CURRENT STATUS, OSA SECURITY SUPPORT TO R-12 PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000500080023-4
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: May 20, 1963
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT Current Status, OSA Security Support
to R-12 Program
dtd 15 Apr 63, Same Subject
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to summarize Secu-
rity support rendered by SS/OSA to the R-12 Program from
15 April 1963 to the present.
II. GROWTH OF R-12 PROGRAM
Since the previous report, technical study programs
have been concluded by the various industrial suppliers
competing for production contracts on the R-12 Program.
All proposals were hand carried to WPAFB by contractor
re resentatives designated by SS/OSA. The PHOTO
proposals were delivered on 15 April, the
and the Data Integration packages were
on pril
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mitted on 30 April 1963. Colonel Templeton's staff is pre-
sently reviewing in detail a total of eleven (11) proposals
representing competitive study results on the system:, men-
tioned above. Decisions regarding the awarding of contracts
have not as yet been made, but are expected within the next
few weeks. Also r entl evaluated at WPAFB was a progress
report provided by producer of the R-12
er review of the report,
number of new configuration requirements were levied on
III. PROCUREMENT
In the past month there has been less requirement for
close liaison between CD/OSA and SS/OSA on the R-12 Program,
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since initial contractual and Security procedures had been
established. However, in the coming months, considerable
coordination and cooperation between these two groups will
be necessary. has been
contracted for ug Year, and
the R-12 Program will obviously continue to expand rapidly.
Contracting on the various sub-systems described above will
take place in the very near future. This cannot be pro-
perly and efficiently effected without close coordination
between CD/OSA, SS/OSA and WPAFB.
IV. SECURITY POLICY
1. Philosophy
The primary objectives in the Security administra-
tion of the OXCART/KEDLOCK-EARNING Programs remain the
protection of the existence of both Programs and the pre-
servation of the OXCART mission and the state of development
of its vehicle. The latter can be accomplished only by
absolute compartmentation between the Projects. In other
words, an individual cleared for both must be fully aware
that the two Programs are entirely different operations,
and he must be familiar with the topics that would compro-
mise OXCART to a person cleared for KEDLOCK only. It is
expected that as both Programs progress, the differences
between them will become more and more pronounced, and stress
or compartmentation in briefings will become more and more
vital.
Clearance action during the past few weeks has
slowed somewhat, since competitors were previously given
the clearances necessary for the study period and have not
yet entered into production. However, a drastic increase
in requests for clearances is expected in the immediate
future. For instance, approximately have been
participating to date in preliminary studies leading to a
progress report by However, when the company
meets required specifications and goes into production,
clearances will be required.
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3. Brief ings
A representative of SS/OSA continues to brief key
Government and contractor personnel approved for a KEDLOCK/
Phase III briefing, during which CIA responsibility for
contracts and Security is revealed. Plans are formulated
to effect immediate debriefing of all personnel working
for suppliers unsuccessful in bidding for an R-12 contract.
V. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
1. Support to R-12 Technical Office
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Close coordination between SS/OSA and Colonel
Templeton's office at WPAFB continues to be imperative.
Miring the n eriod, I land
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1of SS/O visited to review from
a Security/management viewpoint all proposals submitted by
contractors. For his consideration in evaluating the pro-
posals, observations were then submitted in writing; to
Colonel Templeton, based on review of the proposals and
actual Security experience with the suppliers. As previously
mentioned, Security support will be of increasing importance
to WPAFB in the months to come.
2. Visits to Contractor and USAF Facilities
In order to ensure the continued effective-
ness of an R-12 black procurement, and in order to brief
key personnel on current Program developments, a total of
eight (8) facility visits were accomplished since the pre-
vious report. Attachment #1 to this memorandum is, a
chronological lis addition to the
trips enumerated, has visited Colonel 25X1
Leo P. Geary, R-1 System Program Director, and Colonel Ray-
mond S. Rife, Executive Officer of Office of Special Investi-
ations (OSI) to discuss current OXCART/KEDLOCK activities.
OSI, has been assigned to SS/OSA to become
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to review Als support
to UXUAKE/KEDLUCK.
As the R-12 Program expands, the need for assign-
ment of a CIA Security Officer to Colonel Templeton's staff
at WPAFB becomes progressively more obvious and urgent.
Colonel Templeton's office is and will continue to be the
operational fulcrum of the R-12 Project. In addition, this
office provides vital support to the IDEALIST and OXCART
Programs. Lacking professional Security guidance in such
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matters as briefings, travel, document control and physi-
cal security, the operation at WPAFB not only invites
compromise to KEDLOCK, but to OXCART and IDEALIST as well.
Of particular concern, as previously noted, is the threat
of exposure to OXCART presented by KEDLOCK.
VI. CONCLUSION
The R-12 Program is clearly an ambitious endeavor which
will have a tremendous impact on industry and Government.
At this stage of development, the eventual scope of the Pro-
ject appears boundless. Numerous exigencies of a Security
nature are expected to demand attention in the future.
However, well-defined Security tenets continue to preserve
a covert procurement and maintain the required compartmenta-
tion between OXCART and KEDLOCK.
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OSA/SS
Distribu ion:
Copy 1 - AD/OSA
2 - DAD/OSA
3 - EXO/OSA
4 - C/PS/OSA
5 - D/TECH/OSA
6 - C/CD/OSA
7 - D/FA/OSA
8 - C/OD/OSA
9 - SAL/OSA
10 - Col. Geary
11 - Col. Templeton
12 - Dir/Sec
13 - DD/R
14 - SS/OSA
15 - RB/OSA 11
Attachment, as stated
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