UPDATED OVERHEAD HISTORY CHAPTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-00569R000100120065-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: January 11, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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W SECRET W
11 January 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Special Assistant, Director, D&E
Staff Historian, DCI/History Staff
Updated Overhead History Chapters
1. As I promised on Monday, 7 January, I am sending you more re-
cent iterations of two chapters of the Overhead History, the Summary,
and Chapter VII, CORONA and the National Reconnaissance Office. I
would be delighted to have Dr. Wheelon read these chapters, articu-
larly those on the NRO
2. Dr. Wheelon should keep in mind that this history makes no
pretense at being exhaustive. -I have made a conscious effort to limit
each project to approximately 50 pages in order to keep the narrative
short enough that a busy executive could read a chapter in less than
an hour and come away with a good grasp of the issues that gave rise
to each system as well as the efforts required to bring it into opera-
tion.
3. Please stress to Dr. Wheelon that he can and is encouraged to
make any marks or comments he sees fit on these copies of the manu-
scripts. If he has the time and/or inclination, I should like to in-
terview him in order to obtain his views on some of the more conten-
tious issues during his stewardship.
4. After 18 January I can be reached on
Thanks again for your help,
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