AFSC HISTORICAL ~ PUBLICATIONS SERIES BD THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SM-68 TITAI VOLUME DOCUMENTS | DOCUMENT RETAINS | CLASSIFICATION EXCERPT UNCLASSIFIED | #61 DATE 285ep 704. DOCUMENT RETAINS CLASSIFICATION ‘XCERPT UNCLASSIFIED DAIHE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SM-68 TITAN Volumes II and IIT . Supporting Documents . 1. Ltr, Lt Gen D L Putt, Dep CofS, Dev, USAF, "to Gudr, ARDC, 21 Jun 1954, eubj: Broject ATLAS. 2. USAF GOR No“21(SA~1¢), 11 Aug 1954. 3. USAF GOR No 21-1, 11 aig" 1954. ‘ 4. Ltr, Brig Gen B A Schriever, Cmdr, WD, to Lt Gen TS Power, Cndr, 4RDC, 22 Nov 1954, subj: Contractor Selection for Large Rocket Engine Development. 5. Memo, Lt Col LD Ely, Ch, Aero & Structure Gp, WD, to Col CH Terhung 4 waz 1955, subj: Preliminary Specification for ICBMS Alternate Airframe Competition. 6. Memo, Brig Gen B A Schriever, Gndr, WDD, to Lt Gen T S Power, Gudr, ARDC, 21 Spx 1955, subj: Query by Mr Gardner as to Value of Competition. 7, Memo, Roger Lewis, Asst Sec AM, to Record, 27 Apr 1955, sub: with Respect to the Air Force IBM Program. : Agreements 8. TW, AFDDC 58849, USAF to Gndr, ARDC, 2 May 1955, no subj. 9. Memo, Lt Col LD Ely, Ch, Aero & Structure Gp, WDD, to Col CH Terhune, 5-May 1955, subj: Alternate Airframe Competition. 10, USAF GOR No 104(SA=1e), 12 Jul 1955, subj: Intercontinental Ballistic issile Weapon System, ll, Ltr, Brig Gen B A Schriever, adr, WD, to MJ Kelly, BTL, 25 Jul 1955, no subj. 12. Lez, Brig Gen 3B A Schriever, Gnd, WD, to Maj Gen D N Yates, AFATC, 22 Sul 1955, no subj: ‘ 13. Ltr, Lt Gen D L Putt, Dep CofS, Dev, USAF, to Gndr, ARDC, 27 Jul 1955, subj: Development Directive for an Intez¢ontinental Ballistic tissile System.14, USAF GOR No 21 (SA-1¢) Cancellation Notice, 1 Aug 1955. 15. Proposal, "WS-107A, Control Propellant Airframe System Proposal Sumazy," Martin Aire. Co, 15 Aug 1955. 16. Ltr, J H Kerr, Sec, AMC-ARDC Source Sel Bd, to Col WA Sheppard, Dep Cmdr, Prog Mgt, WDD, 9 Sep 1965, no subj. 17, Ltr, Gol CH Tezhune, Chm, Eval Bd, et al, to Cmdr, WDD, 14 Sep 1955, subj: Report of Contractor Evaluation Board, Alternate WS 107A Adrfrane. 18, WK, WDG-9-13-E, Gmir, WD, to Gndr, ARDC, 30 Sep 1955, no subj. 19, ‘Memo, GRT (Col CH Terhune), to Brig Gen B A Schriever, Gndr, WDD, 7 Oct 1955, subj: Conversation with Mr. Bunker, Glenn L. Martin, 7 October 1955. 20, Meno, Brig Gen BA Schriever, Cndr, WD, to Lt Gen TS Power, Gndr, ARDC, 17 Nov 1955, subj: Selection of the Beli Telephone Laboratories for Development of an Alternate Ground Based Guidance System, 2 Ltz, Gen TD White, V CofS, USAF, to Gndr, ARDC, 18 Nov 1955, subj: Initial ICBM Operational Capability. 22, Memo, Maj P B Peabody, Proj Cont Gp, WDD, to Record, 18 Nov 1955, subj: Approval of Alternate Airframe Evaluation Board Report, 23. Ltr, Gen TD White, V CofS, USAF, to Gndr, ARDC, 29 Dec 1955, subj: Initial Operational Capability, SM-65. 