THE COMOR HAS APPROVED THE CLASSIFICATION OF TOP SECRET(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A000400160042-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Sequence Number: 42
• Content Type: CABLE

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1. THE COMDR HAS APPROVED THE CLASSIFICATION OF TOP SECRET ~~ 25X1
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3. THEREFORE, IT IS NOW PLANNED NOT TO SEND LNDEX PHOTOGRAPHY Ti?
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AND TO EFFECT AN OVERALL REDUCTION TO THE NUMBER OF COPIES
PRODUCED FOR TO?AL DISSEMINATION. PLEASE INFORMALLY ASCERTAIN IF
THIS WILL POSE ANY PROBLEM
HAVE THEY AC?DALLY MADE USE
OF THE INDEX PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE PAST? FURTHERMORE, DOES
THE STELLAR IMAGRY SINCE THEY GET THE REDUCED DATA FROM
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