HANDLING OF TALENT PHOTOGRAPHY IN PRELIMINARY PHASES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92B01090R002600260030-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2001
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: April 4, 1960
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director, Central Intelligence
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Deputy Director (Plans)
Acting Chief, Development Projects Division, DD/1-
Handling of TALENT Photography in Preliminary
Phases
1. This memorandum is for your information.
Z. The Ad Hoc Requirements Committee (ARC) has reviewed the
current practices in the initial handling of TALENT photography and has
reached agreement for the improvement in such handling as indicated in
paragraphs 5, 6, and 7 below.
3. Principles Underlying the Procedures
a. That the information from the raw materials has been
collected in response to the requirements of the US intelligence community
on a priority basis and, in addition, insofar as feasible without detriment
to the foregoing, in response to the departmental requirements.
b. That the processing and handling of the raw material
shall be accomplished with the maximum speed possible within maintenance
of high-quality standards.
c. That the maximum efficiency and speed shall apply in
the preparation of the preliminary interpretation report through the full
participation of the USIB community, along with the simultaneous trans -
mission of the report to relevant overseas posts.
d. That one department seeking to scoop other departments
with TALENT information will most likely, in the long run, be detrimental
to the interests of the intelligence community.
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4. Procedures
In trying to act upon the foregoing principles and to achieve
the objective implicit in them, the ARC has:
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a. Considered the schedulin of Processing and distribution
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thus far exceptional circumstances when run a Mission. These
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b. Provided a forum for the review of the procedures
established by PIC in keeping with the foregoing principles. Over the
years the procedures of PIG to ensure the full participation of the community
in the preliminary readout have progressed to its highest state as of the
readout of 8009.
c. Arranged for the prompt and equal access of the
agencies to all intelligence information derived from a Mission, whether
photographic, electronic or pilot debriefings.
5. As a means of improving our procedures, the ARC agreed that:
a. During the preliminary interpretation at PIC by the
community, only personnel authorized for that immediate task be allowed in
the areas designated for ODE preparation in PIG.
b. No information be transmitted from PIC through
briefings, telephone calls or written memoranda bearing upon the substance
of the interpretation until the ODE is produced. If information has been
uncovered deemed critical by the agencies participating, a flash report will
be issued to the community simultaneously.
c. As soon as briefing materials are available on
highlights (which is likely to occur prior to the publication of the ODE),
the DD/I's Office should take responsibility for calling together the USIB
at a Special Meeting for a briefing to be presented by the Director, PIC,
with briefing representatives available from each agency participating in the
readout, such briefing to include an operational briefing by the Acting Chief,
DPD.
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6. The ARC has reviewed the schedule for production and
dissemination of the duplicate materials and has agreed on the following
order of priority:
PRIORITY I (for Inter-Agency Use)
PRIORITY II
1 Cut
DP
PIC
1
Roll
DP
SAC
1 Roll
DP
PIC
1
Roll
DP
AFCIN
1 Roll
DN
PIC
1
Roll
DP
AFCIN
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1 Roll
DP
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1
Roll
DP
ATIC
1
Roll
DN
ACIC
2
Roll
DP&DN
Army
PRIORITY III
1
Roll
DN
Navy
1
Roll
DN
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1
Cut
Prints PIC
1
Roll
DP
1
Roll
DP(Sequentially) PIC
1
Roll
ON PIC
7. It is understood that the first four copies listed in Priority I
will be moved simultaneously to PIC for community use in preparation of
the ODE. The fifth and sixth copies will be produced simultaneously with
Priority I materials if technically feasible or, if not feasible, then
immediately following the Priority I materials and moved to the recipients
as rapidly as feasible. Movement is a responsibility of Ops/DPD, CIA,
and USAF Air Ops.
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Chairman
Ad'Ioc Requirements Committee
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