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Mardi 13, 1943

Dear Johns.

Zaelosed berewith is the sew NRO agree,

meat is final form, reflecting a few changes that

were made in the earlier draft approved by each

of us, andel' were worked out yeaterday among

Messrs. Horwita, Kirkpatrick and Scoville.

I have signed both copies, aad when you

have added year 8411111411111111 will you cetera sae copy ••• •

to 'II.

Will you have your office let me know as

soon as the agreement is signed so that Dr. hiebillian

may be notified sad the appropriate arrassensents

m ►dill• between hint sad Dr. Scoville.. .

. . Sincerely,

. ROS Honorable John A. McCaw

Director of Central Intelligence • •

cc: Mr. Horwitz

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SICCRETART CT DISMNSIC AND

TWA DIRFATOR OF CrIETRAL INTICLISSZIICS

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mAtuanisia OF TIM NATIONAL RICCONNASSANCII PROGRAM

L ►iessigement el the Nations/ Recomaiseanee Program •

To insure that the particular talents'. expoistiratt• sad capabilities

within the Department el Delouse and the Central latelligence Agency are

fully sad moat effectively utilised is the establishment. management and

conduct at the National Reconsaissesse Program. the Secretary at Debase •

and the Dhector at Central latelligesce hereby agree that the Secretary el •

Defense shall be the Fatecutive Agent for the National Reconnaissance

Program. stria shall be developed. maw& and conducted is accordance

.rich policies and guidance joietly agreed to by the Secretary el Delouse

and the Director el Central brielligence.

To carry oat his responsibilities as Ihrecative Ages* for the

National Reconnaissance Program. the Secretary Defense will establish

as a separate operating agency el the Deparbnent Defense a Natioaal

Reconnaissaace Office under the directioa. and control of the

Secretary at Defense.

C. In the month* el their respective re

Secretary el Debase and the Director el Central

designate appropriate officials et the Office el the

and the Central Intelligeace Amway to manias and

behalf the activities el the Miami Recommais

the

may

et Debase

monitor is their

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U. Organisation and Caminandl el the flatland Roc

The National Recoanaisessee Office *ball e

A Director appointed tram among the

of the Department al Defense by the Secretary of

concurreara el the Director of Central latelligence.

a major potties el his time to the business at the

Office.

A Depetypirectur appointed tram smog

employees at the Grated Intelligence Agency by the

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latelligesee with the concurrence at the Secretary of Defense. The

Deputy Director NRO shall be is the chain of command disectly

under the Director 1120 and shall at all thaw be kept fully cad

currently lammed as to all activities of the hallooed Recomaisesace

Program. Under the direction of the Director NM he shall be

responsible fors

1. Supervising relations between the NRO and the United

States bteiligence Board and its adoconstaittess. and the intelligence

moleitatio* community.

3. Supervising all NRP talks suggest by time Director NRO

to the Central Intelligence Agway. •

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3. Perforadng each other duties as may be assigned by the •

Director, NM

The Deputy Director shall act for, and exercise the powers of the

Director. NW, during his abmwe or disability.

'Such personnel of the Army, Navy. •Air Force, other

components of the Depart:neat of Defense sad the Central Intelligente*

Agency as shall be assigned On 11 full time basis 110 appropriate positions 11\

within the National Reconnaissance Office. • a, \

The chain of 'command shall was directly from the Secretary 

at Defense as Executive Agent to the Director. NAO. Caddance to

the Director, NRO, shall be furnished by the Secretary of Defeats* •

as Executive Agent hereunder and by the United States Istelligence

Board.

132. Tunctious and Responsibilities of the Madam/ Reconnaissance Office' %;

Subject to the direction. authority sad control of the Secretary of

Defense. the National Reconnaissance Mee. under the operational • direction and cent el of its Director. is responsible foe the assaagemeat

of all aspects of the .NR.I% laeluding but sat WNW.. hie •

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A. • Development oa a continuing basis for the approval of the

Secretary of Defense and the Director at Central Intelligence of a

single Malawi ROCOMIS/1111113111* Program of all prof ects for collection

at intalligmow. mapping sad geodetic kdormation through overflights

over denied territory. by collection systems earlusive of normal

peripheral operations. Nraulasum use will be made of appropriate

technical and operatimal capabilities and resources et the Department of Defense. NSA sad CIA to moos* all oellection and processing

Prskaces.

S. Responding directly and solely to the intelligas ee eelleatien

requirements and priorities established by the United States

Intelligence Beard.

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Scheduling all minions ter overnights is the National

Reconnaissance Program. obtaining appropriate clearances whose

rewired from higher authority.

