1. (SANITIZED) IS AN OLD FRIEND OF JOHN SMITH, THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05707A000800070002-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 25, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Lundahl
25 October 1963
1. is an old friend of John Smith, the
article. During normal traffic with his counter
agencies, Smith invited him over to see his system.
through the Lab and he spent considerable time picking
The brain-picking revealed the following:
author of this
arts in other
was shown
mith's brain.
(a) There was wonderful cooperation between ANSCO and
USC&GS.
(b) There was ample time to develop the complete system
through trial and error. o-Comor---NRO-tyTe-pressu-res.--)-
(c) The missions are flown at a maximum altitude of
23,000 ft. under ideal weather conditions.
(d) The targets are flown twice, first to get exposure
meter readings, and second to make the exposures.
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(e) In .flight the camera is operated by an experienced
photographer, oftentimes Smith,. himself.
(f) Smith does his own processing with, of all things,
the Zeiss F.E. 120 processors; (these are the same gadgets-we NJP?C rcr
used overseas in 1956).
(g) He is able to process 400'eper dy under normal
conditions, however, should he goof,-\lie:',At goes back and
flies again another day. A
(h) The color half-tone printing in the article was
taken care of by ANSCO probably in a first class color litho-
graphic shop.
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(i) He uses Anscochrome taking film and makes his prints
on Printon paper; this is a direct positive-to-position procedure.
(We can do this
2. After the visit ordered a new Cathode Ray light source
and lens for our LOG E TRONIC C.P. 18 contact printer. He also is in
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the process of adapting our old 9 compartment 'basket" sinks and the
Zeiss F.E. 120's to do this type of processing should it become
necessary.
3. We feel that we possess a capability equal to Smith's in the
production of paper prints and transparencies however, it should be
remembered tha't we have never had control of the entire system as
Smith has. On the other hand Smith has never faced the problems we
have, such as bulk reproduction, speed of reporting, etc.
4. Incidentally, we are checking into an electronic color
separation machine called the Vario-Klischograph; this is a German
product which could concievably by-pass the process camera in the
preparation of color separation negatives for Lithographic Offset
Printing.
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25 October 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR: MT. Lundahl
1. is an old friend of John Smith, the author of this STAT
article. Dun i normal traffic with his counte rts in other STAT
agencies, Smith nv him over to see his system. was shown. STAT
through the Lab and he spent considerable time picking th's brain.
The brain-picking revealed the following:
(a) There was wonderful cooperation between ANSCO and
USC&GS.
(b) There was aMple time to develop the complete system
through trial and error. (No Cor-VRO type pressures.)
(c) The missions are flown at a Maximum altitude of
23,000 ft. under ideal weather conditions.
(41) The targets are flown twice, first to get exposure
meter readings, and second to male the exposures.
(e) In flight the camera is operated by an experienced
photographer, oftentimes Smith, himself.
(f) Smith does his own processing with, of all things,
the Zeiss F.E. 120 processors; (these are the same gadgets we
used overseas in 1956).
(g) He is able to process Iwo, per day under normal
conditions, however, should he goof, he just Goes back and
flies again another day.
(h) The color half-tone printing in the article was
taken care of by ANSCO probably in a first class color litho-
graphic shop.
(i) He uses Anscochrome taking film and makes his prints
on Printon paper; this is a direct positive-to-positiOn procedure.
(We can do this here.)
2. After the visit ordered a new Cathode nay light source STAT
and lens for our LOG E TRONIC C.P. 18 contact printer. He also ii in
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the process of adapting our old S compartment 'basket" sinks and the
Zeiss F.E. 120's to do this type of processing should it become
necessary.
3. We feel that we possess a capability equal to Smith's in the
production of paper prints and transparencies however, it should be
remembered that we have never had control of the entire system as
Smith has. On the other hand Smith has never faced the problems we
have, such as bulk reproduction, speed of reporting, etc.
4. Incidentally, we are checking into an electronic color
separation machine called the Vario-Klischograph; this is a German
product which could concievably by-pass the process camera in the
preparation of color separation negatives for Lithographic Offset
Printing.
STAT
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