RECOMMENDATIONS OF CARTOGRAPHIC SUBCOMMITTEE IN REGARD TO UTILIZATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 19, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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U. S. Nan HYDROGRAPHIC onpIcE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
MEMORANDUM
19 November 1956
NAVY DECLASSIFICATION/RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS ON Fl
From: Chairman, Cartographic Subcommittee of the Utilization Advisory
Board
Tot Navy Member, Utilisation Advisory Board
Subjs Recommendatione of Cartographic Subcommittee in regard to
utilization of photography
Refit (a) Nary Member, UAB ltr Op9922T/0754 of 10 Oct 1956
CO Memo for Nary Member, UAB ser 000896P92 of 12 Sep 1956
1. The Cartographic SUbcommittee it 2 vember to investigate the problems
set forth in reference (b). Those present were*
CDR T. K. Treadwell, USN, Nary Weber and Chairman
COL E. G. Lawton, USA, Army Member
25X1A Coursey USAF, acting for COL Welker, USAF MeMber
CIA Member
2, The banjo question of cartographic utilization of sensitive TOP SECRET
aerial photography breaks down into three interrelated prroblemss
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It is felt that the potential value of this photography is ouch that
immediate usage is warranted, even at the cost of considerable
inconvenience and some risk. A map or Chart is seldom so good that
substantial improvement cannot be made, and unfortunately, the more
vital the area the poorer the charts usually are, Cartographic data
requires months of work to put it into usable form. This work should
be done as soon as possible, if adequate charts are to be available
for advance planning and for operational use on D-day,
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In practice, it ie almost impossible to separate cartographic source
materials and products from intelligence materials and product*. In
several joint programs sudh as the Air Target Materiel Program the
Amphibious Objective Studies, and the National Intelligence Surveys,
intelligence and cartography go hand in hand. Close coordination
will be neomesary to insure that all information is in agreement,
Enclosure (1) to NT-0061-56 eat Nov 1956
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The Army Member indicated thnt their main use for data from the
subject photography would be for Intelligente', studies and to
provide generalised correctione for their unclassified medium
scale (11250000) topographic sheets. No large scale usage was
foreseen until after revision of the medium scale coverage,
meet for certain selected high priority areas.
The Air Force Member stated that their primary usage would be in
the Air Target Materiel Program, on medium and large mole
classified graphics. k secondary use would be for revising
their small-scale (11250,000) WAO series; information for this
purpose would be taken from the revised Army topographic sheets
mentioned above.
The Naves major use would probably be in the large and medium
scale classified graphics of such programs as the Air Target
Materiel Program, Amphibious Objective Studies, and National
Intelligence Surveyee Use of this material on unclaselfied
nautical charts doep not appear warranted or feasible at present.
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The committee agreed that filed products shoeing the original
photogreeterwould effectively compromise the source. Transferring
vital information from the photograph to a drafted graphic,
.howeeer, will provide a sharp line of separation if no reference
is made to the source material. The graphic coda then be used
as routine classified source material. Under this method of
processing, only the personnel actually transferring data from
original photograph to drafted graphic would require special
clearance and isolation. The Ar ey is reported to have an organisa-
tion of this type alreaderitmetioning at the Army Map Service. It
is foaalble for the Navy to set up such a unit at the Mydrographic
Office, and the Air Force could set up a group as required,
probubly in the Washington area.
The following recommendationa are submitted;
a, That utilisation of this photography be authorized for cartographic
purpose.
be That the usage of the photogrspb7 be in accordance with the expreseed
needs of the Services, as detailed in paragraph 2b above.
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o. That the individual Services set up, within the framework of
their own cartographic organizations, and in proportion to their
individual needs, isolated and properly cleared cells or
technical personnel; that the photography be comerted by these
groups into 4rnfted ;Ambles bearing no indication of souroe;
and that these graics? with an appropriate security clasmifica..
tion based on the amount of detail shown and on the seals, then
be treated as routine source material.
Copy to:
CDR Treadwell
COL Lawton
COL Walker
T. K. TREADWELL
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