MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2004
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: December 1, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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1. This Agreement betwe Director, NR O. ae the Dwputy
cter of Central t elligen+c is bwmd on policy guidance from,
cretary of fea=-Aet atd the Director of Central
is in the uatioral laaetw
a. A seas
program manager for COOi
this manager is General Greer.
U, The program e- ger exercises over-ally technical
direction of the pr raen and is tssponstble to the DN1 C for
its successful prosecution, who is in t ?n rsspoeaibl x to
?ecter of Central bltigence and the S*cretary of Defense.
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c. All CIA activities in C )HA, is
icantracti.sg* Will CO=e to a foci ae in CIA
turn is responsible to Gt tal Greer.
for tba programer
The Cbalt an will be
a. A CORONA payload Ad
General. Greer wW replace the
p tf lc to t easrar! Creer through him.
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remains a CIA activity and reports tie a- is 25X1
heating security and
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f. The AP facility art Palo Alto, its personnel and tuncti
NRO review(s) completed..
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continue to be directly responsfv, to t t litte
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always has been.
h. will provide a single poiat of contact for
the payload contractors, L.ockho*d, GiiZl and l , on all matters
pertaining to t reir c racts. ?Us includes contra, security,
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contractor proposals far payload jn p?roveniert and the iseua
Greer. This relationship would were both the receipt
I. The System* Integration contract with lolled (E 1928)
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ategral part of the sanity at the AP .facility.
Wired funds to support CIA cautracto will be included
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
December 1, 1964.
Dear Pat,
is a proposed redraft for your consideration. After,,
you have had an opportunity to review the amendments
Your proposed draft memorandum of agreement
on the CORONA program has been reviewed. Attached
made, I suggest we get together again.
Sincerely,
Brockway McMillan
Director
National Reconnaissance Office,
Attachment
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Lt General Marshall S. Carter
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Top SECRET
1. This agreement between Director, NRO, and the Deputy
Director of Central Intelligence is based on policy guidance from the
Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence.
2. In order to focus and strengthen the participation of the
Central Intelligence Agency and the overall management of the CORONA
program, the following policy decisions are effective at once: '
a. A single authoritative program manager for CORONA
is in the national interest and this manager is General Greer.
b. General Greer, the CORONA program manager,
exercises, overall technical and operational direction of the program
and is responsible to the DNRO for its successful prosecution. The,
DNRO is responsible to the Secretary of Defense as the Executive Agent
for the NRP and to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central
Intelligence as set forth in the DOD-CIA Agreement dated 13 March 1963.
c.. All Director, Program B activities in CORONA,
including security and contracting, will be consolidated under
who in turn is responsible to General Greer, will be
physically stationed with General Greer at El Segundo, California.
d. will provide systems engineering
for the program in accordance with current contracts amended as
provided for in aced 17 August 1964.
e. A CORONA Advisory Committee reporting to General
Greer will be established. will be a member of this
committee with responsibility for providing advice and assistance on the
technical aspects of the payload.
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f. The LMSC (A %P) facility at Palo Alto, its personnel and
its functions, remains a Director, Program B activity and reports to
I Iand is responsible to General Greer through him.
g. General Greer, the CORONA program manager, is
responsible for all technical decisions during pre-launch, launch, on-orbit,
and recovery phases, of mission execution. Operational communications
procedures and mission responsibilities as outlined in dated 25X1
30 November 1964 will be followed. It is reaffirmed that the NRO Satellite
Operations Center is responsible for intelligence targeting and mission
programming and that General Greer has the authority for early mission
.termination or interruptions only in emergencies in which technical con-
siderations threaten the successful completion of the mission.
h. will provide a centralized point of contact
for the payload contractors, LMSC (A /P), GE (R/V), and Itek on all
matters pertaining to their contracts. This includes contracting,
security, and implementation of technical directives as approved by
General Greer. This relationship will govern both the receipt of con-.
tractor proposals for payload improvement and the. issuance of new
directives.
i. The systems integration contract with LMSC A P will
continue to be a Director, Program B contract under I I as 25X1
it is an integral part of the CORONA activity at this facility.
j. Required funds to support Director, Program B contracts
will continue to be included in the Director, Program A portion of the
NRO budget and funding procedures will continue as presently established
by the NRO Comptroller.
Mar f . ar 'er
Lieutenant General, USA
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
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Brockway McMillan
Director
National Reconnaissance Office
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NOTE: This agreement taken by General Carter
to Dr. McMillan on 30 November -- General Carter
said it was not signed by Dr. McMillan. NK.XX
Dr. McMillan's redraft attached.
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