All NRP flights over denied territory. employing appropriate

capabilities. facilities and resources et the Department el Defense •

and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Z. Initial imagery processing. titling. prodection mid delivery

of the collected predict to the users as specified by the USIB.

P. Decommetation. conversion. technical cosmetics and

reconstraction of the collected electronic signal data to yield a usable

collection product, and delivery of such collectioa product is proper

format together with associated data necessasy for enpleitation to the

NSA or other user as specified by the USIR.

G. Engineering analysis of all collection systems to correct the .

problems that exist on the operating systems as well as to provide

information for sew systems.

IL Pluming and conduct el research sad development it tutors

NRP projects. utilising appropriate resources and sapabilities

the Done CIA and private sentracters.

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x. Preseatatioa. al reqdred. of all aspects of the NIP to the

Special Group and the President's Poveign Intelligence Advisory Beard.

J. Maintenance of • uniform system of security procedures and

control in accordance with security policy established for the NRP

the Director of Central Intelligence.

Preparation of budget requests for all programs. and

presentation and substation of such budget requests to the Secretary

of D.fme. and the Director of Central latelligeace. the Bureau of the

Budget and Congressional Committees. CIA will iaclude in its budget

presentation to the Bureau of the Budget and Coagressional Committees

the bade for those NRP tasks which are assigned to CIA and which are

to be fiasaced from IRO resources.

Direction and managemeat of the application of. and adnalais•

tandem of all funds made available for the Nakao' Reconnaissance

Program. Funds expended or obligated under the authority of the

Director of Central lateUipace loader Public I.aw 110 will be administered

cad accounted for by CIA.

Readitiou .1 status of funds reports cad analyses.

N. Release of public information subject to the security guidance

of CIA.

IV. Authorities

The Director. National Iteconasiesaace Office. in connective with

his assigned respeasibilities for the National Recoanaissance Program,

shall be authorised tot

Organise. staff and supervise the Notional Ilacemaiesaace

Office.

ZetahUsh, manage and madam the National Recomaissance

Program.

C. Assign all project tasks such as Umbilical maaagemeat. cos

tracting. etc.. to appropriate elements of the DeD cad the CIA. changiag

such assignments. sad nadag any suck steps he may determiae necessary

to the efficleat*enikagemeat of the NRP.

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D. Issue appropriate instructions and peoos8esrs tsqtlessenting

this agreement.

V. lialationshiPs

A. Is carrying oat his responsibilities foe the National Races.

misuses Program, the Director, Netiesalltecomsaissance Office shalt

Report erectly to the Secretary of Defense and shell beep

him and the Director of Central Intelligence currently informed os.the

NRO and the NRP. In addition he shall keep such officials of the • Department of Defense and the Cebtral lateliigence Agency as the Seer*.

gray of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence may respectively

designate under the provisions of paragraph I. C. to examine and monitor

the National Reconnaissance Program en their behalf, personally informed

on a regular basis, or as request, es the status of projects of the..

National Itecesnaissance Program.

Establish appropriate liaison between the national

Reconnaissance Office and the United States latelligence Beard. the Matt

Chiefs of Stall, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security

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3. Where appropriate make use of qualified personnel of the

Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency as full-time

members of the National Reconnaissance Office.

4. Make maximum utilisation of appropriate technical and

operational capabilities and resources of the Department of Defense,

the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency to

support all collection and processing programs including, but sot limited

to, electronic sigaal and imagery programs.

B. Officials of all elements of the Department of Defense and the

Central Intelligence Agency shall provide support within their respective

authorities to the Director, National Reconnaissance Office, as may be

necessary for the Director to carry out his assigned respossibilities and

functions. Streamlined inesagement procedures shall be utilised whereby

individual project directors will report directly to the Director. National ,

Reconnaisssace .Office. The Director, Natiosal Reconesissasse Office,

shall be gives support as required teem normal staff elements of the • •
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military departmests sad swedes of the Deparanest of Debase sad

of the Ceatral Intelligence Ageney ceseersed, although those staff

elements will sot participate is those project matters accept as he

specifically request% sad these projects will sot lie Subject to storms*

Department of Debase or Gated Satally/au* Agency staff maim •

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VI: reflective Date

This' aipmesuest is effective epos ' pipets** sod supersedes the

DaD.CIA SRO Agiamosest dated s My VAL

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March VAS " •

Jobs A. McCaig

Roswell Gilpatric

Director et Cestral kstelligesce Deputy Secretory it Defame • *: •

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