(Sanitized) SELECTION PANEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00961R000100140199-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2002
• Sequence Number: 199
• Publication Date: August 19, 1963
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
'iLIBJECT?I I Selection Panel
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19 August 1%3
1. On 15 August 1963 Mr. Cunningham requested that the undersigned
attend a meeting, regarding the above subject, under an invitation originally
teneee to Mr. Cunningham by the DD/S&T. The meeting was convened
-arimarily to determine the timing for a request to the NRO that they make
available two P-3Vs for utilization in the program. Factors 25X1C
bearing on the timine decision were the upcoming visit of I
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the week of 7 September and a field trip planned an or about the 15th of
..eaptember to the field station to discuss the new aircraft. The feeling was
ttatpressed by I I and seconded by other members
of the panel that it would be premature at this time to submit a request for
-ale aircraft to the NRO. It was the general consensual of opinion that we
should first obtain I I whole-hearted backing of the new
aircraft (apparentlyl lie not too enthused about the change) as well
as solicit inputs from the field concerning basic equipments desired on-board
the P-3V. It now appears that the earliest possible date for such a request
to the NRO would be somewhere around the middle or latter part of October.
The undersigned expressed NROts wishes to get on with the request and as
such informed the panel that any action they could take to speed up the request
would be greatly appreciated.
Z. As a sideline in diecussions with of SOD after
the meeting adjourned, I learned, quite to my surprise, that funding for
FY 64 would be short in the amount of appro2drnately1 I It appears
that in the summation of the Budget for FY 64 provisions for
equipping the aircraft with defensive, navigation, and communication
zlient, etc. were omitted. However, it is not felt that the anti
will be neede4 as much of the equipment will be included in the basic at
as received from the Navy with the obvious exception being defensive
equipment. Ztitn
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