MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN ROOM 214 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AT 2:30 P.M., 6 FEBRUARY 1961

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February 6, 1961
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 ? ? 10P 50X1 COMOR -M-12 COMMITTEE ON OVERHEAD RECONNAISSANCE Minutes of Meetilig Held in Room 214 Administration Building, Central Intelligence Agency at 2:30 p.m., 6 February 1961 PRESIDING James Q. Reber Chairman MEMBERS PRESENT Col. L. E. May, USAF Deputy Chairman Lt. Col. W. C. Herrington, JCS Col. J. W. Boucher, OACS1 Cdr. H. D. Myles, ONI Lt. Col. W. L. Hall, AFCIN NSA CONSULTANTS PRESENT Maj. J. D. Bowlby, OACSI Maj. G. S. Chapman, AFCIN Mai. S. J. Moran, AFCIN Mr. A. C. Lundahl, CIA Approval of Minutes 1. The approval of the minutes (M-11) was postponed. CIA DOD Briefing of Approved Theater Commands on T-KH 2. Colonel Herrington, JCS, reported that in pursuance of the billet approvals for the theater commands, briefing teams ten days ago had gone to the field for indoctrination and briefing. Commands briefed included EUCOM, USAREUR, CINCNELM, CINCNAVEUR, SHAPE, COMSIXTHFLT, FICEUR, USAFE, CINCPAC, CINCPACFLT, COMSEVENTHFLT, COMNAVFORJAP, FICPAC a.nd ITSARPAC. 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 TOP SECRET L Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 ? TOP SECRET ? 3. As a matter of information it was agreed that the Chairman would issue a list of names of those thus briefed and include CIA personnel 50X1 50X1 50X1 so that the participating agencies could have some idea 50X1 of what officers in these commands were privy to T-KH information. Unidentified but Suspicious-Looking Installation in Cuba (Reference COMOR- M-ll, .paragraph 3) 4. As_ a result of further study of. the existing photog-raphy on the- unidentified but highly suspicious-looking installation in Cuba discussed at the previous meeting, the following conclusions were reached: a. There can be no improvement in our capability to see into the shadows until photography can be obtained with a higher sun angle, at least six to eight weeks hence. b. USAF/AFIC has concluded that they do not expect rapid changes in the construction of the installation and, therefore, see no immediate urgency for photographic recoverage, particularly since the sun angle is not suitable at this time. c. This question will be returned to the agenda when the circumstances warrant consideration. Proposal for an "OXY" type report on ZEBUB Materials 5. The Air Force representative proposed that in the future if there are any new ZEBUB materials, an "OXY" type report be dis- seminated in order to permit more ready access for TAC and other units which are urgently in need of the information for planning purposes. The Navy representative strongly supported this view. 6. Discussion of this proposal revealed that under the existing sanitization procedures already provided for the release of ZEBUB ma- terial on a SECRET basis, critical materials from earlier. ZEBUB mis- sions had been properly distributed to those who neededthem. The purpose, therefore, was to provide for future dissemination on .a more timely basis. 2 TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 ? 7. The Chairman stated that he would discuss the matter with the Air Force and CIA/PIC to see whether some satisfactory formula could be devised which might be approved at higher levels. T-KH Requirements: 50X1 8. The COMOR agreed with the area requirements as set forth in the oral re ort by for his working group and as amended 50X1 by Intelligence Officer, DPD. In essence it is proposed that: 50X1 a. The camera be turned on prior to entry of the USSR in the North, and turned off after exit from the USSR on all daylight passes on all four days extending from the Eastern European Satellites (10?E longitude) to approximately the Ural Mountain Range (70?E longitude); b. The camera be turned on and off so as to cover the area from 75?E longitude to 140?E longitude and between 60? N and 50?N latitude; and in addition c. The camera should be on over Dickson 80?E and Tiksi 129?E latitude. It was further understood that in the event a decision was made at the end of the second day to bring the satellite down after the third day, the ex- cess film (resulting from this foreshortening of tIT---e program) would be utilized over far?eastern Russia. Requirements for Indochina: 9. It was the view of the COMOR that there did not exist justi- fication at this time for recoverage of Indochina. 10. In connection with this discussion, Colonel Boucher, Army, expressed concern that he was in need of graphic materials from Missions 3023, 3025, and 3026. The Chairman stated that he would look into the matter and subsequently report to Colonel Boucher and arrange to obtain the desired materials promptly. Sanitization of SAMs from T-KH for 11. In view of questions raised regarding the number of SAM sites which had appeared in 3 TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 50X1 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 ouX1 ? TOP SECRET ? (which information originated from T.-KH materials), the Chairman indicated that he wished to review developments under the approved procedure and to ascertain whether any amendments are required. He requested the Air Force, which serves as executive agent for the DOD in regard to to provide a list of the SAM sites released and the dates of the release of such information. AMES Q. REBER Chairman Comm ee a on Overhead Reconnaissance Copy 2--State TCO 3--OSD 4?JCS TCO 5--OACSI TCO 6, 7,8- - -ONI TCO 9,10---AFCIN TCO 11- --NSA TCO 4 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 50X1 TOP SECRET Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7 ? TOP SECRET ? 50X1 50X1 Copy 1--DDP 12--AC/DPD 13?DDI(P) TCO 14 ?OCI. TCO. 15?OSI TCO 16?ORR TCO 17?DIR PIC 18?TS0 CIA 19?C/DMD/PIC 20?C/DMD/PIC 21?DDP TCO 22?IO/Ops/DPD 23--SO/DPD 24-26?C/SRS/DPD/DDP 5 TOP SECRET 50X1 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2013/06/04: CIA-RDP92B01090R001100180049-7