Memorandum of Notes on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Dr. James Killian

file NASA - mise before mon SEOREF levelson 10 April 1958 Page I of 3 pagoa MEMORANDUM FOR DR. KILLIAN Copy I A of 2 copica SUBJECT: Notes On "NASA" A 1. Pertinent dates: (a) NASA legislation will be introduced in Congress on April 14, 1958, the day it reconvenes. 0. Plants (b) Dr. Dryden will testify before the House Space Committee April 16, 1958. He will be preceeded by Von Braun and Putt. (c) Dr. Dryden will meet with Director of the Bureau of the Budget April 17, 1958. (d) ARPA Congressional budget hearings will take place the last week in April. 2. Mr. Quarles has written NACA, stating readiness of Defense to begin study of civil-military programs and the transfer of the former. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Holaday were designated Defense representatives for the studies. It is understood that Mr. Quarles will take a very broad view of the military applications of space. To my knowledge no firm meeting dates have been determined. 3. In view of the imminence of ARPA budget hearings (See 1(d) ), Bureau of the Budget feel that it is extremely desirable that the program and funds to be transferred to NASA be determined. Until this is done it will be practically impossible for NASA to lay out a program for FY 1959 or a budget request. Bureau of the Budget, acting on their directions from the President, will approve about 250 million dollars for civil space programs. However, they probably will only approve about 50 million dollars for NASA outright, with the expectation that the transfer of funds from Defense will be of the order of 200 million dollars. De- pending upon the previous commitments made by ARPA, this could result in a rather hodge-podge national space program. DECLASSIFIED E.0. 12065, Sec. 3-204 MR 80-2 #3 By DH lbc Date 5/21/80 K-3600