STATUS OF (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000500060052-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: March 26, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR : Chief, Materiel Division, Office of Special Activities
SUBJECT : Status o
Memo for the Record from C/MD/C A,, Dated
20 March 1963; Subject: "Deliveries of System 9A
Equipment" (IDEA- 1133
1.. Although the subject matter of the reference is not direr
to my present levy upon you, it did remind me to ask you to took into the
question of where we stand with regard to the installation of the systems
on the SAC aircraft.
25X1 A 21. told me early last week in response to my query
office had a copy of a letter from General Power, presumably dated
23 January 1963, reaffirming his stand of 10 November 1962, endorsed by
25X1A General Taylor. that should not be committed over
Cuba. Not having the text in front of me and getting precious little detail from
Honey-well, I asked him how he determined that there was no desire on C's
part to move ahead with the installation of these systems in view of Colonel
earl's interest earlier in March on the same subject.
3. At this point I received a constant stream of gobbledygook from
Honeywell, which I believe was directed toward leading me to the inference
that AFIGO-S did not really have a copy of the message at all, but had merely
had its content reported to them.
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4, 1 mentioned this subject to Dr. Scoville after having talked to
since as you know, to moving ahead on
an overtime basis to complete the full carer of fourteen sots. Pete and I felt
that if What Honeywell said had any substance, we would be advised to tell
10 slow down in order to permit not only better quality control on the
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manufactured item, but also to cut the cost of producing it. Dr. Scoville
then said that he was under the impression that he had seen a directive from
the Secretary of Defense, telling SAC to proceed forthwith to install these
systems on their Uw4's. Dr. Scoville was not sure where he had seen this
paper. but he did associate it with the D/NRO. In the meantime he asked that
we not do anything to detelI from moving ahead on deliveries as fast
as possible,
5. 1 would like to ask you if vow would undertake to thrt w ol- ran'-
Dr. Scoville can be properly informed.
but I would like to be able to know where we are going in this are,
6. F"inally, I wonder if you should not also link the System, I question
to this alleged stand of SACes. I do not want to make a giant project of this,
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the interest of economy, if nothing else, we are anxdou a to find out what the
DOD intends to do about the installation schedule on these equipments. I
think we can do this cite easily in view of our contractual and security
responsibilities vrith-t can this gear.
un xnas matter by going direct to Colonel Geary and ex alainin to hii t
JAMES A. CU1 NGHAM
Deputy Assistant Director
(special Activities)
cc: ADD/E.
Distribution:
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RECAPITULATION OF AIR ACTIVITIES WEEK ENDING 26 MARCH 1963
APPROVED
ARGET COUNTRY
BY
SUBJECT
VEHICLE
DATE
T
LDEALIST/TACKLE
J
Sortie
U-2
21-26 Mar
South China
Special Group
an
17
Sortie
U-2
21-26 Mar
Szechwan Basin
Special Group
25 Jan
( -tie
U-2
21-26 Mar
Missile Test
Special Group
17 Jan
Sortie
U-2
21-26 Mar
Range
North China
Special Group
17 Jan
Paotou-Lan Chow
CORONA
_urtie
(9053)
Thor 21-26 Mar USSR (Primary)
Weather was checked and
recorded daily through the
period. One aircraft came
in commission on 23 Mar,
the other one is estimating
in commission 27 Mar. The
Paotou - Lan Chow mission
was alerted on 23 Mar for
launch on 24 Mar. Weather
deteriorated and was can-
celled early on 24 March.
The Szechwan Basin mission
was alerted on 25 March for
launch 26 March. The
weather deteriorated in
this area and the mission
was cancelled at mission
plan time early 26 March.
Special Group 31 Jan Originally scheduled for
launch 22 March slipped
to 25 March then to I Apr.,
now scheduled for 30 March.
Problems in launcher
mechanism.
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cc: DCI
DDCI
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DD/R
DD/P
DD/ I
SA/DDR
Distribution:
#1 - DCI
#2 - DDCI
#3 - ER
#4 - DD/R
#5 - DD/P
4 - DD/I
,r l - AD/OSA
#8 - DAD/OSA
#9 - OSA/C/OD
#10 - SA/DDR
#12 - OSA/OD/CC
#13 - OSA/RB
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DATE ACTION
21-26 Mar China Mainland Special Group 1 Nov 62 Successfully flown
21-26 Mar China
th (26 Mar 63)
Special Group 1 Nov 62 Successfully flown
activity moderate.
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