BRIEFING OF classified AT SAC HEADQUARTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000200160005-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 9, 1959
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR : Deputy Director Plans)
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SUBJECT : Briefing a SAC Headquarters
2. On 6 January 1959 1 briefed as follows:
a. CHALICE. I showed the approved mission
25X1A6a from _ which was intended to photograph suspected ICBM launch
sites along the Polyarnny orals railway. He was most interested and
asked whether or not we might be able to go back and get it at some
later date. I advised him that if the series of missions now planned are
25X1A6a successful, it I. planned to return to =around the first of May to
complete this mission and others for which presidential approval would
be sought.
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25X1A2g b. I went over participation in our
project, bring isr up to date on location and status of
crows as well as approvals for a series of missions
Again he was most Interested in those missions which were searching
ICBM lawn )Wand was pleased that approval in principit had been
secured. was told that an approach was being made to
25X1 X7 for permission to use and that if
that if the six missions went off successfully, we could of
was granted we would be in place approximately 1 February.
course request additional approvals from 25X1 X7
e5Q.ONA. In addition to briefin
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I also
briefed individually and
covered the background and development of the CORONA project with
aphasia on the fact that BM would do the shooting and handling, but
that CIA developed the camera package and has made arrangements for
high quality processing equipment. The biomedical aspects of the
shots were discussed as well as the USAF air snatch recovery technique.
toed that camera development would continue although the first two
camera packages have been completed. A schedule of firings was
given as approximately one per month starting about 9 January with the
first camera package being launched in April or early May.
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