ELINT BRIEFING OF STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62B00844R000200060006-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 3, 1956
• Content Type: MF

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3 August 1956
MENDRANDUM FOR: Project Director
THROUGH : Deputy Project Director and
Project Director of Administration
SUBJECT : FLINT Briefing of Strategic Air Command
Attached is a Top Secret TALENT Document prepared by- 25X1A
25X1A Assistant TALENT Control Officer of OSI,, concerning the
briefing of Strategic Air Command by on 27 July 25X1 A
1956.
2. The circumstances of trip to Omaha were reviewed 25X1A
25X1 A by the undersigned with - prior to the group t s departure. At
25X1A that time we gave a consolidated list of senior Strategic
Air Command personnel knowledgeable of or supporting Project AfUATONE.
He was referred to Mr. Reber or for an appropriate list of 25X1A
TALENT cleared Strategic Air Command personnel. It was decided, however,
that the latter list of individuals would not be necessary as the
briefing was essentially of an operational nature.
3. When queried for safeguard procedures the undersigned suggested
25X1A to confine the briefing to as few individuals
as possible and require those in attendance to personally sign a roster
which would be furnished the Project Security Officer upon the group's
return. In addition, was requested to prepare an itinerary 25X1A
memorandum for the record describing the trip, its purpose, and
materials being carried. The attachment is reply to this 25X1A
request.
4. In view of the sensitivity of materials carried by our senior
Agency personnel during the course of such briefing assignments as out-
lined in the attachment, it seems appropriate to consider the attendance
of a Security representative to safeugard materials being transported.
If this measure is not taken it is felt that we have only one alternative,
and that is to require Agency personnel carrying Project materials
outside of the metropolitan area of Washington, D. C., to forward
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SUBJECT: ELINT Briefing of Strategic Air Command
written information to Project AQUATONE Headquarters as was done in this
25X1A case by As the undersigned will undoubtedly be contacted in
the future by other officials seeking advice concerning our procedures,
your comments as to the procedure you would favor would be appreciated.
Naturally, we will probably desire to decide most cases on an individual
basis.
Project Security Officer
Attachment:
TS 158372 (TALENT)
copy 1 of 6
WTL:vod (2 Aug 56)
Distribution-
0 - addressee
2 -- dep pro j dir
3 - admin
4 - proj chrono
5 - proj reading
6-9-SO
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Project Director, AQUATONE DATE: 3 August 1956
Attachments are technical details for implementing the
commercial company 1;nks in accordance with Agency regulations.
These attachments have been removed by the undersigned for reference
purposes and are immediately available for the Project Director should
he desire to tee them.
25X1A
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