PANEL ON FUTURE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00560R000100100075-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: April 17, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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TOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
following:
1. Personnel. I believe the best in vidual to act as Cdr an
of such a panel would be Dr. Edward Purcell, Harvard University.
He has been associated with the U. S. reconnaissance program since
before the U. g and has outstanding scientific competence In almost
all arenas associated with such programs. His recognized authority
will provide, in addition, a typo of prestige necessary for such a
group.
Three or four other non?Goverrseeaant members of the
who could make an important contribution should be selected
Dr. Richard Garvin, Watson Laboratories. Member
of the ,;*resident's Science Advisory Committee and
active consultant to OSi on space and ABM matters.
Dr. Charles Townes. Provost, MIT. Former technical
director of IDA. +I consultant.
. Carl Overhage, Director of Lincoln Laboratories.
r member of many advisory groups involved in
reconnaissance operations.
Dr. Marvin Goldberger. Princeton University. Key
Panel on Future Reconnaissance Operatto
Project JASON. Actively involved
listic missile studios. 051 consultant.
Dr. James Perkins. forthcoming President of
Cornell Universityr.resently. VP of Carnegie
ply some social scientific or political
background to the panel)
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Boll. Telephone Laboratories.
Active and constructive participant or cWrrrAm of
zany previous space and defense panels.
Dr. Donald Hornig, 'rinceton University.
of the President's Science Advisory Committee and
Chairman of its space subcommittee.
Herbert York. former Director of Research and
'Engineering, DOD.
The following Governmental representatives are
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Dr. ' ilia Picker
Laboratory (NASA)
of the Jet Propulsion
Tor =* of Reference. The terms of reference for the panel
activity should be reasonably general and geared primarily toward
recommendations on future, presently unprogrammed reconnaissance
activities. In. the course of developing Ideas for future systems. the
panel would be expected to review presently programmed systems
and evaluate their adequacy from an intelligence, scientific and
political point of view.
3. support to Panel. The NAO should be asked
necessary support to the panel and arrange for the necessary briefings, etc..
Various USI agencies may be asked to contribute in areas of their
particular Interest.
H 8CRT SCOVILLE, JR.
Deputy Director
(Research)
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