NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER (RECOMMENDATION NO. 18 OF THE OCTOBER 4, 1961 REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT BY THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY BOARD)

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October 11, 1961
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Approved For Release 2005/02/02 : CIA-RDP80B01083A000100130046-1 COPY ER 61-8046 THE WHITE HOUSE Washington October 11, 1961 MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHAIRMAN UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD SUBJECT: National Photographic Interpretation Center (Recommendation No. 18 of the October 4, 1961 Report to the President by the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board) In its report to the President on October 4, 1961, the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board recommended that the Chairman of the United States Intelligence Board explore the possibility of accelerating the time when the National Photographic Interpretation Center is to become operational Enclosed herewith for your information is an excerpt on the subject from the Board's report of October 4, 1961. The President has approved the Board's recommendation and has requested that a report thereon be furnished to this office and to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board by October 23, 1961. 8/ cc: The President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (Attention: Mr. J. Patrick Coyne) Distribution: DDCI D/Log. via DD/S DD/I/ DD/P DD/S IG D / NPIC McGeorge Bundy COPY Approved For Release 2005/02/02 : CIA-RDP80B01083A000100130046-1 Approved For Release 2005/02/02 : CIA-RDP80B01083A000100130046-1 COPY ~'NA.TIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER In view of recent substantial increases in the volume of signifi- cant photographic intelligence data available to the intelligence corn.- ,riunity and of additional increases expected in such acquisitions, we recommend that the Chairman of the United States Intelligence Board explore the possibility of accelerating the time when the National Photographic Interpretation Center is to become operational (now estimated in April 1963) SAT Because of space limitations in the quarters presently occupied by the Center, interference with the timely interpretation, analysis ana reporting of the increased volume of photographic data is expected. It appears that such interference might be avoided by early of the more adequate and well-equipped spaces at 26X1 with a resulting increase in the rate, scope and timeliness of shotographic intelligence products to serve national intelligence purposes. COPY Approved For Release 2005/02/02 : CIA-RDP80B01083A000100130046-1