USAF REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62B00844R000200010149-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 21, 2001
• Sequence Number: 149
• Publication Date: June 19, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUMOR: Contrec car
intelligeaC41 quirements Officer
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USA! Requirements for Photography
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endure from Mr. Reber to klirector of
rs (SAPC 67118
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Director (SAPC 4977)
Project
1. I note from reference b. that e requirennents now stated by
the Air Tosco for a duplicate positiv, or duplicate negative and a print of
y usable frame of photography together with a duplicate positive and
set of prints of ell three inch photography will give rise to certain
hies tor us. Naturally our general policy should be to try to meet
? requirements of the Air force as wall as we cen, explaining to them
any .pedal difficulties or costs to which their requests will give rise.
Accordingly, it is my understanding and recollection the Air force advised
us some time ago that they would want two copies of all usable material
from the larger cameras. Accordingly, the major restatement referred
to above is unexpected only in that the Air Force is now asking that one of
thesis copies be in the form of prints and only one of them in the form of
transparency. I have no recollectioa of any previously stated requirement
for the output of the tracking camera so this may be a new request. I
suggest these matters he handled as follows:
2. 'With respect to the request for on* copy in the form of prints.
I believe we should first obtain an estimate of the additional cost of meeting
this request over and above the cost of furnishing a second duplicate positive
or negative. The ? garnets of additional cost should, of course, include any
capital costs that might be needed for an additional printer. Theme estimates
should take into account the possibility of furnishing the prints IA continuous
roles sad leaving ft to the customer to cut the*. up into frames. If these
estimates *how a sizeable cost, the Intelligence Requirements Officer
might well point this out to represeatatives of A.FOIN and see whether the
Air force could sot make its own prints at a lesser cost to the Government,
and, of course, without breach of security. U they still wish to receive one
of the copies in the form of prints at a sizeable extra cost, we will have to
decide whether to tusk the Air Force to assume at least this added expense.
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3. With respect to the tracking cimara d certainly
agree as I assume you already hafurnish accurate mission plots
from the Agency's Interpretation Cantor and we should discourage the
Air rare* from replotting the missions since it has been agreed for some
time that the preparation of accurate plots is a service of common concern
to be performed for all users of 4.QUATONE material in the Agency's
Coster. On the other hand1 the three inch film might well have intelligence
value to the Air Torce and I believe we should ogre, to supply copies
provided the making of copies does not interfere with other MOT* important
activities and the copies are not too costly. My Own impression is that we
could acreage' to have Lastmaa prepare a duplicate positive of ell three
inch film without great difficulty, but that the one turnaround printer may
not have the capacity to tarn out two sets of prints of every role of three
Inch film. If this surmise is correct. the Intelligence Requirements Officer
should advise AFOIN: (a) that turaaround-priate either cannot be provided
at all or can be provided only when capacity is available, sad (b) that a
duplicate positive can be provided at a specified cost to the Government.
If the duplicate positive is wanted and will be costly, we will have to con-
aider *skims the Mr Force to bear the colt.
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4. Ao a first step in working this matter out. I request that WM
in consultation with Operations: (a) determine the feasibility of
Mr kora, requirements. and develop the relevant cost estimates.
ter. I woold appreciate it if the Requirements Officer would discuss
r informally with ATOM and advise me of the results.
(sge0 Ricbard m
RICHARD M.
Project Director
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I. Rsq Offr.
. of Operations
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