SHADO and its resources

Hi All,

To continue with the last part of my previous email... no, not the first part! What was I thinking? It did get attention though /-}

Video frames referencing SHADO RESEARCH LABS - "The Cat with Ten Lives"  at 40' 55" - http://www.griffwason.com/SHADO_ResearchLabs-ScreenGrab.jpg

Personally, I found it interesting that this almost 'hidden' reference to another section of SHADO, SHADO Research Labs. It has always been obvious and implied that SHADO has its own research/design facilities and personnel, but also does draw on resources from the civilian world, as does really happen in the `real world.' Straker does mention, "The Lab Boys" a couple of times in UFO.

Other examples from UFO:-

- In "Identified", Virginia Lake (The project design lead for the Utronics UFO tracking equipment) is recruited into SHADO at a high rank, presumably to initially aid the installation and initial commissioning trials of the Utronic Equipment. The security implications for an outside contractor such as Westbrook Electronics to work on this project are profound.

- In "Identified", the nearby civilian `Mayland Hospital' has facilities solely for SHADO HQ. SHADO HQ even has dedicated underground corridors heading to their hospital section, again with SHADO's own staff.

- In "Computer Affair", SHADO is given use of the military facilities at Lexfield Airbase. Commander Straker also authorises `Masden' to commandeer/appropriate any and all (implying military and civilian) aircraft in the 50,000 mile search area in the search for the missing UFO.

- In "Close Up", the Electron Telescope designed 'in-house' by Kelly and Masters. However, the launch facilities were provided by NASA (which in reality does have a military contract and liaison personnel)

In 'Exposed' Paul Foster is recruited as a civilian test pilot from an aerospace company (Ventura Aircraft Corporation) with direct military contacts/contracts. Straker/SHADO's military authority is confirmed by Commander Straker's statement, "Kofax has his military contract to think of." Again, VAC is made aware of SHADO in a military context, but not its remit. By implication though, Kofax does not for a second doubt Straker's authority to cause him and VAC problems - undoubtedly project funding and procurement.

- In "Conflict", in is an outside agency (Astro Space Commission) which Commander Straker expects to be responsible for the clean up of Space Debris. This one is interesting, as there is a real parallel here, as there is a real agency (subsidised by the US, Russia, EU, India, Japan, China, etc.) looking into just how to reduce the `very real', and dangerous threat of space debris destroying military and civilian space vehicles. This danger has proved itself in a real sense on many occasions: SkyLab, Shuttle, MIA, Soyuz, various communications satellites, etc. have all had verified `hits' from debris.

- In "The Dalotek Affair", it is a civilian agency that has been assured that in the case of an emergency, SHADO would "render all possible assistance." In this case however, the agency concerned has no actual knowledge of the role of SHADO.

In "Ordeal" SHADO has its own external medical, fitness and recuperation facilities, that does however use personal drawn from its own ranks. In the military (Army, Airforce and Navy) all medical personal are generally given one-step or more higher ranks.

There are a few others, but I just thought it would be interesting to emphasise this subject. I found ti interesting though that considering UFO was made in 1969-70, the very real parallels between the world of UFO and how things are done in real life.

Best to all,

Griff

very well done! you really did your homework!
i have also noticed that Gerry Anderson's designs and projections from the 60's into our own times some 40-50 years later were pretty accurate, especially spaceship one, with the piggy back launch system duel fuselages. if it were painted red and had rocket boosters on it, would be almost a brother to the shuttle to moon base. a black silhouette chart emphasizes that even more.
and the entire command structure of SHADO is very similar to the CIA and other covert military ops.
and also the high stress carrier/ life style of SHADO personnel resulting in them being single, also prevalent in our current age.
Jim

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From: griffwason <[hidden email]>
Subject: [SHADO] SHADO and its resources
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Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011, 1:21 AM


 



Hi All,

To continue with the last part of my previous email... no, not the first part! What was I thinking? It did get attention though /-}

Video frames referencing SHADO RESEARCH LABS - "The Cat with Ten Lives" at 40' 55" - http://www.griffwason.com/SHADO_ResearchLabs-ScreenGrab.jpg

Personally, I found it interesting that this almost 'hidden' reference to another section of SHADO, SHADO Research Labs. It has always been obvious and implied that SHADO has its own research/design facilities and personnel, but also does draw on resources from the civilian world, as does really happen in the `real world.' Straker does mention, "The Lab Boys" a couple of times in UFO.

Other examples from UFO:-

- In "Identified", Virginia Lake (The project design lead for the Utronics UFO tracking equipment) is recruited into SHADO at a high rank, presumably to initially aid the installation and initial commissioning trials of the Utronic Equipment. The security implications for an outside contractor such as Westbrook Electronics to work on this project are profound.

- In "Identified", the nearby civilian `Mayland Hospital' has facilities solely for SHADO HQ. SHADO HQ even has dedicated underground corridors heading to their hospital section, again with SHADO's own staff.

- In "Computer Affair", SHADO is given use of the military facilities at Lexfield Airbase. Commander Straker also authorises `Masden' to commandeer/appropriate any and all (implying military and civilian) aircraft in the 50,000 mile search area in the search for the missing UFO.

- In "Close Up", the Electron Telescope designed 'in-house' by Kelly and Masters. However, the launch facilities were provided by NASA (which in reality does have a military contract and liaison personnel)

In 'Exposed' Paul Foster is recruited as a civilian test pilot from an aerospace company (Ventura Aircraft Corporation) with direct military contacts/contracts. Straker/SHADO's military authority is confirmed by Commander Straker's statement, "Kofax has his military contract to think of." Again, VAC is made aware of SHADO in a military context, but not its remit. By implication though, Kofax does not for a second doubt Straker's authority to cause him and VAC problems - undoubtedly project funding and procurement.

- In "Conflict", in is an outside agency (Astro Space Commission) which Commander Straker expects to be responsible for the clean up of Space Debris. This one is interesting, as there is a real parallel here, as there is a real agency (subsidised by the US, Russia, EU, India, Japan, China, etc.) looking into just how to reduce the `very real', and dangerous threat of space debris destroying military and civilian space vehicles. This danger has proved itself in a real sense on many occasions: SkyLab, Shuttle, MIA, Soyuz, various communications satellites, etc. have all had verified `hits' from debris.

- In "The Dalotek Affair", it is a civilian agency that has been assured that in the case of an emergency, SHADO would "render all possible assistance." In this case however, the agency concerned has no actual knowledge of the role of SHADO.

In "Ordeal" SHADO has its own external medical, fitness and recuperation facilities, that does however use personal drawn from its own ranks. In the military (Army, Airforce and Navy) all medical personal are generally given one-step or more higher ranks.

There are a few others, but I just thought it would be interesting to emphasise this subject. I found ti interesting though that considering UFO was made in 1969-70, the very real parallels between the world of UFO and how things are done in real life.

Best to all,

Griff








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