LET-487: HQ USAF Letter to HQ SAC re Proposed San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District

Summary

This document is a letter to Headquarters Strategic Air Command (SAC) from the United States Air Force (AF) regarding the proposed San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District. The letter consists of five bulleted paragraphs . The first states that the letter is written in response to the 4392 Aerospace Support Group letter of 27 June 1980. The second bullet reads that the AF supports the concept of archaeological districts, however, there is concern how such a resource may place land use restrictions on the base in the future. The letter conveys that the AF discussed these limitations with several "HCRS", the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and other professional archaeologists. The third bullet states that the AF think s it is premature to submit the San Antonio Terrace Historic District for nomination. Rather the AF recommends the development of a programmatic memorandum of agreement (PMOA) with conditions that can be more easily changed to accommodate program revisions. The fourth bullet requests that SAC pursue the PMOA alternative and recommends several changes to the document. Lastly, the fifth bullet requests SAC to ensure that there is no conflict of interest between the Air Force's overswing archaeologists who recommend the degree of data recovery and those reimbursed for recovery and recording data.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) - SHPO Correspondence

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Arianna Zalud

Record Identifiers

VAFB Document Number(s): LET-487

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