PROPOSED CURTAILMENT OF PROJECT CORONA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000600150006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 4, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
ILLEGIB
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Secretary of Defense
Special Assistant to the President for Science
and Technology
SUBJECT : Proposed Curtailment of Project CORONA
1. I have been kept advised of the more important problems
that have arisen from time to time with respect to Project COR ONAt
and in particuta I have been aware of the review of that Project and of
the SENTRY Project conducted by the Advanced Research Projects
Agency during the past several months. As of two weeks ago, I was
given to understand that agreement had been reached among all concerned
on certain minor changes in schedules which had a bearing on the cover
explanation for CORONA but that in other respects plans for the Project
remained firm.
?. I now understand, however, that the Advanced Research
Projects Agency has proposed to cut the CORONA schedule by one-third
in order to free for other purposes funds previously committed to this
p'rooject. One of these purposes is a new series proposed for Calendar
Year 1960 as a follow-on to CORONA but using different equipment.
3. 1 am welt aware of course that CORONA is being financed
for the most part by the Department of Defense and that the availability
of funds for this activity is bound to be affected by changes in the general
financial situation and plans of the whole Defense establishment. It may
welt be that the proposed curtailment of the CORONA schedule is wise
in the tight of the many competing, high priority requirements for funds.
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?Nevertheless, in view of the manner in which the decision to establish
CORONA as a separate Project was originally made, I would like to
suggest that we meet to discuss the status of this Project before the
curtailment decision is finally made.
cc: Director, AR PA
Asst Secy of the Air Force (R&D)
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