ON FEBRUARY 23 A TELEPHONE DISCUSSION WITH H.I.M AND SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS WITH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00487R000300640040-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: February 28, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

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Pavision M or ndit of Feb. 16, 1955
Febrseary 2P.,x955
On FebrL: f 23 a toil(ap.loner discussion with = .I. said m bsequ nt dime: vione with b- .
-ds it desirable to cue certain Chan as in the plans evolved at the nesting in
boaton on reb ty 1.6 and covered in ' memoranei a of Februsrr 1F?. 3inoe the dies-
tribution of the pamviouss eaeox rte, no coen ont other than that referred to above
has beat rooeived. Thus the description wttich follows In, to the best of x W know-
1e dgee, def.Sinitivee. A star indicate a elm** frc a the previous reports
i3a3ic Plan
Sufficient equipment for three operational bay, each with a OMVIseseant of thrse*
rewdy aircraft and one spare is to bo provitldsd. Each of Mess's bases shoul1 be
provided with all nee eessa y ground ha ling, servicing and testing equi print and
s,:.fficient storage facilities for l2 sorties* This storage is not c r eared.
si&fioietnt to cover all sorties from each base but Is looked t >ae::as. alieft axial
for a sup 2 pipe line w Bose inout is adjrL t ! to the act:lvit' of the bum* In
addition, a ready reee of one not of oweignration. "O" sued one of "C",
ackag,md for tru'ueport, are to be provided.
The co ifigurations are def"in a t
Al -A unit t3esa~si tt3 s's : of a ?ntir , rmame etspportingt
In f 1.
l ?3" ca era wit,. 2k" leas at f/q with
rocking drive for one left obli(pe, vertical and
right obliqueo ,1-13 aine (2. V ft. 3 mil film) ?
In 2. A sat r of fixed oblique ..l?C cameras with 6" 4 trrol ors T
lenses at r/t3 with Trecisinin A9-8 maosineas (S0O ft. of
3 nil I "Um),
3. A fixed vertical i ..l7c", sera with 6" ~ :stror on T lenses
at f/ with isior.A9??}3 z %dne (OW ft,, of 3 nil
films) and pro,:-rawer and exposure cycling control.
A-2 A unit eonslating of a mmiriting frame supportinsMu
1. A ! . r e d right oblique K 39 c ra with 24" 1 at f/8
Leith. DE, AP-1i
In Aay 2. r"n identical camem fixed IoM
In ai 3. kn i denttel C-:H ira f'ix d y erti ' t~uf c.7,3 L.J ng
control nd a cl=Aii g ca- tee.
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A unit consisting of a ownere with i" f/la lens, IMC, tgaainee for
0 ft.* of 3 nil file for 3x1 inch format, CO anti vibration
support, special shutter in non-recoil m t and prot?raad for 6-
oblique positions and vertical; a rorograw-or and exposure cycling
control; a mini*vib unit; and a ding carora.
C A -,udt consisting of a cooties with a long focal length optical
s~7oten, Lt, ,azine for 5300 ft, of 3 mi.l f"a.;is ror lg?e,~~~," 4'or Fzt,
anti vibration support, drive for oblique scan, a mutt-vib 11ni.t,
a a-?-6o t.tc exposure control .rid a e:hartir. camera.
c:ai ra will be provided with tie: mod of "m tion.-Y,
3 tt.
.Lzt this :rode, objects of i._' to et will be selected by VA pilot
twaroi s the paris ? He will Abe searching and selecting ae. ee4 of
Jai Literal .'..#X14 of t.-,,* afire A fl by to 60 , up to 3 minutes
before enure. He will weer 1, ect an object, Met the cross vi res upon
:Lt and prase a button, n,-:.,a action will store the i nformtion required
to start a b rst of pi s s yr . the selected object retches the
lateral. plrne. Six pictures will be W can in each 1-m -nit pry dir
6%, overlap in the literal .recti.rm. `! +.esee a enures will l be spaced
at a na-tinal y:zS.ni.* of 1.6 seconds to provide for film transport but
r i t be delwyod as n h as one additional second each by the r i!i.-vib
*_a-I:i N A 1 sw'il'l 'l interval of 9.6 seconds from the oe7rrloUon of one
burst to t start of the r t is now a leted. It does not seems.
>r-baabl. V t the .i l of ceun discover &nd ;rat an objects at a r. ate much
in poses of one i ery 20 seconds.
2. Rsetx Aim,;
Mrde.
