OXCART EXTENSION

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 27, 1967
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In accordance with the Ex Com Se tember 1 6 O
SR-71 deployment considerations, and 25X1
from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, amen on dance in
the form of two Scope Cotton decisions, and revised F.Y. 1968 OXCART
fund approvals are attached.
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With respect to yo several comments apply:
acussed with Agency personnel by the P1R0 Comptrollor~s offic?.
viaed F.Y. 196a ogcART fwd approvals have considered your
dated Oct 13, 1967, as adjusted to Scope Cotton decision l7,
rector, Program D will be authorized an increased F.Y. 1968
(Fuel) approval, in recognition of the OXCART extension.
1. Paragraph 1 includes a phrase "which Ss well. within the
ceiling for OXCART approved in the Presidential and Congress onal
ge s." It should be realiz?d that the dynamic circumstances in the ,
NItP programs obviate the retention of an amount like this thruout a
fisca ~ le, the current U-2R approvals eacead the President~a
b the Agency portion of the COROtdA ero~xam exeoedg try
e envy portion
while not finalized, re assts in s cY po on
could exceed by up Accordingly, internal pro am a us
meats must. be made too ae sae types of increases.
a, b and d. sub o is of cours? modified and as interpreted
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Scope Cotton decisions and new Decision I are conai tent with assumptions
2. Your paragraph 2 makes 4 assumptions. It is believed that previous
3. Your paragraph 5 indicates a possible changed approach in retention
of aesota for stored aircraft, and your request for airfrtuno spares included
at least or procurement above normal consumption replacements.
5X1 Previously, the assumption has been that 90 days of spares (established
upon Agency recommendation) would be retained For 5 operational aircraft,
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and tho remaining invantorioa would be availabl? for other programs, as
appropriate. It is now indicated that not only the g0 Jaya, but ba~;e,
depot and flyaway kit levels should be retu3nod. While I have no objection
to thi.a retention at least thru Maroh 31~ 1968, I do believe that sparse
procurements should esaentiaLly be 13mited to that n?eessary to retain a
90 d.My level (considering oonaumption thru Marsh 31, 1968, whioh may
noaesaitato dipping into the 90 day levols in some cases), and that ex-
aminations should be made periadiaally of the retention levels, particularly
in relation to ether requirem?nte. For example, it appears i11og3cgl to
retain much beyond Maroh 31 the bases depot and flyaway kit sparse oommon
to the SR-71 airoraft~ when these assets could b? used to reduoe now
proourementa of 8~i~-71 spares. This may have not been your lntent~ but
Y believe this clarification is neaessaryr
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Saop? Cotton Decision No. ~
A. Ao a result of IbcCom Detarminationa on September 29, 1967, and
an October 23, 1967 memo from the Deputy Secretary of Defena?, the following
modifications to previous Scope Cotton decisions will apply
1. The three operational Oxcart aircraft at Kadena will remain
deployed until not let?r than February 1, 1968, then return 25X1
where they will oontinu? to fly to maintain proficiency thru e , 96~.
These will be placed in atorage starting in April 1968, at Palmdale.
2. The three operational Oxcart aircraft will continuo
to fly thru` December ~1, 1967. As of JanuAxy 1, 19 , one o these will
atop flying, and then be planed in atorage at Palmdale during January 1968.
The regaining two will oontinuo to fly until not later than February 1, 1968
as backup for the BLACR SHIELD mission, then continuo to fly thru riaxch 31,
19ba to maintain proficiency. These wi11 be placed in storage starting in
April 1968, at Palmdale. In the event of Oxcart attrition at Kadena, these
aircraft are to be used as replacements. ?
3. The 0%CART aircraft will not bo responsible for contingencies
other than from Kadena (such as Cuban overflight).
4. The remaining Oxcart teat aircraft will fly thru December 1967,
then be planed in storage in January 1968, at Palmdale.
5. The Oxcart trainer aircraft will Ply thru at least December
1967, and may oontinuo thru January 1968, at CIA option, but is then to be
placed in storag? at Palmdale.
