ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR OPERATIONS BRANCH 27 NOVEMBER - 3 DECEMBER 1960

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000600070027-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 7, 2002
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: December 7, 1960
• Content Type: MF

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7 December 1960
MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Chief, DPD
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Activities Report for Operations Branch
27 November - 3 December 1360
b. Primary and spare GREEN EYES missions 3010 and 30102
aborted 4 December due heavy, persistent contrails.
c. GREEN EYES mission 3003 take distributed to all customers.
Pending Actions:
Actionee: OPS/ COR,
(1) Subject: CORONA 9013
Date: 7 December
Act ions e: CPS/ COR..
(2) Subject: ARGON 9014A
Date: January 1961
Actionee: OPS/P1ans,
(3) Subject: GREEN EYES
Date: Dependent on Weather
CONTROL CENTER:
a. Negative report for this period. Routine Control Center activities.
b. Pending Actions:
(1) Subject: Replacement
Requested: 1 June
Suspense: 22 July
Actionee: ADMIN/PER.S
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Subject:
Requested: b October
Actionee: ADMIN/PERS
OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS SECTION:
a. Report received of arrival of I at overseas location 25X1
on Z6 November. I will conduct flight tests and training flights
to familiarise Detachment personnel with the statlation. 25X1/
b. I
acquaint main
maintenance.
capability In
land to
rsonnee w procedures installations, and
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onducted a visit to
(I) Destruction device for
Installation of defensive position in B-17.
Check on B-17 to ascertain corrosion damage.
(4) Engine changes for B-17 and
Accompanyinj
to obtain
destruction device. (Items listed will be amplified upon in
trip report).
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d. Comparison photographic runs by U-Z and aircraft have 25X1
been tentatively setup for 13 December. Delay is due to higher priority
commitments for Plans Section.
e, Testing of HRB beacon has been shceduled for 6 December.
will monitor bight.
Pending Actions;
(1) Subject: B-1 Installation
Requ ested: 8 July
Suspense: I February
Actionee: OPS / RS
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(2) Su
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bject: HBR Beacon Tests
equested: 12 August
spense: I April
ctionee: OPS/RS and DB
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bject:
Modification and IRAN (Cargo Version)
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equested: 15 November
spense: 15 February
ctionee: OPS/.RS and MB
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bject:
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equested: 21 November
spense: I March
ctione:e: OFS 1 RS
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equested: November
spense: ) December
ctionee: OPS/RS
bject: Factory Proposal for Defensive Position in B-17
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equested: Z December
spense: 9 December
ctlonee: LAC
4. INTELLIGENCE SECTION:
a. On 28 November a meeting was held with the Chairman, COMOR,
SO/DPI), TCO CIA and a representative from PIC to discuss a security
I I It was agreed unanimously to recommend
that the materials be handled outside the Talent system and classified
"SECRET - It was also agreed that It would
be desirable to make the materials and/or information available to the
if agreement can be obtained from the
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solicited as to his views on the latter proposal before any approach is
made
b. A meeting was held on 28 November with AC/DPI and. SC?/DPI)
to discuss implementation of Cps Policy Letters 6. 11, and 12. SO/DPE3
will assume the initiative in this program, and will call on Operations for
whatever assistance to required.
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c. Meeting hod on I December with representatives of NSA to
cuss NSA representatives
re briefed on present procedures for obtaining requirements and advised
=nsibility for all requirements, including theater needs, and provide
requirements for CIA to accomplish thaty they assume full
NSA I. going to take over responsibility for coordinating and sub-
us, on a timely basis, with a final and fully coordinated list reflecting
requirements of the entire Intelligence community and with priorities
indicated.
d. Meeting hold on 1 December with Chairman CI OL
modify the
to discuss OS! proposal to
accommodate a
Consideration of the proposal
led to the conclusions that the requirement is not firm at We time, there
are alternative methods of fulfilling the requirement should It be Justified
later, and that any action on the proposal be deferred. greed.
e. Meeting held on 2 December with Mr. Reber a
Air Weather Service. to discuss Headquarters USAF request
to approve approximately clearances for personnel at AWS and
Weather Central. Hq USAF indicated that these were needed for opera-
tional support of CORONA and should therefore be charged against the
Project rather than USAF. s advised that limited
operational data could be given to CORONA c eared personnel on a `'neeed-
to know" baste and that T- I. clearances were nbt required for the purpose,
agreed to re-examine his requirements on the haste of
this t ormatton.
Prepared a study for AC/DPD on
S. Prepared briefing aid for proposed
presentation by Colonel Beeerli to JCL
h. Prepared briefin
]operations for
book an Opeeratio code
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Headquarters SAC, Omaha. I has assumed Cdr.
duties.
Pending Actions: None
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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION:
a. I visited Warner-Robins AFB to make arrange-
meats for activation of the cryptographic link with Headquarters. The
target date has been sat for 8 December.
b. lso inspected
found to comply
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F__ I The new center. already in operation,
fully with all communications security standards.
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on i December fort
d. Pending Actions: None
6. AIR SUPPORT SECTION.
a. 3M-ARC
~eparted Headquarters
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On Z December, USAF flow one C-1Z4 from Kelly to Eglin
b. I was postponed by the Director due to
titical
ulties encountered on the and various oth ~o
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&e Director
problems with countries concerned. As a result of this meeting/t
decided that DPD would present necessary papers proposing the
purchase of a C-130B aircraft. If approval is received and aircraft
delivered in time two xslsstons will be planned for late
December or early January 1961.
C. I Planning is well underway in Detachment Z to procure
all items necessary for a realistic mobility concept. Upon completion, the
Detachment will capable of supporting I lupon
short notice and conducting operations with very little more than a landing
ip being furnished.
Received 12 overflight laps for approval, all of which are
under study. Five of these are
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Advised by LAC that B-17 has corrosion on certain wing
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ets. 250 manhours authorised to pull inpeection on same.
e. :Pending Actions:
(1) Subject:
Requested:
Suspense:
Actioneee:
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(2) Subject:
1 Jung
I August
ADMIT/ RE RS
Financt tat ion
Requested: 21 July
Suspense: 29 August
Actionee: DPD/FIN
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