SEARCH/SURVEILLANCE STEERING GROUP

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 87
• Publication Date: April 12, 1965
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MEMOR.ANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Search/Surveillance Steering Group
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I. has been participating on Dr.
McMillan's Steering Group and Task Force which was set up
to examine requirements for characteristics of a new Search/
Surveillance Photo Satellite System. The final report of the
Task Force is to be presented to the Steering Group on 15 April
1965 and upon approval there, might form an important input to
the final decision with respect to a new system. A copy of this
Task Force final report with a summary is attached.
. Under the terms of reference of his participation,
has submitted his own personal professional judg-
ments on the Task Force final report by memo to Dr. McMillan,
a copy of which is attached. In order to insure that a complete
and appropriate evaluation be made of the Steering Group's
final product, I recommend that you send the attached letter to
Mr. Vance.
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ALBERT D. WHEELON
Deputy Director
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Science and Technology
Attachments
1. Copy of Task Force Final Report
with Summary Analysis.
2. Copy of Memo Ito Dr. McMillan.
3. Draft letter to Mr. Vance.
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Z. As a member 01 both the Task 7orce and the Stearin
Group. I Bad it & problem an 4. the proper proc.thiro for making
ems personal ceatribatise. In view of the short time between
receipt of the subject doormen' and the 15 April meeting of the
Sbeerbog Greer to discuss it. I chose to salad these comments to
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an well as to the Chairman of the Teak Force.
3. la general. I find the Program CharacteristIcs quite a
Is my judgment. eecessary to the translation of
magma* requirements into system ebaracterietics and epeciii?
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entiess. Itaxworrorj there are several key perinea which bather me.
The Ant is the restriction of the booster choice to one in the
Titan III family. This restriction, so ter as I can UAL was not
based ea a complete exeminatien and *Indy of boaster capabilities
vs wequirsantats, considering trade-offs. As yes knew, a very
greet anurant of detsdled work has been demo elsewhere on this
pi/abloom with seelewhat Afferent conclusions. Other factors im-
potent. bet not to my knowledge adequately monsidiored in the booster
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comsot by biclueloo of *a Crisis amiability. Furthermore. that
Crisis objectives appose to bo author eadafinad. at toast la the
sons* of wee specifying whetbar etrotegic indicator targets or
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specific sense rather than in a moralised
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adieu. To the eatsat tkrat snots capability can be justified. I
believe that coeet reasons can be developed fon ilsst, more
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SUBJECT: Final Task Force Report
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8. 1 am submitting these comments in the hope that they
gig. in a constructive way, contribute to the early operational
use of an intelligence gathering system optimised in the National
into re at.
Distribution:
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CobX ? DCI41-0111Aril.#/r 7.0 19 November 1964. You requested
pn-4444 participation in a Steering Group and Task Force to
examine the requirements and alternatives for a new Search/
Surveillance Satel/ite System. In my letter of 3 December
1964. I suggested that the proposed terms of reference of the
Group be modified to avoid overlaps or duplication with the
trSIB structure and approved the requested CIA. participation.
Even though the suggested modifications to the term' of
reference were not made. I approved the participation of
and Mr. Lundahl subject to the provision that
such participation would not commit in any way the DCI or
C2A to the Steering Group findings.
Tite flonorable Cyrus it. Vance
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I have recently seen a copy of the final report of the
Tat* force and find a number of problems with it. Without
prejudging the Steering Group actions on the Task Force
report. I would like you to send me the Final Report of the
Steering Group for Agency study and comment before any
actions iire authoriaed or implemented.
Tours very truly.
John A. McCene
Director
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Search/Surveillance System Steering Group,
1. There will be a meeting of the Steering Group (chaired by
Dr. McMillan) on 15 April 1965 to receive the Task Force final report,
which includes "Program Characteristics for a Future Search/Surveil-
lance Reconnaissance System" and "Suggested System Evaluation
Criteria", The Task Force earlier presented to the Steering Group a
"Review of Intelligence Requirements for Search and Surveillance
Satellite Reconnaissance",
2. The Program Characteristics report includes a summary of
requirements largely taken from USIB D41.14/229. However, the
Search and Surveillance requirement includes, as one of the primary
goals, the need for operation of the system during periods of Crisis
against any selected area of the world. The Crisis aspect imposes on
the System the need for additional flexibility in targetting, as well as
minimum response and data retrieval times as integral characteristics.
Corallary requirements, to be met without interference with the primary
goals, include technical intelligence, bomb damage assessment during
general war, and Mapping, Charting and Geodesy. Important system
implications for these corallary requirements include ground and on
orbit survivability, and
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