SITUATION WITH REGARD TO FILM EVALUATION AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001800110028-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Sequence Number: 28
• Content Type: CABLE

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1. SITUATION WITH REGARD TO FILM EVALUATION AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
IS BECOMING QUITE CONFUSED, PRESENT STATUS MIGHT BE SUMMARIZED AS
FOLLOWS:
A. REF A INDICATES THAT DNRO REQUESTED SUBJECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATIONS FROM SINCE THIS WAS NOT 25X1
CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD WE REQUESTED TO PROVDE AN EXPLANATION 25X1
OF WHAT WAS MEANT BY TERM SUBJECTIVE. HE IN TURN ASKED 25X1
FOR SUCH AN EXPLANATION. A MEETING TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER 25X1
WAS SCHEDULED FOR 19 MARCH 1963 WHICH HAD TO BE CANCELLED AT THE
REQUEST OF 25X1
B. REF B FROM APPEARS TO BE A REASONABLE APPROACH TO 25X1
THE PROBLEM. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO SPELL OUT WHAT IS MEANT BY
SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION, PHOTOGRAPHIC-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC
EVALUATION, AND SYSTEM EVALUATION. NO RESPONSE TO F___1CABLE
WAS RECEIVED FROM
ONLY INDICATED THAT TERMS OF R~
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FOR REF A BE CONTINUED FOR MSN 8002 AND THAT EVALUATION PLANS WOULD
BE REVIEWED AT THE 3 APRIL SE MEETING.
WOULD PRODUCE
25X1
AND THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE 25X1
IN THE PHOTOGRAPHIC-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS EVALUATION AT 25X1
(NOTE THIS WAS NOT COORDINATED WITH ) THIS MESSAGE ALSO 25X1
CALLED FOR A CLARIFICATION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUBJECTIVE
EVALUATION AND PHOTO-PHYSICAL EVALUATION.
E. REF E FROM DIRECTS THAT A MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 25X1
D. REF D FROM INDICATED THAT
ON 2 APRIL TO REVIEW FUNCTIONS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ASSIGNED 25X1
ORGANIZATIONS.
2. WILL BE REPRESENTED BUT REQUESTS REPLIES TO THE 25X1
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ASAP TO AID IN PREPARING FOR THIS MEETING.
A. WHAT IS MEANT BY SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION?
Be WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION AND
PHOTO-PHYSICAL EVALUATION?
C. WHAT ARE THE VIEWS OF THE DNRO WITH REGARD TO THE RE-
COMMENDATIONS MADE BY SE IN (REF B)? 25X1
D. IS IT INTENDED THAT AT THIS MEETING FUNCTIONS WILL
BE ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS PARTICIPANTS OR WILL THIS MATTER MERELY
BE DISCUSSED?
E. RECOMMENDS THAT THIS ISSUE BE RESOLVED IN WASHING- 25X1
TON AT THE HEADQUARTERS LEVEL, IN A MEETING CONSISTING OF 25X1
(INCLUDING SE REPRESENTATION). 25X1
F. WILL THE DNRO MAKE A FINAL ASSESSMENT OF THIS PROBLEM
TO CONFIRM FUNCTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS.
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3. YOUR REPLY IS REQUESTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT NECESSARY
PLANNING MAY BE CONDUCTED.
S E C R E T
CFN 0618 ?C. LUNDAHL 0322 6636 0336 4484 2844 A DNRO
NOT CLEARLY 19 1963 B NO RESPONSE C A 8002
3 SE D 42 NOT COORDINATED E 2 DNRO 6636 B SE DNRO
BT
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