24, - Memo, Maj Gen B A Schriever, Gudr, WDD, to Lt Gen T $ Power, Gndr, ARDC, 30 Dec 1955, subj: WS-107A Proposed Press Plan. 25. ‘Ti, WDISP-1-2-C, WDD, to CofS USAF, 12 Jan 1956, no subjy 26, | Ltr, Brig Gen O J Ritlend, V Cudr, WDD, to GM Bunker, Pres, Martin Go, 26 Oct 1956, no subj. : 27, Rpt, NWthy the 68 Program?" n.si, 6 Nov 1956. 28, Memo, Brig Gen 0 J Ritland, V Gndr, WDD, to Staff, 7 Nov 1956, subj: Superhard Installations. 29. Memo, Col BP Blasingame, Asst for WS=107A-2, to Dep Gnd, ‘Tech Ops’, WD, 28 Nov 1956, subj: Schedule of Actions for Implementation of WS-107A-2 Hard Base Program, 30, Mono, Col B P Blasingama, Asst for WS-107A-2, to Col CH Terhune, Dep Gadz, Tech Ops, WD, 10 Jan 1957, subj: Procedures for Ground Support Equipment3h. WS 1074-2, to Col C H Terhune, Dep Ondr, Tech Ope, WD, 31 Jan 1957, subj: Program Revisions to Realize a 15-20 Bex Cent Reduction in Annual Expenditures. 31. Memo, Col BP Blasingame, Asst for Ltr, Maj Gen J C Smart, Asst V GofS, USAF, to Gndr, ARDC, 5 Mar 1957, Initial Operational Capability. 32. subj 33. Memo, Col BP Blasingame, Asst for WS 107A-2, to Maj Gen B A Schriever, 26 Mar 1957, subj: Survey of Problem Areas at Martin, Denver. 34. Memo, Col BP Blasingame, Dir, WS-1074-2, to Hej Gen-B A Schriever, mar, AFD, 5 Apr 1957, subj: Leadership at Glenn L, Martin, Denver. 35. “Ltr, Maj Gen B A Schriever, Gnir, AFBMD, to Lt Gen T'S Power, Gndr, ARDC, no subj. Memo, Brig Gen 0 J Ritland, V Gndr, AFBMD, to Record, 16 Apr 1957, Martin Management end Organization, and TITAN Program Reorientation. 37. Ist Ind (Ltr, ARDC to Cdr, AFBW, 8 Apr 1957, subj: Determination of ICBM Threat), Brig Gen OJ Ritland, V Gndr, AFEMD, to Cudr, ARDC, 6 May 1957. 38. Memo, Lt Col CW Getz, Prog Mgt & Pres Div, AFBMD, to Record, ,21 Jun 1957, no subj. 39. Memo, CE Wilson, Sec Def, to Sec'AF, 16 Aug 1957, subj: Revision of the ICBM/IRBM Program. 40. Memo, Maj Gen B A Schriever; Ondr, AFBMD, to Under Sec AF, 13 Sep 1957, subj: Additional Funding Required for Acceleration of the Air Force Ballistic Missile Program Initial Operational Capability. 41. Memo, GB Wilson, Sec Def, to Sec AF, 5 Oct 1957, subj: ICBM Program. 42, THK, WDG-10-e-E, Cndy, AFEMD to CofS,.USAF, 9 Oct. 57, no subj. 43. THK, AFCAV 51750, CofS, USAF, to Gmdr, APBD, 21 Oct, 1957, no subj. 44, Ltz, Brig Gen 0 J Ritlend, V Cndz, AFBMD, to Asst CofS, Guid Mis, USAF, 25 Oct 1957, subj: Acceleration of the Ballistic Missile Program. 45. Memo, Col B P Blasingame, Dir, WS-1074-2, to Col GH Terhune, Dep Gadr, Tech Ops, AFBMD, 13 Dec 1957, subj: Action Items of WS-LO7A-2 Reprogramming. 46. ‘Ler, Brig Gon 0 J Ritland, V Cadr, AFBMD, to Asst CofS, Guid Mis, USAF, 21 Dec 1957, subj: Ballistic Missile Program Acceleration.4]. ‘THK, WOG-1-7, Maj Gen B A Schriever, Gndr, AFBMD, to CofS, USAF, 15 Jan 1958, no subj 48. THK, AFMPP-HiS-1-55965, Asst CofS, Guid Mis, USAF, to Cmdr, ARDC, 3 Feb 1958, no subj. 49. Lez, Gen CE LeMay, V CofS, USAF, to Gndr-in-Chief, SAC, 10 Feb 1958, subj: Policy for Support of Missile Weapon Systems. 