6. OXCART support planning is to be based on 15 flying hours per
month for each operational aircraft, 10 hours per month for the test aircraft,
and about 15 hours per month for th? trainer aircraft, ~'nr the appropriate
periods specified in the preceding paragraphs.
7. The Strategic Air Command will deploy three SR-71 aircraft to
Kadena, and bo read3r to assume the BLl~CK SHIELD operations by F?bruary 15,
1968.
B. With respect to OXCART support planning, th? following guidance
will apply:
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OXCART app ca one.
I will not be re-initiated for
2. The Photographic Materials and Processing account
is to be re-examined by CIA for implications of tl~.s OXCART "three month
extension."
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3. The Red Light fuel acoount wil
the NRIJ Comptroller in oon~unotion with Di
,4,. The follotiring apply to the UXC
be appropriately adJuated by
eotor D~a office.
~a. Reparable apr~x?es on bend at the specialized depot or at
presently withheld from repair on the expectation of a December
in preceding paragraph A5.
31, 1g67 phaa?out, will be repair?d to the extent required to oupport the
5 operational aircraft ?xtension as stated in proceeding paragraphs Al and
A2. This also applied to future reparable genexationa thru not later than
March 31, 1968. ~iowever, this provision does not extend to Aircraft 13~.
and 122, pr?sently in storage, nor to the one operational. aircraft and 121.
to be placed in storage in January 19b$. The trainer reparables should be
separately evaluated, in view of an allowable l month extension as outlined
b. Airframe sparse support thru March 31, 1968 must necessarily
b? rimnrily provid?d from existing on-hand and on-order base (Kaduna and
and specialized depot Oxcart ass?ts, drawing down to zero assets
i noc?ssary. Residual assets oo~ttnon to the SRr7l at Kaduna, when the
wi11 be transferre s&-71 program.
Uxcart aircraft return to
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RAaiduhl. Oxcart peculiar sparse s ould be returned for the
specialized depot as the situation warrants. Additional sparse orders are
to be based on (1~ items whioh can b? delivered by February 28, 1968 against
the program authorized herein, plus (2) items for replenishment of stooks
to a 90-day level for five operational aircraft, to the extent that forecast
usage indioates that residual aaaetg at Marsh 31, 1968 would be below the
gU day level (delivery lead time would not b3 a limiting factor for these
orders). Proourement is not to be initiated for rebuilding d?pot stocks
or flyaway kite.
a. ~gine spares and overhaul
hav? ba?n ooneidered in the revised ~' 196
support thru,Marah 31, ].968
8 oust approvals.
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d. will be extended thru not let?r
than January 3 , owever, exam na ens should be made of aontraator
work-force va. workloa t manta in the interim period, to att~unpt to
reduoe the approximate os
e. Current FY 196$ program approvals are oonaidered to
essential cover support for flying from Kaduna up to December 1, 19b7,
and fro thru December 31, 1967. Revised program coat approvals
consider any sated defiaienai?s thru Dee 31, 1967, as well as the
program extension.
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aationa and reaommendationa are to be ~lzrnieh?d to the DNRU/Nf~A Comptroller.
f. Tt wi11 still be ~aasumed that the application of us .dta.R'.I
Uxcart gasete (in excess of 90 days) to other NRO progrcima will apply
(auah as the U-2R), albeit at a let?r date. if the later availability
~?otivos of these other proQranis, impli-
would unduly impaot on program ob
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g. It is still an ob~eotiv? that th? Oxaart airoraft bo
Btor?d, ?quipment torn-down and mov?d, and be olosed before 25x1
June 30, 1968. Planning should be developo $aao ugly.
h. A11. ooeta incident to the extension must be held to th?
.minimum necessary.
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Scope Cotton Decision No. ~,
I3efer4nae Scope Cotton Decisions 1~, ~,,
thru March 31, accordanc? with referenced decision ~, the
Ta board Test program, if nat completed by DQCOmber 31, 1967, may continuo
beyond December 31, 1967, but not beyond March 31, 1968. It is
a ble that the training/operational program for Tagboard be
initiated at Beale AFB.
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