ARGO CHRONOLOGY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01137A000200060038-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 38
• Content Type: MISC

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ARGO Chronology
7 November 1966 Preliminary proposal by and
DCI for a review of existing satellite photography
by civilian agency teams to determine its usefulness
for economic, social, and material resource surveys.
Agreement in principle by DoD, 7 December 1966 and
by DCI, 13 December 1966; Mr. Lundahl to meet with
26 January 1967
to work out plans for the program.
memo t~ and DCI with program
plan, which calls for three phases: Phase I, an
orientation period, which will begin at NPIC; Phase
II, an examination of areas in South America of
particular interest to AID; and Phase III, a study
of the usefulness of the material for the individual
agency interests.
10-19 July 1967 Phase I begins with orientation at NPIC (followed
by tours and briefings at AMS and introductory work
at Project ARGO facility at
(14 August 1967 Phase II begins).
(19 October 1967 Phase III begins after some overly with Phase II).
6 March 196$ Project ARGO Symposium on results, at NPIC.
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