enclosure /l osr;-- - - ......... -.... . ·.' •' ·,
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The document is a typed memo with handwritten annotations. At the top, a handwritten notation "4/B. I, 42, 17" is present. The memo itself is dated "17 January 1952" and is addressed from "OSI". The body of the memo discusses a "Side Tone Delay" memorandum and mentions ongoing negotiations. There are also handwritten markings in the margins, including "A", "G", and "B", which appear to be routing or reference marks. Another handwritten "A" with a line below it is present near the bottom, along with "OSI/". The memo also indicates an attachment with a memo dated "22 Oct 51". There are no photographs, diagrams, or redations visible.
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