50, Memo, Col RE Soper, Ch, Bal Div, Asst CofS, Guid Mis, USAF, to Record, 10 Feb 1958, subj: Secretary of Defense Review of Air Force Ballistic Missile Proposals. Sl, Memo, W, M Holaday, Diz, Guid Mis, OSD, to Sec AF, 26 Feb 1958, Subj: Development. of Storable Propellants for Ballistic Missiles. 52. Memo, Col G'S Curtis, Spec Asst, Asst CofS, Guid Mis, USAF, to Record, 18 Apr 1958, subj: Storable TITAN Presentation to Mr, Holaday. 53. Policy, Maj Gen BA Schriever, Cmdr, AFBMD, 29 May 1958, subj: Guidance Policy. 54. Memo, Col 0 C Ledford, Dep Dir, WS-107A=2, to Col ¢ H Terhune, Dep Ondr, Tech Ops, AFD, 13 June 1958, subj: Brief Status of Titan Program. 55. Lez, Maj Gen B A Schriever, Gndr, AFEMD, to Gndr, ARDC, 11 Aug 1958, subj: Survey of the $¥~68 Weapon System ~ 6 May=11 June 1958. 56, Memo, AW Betts, Act Dir, Guid Mis, OSD, to Chm, AF-BMC, 19 aug 1958, subj: FY 1959 Air Force Ballistic Missile Program. 57. Lex, Brig Gen 0 J Ritland, V Gadr, AFBMD, to Gndz, ARDC, 22 Aug 1958, subj: Reorfentation of Nose Cone Program. , 58. _Ltr, Maj Gen B A Schriever, Gndr, AFBMD, to CofS, USAF, 29 Aug 1958, subj: Ballistic Missile Program Planning Information. : 59. ‘Memo, Maj Gen BA Schriever, mdz, AFBM, to Col Terhune & Col Lenard, 17 Nov 1958, subj: Silo Leunchers for TITAN Program. 60, Memo, Maj HL Boyd, WS-107A-2 Ofe, to Record, 26 Nov 1958, subj: Titan Program Cost Estimates for December 58 Development Plan. 61. Final Operational Concept ‘for the SM-68 (TITAN) ICBM, 1 January 1959. 62, Memo, WM Holaday, Diz, Guld Mis, OSD, to Chm, AF-IMC, 8 Jan 1959, subj: Fund Reservations for FY 1959 and Prioz Air Force Ballistic Missile Programs.63. TWX, AFCOM 55665, Has, USAF to Cadr, AFBMD, 30 Jan 1959, no subj. 64, Memo, Maj RE Ostrem, to Col € H Terhune, Dep Gmdr, Tech Ops, AFBMD, UL Feb 1959, subj: Flight Sumery Titan Missile 4-3. Ltr, A Hall, Dir, Eng Div, Martin-Denver, to AFBMD, 5 Jun 1959, Summary of the B-4 Explosion. 66. ‘TWK, WDTB-8-1, Gndr, AFIMD, to Martin-Denver, 6 Aug 1959, no subj. 67. Clipping, New York Times, 15 Aug 1959. 68. Memo, CP Benedict, Act Asst Sec Def, to Sec AF, 17 Aug 1959, subj: Tn-Silo Launch for the TETAN. 69. Ltr, Col J W O'Neill, Act-Dep Gnix, Bal Mis, AFBMD, to Dep Cndr, Tech Ops, AFEMD, 18 Aug 1959, subj: ‘Testing at Denver. 70, TWX, WDT-8-7-H, Cndr, AFEWD, to Maxtin-Baltimore, 22 Aug 1959, no subj. 71. WR, 80-E, AFPR Ofc, Martin-Denver, to AFBI, 27'Aug 1959, no subj. 72, TWK, WDG-8-12-E, Cmdr, AFBI, to APPR Ofc, Martin-Denver, 27 ‘Aug 1959, no subj. 73. WK, WDT-8-9-E, Gndr, ARDC to Martin-Baltimoxe, 28 Aug 1959, no subj. 74, ‘THK, WDT-8-10-E, Cndr, AFEMD, to C,dr, ARDC, 28 Aug 1959, no subj. 75. Memo, J M Douglas, Sec AT, to Sec Def, 9 Sep 1959, no subj. 76. ‘Memo, Gen TD White, CofS, USAP, to Sec AF, 9 Sep 1959, subj: Trans= mittal of the Fiscal Year 1961 Budget Estimate. 