IR&DC COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2003
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• Publication Date: September 17, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 20330
September 17, 1975
IRAC-IR&DC-12/75
MEMORANDUM FOR THE INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL MEMBERS
SUBJECT: IR&DC Council Annual Report
1. The Chairman of the IR&D Council has asked me to undertake
developing and assembling the IR&D Council Annual Report to the DCI.
The purpose of this memorandum is to request your assistance through
inputs to the Report.
2. Attachment 1 is the present working draft outline of the Report
which has been noted by the Chairman. I am requesting at this time
your assistance on those elements which are keyed to your surname.
In particular, in Section 3 of the outline, Intelligence R&D, I would
like to receive from you a summary of your recent or impending reports
on the subjects indicated which would recount what has been accomplished
and would emphasize the relevance, importance or impact of findings. In
the event that a summary is not appropriate, I request a status report. In
any case, I ask you to limit yourself to about 500 words. If there are sub-
elements (as with Section 3-b), each sub-element should be about 200-250
words. To meet the deadline of a 1 November 1975 report to the IRAC, I
should have your inputs by COB, 1 October 1975.
Attachment 1 also indicates other contributions from IR&DC members,
separate from committee and ad hoc study efforts. This is in the area of
Future Plans. I invite you to make your contribution in "free form" but
short of a null set. I believe that future plans, such as we might devise and
as the Chairman adopts, will lay a basis for new activities in Section 1. To
suggest one approach, your thoughts and their implications on such questions
as the following could prove useful:
a. Are there technology areas where increases in R&D
emphasis or level-of-effort should be made?
b. Has there been a shift in emphasis or objectives in
your R&D program?
USAF review(s) completed.
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c. Are there technology areas where decreases in
emphasis are appropriate?
d. Are there areas of emerging technology which
hold promise for significant intelligence gains or which will
increase the effectiveness of the functional areas of intelligence,
i. e. , collection, processing analysis, dissemination, and
presentation?
I intend to synthesize your contributions and offer the Chairman
a working draft. I will need this input by COB, i October 1975, also.
J hn Martin
rincipal Deputy Assistant
Secretary
Research and Development
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 Outline for the IR&D Council Report
to the Chairman, IRAC
1975
SECTION SECTION CONTENT RESPONSIBLE AGENT
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Attachment 1
IRAC-IR&DC-12/75
Executive Summary & Recommendations
a. Overview of Council Activities
b. Evolution of Council Effectiveness
c. Actions on Initial Recommendations?
An Overview
d. Actions on Other Opportunities--An
Overview
e. Proposal for New Activities
f. Musings on IR&D Council Performance
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Intelligence R&D
a.
Update of 1974 Report, Section 3 Martin
b.
Processing, Analysis, Presentation Goulder/Tighe
(1) Analytical Terminals 25X1A
(2) Transform Technologies (Jackson, ASD/I)
(3) Image Processing
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c.
Wideband Data Links Goulder/Parker
d.
Anti-Jam Capabilities Goulder/Reed
e.
Space Shuttle Plummer
f.
Mass Memories Heilmeier
g.
Remote Sensor Technology Marcy
h.
Tactical/National Intelligence Use Augustine/Goulder
(1) DDP (Cooper)
(2) I&PF (Haley)
R&D Program Structure
a. Update of 1974 Report, Section 4
b. Emphasis on Changes & Required Changes
Martin for
IR&D Council
Chairman
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Distribution of IRAC-IR&DC-12/75:
1 - Dr. Currie
1 - Mr. Plummer
1 - Dr. Potter
1 - Dr. Heilmeier
1 - Gen. Tighe
1 - Mr. Reed
1- Dr. LaBerge
1 - Dr.
Emerson
1 - Mr.
Marcy
1 - Mr.
Goulder
1 - Dr.
Stevens
1 - Mr. Rosenblum
1 - Col. Winter
1 - Mr. Holt
2 - IR&DC File
1 - IC Registry
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