▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁" The ▁H ut ▁ 6 ▁Story " ▁which ▁described ▁his ▁activities ▁and ▁contains ▁some ▁additional ▁information ▁about ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁M IT RE . ▁ ▁The ▁study ▁concluded ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁battle field ▁valuable ▁information ▁was ▁available ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁getting ▁to ▁the ▁combat ▁forces ▁that ▁needed ▁it ▁because ▁of ▁fundamental ▁def ic ien cies ▁in ▁communic ations ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Gordon ▁suggested ▁a ▁radical ▁architecture ▁where ▁elements ▁that ▁had ▁critical ▁information ▁could ▁broadcast ▁it ▁and ▁units ▁that ▁needed ▁the ▁information ▁could ▁select ively ▁process ▁what ▁was ▁of ▁immediate ▁value . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁circuit - orient ed ▁communic ations ▁architect ures ▁then ▁in ▁use ▁and ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁eliminate ▁over c row ding ▁and ▁confusion ▁in ▁the ▁radio ▁n ets ▁used ▁to ▁inter connect ▁aircraft ▁and ▁some ▁ground ▁forces . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁recommendation ▁was ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁consistent ▁and ▁reliable ▁basis ▁for ▁position ▁which ▁was ▁available ▁to ▁all ▁combat ▁elements ▁dub bed ▁a ▁" Common ▁Position ▁Grid ". ▁ ▁The ▁overall ▁study ▁was ▁called ▁" Control ▁and ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁of ▁Friend ly ▁Forces " ▁C AS OFF . ▁ ▁The ▁advanced ▁planning ▁study ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁both ▁at ▁M IT RE ▁and ▁E SD ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁practical ▁design ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁these ▁ideas ▁could ▁be ▁translated ▁into ▁a ▁us able ▁system . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁M IT RE ▁Techn ical ▁Director ▁John ▁H . ▁Mon ah an ▁appointed