ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE U-2 PROGRAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 27, 1960
• Content Type: REPORT

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Accomplishments of AQUATUNE/CHALICE
Air Force Role
NASA Role
Intelligence Community Role
Dossier on Francis Powers
1. Biographical Data
2. Medical History
3. Psychological Assessment
4. Security Assessment
5. Training and Missions
Program
TAB F -- Public Statements and Releases (See Book 91)
TAB G -- Chronology of U-2 Project up to 1 May
TAB H -- Operational Hypothesis of Events of Downed
U2C Aircraft
TAB I -- 1. Chronology of Events 1 May through 20 May
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TAB J -- Soviet Protests
TAB K -- High-Level Endorsements
TAB L -- 27 May Testimony
TAB M - - 14 Overflights 06 13Coe. J
TA3 N -- Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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26 May 1960
Role of the United States Air Force in the U-2 Project
Since the inception of the Project, CI.A has called on the
United States Air Force for support in the form of technical advice
and assistance in those fields where the United States Air Force
has the most expert knowledge. These fields included advice on
aircraft design and procurement, operational training of air crews,
weather, aero medicine, and communications.
The Project has been directed by a senior civilian in CIA
responsible to the Director of Central Intelligence. In this Project,
as in other activities, personnel from the Military Services, particularly
the Air Force, are detailed to CIA for a tour of duty. These personnel
take their orders from CIA, not from their parent Military Service.
They are members of the CIA staff who offer advice and assistance
and perform assigned duties in Headquarters or the field, in the
technical functions for which they are qualified.
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At the inception of the U-Z prograrea, a mechanism was established
to provide the coo df )ed requtromeente
photographic collection.
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This highly selective list,
new information from all sources,
became the basis for flight planning. Such planning also included secondary
requirements which could be covered incident to achieving the major
objectives.
Careful and continuous coordination was also achieved to assure
the prompt equal access to the materia
properly cleared members
of the Intelligence C*mmunity. Immediately when the plane landed, the
rapidly transmitted to the processing center, whersu
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27 May 1960
M NDRM4t3WM FOR THE DIItiZIOR t
1. This memorandum is formation
2. With reference to your inquiry as to whether Pilat Powers had any
heavy clothing in the plane,, he did have a considerable quantity of clothing
that had been especially aede for him and was suitable for climates of
40 degrees below sero. He had an outfit in the plane made of ?renfell cloth,
which is a light arctic cloth which the British use. He also had Air Force
arctic boots, a stone, 10-drays' rations, flashlights, and other oquiprnt.
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With refuse to your tngry as to whets Pilot Powers had ''
heavy clothing in the plam, he did ham a c iderable q tity of clot
n especis made for hi% sad was suitable for oUmatou of
armor zero. He had an outfit in the plane naft of cars
which is a ;light arctic cloth w
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