TUESDAY; DECEMBER 5, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PACE FIVE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5,1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAE~,P~ FTVW a Ca %X W a 9 v JU J Summary of 'U' Thailand Research EDITOR'S NOTE: Following is a summary of an interim report of the Senate Assembly Research Policies Committee, summarizing the military research projects of Willow Run Laboratories in Thai- land. The report named four Uni- yersity projects in Thailand: " The ARPA (Advanced Re- search Projects Agency) Multi- band Photographic and Infrared Reconnaissance Tests--Project AMPIRT: The report indicates that the June 1964 proposal by the Univer- sity "covers various research ser- vices in connection with an ARPA-sponsored program for an infrared and photographic recon- naissance techniques applicable to guerilla warfare operations in Southeast Asia." The proposal further states that an "HC-47 aircraft will be modified and equipped with the necessary in- struments and will be operated over Thailand at intervals during a period of . . . one year. The purpose is to acquire data which can be analyzed to provide a thorough knowledge of the de- tectability of various targets simulating guerilla activity.' A great number of objects were 'placed' throughout a large area. These were people, animals, trucks, fires and so on. The aircraft made more than two thousand passes over this area collecting data about the nature of relations from ground level." The report states that analyses of the raw data began in 1965 and are still continuing at Willow Run * and are being used by and studied by "a geographer, forester, and meterologist as well as those who, because of military requirements wish to determine the presence of human beings." The original project was bud- geted at $559,500 and sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency. It was a joint project with Cornell University Aeronautical Laboratories. "A separate con- tract" for $515,000 covered col- lecting ground level data, data analysis, reporting etc. and was backed by ARPA. The report adds that "a new contract for addi- tional work with these data has recently been issued through Rome Air Development Center (Sept. 25, 1967, $104,000). An interim report. is due in December 1967. Under present regulations these reports are classified, but scientists at Wil- low Run are urging ARPA to re- move the classification on much of the imagery and selected data, and the researchers state they are optimistic that the restrictions will be lifted before the final report is completed." "The results of the AMPIRT project were reported orally to the Thai Supreme Command Head- quarters and to General West. moreland in 1965. As a conse- quence, General Westmoreland suggested to his superiors that re- search in infrared reconnaissance be continued." " The Joint Military Re- search Development Center- U.S. Aerial Reconnaissance Lab- oratory: The report states: "In Novem- ber 1965 the Thai Supreme Com- mand requested assistance from the United States in the develop- ment of its own laboratory for re- search and training in infrared reconnaissance. This request was approved by the Thai Supreme Command Headquarters, the Air Chief Marshall, the Royal Thai Air Force Tactical Command, the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. State De- partment, the Department of De- fense, and the U.S. Congress. The ispecially equipped aircraft was still in Thailand and staff mem- bers from Michigan were by now familiar with the problems in- volved in training Thai personnel. "The project began in March, 1966, is currently in its second year and will end March 15, 1969 . "One full time Associate Re- search Engineer from Michigan currently stays in Thailand (James Evans). His job is to keep the equipment operating well. Half of the time of a principal investigator' is provided (Research Physicist, Joseph Morgan) and additional, persons who serve as teachers,, totalling about two men per year. A technician (Richard Lane) pres- ently there will return in onea month. "The purpose of the Thais in; this project is to determine the utility of infrared reconnaissance in increasing their military sec- urity. But, the Thais have also used infrared to dectect areas of archaelogical interest (previously unknown) and to find supplies of water near the surface of the' ground. The stated intent of both the U.S. and Thailand govern- ment is to make the Thais inde- pendent of outside assistance in reconnaissance." 0 Acoustic and Seismic Com- bat Surveillance and Target Aequisition Research in South- east Asia: "The Geophysics Laboratory has been involved in two research pro- jects in which University of Mich- igan personnel were assigned to tasks in Thailand. Both projects are classified but much of the ac- tual research and results are not. The first project was begun March 16, 1964, as a subcontract to the Atlantic Research Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, which held the prime contract from ARPA. The original subcontract was for 15 months and extended to Janu- ary 31, 1967. The total cost was $283,000. The purpose of the re- search, as stated in the preface to the final report, '... was to pro- vide basic information about aconsdic and ei mie nmh At sur . by military forces in Southeast Asia and similar environments' ... "The experimental work was carried out at 15 different sites; data processing and analysis were performed at Willow Run. Thai- land's military Research Develop- ment Center assisted Michigan's researchers in obtaining permis- sion from private land owners and various government agencies to use the test sites. "The final report, completed in January 1967, has 586 pages and is unclassified. A 9-page supple- ment to the final report,however, was classified Confidential by Mr. McLaughlin. It deals with design specifications for a seismic intru- sion detector based on available knowledge of seismic and acoustic backgrounds." 0 Project 1 1 1 1 The report states: "The Geo- physics Laboratory also has a classified project that began in the first week of July 1967. This work is being done under a sub- contract with the Stanford Re- search Institute. Two investigators from Michigan spent three months in Thailand during the past sum- mer, completed the field work, and returned to Willow Run. The remainder of the contribution by the Laboratory will be data pro- cessing, analysis, and report writing to be done at Willow Run and completed by July, 1968. The total cost is estimated to be $261,192. In the past three weeks the Di- rectors of Willow Run Laborato- ries and of the Institute of Science and Technology repeatedly re-I quested the prime contracting agency to relax security restric- tions in order that the purposes and activities of this project might be presented here. The agency de- nied these requests."' MISS RITZ FINISHER GETS YOUNG FACES IN FABULOUS SHAPE Sculpt yourself a marvelous new look with these exciting compacts of color! There's MOCHA (for contour- ing), NOTHING (translucent), OPAL (mauve for evening), GREEN (to tone down and camouflage), PEACH or PINK (blushers, rouges) 2.50. And everything fluffs right on with the Miss Ritz Finisher Brush 2.50. It's the Miss Ritz way . . . easy, breezy, beautiful. See them at our State Street Store. ATTENTION-MEN UNDER 25 Save $ $ $ On Auto Insurance You qualify for these low rates by passing a simple questionnaire $25,000 B.I. and P.D. $1,000 Med. 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