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San Diego Cubic Corporation, 1966-1970

 File — Box: 652, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters, memos & reports. Examples are: Three stapled copies of corresp. from Roy H. Steele (Chief, Investigations Div. Office, Chief of Leg. Laison, Department of the Army) to Congressman Wilson concerning “copies of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command reports” and “attached Fact Sheet;” stapled packet containing corresp. from Roy H. Steele (Deptartment of the Army) to Congressman Wilson (9/10/70) & 2 copies of attached “Fact Sheet;” “Memo For File” (8/11/70) re/ “Cubic Investigation;” 4 copies of letters from Roy H. Steele to Congressman Wilson (July-Aug. 1970) re/ U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command reports & attached fact sheets with “a resume of shortcomings and corrective actions;” 1 photocopy of p.182 of the June 3, 1970 Aerospace Daily re/ “EDME Maintenance Problems Draw Top Army Criticism;” corresp. from John T.M. Redden (Counsel, Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee) and Congressman Wilson (6/70) re/ Army test reports of the Applied Devices Corp. & notice of Cubic Corp. receiving “two contracts totaling $2.9 million for design and development of the son buoy reference system for the Navy’s S-3A ASW aircraft;” stapled copy of corresp. from Roy H. Steele (Dept. of the Army) (6/25/70) re/ “fifth progress report” on the “‘Initial Production Test of Surveying Distance Measurement, Microwave RFP Solicitation DSA-400-70-R-2343 (May 1970) & “Protest by Cubic Corporation ... Before Award under RFP DSA 400-70-R-2343-B-169588;” stapled copy of a letter from Roy H. Steele (Dept. of the Army) (6/16/70) re/ 4th progress report & “Fact Sheet;” stapled packet containing corresp. from James W. Darden (Eastern Regional Manager, Cubic Corp.) to Congressman Wilson (5/19/70) & 3 pages of “Unclassified” U.S. Army data on the Tellurometer MRA-30 system; letter from Roy H. Steele (Department of the Army) to Wilson (5/7/70) re/ “copies of the United States Army Test and Evaluation Command reports [and ] ... second progress report attached;” small stapled packet containing corresp. from Roy H. Steele (Department of the Army) (4/70) re/ “poor performance record of Applied Devices,” electronic survey instruments & “first progress report is attached;” stapled packet containing corresp. from Roy H. Steele (Department of the Army) & Walter J. Zable (Pres., Cubic Corp.) to Congressman Wilson (4/70) re/ “the allegations and complaints of Cubic Corporation expressed at the meeting...are addressed in the attached Fact Sheet” (this fact sheet surveys the record of U.S. Army acquisition of electric microwave, distance measuring, survey instruments commencing in 1955); stapled packet containing 10 page letter from Joel R. Feidleman (Counsel for Cubic Corp.) to John T. M. Reddan (Counsel, Armed Services Invest. Sub-committee, H.R.) (3/10/70) re/ Cubic Corp. RFP No. DSA-70-R-2343 Defense General Supply Center & attached photocopy of p.107 from “Surveying and Mapping,” Quarterly Journal of ACSM (Vol. XXIX, No. 1, March 1969); 1 copy of letter from Congressman Wilson to Walter J. Zable (9/4/69) & attached photocopy of Claude Witze, “The F-111’s Mark II Avionics System...,” Air Force/Space Digest (8/62), pp. 62,63 & 65; small packet containing copies of Aerospace Daily and Executive Report (Vol. 35, No. 7, pp. 274,276,278 & 279) & “Memorandum” (8/27/68) on “Joint Services In Flight Data Transmission System;” large packet of photocopies of information on “Votomatic” system & “Cubic Votronics Vote Counters Californian State General Election November 8, 1966” (Cubic Corp. machines processed 1,267,861 ballots in 9 counties with an est. savings of $723,260); corresp. (5/66) from Congressman Wilson & Edgar M. Gillenwaters (Admin. Asst. to Wilson) re/ Cubic Corp.’s “SECOR” film; stapled collection of photocopies of articles from newspapers & magazines (as sent by David L. Nutter, Cubic Corp.) (12/65) re/ F-111A radar antenna contract awarded to Cubic Corp. for $7 million; corresp. from Edgar Gillenwaters to David Nutter (2/66) re/ Department of the Army Engineer Researched Development Laboratories, Fort Belvoir, the announcement of contract award for $1.442,582 to Cubic Corp. “for two Sequential Collection of range (SECOR) ground stations.”

Dates

  • created: 1966-1970

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to some records is restricted, please consult with Special Collections & University Archives staff for details. Patrons wishing to use the Robert C. Wilson Papers must sign a "Researcher's Agreement," a copy of which can be obtained from Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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