REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO EXTEND A CONTRACT WITH(Sanitized)FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DRY PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS AT A COST(Sanitized)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000200030016-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2004
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: September 22, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Deputy Director for Intelligence
BJECT
. Request for Approval to Extend. a Contract
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with the I I for the Developeent
of a Dry Photographic Process at a Cost
of from PY-71 R&D Funds
1- This memorandum requests approval to comnit FY-71
funds for the extension of a research and development con-
tract with thel
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2. There is a long-standing requirement for a rapid
and inexpensive oeans of reproducing imagery for use in the
photo interpretation. process. Zuch reproductions are used
for individual study, display, and analysis- The nature, of
traditional photographic processing is such that reproduc-
tion requires fairly extensive plumbing, complex chemistry,
and sophisticated processing and drying equipment. In 1964,
thel Idemonstrated a very high resolution photo-
duplication material which required only heat for develop-
ment and which contained one-third less silver than conven-
tional photographic material. In subsequent. years, APIC hae
participated in the funding of this development in order to
direct research toward our specific- goals. WOrk has pro-
ceeded in five separate but related areas: negative-actinq
film and paper, positive-acting film, dry diazo film and
paper, and sheet processors. All of these areas, with the
exception of the nelative-acting and positive-acting films,
are either completed already or will be completed by 30
September 1970. A detailed description of the propcsed work
in the latter two areas follows:
a. Dry Silver Neaative Actim rilm .ask I) - Nor-
eal photographic reproduantn of film transparencies
uses a negative to produce a positive work copy. This
Dry Silver developnent is aimed at simplifyine this pro-
duction by ase of hot air processing to replace the wet
chemictry. Work under this task has already produced
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usable naterials. In addition, the technology gained
from this basi Dry 6ilver developniont is eith.pr di-
rectly or indirectly applicable to the other pry Silver
efforts. Although nearly all of the fjoals have been ;let,
additional work is needed to improve the fil=ss archival
stability and speed to the level required for ,iood pro-
duction standards. Funding in FY-71 will be approxi-
it is that 40% of the research under Task I
Lately 1:RO has been funding Task I. iewever,
is now directly applicable to Task III. NIRO hrs aare,a,i
to fund 60% of Task I, or approximatelyI Iwith rDIC
funding the other as part of the positive-actinq
fibs 11111 palker uevelopisent effort.
b. rilver Positive-.Actip9 }'ilz. & ,paper .TM
This effort 9 afiiia-EWiia-ili4"dev4I-of 4 single
atop (positive-to-positive) photographic reprolution
filat and paper. This would eliminate the use of a two-
step internegative process or the storage and retrieval
of a_ film negative for use in reproducinq duplicate pos-
itive film transparencies. Additionally, paper prints
and photo enlargesients could be made directly from filr,
positives- The savings in time and materials for a one-
step photo-reproduction systea are solf-evident. This
positive-acting- film is the most recent Dry Silver :fte-
terial to be developed and, 45 SUCII, still requires scrae
basic research despite the fact that significant advan-
ces have been made over the last eight months. 7athough,
there are still technical risks involved with this de-
velopment, the potential payoff for a dry process,
itive-actlag takterial is tremendous, including passible
savings in both costs and time, and. in image resolution
And quality. Vaalization of this potential, however,
will require improvements- in garma control (contrast
control) and processing- sensitivity for the poaitive
acting material. The FY-71 expen61turs will be approx-
imately Additional funding will probably be re-
quired for PY-72.
The deliverable iters fnr these two tasks will te 'Aonthlv
srogress reports and sa-r.ples of dwveloped :materials.
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4t the present tiAle, sane
of the dry process raterials are in the pilot plant scale-up
phase., which in wholly 'supported. The cost-sharing bur-
den is now more like I with the absorbing
the cost of materials and coatings.
4. This project is fully coordinated with the intel-
ligence Community through EXRAND. In addition, continuing
coordination is maintained with other Army, Navy, Air Force,
and Agency conoonents having a known interest in dry silver
projects.
5. will be the
project officer for this contract. The Sterility kode
is appropriate for this project i Agency association with
the contract will be CONFIDENTIAL, but the project title
and work will be (JNCLASSIFIED.
6. It is requested that approval be granted
otiate a contract with the
at a cost not to exceed
charged against Category V FY-71 R&D Funds
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ARTNUA L. 1.01,40AML
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