ARGO CHARTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01137A000200040020-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: August 20, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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,coordination by your agency. The draft has been revised in accord- 0
ance with your :comments and discussion during the July ARGO meeting.
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The attached draft ARGO charter is furnished for review and
I envision that the charter for the ARGO Steering Committeewill be
finalized at the next ARGO meeting currently scheduled for September 29,
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PROPOSED ARGO STEERING COMMITTEE CHARTER
The ARGO Steering Committee serves as the focal point between
the intelligence community and civil agencies to achieve optimum
In order.to achieve this purpose, the ARGO Steering Committee
.utilization of the overt and covert reconnaissance satellite and air-
craft systems product in fulfilling the requirements of the Fed-era-1
g_ove-r-nment for remotely sensed data.
is composed of the following. member and liaison organizations:
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Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Department of Transportation
?Office .of Emergency Preparedness/ G~ `
Department of Agriculture
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of State (AID)
Office, Chief of Engineers (Civil Works)
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National Aeronautics and Space Council.
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Photographic Interpretation Center
National Reconnaissance Office
Office of Management and Budget
The committee is charged.with the following, tasks:
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a. Review- for-fe`asibiliiy arid cons"olidate ARGO members
data requirements;
b. Su-b-mi-t when necessary ARGO members' requirements.tG-
the intelligence community f.ion;
c. Explore. applications of systems and techniques developed
by the intelligence community^4or-solvingARGO*members' needs;by
cYondu c-ting pi1szt_t.e_s i s and i s Guing e po-r-ts-on_the-s
d. Inform itself on NASA satellite and aircraft experimentation
proposals to insure on behalf of member agencies that such proposals
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