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 Director of Central Intelligence
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 Deputy Director (Intelligence)
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 Assistant Director, Scientific Intallioance
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 Consultants. for Advisory Panel on Unidentified
 Flying Objects
 To obtain the services of Dr. Luis U. Alvarez and Dr. Thornton
 Page as ad hoc consultants to the 0/SI Advisory Panel on "Unidenti-
 fied Flying Objects", scheduled to convene 34 January 1953.
 It is assumed that Dr. Alvarez and Dr.. Page will accept oaploy
 neat as consultants.
 3. FACTS B :P.Ii:G ON T..'E P Oii y.?t
 a.  Item 3 of the tar > res of IAC I eating, 4 December 1952,
 .states that.,  "The (Agency) will enlist the services of selected
 scie.:Lt.zt3 to review and appraise the available evidence (of
 "uni .s :iltied flying objects")...."
 b.  Dr. Luis U. Alvarez is an outstanding scientist in the
 fields of radar operation, dseracteristics axed anonalies.
 c.  Dr. Thornton ti. Page is a particularly competent astronomer
 and astro_hyaicist.  Moreover, he has given, considerable thought
 to the sub;eat of "unidentified flying objects".
 b.  A chock of the Consul tints' Repistrv disclosed that
 con.-i.a.nts precantl:; employed by CTS either did not have zie
 proper qualifications or were currently unavailable.
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 a.  At this tine it is desired to utilise the services of these
 twn.ia this advisory panel only rather than process thm as recular
 CTA co-tsnltants.
 d.  The rate of cc  ensation is expected to be r5O.(Nt per dap
 for each consu1taet.
 ?e.  Api roval of use of thus non on rrtt"\rs through S'I P.ET bas
 been obtained from PSO.
 It is concluded that Dr. Alvares and Dr. Pap are parbi.ular].y
 Well suited to serve on the 0/sr Advisory Peril on NUMdentiIled
 F im obfaots".
 That permission to ;ranted to appoaoh Dr. Luis N. AlvMs and
 L: Thorn'-on V. Psse sdth regard to service as ad hoc oonm4taato
 em the subtect of unidentified flyinc objects" mad to initiati the
 neoesssry personnel motion.:
 Approved takeeppored)_ scot to security clcerance.
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