IG SURVEY OF THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01086A000800480002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 28, 2004
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 14, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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14 NOV 1972
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Inspector General
SUBJECT : IG Survey of the National Photographic
Interpretation Center
1. I have been briefed onthe IG Survey of the National Photo-
graphic Interpretation Center and on the DD/I's comments on its
recommendations. I note with pleasure the IG's recognition of the
high esteem in which NPIC and its product are held throughout senior
levels of the U. S. Government. I am fully aware that, in addition to
its substantive work, this is in great part due to the exceptional talent
of the Director of NPIC, Mr. Lundahl, and the efficiency of its Execu-
tive Director, I I consider the collaboration represented
in DIA's participation in NPIC a significant example of the type of
collaboration which I would hope to see repeated elsewhere in the in-
telligence community.
2. The IG quite properly made a number of detailed recommen-
dations for improvements in NPIC. I note with pleasure the DH!/I's
positive reaction to almost all of these, and I concur, as does:: the IG,
with the few to which the DD/I takes exception. On Recommendation
No. 1, I concur that the DD/I initially prosecute an 'administfative"
approach to improving the workings of the National Tasking Plan and
the relationships between NPIC and EXSUBCOM. At the saris -time,
I should like to have a report from the DO/I on 1 July 1973 of,:prog-
resa through this approach so that the alternative of opening'!his sub-
ject with USIB could be considered at that time if the administrative
approach has not produced sufficient improvement.
3. This action will close this Survey, subject to the comments
above.
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