LETTER TO THE HONORABLE ROSWELL GILPATRIC FROM JOHN A. MCCONE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00326R000200230044-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 20, 2004
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: May 2, 1962
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Honorable Roswell. OUpatric
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Washington 25, D. C.
I am sending you, for your retention, the attached
original of the signed agreement you and I reached
yesterday concerning the National Reconnaissance
Office (NRO).
It was nay assumption in reaching this agreement
with you that Joe Charyk will be named Director of they
NRO. I am sure you agree that he is uniquely qualified
for this important post` and would doubtless do it great
justice.
at regards
John A. McCone
Director
NRO review(s) completed.
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nee and the Director of C
Vrae r , to emalst of
all overt and covert satellite overfli
for inteitijeence, ;jeodeeeyr and mappin.:.photograp
and electronic sil colleecti+ .
D ftO - ltreecter, National Reconnaissance
The following plan outlines basic policy for the establishment
ctions and reaponsibi.lltles within the Nation R.econ ietutc
Offico to insure that the particular talents, a erionce and capabilities
within the Department of Defense and the Central Int*llil
are fuUy and most effectively utilized in the establishment, an a, e>
,went and conduct of the National l tecoe seance rograrru The NaC
ted by the Secretary of Leefesee "d the iArector of
sacs, and will be responsible directly to them for the
of the HR:.
s and 7riorities
The NRC) W be directly responsive to, and only to, the
tic siZnal (IG1NT) collection requirements
etion t Recea i
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into priorities established by the United States
develop the over-all reconnaissance progra ) to satisfy these
responsibility for oil the
IMi ' is assignee to the DN,*.,O.
I :- # DNp.' will utilize existing r
e in the following x afters
over-all res oxns:
(l) CIA will be the Executive Agent for MRO for
those covert project* already ender its na a -e nt and such additional
covert projects as are assignees to it by the Stecr.tary of Defense and
.ctor of Contral Intelligence.
To provide for full as* of available eapabilittee
cs provide for Interface with data, a piottstion
(3) A. firm liaison channel between the l RO and the
NSA will be established as an adjunct to the technical management
structure of signal collection projects, and the conduct of such projects
carried out in accordance with the exploitation respe-ibilttiee of the
N 10 A.
equipment esevelopt1ieent by agencies outside the NR O. Personnel
Arty, Navy, Air Force, and CIA, will be assigned, on a full-tirr e
basis, to appropriate positions -within the Nil. under the 'ON AO.
(4) "Iaszainl Will encompass n utn us utilisation
?"chsnfcai and operatil resrces of the 1O, the .Ary,
Air Force, NSA, and the CIA to support all collection pro&rar :ns,
but not limited to, electronic signal and photo raphie
collection prograrns.
b. Financial ..a~tnaE=.*nt ?
(1) The D RA) will be responsible for fuxmlifti.
is will be allocated on an individual project basis
responsibility under paragraph 2. a. (1) alcove.
espo n s eat for funding covert projects .o w
T tie
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(Z) DNRO rW have respensibU y for all NR
in accordance With the *esi nt Ylent of technical ?=ana e ent reesponsi-
bil:lty is prra&raph 4. a. Consistent with paragraph . a. (L),, CIA Will
be the .Executive Affient of the I)N1.O, respoasibie for adr inter g
procurement and contracting for covert projects for which it is
assigned responsibility under peura raph . a. (1), and for covert con-
tractiai necessary for the support of overt projects.
un f or,ra System
security re ,aa
a. .:gc3 odulin : The, f Lssio sch
wlil? be the sale r ility of Dt4R0. subject to cooreiinati with
CIA on curt projects for which it to txecutlve Agent and the obtaining
of appropriate clearances where required from higher authority.
Operational control for individual projects u r the ^ F will be
assigned to the DOD or to the C;Uk by the DNRO in accordance, with
policy guidance fro the Secretary of Defenase and the Director of
Central intelligence. DNRO will be responsible to assure that miss
pl make full use of all intelligence available in the co m- unity.
b. . `pr at The
of the collected i product as follows.
(1) do gr b
cher tcai proeesstng. titling, production
specified by the US.
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~sin.e:rim AaaalY.l : The DN .O will be reap
tI collection systeexs to correct the
the for all inteil(gonco pro,gra m a, all NAO adv*nee ed planning
for new systems. In connection with covert projects
cati Agent. this responsibility will carried out
owdinnted with CIA.
in support of the NAP. In view of the DC I's major reesp al
S. The DNRO is responsible for advanced plans (post CY-x1962'
-. mablic releases of
'0 subject to the seed
ormation will be the responsibility of
ace of C.
or (Research), C1A,
es operating system as well as to provide
cipattorn of CIA in this Agreement is carried out.
Mc Cone
Director of Central Intelligence
fl-DOD
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Vic
Secretary of Defense
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