CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR PROJECT OXCART

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000500160022-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: January 1, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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zv... onANDUM FOR: Dr. Brockway c:M Man
Director, Kational Recoralaisaance Office
SUBj1XT : Contingency Plarming for Project OXCART
I. I arn infornaed that the 14rector. Program:, D. is nlevin
ahead to roma:late plans caliLl for the delivery of the first Air
Force OXCART version to ..k;th.-kards Air Force Lase. California,
where it and succeseive pretotypes are planned for initial iiit
testing. were this coaree of action to be continiaed without suitable
contin7,ency plannin4 e.,e would find ourselves in the late spring of
064 with no suitable alternative to what amounts to ,de facto cur.
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ta-cing, when the first Air Force aircraft shows up e.t Ldwarcle.
2. Accordinqiy. I reqaeet that you instruct the Director.
Program D. to conselt and cenfer with the Director, Prozrarn B.
toward developinf,t, in the riex t iew weeks a contingency plan which
25X1A would permit the first prototype of the Air r orce version of ,OXCAP.I
to be A ccoodated here OXCART Right testing is cure
rently in process. f understs,nd that meaningful oreliminfry f14,,,ht
25X1A teating of the EJ:,.3AF aircraft can be conducted luring the
period from roughly I August. through 31 December 1144. This time
interval may be critical when viewed against the prospective oper-
ational readiness date of OXCART. now estimated for noid-surearler
of 1964.
3. I have directed Colonel Ledford. as Director of CSA, to
ensure tl-Aat alepropriate facilities of the Agency are rnade available
for the 4eveloprnei4 of this plan. anti to keep the Director periodically
Inforeeed.
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Marshall 3. Carter
Lieutenant General, USA
Deputy Director
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