NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM 156

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82M00531R000800040023-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: May 26, 1962
• Content Type: MEMO

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NATIQId:~~,~'~'~Cl'i~'_E]""`,~ ~?s:.TI~G'~. k~dEMOR.AND'L'J~,T 156
TO: The Secr~tq~.r~ of S:~.tc
The Se+cr~?fa:r~ of DQ~Ct ~.y~
Tl:e Da:r~:~'~a.Y- of C ~x,~v-.a~ ~~.~elligence
The Di~?~#a~r, Na,~`io~a~ ~Qro+~aatr.~s and
~~~,ce ~d_~ ini 5i7c~t~z~r_
~i:S Dirtc~c~r; Ar:sr~g ~: a.~~kaC: ~d .disarmament
Ages ~y
1. We are now engag~c'i itz s,.v?.rdl ~I:M'~V'~7d`~rx~ay9: _~:egotiations
on disarmament and ~,e~.ceful v_s?.~ ~~euier spa~.e. These
negotiations are likely 1s cot~~inur~ ~~_ ~. long time, ?and
may well grow in scope, They rise the problem of what
constitutes legitimate use of outer space, and in particular
the quesi:c ~ of satellite reconnaissance.
2. In vic;~ ~f the great rational security imp~c_?tance of
our s2teliat~e reconnaissance pr~agrams, I thi:?'~~ it desirable
that we .carefully revie~cr these ~sr~e.s~atiations w~~ a view to
formulating a position ~v'__ich ~v~ids the dang~~ zf re-
stricting ourselves, c~m~aromisi~~ T'ghly classified pro-
grams, a~ ~;roviding a~sistancs ~'` significant :ti:'.?itary
value to 1~~ Soviet Uni~t~ and ~,+k~icl_ ~t the carne time
permits t~3 to continue to word: fox ci:.sarmament and
internation~~. cooperaticr_ in,~pace. Accordingly, i
request that the Department o= State organize a com- ?
mittee for this purpose, with ~cpresentatives of alI
addressees with sufficient star_3.i.ng to permit t'_am to
be fully cogni;cant of all our pr.?grarns in this w: ea.
I wish to receive your repay: a,~~,~ -~-acomme:~? :.. ''.ns by
1 July.
CC~4 General Taylor
Mre. Lincoln
N[r. 13t~ady (3y
Intr. ?ahneoa /
1vSC ~`ilee ~~y ?
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