LETTER TO RICHARD HELMS FROM DONALD F. HORNIG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01137A000200060029-2
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: July 2, 1968
• Content Type: LETTER

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I have now received favorable responses from all participating
agencies to my proposal of March 5, 1968, to continue the ARGO
Steering Committee. I am sending out the attached memorandum
setting up the committee membership. Mr.
Lundahl has kindly
agreed to appoint I as his liaison
representative to the committee.
I appreciate your understanding endorsement of this activity
and the cooperation we have received from all your people. I
hope the activity will be useful both to the civilian agencies
and to you.
Sincerely,
Donald F. Hornig
Special Assistant to the President
for Science and Technology
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Honorable Richard Helms
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C. 20505
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THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PLANNING
ADMINISTRATOR, AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In my memorandum of March 5, 1968, forwarding the ARGO Report to
you, I proposed that we continue the ARGO Steering Committee as
a mechanism which would (1) collect and consolidate the needs that
each of you might have for photography from the current reconnais-
sance satellites, (2) see that these needs were made known to the
intelligence community and (3) discuss procedures for handling
classified photography for these purposes with the community.
Ms has endorsed this proposal and has appointed
as his representative for liaison with the committee.
-All-the-civilian agencies have agreed to participate and, based
on your responses, the membership of the committee is as follows:
The National Reconnaissance Office, the Defense Intelligence Agency
and the National Photographic Interpretation Center have agreed to
provide liaison representatives.
Donald F. Hornig
Special Assistant to the President
for Science and Technology
cc:Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Secretary of Defense
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