LETTER TO HONORABLE RICHARD HELMS FROM CYRUS R. VANCE

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• Publication Date: December 19, 1966
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20301
19 DEC 1966
Honorable Richard Helms
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C. 20505
I have reviewed the final report of the Joint Imagery Interpretation
Review Group which has been concurrently submitted to us by our
Senior Representatives and have approved the report recommenda-
In so doing, I have concurred in the identi-
fication of the U. S. Intelligence Board as the authority responsible
for monitoring and coordinating the implementation and execution
Enclosed are two copies of a covering statement approving the
recommendations and the Plan, which I have signed, for your
approval and signature as jointly approved documents for promul-
gation within our respective organizations and the Intelligence
Community. I am also forwarding a letter, prepared jointly for
our signatures, to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget advising
him of the actions taken as a result of his original proposal of
9 September 1965.
It seems desirable to me that we capitalize on the momentum gained
as a result of this study, by requesting our Senior Representatives
to carry on the requisite planning functions until, at an early date,
the U. S. Intelligence Board instrumentality can be formally estab-
lished and competently staffed.
2 Enclosures
Statement of Approval (in dup)
Ltr to BoB
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including the National Tasking Plan for the
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STATEMENT OF APPROVAL
12 January 1967
The recommendations of the Joint Imagery Interpretation
Review Group are hereby approved. As appropriate, action
shall be taken by participating agencies and departments in
accordance with the recommendations and with the provisions
of the "National Tasking Plan for the
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CYRUS 4. VANCE RICHARD HELMS
Deputy Secretary of Defense Director of Central Intelligence
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301
The Honorable Charles L. Schultze
Director, Bureau of the Budget
Washington, B.C. 20503
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In response to your proposal of 9 September 1965, and in consonance
with the Terms of Reference which were jointly approved on 9 October
1965, the final report of the Joint Imagery Interpretation Review
Group has been completed and we have approved its recommendations.
The areas of investigation set forth in your letter have been
carefully examined. Comprehensive inventories of imagery inter-
pretation organizations serving national needs have been completed
and the areas of overlap and duplication have been identified. The
various requirements for departmental and national level resources
have been collectively reviewed and definitive plans for tasking
imagery interpretation resources on a non-duplicative basis have
been devised. The approved recommendations will also provide for
more effective coordination of the national and departmental research
and development programs which are directed toward improving or
automating imagery interpretation.
Among the major actions which will be taken are the implementation
of the "National Tasking Plan for
the identification of the U.S. Intelligence Board as the
aut r ty responsible for monitoring and coordinating implementation
of the Plan; and the adoption of a new methodology for computing
uniformly the imagery interpreter resources of organizations serving
national needs.
The approved time phasing schedule for implementing the Review Group's
recommendations is attached. You will note that full implementation
of the complete program will take considerable time and is dependent
upon the availability of added funds and personnel to the CIA. and the
DoD for this purpose. The imagery interpretation resources required
for the PY 67-71 period, however, are appreciably less than previously
estimated.
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