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August 18, 1997                                                                      03 00050 97081801



Jim Jones
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ATTN:  CEMP-C
20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C, 20314-1000

Subject:  Communication Metrics
                U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CESPN Report, Mar 28, 1997


References:




    
         
  1.  Telecon Jim/Rod Aug 18, 1997
         
  2.  Telecon Chuck/Rod Mar 10, 1997, see attached (tab)






Dear Jim,


Enclosed is the

report that
we discussed this morning, issued by the San Francisco
District, which Chuck Shoer requested in our

discussion
on Mar 10, ref b.  Some
background leading to the report is attached for context.


The relation between Communication Metrics and

RMS,
which Chuck asked about, is
discussed in the report on page 9 under para 6, and in Appendix A (see Max
Blodgett's

memo
dated Apr 6, 1997 para 3).


Please advise of the appropriate channels to initiate consideration for wider
use by the Corps of Engineers, as recommended in the

Executive Summary
of the
report on page 1 para 1, and in the

Conclusion
on page 11 para 7.  You can
contact me at 415 781 5700 and email rowelch@ibm.net.


Sincerely,


THE WELCH COMPANY






Rod Welch




Copy to:



    
        
  1.  Max Blodgett, CESPN-CO
        
  2.  Tom Keesling, CESPN-PM