77. Ltz., Col J W O'Neill, Act Dep Cudr, Bal Mis, AFEMD, to Maj Gen 0 J Ritlend, Cndz, AFBMD, 21 Sep 1959, subj: Status of Missile Testing at Martin-Denver. : 78. Rpt, “Flight Test Report, Lot A Summary," SR-59-38, Oct 1959, prep. by Martin Co, 79. Ltr, Col 0 ¢ Ledford, Dep Dir, WS 107A-2, to Col J W O'NeLl1, Act Dep Gndr, AFBMD, 15 Oct 1959, subj: Titan Missile B-8 Incident. 80, Ltr, Col J W O'Neill, Dep Ondr, Bal Mis, AFEW, to Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Cndz, AFEMD, 16 Oct 1959, subj: Additional Item for Martin Management Neetin, ai. WI-10-3-E, Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Cndx, AFEMD, to G M Bunker, Pres, Martin Aircraft Co, 20 Oct 1959, no subj.82. 1959, subj: g Gen CH Terhune, V Guir, AFBMD, to Gnéz, ARDC, 21 Oct siz Force Test and Evaluation Capability for Weapon Systems. 83, Ltr, Col AJ Wetzel, Dir, WS 1074-2, to Maj Gen O J Ritland, Cmdr, AFBMD, gt al, 21 Oct 1959, subj: Status of TITAN Test Activities. 84. Memo, OUR (Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Gndr, AFEMD), to Record, 23 Oct 1959, subj: Titan Status and Meeting with Corporate Membere of The Martin Company, 85. Memo, n.s., to Record, 30 Oct 1959, oub: with Mc. Bunker, President, The Martin Company. ‘TMten Status and Meeting 86. | Ltr, Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Gud, AFEMD, to GM Bunker, Pres, Martin Co, 30 Oct 1959, subj: Titan Test Progr: 87. Ltr, WB Bezgen, Martin-Denver, to Maj Gon 0 J Ritland, Cmdr, AFBMD, 12 Nov 1959, no subj. 88. Ltr, Maj Gen 0 J Ritlend, Gndr, AFEMD, to WB Bergen, Pres, Martin Co, 27 Nov 1959, no eubj. : 89, Ltz, Maj Gen BT Funk, Cndr, ANC-BMC,to G M Bunker, Chm, Board, Martin Co, 9 Dec 1959, no subj. 90. ik, WDT-12-5-E, Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Cmdr, AFBMD, to Lt Cen BA Schriever, Ondr, ARDC,” 12 Dee 1959, no subj. 91. Clipping, New York Times, 13 Dec 1959. 92. Clipping, the Denver Post, 15 Dec 1959. 93. Ltr, WB Bergen, Pres, Martin Co, to Maj Gen O J Ritlend, Gndr, AFEMD; Maj Gen BI Funk, Gndz, AMC-BMC, 15 Dee 1959, no subj. 94. Memo, Maj Gen O J Ritland, Cndr, AFBMD, to Lt Gen B A Schriever, Ondy, ARDC, 15 Dec 1959, subj: Martin Management Meeting. + 95. Memo, Lt Col L ¢ Hall, Survey Team, to Gli, aFEMD; Gnd, BMC, 16 Dee 1959, no subj. 96. Ltr, Col H A Arnold, SJA, to Cmér, AFBMD, 17 Dec 1959, subj: Actions Available to the Government re Glenn L. Martin Company's Pexformance of Titan Project. 97. Memo, J V Charyk, Asst Sec, R&D, USAF, to Chm, OSD/BMC, 21 Dec’ 1959, subj: Air Force Ballistic Missile Program. 98. Memo, A G Weggoner, Exec Sec, OSD/EMC, to Chn, AF-BMC, 23 Dec 1959, subj: FY 60 Industrial Facilities Requivemsnt for the TITAN and ATLAS Programs99. Tw, WTBA~12-30, Gndr, AFBYD, to CofS, USAF; Cmér, ARDC, 24 Dec 1959, subj: Investigation of Titan Missile 0-3 Incident on Stand 16 on 12 Dec 59 at AMR. 100, WK, RDRRA~12-44, Lt Gen B A Schriever, Gud, ARDC, to Gen TD White, CofS, USAF, -30 Dec 1959, no sub, 101. Draft, n.s., 31 Dec 1959, subj: Summary Statement to be made by Generel Ritland Prior to Giving Recommendations. 