JANUARY FORECAST AND DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS OF NRP SATELLITE AND AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01709A000600070007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 19, 1973
• Content Type: MF

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(S) NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
WASHINGTON, O.C.
19 December 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Under Secretary of State -(Political Affairs)
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director of Central Intelligence
Executive Secretary, 40 Committee
SUBJECT: January Forecast and December Highlights of
NRP Satellite and Aircraft Activities
Attached is the National Reconnaissance Program fore-
cast of overflight activities for the month of January
1974- and highlight information for the past 30 days on
previously approved overflight activities.
NRO review(s) completed.
Approval
40 Committee Principal
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FORECAST OF IDEALIST/TACKLE AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR JANUARY 1974
VEHICL
E
COUNTRY
4 Peripheral U-2R
China/S. China Coasts
4 Peripheral U-2R
China/S. China Coasts
NOTE 1: The eight peripheral missions will be flown against valid USIB requirements, and
.will be conducted in accordance with the restrictions set forth by higher authority on
5 Au?ust 1971 (to remain at least 25 NM offshore from the PRC and to avoid overflights
of PRC held islands).
2. Plans are still active to fly the one remaining of the two IDEALIST SCOPE SHIELD
missions previously approved as soon as weather and equipment permit.
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DATE
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IDEALIST/TACKLE HIGHLIGHTS 16 NOV - 14 DEC 1973
The mission was a routine flight with no significant
items to report.
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= UNBER OF
MISS 7 ON S
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FORECAST OF OLYMPIC FIRE AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR JANUARY 1974
VEHICLE
U-2R
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NOTE: Estimate one/two sorties, depending on the weather, will be used to satisfy valid USIB
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requirements. The remaining sorties requested for use against other extraordinary/qu
reaction requirements that may occur during the month.
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OLYMPIC FIRE HIGHLIGHTS 13 NOV - 12 DEC 1973
Mis S I ON DATE
NUMBER FLOV7N
GA-019 15 Nov
GA-020 24 Nov
GA-021 5 Dec
FORECAST OF GIANT REACH AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR JANUARY 1974
;UMBER OF
MISSIONS VEHICLE
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quarterly requirement will stand at over
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2. As of 12 December, the USIB ment for 90% of Cuba to
be photographed quarterly showed of the area covered. By
1 February 1974, if no missions are flow i g January, the
NOTE: Depending on the Arab/Israeli situation,' GIANT REACH missions to the fiddle East may
be requested in January..
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GIANT
REACH HIGHLI
GHTS
16 NOV - 15 DEC 1973
MISSION
NUMBER
DATE
FLOWN
XA-009
2 Dec Missions were
AFB
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flown from and recovered at Seymour Johnson
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thout in
10 Dec the period 12-
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cident. Missions were on a stand down during
18 Dec in connection with the Secretary of
State
s visit
abroad.
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