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FD-302EV-2770 CONFSDEHCTAL 1. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 2/1/77 Dale of transcriplion Information contained herein is unclassified unless otherwise indicated: Major b6 Directorate of Intelligence Operations, Security Divigion, Department of the Army, Room 2E46l, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, furnished additioaal per ARMY ] information regarding a syndicated newspaper article which was written by JAcR ANDERsON and was published on October 6, 1976, in the Huntsville Times, Huntsville, Alabama, as well as numerous other newspapers throughout the United States. Mr. ITey sangsstn Auay, sem uonasanb' ut anongae dy? Jo uonaden ay? to Meet Required Performance Marks.". The specific statement, which was classified and. which appeared in Mr. ANDeRsoN's colum, pertained to the U. S. Army Chaparral Air Defense Guided Missile System. The state- ments begin in paragraph ten of this colunm and are as follows: "Here are a few of the 'performance weaknesses' that the GaO cited: ,--The Chaparral is a sunshine weapon. It's weather conditions. Unfortunately, this occurs {U) only about 25 percent of the time.' Thus an enemy. need merely strike during bad weather.' (Costdmaa1) b6 Major advised that the following paragraph. by the Army, but is no longer classified:. Inlerviewed on 1/24/77 Arlington, Va. File #_AX 65=253 2 b6 SA Fkr1 by Date diclated. 1/28/77. b7C This document conlains neither recommendalions nor conclusions of the FBi. il is Ihe proper!y of the FBl ond is loaned Io your agency: and is conlenis are nol lo be distribuled outside your agency. CONFTBEMTIAL