COMMENTS ON E.P. KIEFER'S COMMUNICATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01580R002004140002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 27, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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27 July 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : Comments on E. P. Kiefer's Communication
1. The attached letter of resignation should surprise none of
us, and we must eventually relieve him. However, he should be
kept in place until the NRO ground rules change, if only to keep our
franchise alive. From conversation with Kiefer on 23 July 1964, I
learned that McMillan expects Kiefer not to be replaced, in conformance
with the PFIAB recommendations. It would be difficult for a new man
to slide into this situation and have any greater effect than Kiefer at
this point. My recommendation is to ask Kiefer to hold fast until
November, and I believe he will be a good soldier.
2. His attached memorandum on the history of NRO is an
honest attempt to set down his perspective on the whole issue and
probably represents a very daring proclamation from his position.
To me there is little that is new, and I only regret that he held
his fire for so long in discussions with the Director and PFIAB. On
the other hand, he has probably felt that he could not divest himself
of his misgivings until he had moved to sever his allegiance to McMillan
as DNRO.
3. I discussed his future with Kiefer and got the impression
that he would like to stay with the Agency, although he is exploring
other. jobs. I would like to have him in any one of several roles in
DD/S&T, all of which we have discussed at some length
ALBERT D. WHEELON
Deputy Director
for
Science and Technology
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20 July 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : Relief from Assignment
I have submitted a summary of one-year tenure as DDNRO
to the DCI and DNRO. The situation described therein has made
it unlikely that I would be drawn into the workings of the NRO to
anywhere near the extent that is appropriate to the post of Deputy.
I must confess to having made but perfunctory contributions to
the substance of the program and, at best, have helped only to
perpetuate a stalemate in organization relationships. Therefore,
I respectfully ask for relief from assignment in my present
capacity as early as may be mutually acceptable.
E ENE P. KIEF
Deputy Director
National Reconnaissance Office
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