NOVEMBER FORECAST AND OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS OF NRP SATELLITE AND AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01709A000600070009-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 23, 1973
• Content Type: MF

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25X1 0 NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
23 October 1973
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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: November Forecast and October Highlights of NRP Satellite
and Aircraft Activities
Attached is the National Reconnaissance Program forecast of over-
flight activities for the month of November 1973, and highlight informa-
tion for the past 30 days on previously approved overflight activities.
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NRO and USAF review(s) completed.
Approval
40 Committee Principal
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FORECAST OF IDEALIST/TACKLE AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER 1973
VEHICLE
4 Peripheral U-2R
4 Peripheral U-2R
TYPE
COUNTRY
China/S. China Coasts
China/S. China Coasts
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NOTE: 1. The eight peripheral missions will be flown against valid USIB requirements, and will be conduAed
in accordance with the restrictions set forth by higher authority on 5 August 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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MISSION
NUMBER
IDEALIST/TACKLE HIGHLIGHTS 15 SEP - 14 OCT 1973
DATE
FLOWN
REMARKS
The mission was a routine flight with no significant items to report.
IDEALIST SCOPE SHIELD HIGHLIGHTS 15 SEP 14 OCT 1973
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FORECAST OF IDEALIST FORWARD PASS AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER 1973
NUMBER OF
MISSIONS VEHICLE TYPE COUNTRY
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Middle East
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as on 7 October 1973 an operational deployment "FORWARD PAS
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The aircraft is prepared to respond to a proved requests to conduct high altitude
missions
on selected Middl
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ast targets.
FORWARD PASS missions to the Middle East may be requested in ovem er.
FORECAST OF OLYMPIC FIRE AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER 1973
NUMBER-OF
MISSIONS VEHICLE
4 Overflights U-2R
TYPE
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NOTE: Estimate one/two sorties, depending on the' weather, will be used to satisfy valid USIB requirerre nts.
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occur during the month.
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OLYMPIC FIRE HIGHLIGHTS 13 SEP - 12 OCT '1973
DATE
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fission confirmed the presence of
a Soviet F class submarine and a ANIN class destroyer in Mariel
harbor. A large pedestal mounted parabolic antenna (about 40. 5
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feet in diameter) was seen at the Tapaste Comsat ground station, ii
located about ten miles southeast of Havana which will provide addi-
tional communications links between Cuba and the USSR. The
mission aborted 1 1/2 hours early because a power interruption at
Guantanamo Naval Station prevented positive radar flight following
of the U-2.
2. The October mission was tasked to ascertain if military offensive
weapons were being emplaced in the vicinity of the Guantanamo Naval
Station. Readout of mission photography disclosed that 12 drive-throu?
revetments and nine artillery revetments have been constructed near
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3. As of 12 October the USIB requirement for 90% of Cuba to be
photographed quarterly showed of the area covered. By 2511
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quarterly requirement will stand at
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FORECAST OF GIANT REACH AIRCRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR NOVEMBER 19'73
NUMBER OF
MISSIONS VEHICLE
TYPE
NTnT,r-. GIANT REACH SR-71 aircraft are at present on a 24-hour alert basis.
COUNTRY
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