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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00569R000200120014-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: January 3, 1963
• Content Type: CABLE

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20 09/92/22/20.
A. 9R/35/0-$1?6000/88-16-6-2/9L/39/0-11-6000/186-4-2-1-5-2.
B. 34/06/10/150/BUILT IN.
C. 4747/2888/4747/2888/4747.
D. 1-030010Z/OFF-060355Z.
E. UNKNOWN/UNKNOWN.
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IN 9 ON POST OPERATION INSPECTION REVEALED THERE
WAS A DIFFERENCE IN THE THREE COUNTERS. THE LIFE CYCLE COUNT WAS
31659 THE EXPOSURE COUNT WAS 2888, AND THE SHUTTER COUNT WAS 2886.
IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHUTTER WOULD NOT TRIP IN THE 31. POSITION.
IT WAS TRIPPING IN ALL OTHER POSITIONS. THE SHUTTER CABLE FROM
J504 TO J516 HAD AN INTERMITTENT BREAK IN THE "A" COMMON GROUND
WIRE BENEATH THE INSULATION AND COULD NOT BE VIEWED VISUALLY.
THE SHUTTER WIND COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO THE'INTERMITTENT
BREAK. INSPECTION OF CABLE REVEALED THAT WIRE BENEATH INSULATION
? P ] iy a 4, I HER THAN THE l a U.Uli G Q4 FIC. 9S x .Ct, ?i',1 .f m p. No,
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PARTED AND REMOVED GROUND TO THE SHUTTER WHEN LENS CONE WAS IN
THE 3L POSITION. IT IS BELIEVED THAT A LOSS OF 277 CYCLES OF THE
3165 CYCLES SCHEDULED WERE LOST DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT BREAK
RESULTING IN THE SHUTTER NOT FIRING. EVEN THOUGH THE MALFUNCTION
ONLY OCCURRED IN THE 3L POSITION ON THE GROUND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
DURING THE MISSION IT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN OTHER POSITIONS OF
THE LENS CONE.
4. S/9/100/700.
A. P-6-1000/144-15-5-62*
B. 32/3E/RED.
C. MINUS 1 MIN.
Do UNKNOWN/UNKNOWN.
5o MASTER SWITCH ON 00102 ? MASTER SWITCH OFF 07112.
6, GOOD.
7. CLEAR.
8o GOOD.
9. A-Olt.
10. NONE.
It, LIGHT/CLEAR.
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