PRESS RELEASE (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R001503780006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2007
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: December 10, 1981
• Content Type: REPORT

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Chairmen. COMIR?X received notification from a DIA action of cer that
within an hour 00D Was planning to release in an UNCLASSIE
. n s.....w.... #I ou n AVPf" ~llf Y- icy to
The Office of Chairman,
release. Calls to the office of the D/ICS and DDCI als 3 '
tk"ft
id
Airborne reconnaissance activities involving overf f are sidered
fa DC
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Mutational" missions, hence the call to CONIREX to o
concurrence on this release.
CONIREX had no knowledge of the irAe ried
e
on this matter. The DIA action officer could prov
~k^..t the rirr*M %tJtWPS
ma
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surrounding the proposed release (1 .e. what spec 1 1 c
what purpose. etc.).
`.the press corps at the Penton.
of the
was rapidly passing, the essentta s
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me
As the one hour time
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relay to the DDCI. COMIREX was subsequently informed at
Q htgit
lso inform~ett
_
currence. From calls to State Dept. we were a
level state objections to the release.
that this approval had been conveye
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DDCI non-concurrence was relayed to DIA at approx mate ty=A_*.m at,
Mere subsequently informed by DIA that the briefing began earlier
than expected and had already taken place
t the DDCI had approv disc Qs f
th
a
=o - Later--w were ada i sed
imately 3 photos to the Washington Press Corps by the- fce of
bac graua MMA "isa 3 arm
sst. Seca Def. for Public Affairs o eep
t Gen Stilwell`s offs e.
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Ob-411 of the U.S. to conduct s#srttar miss ons
Ai sin ration can occu. s
tope of disclosure to the press, which if leaked could have an-impac on the
t 4n the area aril tha say of
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Additionally consideration needs to to t*
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national interest to the press. Clearly with less than 60 minutes to.
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..4-_ -A_. ..a w.u?aww in ?hit matt' 'is the lack of prior coordinw ion with
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