MT/ST TYPEWRITERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000200010009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 6, 1970
• Content Type: LETTER

SPEED LETTER
REPLY REQUESTED
DATE
6 November
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970
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LETTER NO.
IEG 360-70
TO : Executive Director, NPIC 71
FROM:
ATTN:
Chief, Imagery Exploitation Group, NPIC
SUBJECT: MT/ST Typewriters
1. As you know, IEG is most anxious to get MT/ST equipment on board, and,
consequently, have been following the progress of the Center's request through PSD
rather closely. I gather PSD has recommended that we procure one MT/ST and one
Composer immediately and after 30 days trial proceed to order the rest. I gather
they also would like to sell us on passing MT/ST tapes to PSD for output on their
photo composition equipment.
2. I can see little advantage of obtaining one set of equipment for 30 days
of experimentation. All shops that are using the equipment agree that it takes
much longer than 30 days for operators to become facile with the equipment. This
procedure, I believe, would only serve to delay installation of equipment which has
proven to be highly successful in other Agency applications.
3. We are skeptical concerning the turn-around time should we have to turn
MT/ST tapes over to PSD for composition. OER has found PSD services unsatisfactory
for meeting deadlines and for this reason, among others, has c uired MT/ST composers
of their own. 25
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