In th?s rtoae Via caa.^iere La fixed in position at an oblique a3~.le
oq?ua l to Vie r'}i) Li in as of 'a po' i cc;Te . If the p.1 lot 1~'G s the
periscope *. ae mnera follows along, Pictures a ro taken contir ioiosly
at a "Mximum rate of one every 3-2 seconds all the while that the
control switch is in the "rim" position.
This -!e is l? ke I'io 2 with the oxeeption that the ears ern is
c ,rcl od in obliques angle. to *?ovice lot overlap i z the lateral plum.
1:xpos+ rec am taken at a 2nsximita rate of one every 1.6 e+somU ? "'"fee
cc-*;rage alone the trnc s the m -w as in ;ice 2 but the area ;tie -eider
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Cara load - 5,300 ft. 3,530 exxposLiree
Mass at k
Carver
do rs of m &t &t th _- a.' -
as
3.53 hrs. min-
3530 >o 1520 -0- ~
3.6 secon:fs
1.76 bra. Win. f>0
-0- 1.
1765 double 7610,
3,6
seoonda
' aacha of t aeae co ~nzratiozae `.c to be wed with all rneoeeserY tools and In-
o t ala.at on accessorios in a shipping mad storage box. The box will cont. n the
boti for t,1 ooni'i, +.u ation coaiap]ste with winds ra. The bax for "C" will contain
two 'oct :,ons, one for near vertical case nci a second for wider oblique coverage.
to FA''
Tao followil V table ndioa
,
~
~:..15 W01110 W
path tip rec xires an exposure c 3.2 seconds. The basic cycling
time of tie camera is 1.6 eocomis.
at tie r a egg .
An overlap of 609 along the flight
-, t~
is fiat,
,
.
i
AM on C . K ,
5k 5( . on a side,, it takes the plane Just
11 knots. each exposure will cover
a' d 1
r i'+
" " t f
3.27 hissb min. 0.7 a 1.95
588 bursts at 114.0
20 seconds
t int . ce Central Spare Aesa:bled
a.trcraft at `;taco (3 base) spares at Reserve ,nit, not
s -0 bass F'aa ed...~_.....w.
Al
A2
13
nt tinkin on equi;as nt distrloa'a'.can."
x
x
x x
x x
x x
x x
C farting 6a mm x x x x
Per- 'scope x x x x
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A co ilete a lot ent of pbotograa ph..1.e eequipewnt at each base would consist of:
3* boxes oontt:,i.nnir, A-1's with bottom
39 boxes wont atinin A-2 1s v1 ttt bottom
1 box contati.nin B with bottoms
3, box coi3t - r.#n C with two bottona
l* bu>c containing a spare 13 and to C buttc3<
1 box r a:s:{.. 3tig a spare c1u rting cn;tat
1 box containing a opt" periscope
I I)O uornt? ira:in ; preflight cheek out egtii.pr nt.
1 i ntenarx)e and rep lr trailer
1 filet storage a ad a ain loading trailer
1 taut 9a 1e p.,,rc. oa o i. a? d vyal.. at'ior trailar
1 stoist for a ailing eon.Mgur at lone in ..re.- scf't
or rovrViin , P,,-4 3tM:?h c3 of 1o1c 1 :.:AZi: o
to an t adv r:uied basaia.
as t~raoto fcr rwvvi ,. tra l s ouui prov1diz - cover is not ln;.l.a;led b icause
suoi^.~ a tractor la required to ha dle ans at*t the aircraft and will lie a:.p-
p3.:Led by + .?o e aircraft manufacturer, It, is , . s, :*d that poar for pralkltj nt
c t3cko,at e q i nt +x av tic W. ~. of 2K : hat storage well '7c ava.l.1-
able frm traawsp ore aircraft used to szzppl a+lvarz 3 bass opcara.tl.on.
Lie r-tw,;: of indd-1vid-aa1 piecao of eq;3i t ,,nt are as foll t
36,E
27*
3
cope (3)
mots (1)
15
(2)
Spare leai1ft and sh'a teas as wall as astaga1inea and rib spools =kre
still. buin sttudiced. In t:1 ease of 24" lcr ass, 50 t tar darr1 lnnaes
are to be reworked and in aedditiooi, 90 now leases are bei:ypy iaads.
4* new tar en w.0.1 not be avail bla until latr in trio year (glasa is
the ,rob ). As the now ones came ales, the rework on the existing
;,:1013 W. s.. , :J aw w ;J C,.ti. i.)