MCNAMARA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00803R000100160079-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2005
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: October 5, 1962
• Content Type: NOTES

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Memo for DCI from DD/R (Scoville) re meeting with Secretary McNamara,
Dep Secty Gilpatric, Dr. Charyk (:DNRO) and DCI
1. NRO Organization. Mr. McCone presented his paper relative to
revision of the NRO organization to eliminate the present dual reporting
feature for the DNRO and the establishment of SecDef as Executive Agent
to the NRPlanning Grp. In commenting on the proposal Secretary
McNamara stated that he had always had reservations on the requirement
for a special organization for reconnaissance and did not understand why
x in the :Long run this could not ~e :handled by normal intelligence
organizational procedures. He`wjeepartment to state that he would like to
look to one organization in the Defefor all intelligence
matters and felt that perhaps NSA IRO should be subordinate to DIA.
Mr. McCone indicated he felt both nd NRO activities transcended
strictly military intelligence and that it would be undesirable to have
this subordination. He also pointed out the present difficulties which
l DIA was having in getting itself to be a truly functionalk organization.
5. Mr. McCone expressed his concern about potential damage to the A-12
intelligence program which might result from any disclosure in connection
with the program. He felt while the cover story was about the best
that might be developed, it would not prevent wide-spread speculation and
compromise of the A-12. Secretary McNamara understood his concern and
said he felt a decision on this could well wait for a month since many actions
were required prior to the time such a disclosure might occur. Mr. McCone
expressed the concern of the President's Intelligence Board in this connection,
and all agreed that prior to making any decision the matter would have to be
thoroughly discussed with the President. The NRO was requested to raise
the matter again with the DCI and Secretary of Defense the first of November (1962)
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