LETTER TO DAVE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00159R000200150003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 14, 1971
• Content Type: LETTER

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14 July 1971
concerning the U-2, I would like to propose another solution which mayi.
alleviate the commitments of the Air Force fleet, and result in
an overall improvement in the utilization of the total resources. In-
stead of transferring one aircraft to the Air Force, the CIA through
judicious scheduling and aircraft utilization, can accept the NRO Cuba
photography requirement with our present total resources. This
should increase the flexibility of the Air Force fleet in that it would
release the aircraft presently used for this mission to support other
requirements. While this arrangement would significantly increase the
commitments of our Edwards Detachment and would quite probably
require a relocation of assets, I feel that it is within our capability.
If this distribution of assets is not feasible and it becomes" necessary
to move one aircraft to the Air Force, we will almost certainly be required
Dear Dave,
In reference to the letter you gave me at lunch the other day
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the training, maintenance and contingency requirements. This would be
testing of equipment which is then utilized by the entire U-2R fleet.
necessary as a large portion of our effort at Edwards is devoted to systems
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and like systems are completely tested and evaluated by our Edwards
Detachment and then used throughout the U-ZR inventory. Without a third
aircraft at Edwards we would quite often have periods where one aircraft
was out of commission and the other aircraft configured for specific
tests and not available to fulfill our contingency requirements.
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