DD/O CONTACT WITH SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76B00734R000200260001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 1, 1973
• Content Type: MF

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IN80W FOR: Deputy Director for Operations
TM" : Deputy Director for Science and Technology
SUW L : DD/C Contact with satellite Photography
1. I should like to explore the possibility of assigning yo g
and promising i/0 officers to NPIC as part of their career develop-
ment.
2. 1 out admit to a lack of precision and completeness in my
knowledge of the extent to which L*)/O officers mks use of satellite
photography. Yes, I am aware of specific projects in which ASPIC
assistance is sought. These include assistance given by NPIC's model
shop to the Imagery Analysis Service, which Service has the prime re-
sponsibility for supporting W10 needs.
3. Admitting incaeplete and imprecise knowledge,, I believe
that Ill/0 officers probably are not as effective use of satel-
lite photography as they could. icy beli stems in Large part from
my talking with DQ/O officers, some of whom previously had not had
access to T}(H materials, same of whom have no concept of the capabili-
ties possessed -- or not possessed -- by the satellite collection and
exploitation systems, and sow of wham view satellite photography as
an eneW rather than an ally.
4. There may be functional ways to increase 1)/0's effective use
of satellite photography. 1' Imagery Analysis Service of the Intelli-
gence Directorate and appropriate officers of the DD/0 would be the
effective organizational personnel to seek noose ways -- NPIC is avail-
able to assist thy.
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5. My purpose here, had ever., is to suggest an arrangement which
will assist over the longer term with lasting effects. I suggest that
you consider assigning young and premising DA/0 officers to NPIC and
IAS for one to two year tours of duty early in their Careers.
6. I recognize that such an expenditure of a promising officer's
time would be expensive to DD/0 M- and especially so In these times of
persossel and force cuts. I believe that the I/0's work would benefit
even if en#y a few -- even one or two -- of its officers at a time gained
such an erience.
7. I should be happy to discuss this with you or another ID/0
officer.
jCM J. HICKS
Executive Director
National Photographic Interpretation Center
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