COMMENTS ON (S)D/NRO ANNUAL REPORT TO PFIAB

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00159R000100070028-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: December 2, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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SUBJECT: Comments on (S)D/NRO Annual Report to PFIAB 25X1
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MEMORANDUM FOR:. Deputy Director for Science and Technology
REFERENCE:
correct. The recommended changes thereto that. follow are meant more
for clarification purposes and to correct what could be typographical
errors regarding dates, equipment, nomenclature, etc. My comments
should be viewed with the thought in mind that I did not have a complete
copy of the (S)D/NRO report. Consequently. I am not aware of the
vein of the report or the depth of other segments of the report and
information provided in support thereof, nor am I aware of the details
to support the (S)D/NRO financial requirements where they are at
variance with the amounts I have proposed.
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b. Recommend 2nd paragraph be rewritten to read as follows:
"The primary development problem in the test program
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1. The information appearing in referenced report is essentially
2. OXCART: page 40, let paragraph
has been that of matching inlet air flow with other
propulsion system components. Various configurations
of inlet design, fuel and inlet control systems, inlet spike
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positioning, and inlet air b ass devices are being tested.
and show definit #W es of progress. On April 29, the
aircraft sustained flight bove Mach 3. 0 for a period of
32 minutes. The longest flight to date, four hours twenty-
five minutes, was flown recently. It included two air-to-
air refuelings with high speed, high altitude profiles
between the refueling*. if
3. SKYLARK: page 41, 14t paragraph
Recommend paragraph be rewritten to read as follows:
1964 through 31 October 1964 (includes
"To obtain an emergency operational capability for
possible use of the A-12 over Cuba, the full A?12 design
goals were deferred under the SKYLARK Program. This
deferment of goals does not imply inability to attain the
desired operational capability: rather, it gives an emergency
operational capability in a near time period to allow
operations over an area of lase vulnerability than the 25X1
Soviet Union. The parameters for this limited operational
capability are
4. IDEALIST: 1st paragraph, pages 34 and 35
a.. Records of this office reflect a total of 29 operational
overflight missions being flown during the period 1 Januar
b. Page 36 - equipment now being used in IDEALIST 25X1
aircraft is th with extensive modifications) not the
referred to in the report.
c. The 112-B camera has been redesignated DELTA 11 to
preclude confusion with the Hycon (B) configuration.
5.. Funding requirements: Attached I. a copy of the pertinent
funding statements received with your referenced memorandum. I
have underlined those activities that fall within my purview; further,
where I differ with the figures reported by the (S)D/NRO, I have so 25X1
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indicated by the figures shown in parer thesis. The O SA position regarding
these amounts have been previously stated in:
a. FY65 OXCART - Memorandum to (S)D/NRO; 3457-64
13 November 1964, and Memorandum to (S)D NRO;
E469-64 dated 25 November 1964.
b. FY65: Fuel., A envy P3's, Miscel
from (S)D/NRO, 3495-64 granted
for IRAN etc. for replacement P2V7.
c. FY66 OXCART: Memorandum to (S)D/NRO
dated 23 November 1964.
3466-64,
d. FY67 through FY70: OXCART (A-12); Agency U-2's;
Photographic; Fuel; Agency P3's. Miscellaneous - Memorandum
to (S)D/NRO,I950-64 dated 10 July 1964.
The dollar amounts checked (4' the attached financial report are
consistent with OSA estimates.
Attachments: As Stated
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Colonel USAF
Assistant Director
(Special Activities)
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