CONCEPT OF ORGANIZATION AND DELINEATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62B00844R000200190010-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 22, 1955
• Content Type: REGULATION

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,> .rector of F.; L& caIet of Staff, USAF: The primary responsibi
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at this shaU be the formulation of broad policy, to determine the i plica?
ttons of the project's operation on national and international policy, and to
make recommendations to higher authority accord
their joint responsibility to resolve differences
and operating levels.
Further. it shall. be
2. CIA Project Director - Chief, Air Staff Task Fore
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responexpu ty at i s event ana"I be the develop=4
ties concerning the project within their own organization
of Information; the detailed planning within their o
tion of differences that may arias, at lower echelon
make recommendations to their respective chief*.
$. a feats of Organization; Subject to policy guidance to be developed
and furnished as indicated above, the functions of the several elements engaged
in the conduct of operations will be as followsx
a. The joint Project Headquarters will be responsible for any
continued research and development, operational planning and the direction
and control of actual operations.
b. The Air Staff Task Force shall be responsible for implementing
plans approved by the Project Director and the Chief of the Task Force. Gen-
erally its function. will be to arrange for Air Force, support of project activities
which can appropriately be furnished through staff channels or by commands
other than the Strategic Air Command. Appropriate Director# of the Air Staff
will designate points of contact within their offices. Officers so designated
will assist the Task Force as required,
c. All military personnel assigned to the project on permanent
status shall be carried on the rolls of a newly activated support squadron in
accordance with current procedures. Either the Deputy Project Director (USAF)
or the Chief of Operations and Training Division (USAF) or a third officer
could be the commander of this administrative squadron.
USAF review(s)
completed.
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d. Co deer, SAG, will be assigned primary reopon*Jbilit
for Air Force activities in support of the Project. He will
net* headquarter# designated the XX Air Division which will be manned by
him from resources available to him. IlLoqudrements for certain types of
.l and equipment not under, his control will be stated to Headquarters,
;the Air Staff Task Torcee) and will be met from otheer rees rces as
agraph 3.b. above,
A special facility to
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be in progr,
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"it will also incls4.. however,
ce Officer* to serve as
shall be the com nder of the unit. Opera-
al of the joint Project Headquarters.
supporting functions as 7
by Co der, [-C,
establish overseas units of the XX Air
u Commander. XX Air Division. to por-
byr the Project Headquarters and agreed
c. Each such operational unit will depend upon the corresp
XX Air Division for support. The normal lint of command
matters concerning the scale and character of Air Force support
through the XX Air Division and the Commander. SAC. The n
command for purely operational decisions shall be direct to the Project Head
quarters.
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