102, Memo, J V Charyk, Asst Sec, R&D, USAF, to Chm, OSD/BMC, 31 Dee 1959, subj: Air Force Ballistic Missile. Programs. 103. THK, WDU~12-10-E, Maj Gen O J Ritland, Gndr, AFBMD; Maj Gen BL Fonk, Cndr, BMC, to Gndr, ARDC & Cmdr, AMC, 2 Jan 1960, subj: FY 60 Ballistic Missile Costs. 104, Clipping, ‘Time Magazine, 4 Jan 1960. 105, Ler, Col HH Eichel, Chm, Mgt Rev Team, et al, to Cmdr, AFB & Gndz, ANC-EMC, 5 Jan 1960, subj: Report of WS 107A-2 Management Review Team. 106, Draft, n.s., 6 Jan 1960,subj: Washington Briefing - 6 Jan 60, To Provide the Chief of Staff with a Report on the Background, current status and Plans for the Titan IG5M Program. 107. Ltr, Lt Gen B A Schriever, Gndr, ARDC, to Gen TD White, CofS, USAF, 7 Jan 1960, no subj. 108. Memo, Gen TD White, CofS, USAF, to Staff, 8 Jan 1960, subj: TITAN Program. 109. Ltr, J H Douglas, Dep Sec Def, to John Stennis, Chm, Subcom, on Military Construction, Com on Appropriations, US Senate, 11 Jan 1960, no subj. 110, Memo, Col AJ Wetzel, Dir, WS-107A-2, to Record, 12°Jan 1960, subj: AFBMD/BMC Coumanders. Meeting with Martin Management. 111. Memo, Col J W O'Neill, DCS Plans & Ops, AFEMD, to Record, 13 Jan 1960, subj:' Memorandum for Record. 112, Lez, @ M Bunker, Chm Bd, Martin Co, to Maj Gen O J Ritland, AFBW, 29 Jan 1960, no subj. 113. TWX, LBID-2-22-E, AFBMD/AMC/BMC/LOSA, to USAF & AMC, 15 Feb 1960, subj: Review of WS 107A~2.Test Failures and Martin Management Deficiencies.0, to Maj Gen O J Ritland, Gudr, 114. Ler, GM Bunker, Chm, Bd, Marti AFEMD, 4 Mar 1960, no evbj. 115. Ler, GM Bunker, Chm, Bd, Martin Co, to Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Cadr, AFEMD, 7 Apr 1960, subj: WS 1074-2 Management Review Team Report dated 9 December, 1959. 116. Ltr, J H Douglas, Sec Def, to Chm, AF-BMC, 18 Apr 1960, subj: ‘TLTAN FY 60 Development and Fiscal Plans and FY 61 Budgetary Plan. 17. tz, Col TH Runyon, Sec, AF-BMC, to Dist, 22 Apr 1960, eubj: ‘TEPAN FY 60 Development and Fiscal Plans and FY 61 Budgetary Plan. 118. Clipping, London Daily Mail, 27 Apr 1960. 119, TWX, AFDRD-08-93286, USAF to ARDC, 11 May 1960, no subj. 120, Lez, Col JL McCoy, Dep Gnd, Bal Mis, AFEMD, to Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Gndz, AFEMD, 26 May 1960, subj: Operational Date of First Titan Squadron. 121, Rpt, "Flight Test Report, Lot B Summary," June 1960, prep by Re Greenspun; D. Mikelson, Martin-Denver. 122. TWK, AFOAC 72346, USAF to AFM, 26 Jul 1960, no subj. 123. ‘Tit, RDRB~4-8~25, ARDC to USAF, “4 Aug 1960, no subj. 124, Rpt, "Flight Test Report, Lot C Summary," September 1960, prep by D. Mikelson, Martin-Denver. 125. ‘TW, WOTBA-12-9-17, Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Gnd, AFEW, to G M Bunker, Chm, Ba, Martin Co, 17 Sep 1960, subj: Delays in Titan Test Progran. 126, WK, WF-5-12-71, Mej Gen O J Ritland, Gndr, AFEMD, to Lt Gen BA Schriever, Cndr, ARDC, 5 Dac 1960, nao subj. 127. Lex, Maj Gen 0 J Ritland, Gnir, AFEWD, to Gen TD White, CofS, USAF, 15 Feb 1961, subj: Status of USAF Ballistic Missile Program.