NEAR REAL TIME SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000700060011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 10, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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S~ISITIVE
ld June l~6
!RA-I~~lM P(~t THE RtD
5U~': Near dal Time Satellite Reconnaissance
~., attached is s copy of the primary reeppoart b7' the Task 25X1
~xce which has been considerint,; the iications of a Near Real nee
Satellite Re~carm,aissance System on the~gery exploitation and inteili-
gence Production process.
~~ 0 had briefed the I3CI on his findings on 4 June. The DCI
to have USIB briefed. In order to avoid hitt ~~gg
cold with such a briefing and his first USIB meeting,
t was t should brief ~ separately and this was done
~. 6 Jane, cated same concern eat too much speed be generated
in s s forward. 'lhi,s is no doubt related to the fact that.
0 findings are based upon an assessment that the solid state array
as prvgosed b~* the Agency is the most feasible technical means to
h the purpose.
3, At the same time, asked that 0 disseminate copies
of his prei3mina report to key offices within the Agency and seek quick
tfvn advice from these offices prier to the USIB am3eting. Ail of this
st311 reins very much a GIA only ssatter and IVpIC was asked to take stags
#~ make sure it is handled this way for the tum~ being.
4 I read the report myself and asked
to do li.~cewise. As a result of this quick assessment, I
phr~r~ed this e.fternoon tc~ pass slung the following:
a. 'The report has been pprrepared with great clarity and in
general has o~rr appmvai and blessing.
tatement made cm page 3 about the orderly way in which
can be handled is not nearly sa wail put as i.t is in
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+e, The point made about current facilities an gage 4 should
dude even stronger longue a about the need for new construction in
this regard. To be blunt, probably would not do.
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d. Ate are a bit puzzled as to the numbers of Otargets as 25X1
reflected in the chart at the end oft~ie first section shca~].d triple st
the end of Fiscal 71. This should be re-studied,
e. The statement in N-Z8 about Near Real Time providing the "only
possibility" for detecting preparations far intercontinental attack
seem to tuf too strongly stated, likely to cause a fight, and not worth
such fighting.
f. The paints made in Y-9 about the number of frame copies as
being "ca~pletely overwhelming and tuananageable" are overstated. ate
can provide the necessary control assuming there is willingness to
pay the costs of such controls,
S. I also told that-we thought an early step should be the
establishment of a deseam under a program meager--the design team to
be made up of collectors and exploiters--to taa~ce sure the two work hand in
hand together. 0 said he agreed. with this and that it would be part of
the '~ ement supplement" referred to in the memo from covering 25X1
the ~repart, The "I~na$ement Supplement" will set a er of
inter ~cY and infra agency matters which will be in need of redefinition
3n the da ahead. This inclu~cies relationships between GIA and Df7D and
t~tween t~se trio agencies and NRL? and within the DDI, for example. T1ae
~pplement will rot spell out proposed solutions but will merely note that
these problems will have to be Faced.
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