COST OF AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01709A001700020006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 13, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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13 October 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Office of Budget, Program
Analysis and Manpower
SUBJECT:
Cost of Aerial Reconnaissance
1. Positions taken by various members of COMOR seem
to be affected from time to time by preconceived judgments concerning
the cost of mounting an additional mission or missions beyond those
already scheduled. It would be most helpful to the Committee if we
had a clear understanding of the cosh structure involved in. reconnais-
sanco by manned aircraft, particularly the U-Z.
2. 1 have heard one figure concerning the cost of U-2
reconnaissasnte,. I. se. , one U-2 mission coat I presume
that this figure was derived by taking the total cost of the Agency's U-2
program and dividing it by the total number of mission& flown. This
may therefor* be a reasonable figure for missions already accomplished
but does not help us in assessing the additional cost of the next additional
mission. I would suspect that in practice the next additional mission
would add very little to the total cost of the program.
3. Inasmuch as your office has access to cost figures and
considerable expertise at systems analysts., I would appreciate it if
you would undertake to provide COMOR with a study of the costs involved
in reconnaissance by manned aircraft. I would also be delighted to
discuss this matter further with you and members of your staff.
Chairman
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Committee on Overhead Reci
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