FILM SUPPORT (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000300090038-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: March 24, 1970
• Content Type: MF

25X1 Approved For Release 2004/02/11: CIA-RDP78BO5703A000300090038-3
Approved For Release 2004/02/11: CIA-RDP78BO5703A000300090038-3
 pproved .eiease 2004/02/11: CIA-RDP78B05703A000300090038-3
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Control Officer, CIA
SUBJECT: Film Support
1. Under arrangements work out by your office NPIC has been
25X1 providing withi imagery in support
of a joint assessment of the Soviet ground forces since July 1969.
The initial film requests took advantage of available, expendable stocks
25X1 of older =missions, supplemented by in-house processed duplicates when
gaps in coverage existed. This phase of support was completed on 5 March
25X1 1970, at which time had received the appropriate portions
W1 of all missions throughl F1 As of this date missions E=]and
I are outstanding an NPIC copies are not available for loan because
o extensive use by in-house requesters.
2. In the initial agreements it was determined that subsequent
missions would be released from Center film library holdings approximately
ten weeks following receipt of the mission by the Center. This determina-
tion was based upon the estimate that a ten week period would be adequate
for fulfilling Center requirements and avoiding extensive film duplication
requirements.
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3. During the initial months of providing with shelf copies,
little or no inconvenience or expense was incurred due to the age of the
missions being shipped. However, it is becoming increasingly more diffi-
cult and costly to meet the Orequirements. Often film requested
by in-house requesters is out on loan 0 or h
h
as
ad critical f
rames
edited from the returned loan copies. Significant lost time and additional
expense is experienced as duplicates are required to replace these edited
frames. In addition, as are receiving coverage of targets
that are of high interest to NPIC analysts we have found that we have had
to reproduce large portions of the film loaned in order to insure that they
receive complete coverage.
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In view of the contitt
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ture of the requirement and, the
increasing costs and inconvenicn
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-- - -1 k-Luu gives tnis recommendation
to additional weight and significance. We do not feel it will be practical
continue to operate under the current procedures.
5. Your earliest attention to this recommendation would be
appreciated.
requirement under the existing ces o the Center to support this
I^ - procedures, it is recommended that the
u ivw priorizy copy or the selected
portions of each s bsequent- mission from the processing site. The fact
-----that the -exploitation effort will soon be expanded to include
work on C ines(- crrr,,,n7 ~__
Distribution:
copies 1.& 2 - TCO/CIA
3 - Ts%IA
4 NPIC/ODIR
5 -.NPIC/PSG
6 - NPIC/IEG
7 - NPIC/PPBS
8 - D/OSR.
9 - ;DIAXX/sAp-