CENTER LANE ACTIVITY

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The documents are discussing the funding for a program called CENTER LANE, which is a follow-up to a previous program called GRILL FLAME. The Army has agreed to provide funds from Program 6 for testing. CENTER LANE is a classified program and its connection to the previous program is compartmented. The Deputy Chief of Staff and the Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering have agreed to disperse the funds. USDRE supports providing additional funds for CENTER LANE research. The funds were requested by DIA and will be used to support their efforts. The Army will become the Executive Agent for CENTER LANE and will have a greater say in setting project priorities. OUSDRE will request DARPA to make the funds available and work with DA MI-ISH to write a memorandum offering the funds to the Army.

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 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
 WASHINGTON, DC 20310
 rtkrLY TO
 Arr&KTIoN OF
 3 NOV 1983
 MEMORANDUM THRU ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (RESEARCH,
 DEVELOPMENT, AND ACQUISITION)
 FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
 SUBJECT:   CENTER LANE Activity (U)
 1.   (S/CL-1/NOFORN)  Reference memorandum, OUSDRE, dated
 19 Jan 83, subject:   GRILL FLAME Activity (U).   (TAB A)
 2.   (S/CL-1/NOFORN)  The Deputy Chief of Staff for. Research,
 Development and Acquisition, Department of the Army, has agreed
 to provide funds from Program 6 in an appropriate testing
 project.   The funds will be applied to CENTER LANE, the follow-
 on program to the Army portion of DoD GRILL FLAME, which was
 terminated in FY 82.
 3.   (S/NOFORN)   CENTER LANE is an Army Special Access Program
 and its connection with any previous program is compartmented.
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 SUBJEC T:   CENTER LANE Funding (U)
 ISSUE. (S/NOFORN)  Use of Program 6 (R&D) monies for CEN`MR LANE.
 FACTS.
 I.   (S/CL-1/NDFORN)  Memorandum for USDRE concerning the,.source of P.6
 funding for CENTER LANE was hand carried to Principal Deputy ASA (RDA) and
 Executive Assistant to USDRE.  ( .3 "")V g3  mev4)
 o  Principal Deputy ASA (RDA) desires update on project.  DA,MI-ISH will
 brief her 1130-1200 hrs 9 Nov 83.
 o  Executive Asst, to USDRE stated that memorandum was acceptable and
 that the P.6 monies could be dispersed.
 o  DAMI-ISH notified CENTER LANE Project Manager of above; check will
 be delivered to contractor 14 Nov 83.
 2.   (S/CL-2/NOFORN/CLOSE HOLD)  USDRE supports providing Army with approxi-
 mately $600K additional funds for CENTER LANE research.
 o  ands were  requested  by  DIA    to  sup:+ort  their  rel   to    e  fort.    5),A
 1     u n:der  Sane  court taint as Ar^ y  regard ~itg T10  'use  of .F S'. and  as  nn
 mechanism to move USDRE funds to contractor.
 o  W041--ISH suggestion to OUSDRE 3 Nov 83 was that USDRE send a
 memorandum to Army offering funds.            ISH will structure a proposal satisfac-
 tory to USDRE, DIA, ASA (RDA), DCSRDA, ACSI and INSCOM,                            and obtain legal
 review.        Unofficial agreement has already been obtained from DIA, ASA (RDA)
 and INNSCON Project Manager.
 o  Acceptance of these funds will essentially make Army Executive Agent
 for CENTER LANE type activity for DoD and give Army greater voice in
 setting project priorities.
 o  OUSDRE will request that DARPA make the funds available,  then work
 wit1t DA MI-ISH to write ttit  USDRE memorandum to Army offering the funds.
 o  Ar-tnv (ISH) role will       have a yet to be determined staffing impact on
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