CONTRACT INSPECTION AT (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04747A000600080051-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 51
• Publication Date: August 21, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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1. On 17 and 18 August 1959 the undersigned visited thee
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etr ee ng awings for the HTAA continuous film and
paper processor under contract with this firm. Approximately
80% of the drawings were approved for plant manufacture which
included all of the major items.
2, This processor will incorporate many advanced design
features which will make it possible to process both thin base
and regular base film as well as non-water proofed paper in
roll form in widths from 70 a.m. to 91 ". The processor has been
given first priority in the plant atl _j and aeve'raTATI NTL
design improvements have been made to the original c httacta7
by the Project Engineers L_ I at no STATINTL
expense to the Qoverxmiento
3, The contract is proceding slightly ahead of original
schedule. The Contractor will notify, this agency when he is
ready for preliminary assembly of the processor in order that
personnel of this agency can be made familiar with the
construction and maintainance procedures of the equipment,
(hi is August 1959 the undersigned visited the
also in the[ 1 areas for the
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purpose o spec ing the contract with -that company
].ectronic Rectifier. This equipment is in the "bread board"
stage for preliminary operational check.
5. This method of rectification is a major advance in
"the state of the art" in this field. All of the severe
limitations of optical rectification are elimin*ted in the
electronic approach. The present system is producing 20-30
lines /m.m. and the banding effect in the visual print out
educed to a point that it probably would not be
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objectionable to the photo interpreter. The system will STATI NTL
be able to utilize amt improvement in C.R.T. gn now
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class Review by NIMA/DOD
04747A0000
21 August, 1959
Approved For Release 2002/06/17 : CIA-RDP78BO4747A000600080051-2