JCS, NRO RELATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72R00410R000200110012-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2002
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: July 8, 1963
• Content Type: MFR

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. McCONE
SUBJECT: JCS, ' NRO Relations
In accordance with the discussions which you and Mr. Gilpatric
had on the above subject, Dr. McMillan and I have drafted a very much
shortened version of an agreement which I believe is in complete
keeping with the spirit of your remarks to Mr. Gilpatric, and Mr.
Gilpatric's subsequent discussions with us.
.1 am taking the liberty of sending you a copy of this proposed
agreement in Mr. Gilpatric's absence, and would hope that you could
comment on this at an early date so that we can discuss with Mr. Gilpatric
an agreed-to version of this agreement upon his return.
I believe that both the conciseness of this agreement and its content
should be compatible with your desires as expressed to Mr. Gilpatric,
and form the basis for a suitable understanding between the NRO and the
JCS.
Eugen ' G. Fubini
Incl
Ag.rmt, D/NRO &
JCS-JRC
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AGREEMENT
D/NRO and JCS-JRC
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1. This agreement formalizes arrangements for NRO utiliza-
tion, of technical and operational resources of DOD for support and
execution of airborne reconnaissance operations.
The peacetime resources of the NRO and DoD covered by
this agreement include peripheral and special mission aircraft, certain
aircraft now conducting assigned overflight missions, certain drone
aircraft and advanced manned aircraft under development; and, in
addition, the logistic and operational support provided other missions.
3. During periods of war or tension, as defined by the
Secretary of Defense or higher authority, and over such areas or
territories as may be designated by that authority, airborne reconnaissanc
missions will become the responsibility of the JCS and necessary control
and resources will be transferred from the NRO as required.
4. In order to ensure, inter alia, that such a transfer of mission,
control can be accomplished efficiently when required; that complete
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technical and operational coordination between current and future JCS
and NRO missions is provided, including mission status reporting; that
the Joint Chiefs are kept fully informed on all mission planning
that the logistic and operational support provided other missions can be
presented to and reviewed by the JCS with adequate lead times; that such
technical and planning support as is directed by the D/NRO is provided
to manage the sum of DoD-NRO resources; and that vehicles under NRO-
DoD control, currently under development, which could be used for
overflight purposes, when and if such missions are assigned, are
supported by mission plans and resource allocations acceptable to the
D/N'RO and JCS, the D/NRO and the JCS agree that:
a. The Chief JRC will assume appropriate staff duties
for the D/NRO, and will make the services of JRC available as the D/NR
directs, to arrange for implementation required by the preceding conside~a-
tions.
b. The duties, of the JRC vis -a -vis the JCS and NRO will
be in accordance with existing directives, understandings, and arrangements,
amplified where necessary to reflect additional functions assigned to the
JRC by the D/NRO.
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5. Specific additional duties assigned to the JRC will reflect
the above considerations in a manner agreeable to the D/NRO and JCS.
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