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MATERIEL
TSELT/TCR/gen
18 June 1946
TSELT
MEMORANDUM FOR: Major General Curtis LeMay
SUBJECT: Relief of Major R. T. Crane as Project Officer for
MOGUL and TORRID
1. In compliance with General Spaatz' directive, I contacted
Dr. M. Ewing at Columbia University on 15 June 1946 and discussed
the proposed relief of Major R. T. Crane as project officer on
projects MOGUL and TORRID.
2. Dr. Ewing was exceedingly pleasant and agreed to the relief
of Major Crane, asking only that it be done in such a way as to
cause as little embarrassment to any of the parties concerned as
possible. I advised him that the matter would be handled diplomatically.
3. I then discussed with Dr. Ewing the subject of a successor
to Major Crane and suggested to him that Colonel Marcellus Duffy, a
Regular Army officer and well-qualified on meteorological research
and development work, might be made available for this duty. Dr. Ewing
advised that he believed that he could work well with Colonel Duffy
if he is assigned to this work. It was further agreed that as soon as
a project officer is finally selected, a conference would be held with
Dr. Ewing and the new project officer and Colonel Maier and Colonel
Graul in order that there will be a clear understanding as to the
objectives to be accomplished.
TOM C. RIVES
Brig. General, USA
Chief, Electronic Subdivision
Engineering Division
*Noted by General Spaatz.*