District Public Works Office. 



COLLAPSE OF TEXAS TOWER NO. 4 45 



(The information requested is as follows :) 



Memoeandum 



Andeeson-Nichols & Co., Inc., 



April 12, 1954. 

 Subject : Conference report — Texas towers. 



A meeting was held at the District Public Works Office on April 12, 1954, 1330, 

 with representatives of the Air Force, Lincoln Laboratory, and A. & E. contractor 

 to discuss subject project in a general way. 

 The following were present : 



Capt. Wm. F. Wesauen 



Comdr. J. J. Albers 



Comdr. F. L. Biggs 



Mr. R. S. Seddon 



Mr. S. S. Swindells 



Lt. Col. L. B. Reppert USAF IRO NED 



Lt. Col. J. L. Crossey HQ USAF ACS/1 Pentagon 



Lt. Col. C. S. Glenn HQ ADC (Directorate of P. & R.) 



Maj. R. P. Hjelm HQ EADF Programing 



Maj. R. M. Hairston ADC Liaison Officer — Lincoln Lab. 



Maj. L. D. King Dir. of Comm. HQ USAF 



Capt. H. H. Lewis HQS EADF (Ops. & Tng.) 



Capt. J. W. Menard HQS EADF (Comm. and Electronics) 



Capt. P. R. Knight US AFIRO— NED Boston 



Mr. Phil G. Carney Rome Air Force Depot (MRMNS) 



Mr. A. C. Anderson USAF IRO NED Boston 



Mr. M. Morelli Rome Air Force Depot (MRMNSS) 



Mr. F. S. Kline AFCRC (USAF) Cambridge 



Mr. K. T. Lord Dir. of Installatiou, HQ EADF 



Mr. H. W. Bashore Construction Div., Directorate of In- 

 stall. (E[Q ADC) 



Mr. R. T. Story Rome Air Force Depot (MRMNSS) 



Mr. H. L. Messinger Rome Air Force Depot (MRMNN) 



Wire Comm. 



Mr. R. B. Rader Planning & Control Off.— Lincoln Lab. 



Mr. J. Churchill Planning & Control Off. — Lincoln Lab. 



Mr. E. Ross Anderson Anderson-Nichols & Co., Boston 



Mr. Carlton S. Proctor Moran, Proctor, Mueser & Rutledge, 



New York City 



Lt. Col. Reppert stated that he was responsible for monitoring the design and 

 construction for the Air Force. 



Senator Symington. The reason for my question is that the Under 

 Secretary of the Air Force testified this morning responsibility for 

 design and construction was given to the Navy — period — no reserva- 

 tion. In your statement you say that Commander Albers— 



stated that the Navy would not pass on superstructure, this being the function 

 of the Air Force, and the Air Force would not pass on foundation design. 



Some men lost their lives as a result of this tower falling down. And 

 yet, already we have a split opinion before this committee. You 

 have a clear-cut difference of opinion as to where responsibility and 

 authority was or was not. 



You were here this morning, and you heard Secretary Charyk's 

 testimony, did you not? 



Mr. Anderson. I heard that, yes. 



Senator Symington. Well, that testimony is not in accordance 

 with the statement you made as to what Commander Albers told 

 you; was it? 



