ARGON PRIORITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000500060067-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 67
• Publication Date: July 1, 1963
• Content Type: MF

TOP SECRET
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Approved Forl
1 July 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT.': ARGON Priority
1. This memorandum is for the information of the
Director of Central Intelligence.
25X1A 2. Dr. McMillan's memorandum on the above subject
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Dr. McMillan's office.
3. From him I have learned that there is no technical
reason why the ARGON cannot be utilized on the R -7 capability
25X1A (listed in the revised schedule as 9057 CM). In answer to my question
tatedthat the present scheduling was Dr. McMillan's
interpretation of the guidance received from the Board.
4. At the time of that phone call, we had been advised
25X1A that there would be no representative from the NRO at the Board
meeting. I advised that I thought it was in our mutual
interest that there be a representative there in order to provide
answers to the Board's possible inquiries on the schedule.
advised that
have utolbeofired in the two package configuration
Mission 1001 (Jl) would Also
but that Mission 1002 (J2) and Mission 1003 (33) were configured with
two package primary and regular M secondary.
6. Unfortunately, the M Mission available 9056 a before the only
last evening and readout is not expected to be 25X1 A weekend. Thus it is impossible at this time to know for certain
coverage has been obtained additional to that recently acquired through
Mission 9056.
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altered upon hearing further advice from the NRO,' /,
7. Whereas my personal opinion is that the ARGON should
be substituted for the 9057 (see M schedule for 16 July), that might be
James Q. Reber
Chairman
Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance
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