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MEMORANDUM FOR: DIRECTOR OF RECONNAISSANCEa CIA 

DIRECTOR., NRO PROGRAM D 

StJBJECT: U-2R Management Plan and Organizational Responsibilities 

The purpose of this memorandum is to set forth the management arrangements and assignments of system responsibilities for the development, test, 

and production of the U-2R aircraft and its reconnaissance and defensive subsystems. 

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT: 

The Director of Reconnaissance, CIA, is designated as the U-2R System 

Project Director (SPD}. He will establish a U-2R System Project Office 

(SPO) to discharge assigned responsibilities and will designate a Chief thereof responsive and responsible through him to the Director, National Reconnaissc:..::ice Office (DNRO) for the U-2R development, test, and production 

program. 

The Director, Program D, will be the focal point for Air Force participo.tion in and support of the U-2R project. ··· 

The Ai::· Force Systems Command wiil provide _technical assistance and • 

support to the Director, Program D and the SPO as required. 

SYST:2:vr PROJECT DIRECTOR AUTHORITY:· 

:2xcept for normal restraints imposed on all System Project Directors 

(wi'~h regard to tncreases in total program cost, alterations in major perforr~'°lance goals, and changes in operational readiness dates) and· as noted in 

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this memorandum, the System Project Director will exercise full management control of the U-2R acquisition program. 

CONFIGURi~ TION CONTROL: ,_ 

To insure maximum future utility for both CIA and DOD operators, minimum cost, and the earliest reasonable operational availability, strict system 

configuration control discipline should be exercised from the onset of this 

project. 

In that vein, a joint CIA I AF Configuration Control Board, as mutually 

agreed to by the System Project Director and Director, Program D, will be 

established under the SPO Chief. 1 The first task of the CCB will be the development of a U-2R aircraft base-line configuration at the earliest practicable 

date (this base-line configuration will be submitted to the DNRO for approval}. 

Subsequently, proposed deviations from the base-line configuration that are 

within the authority of the System Project Director but which cannot be agreed 

to be the CCB, will be referred to the DNRO for resolution. 

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY; 

Maximum use will be made of available facilities and standard and/ or 

developed Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE}, Government Furnished Parts 

{GFP}, Government Furnished Avionics Equipment (GFAE), reconnaissance 

payloads, ECM equipments, engines, etc. When such assets are not compatible with the u-2R aircraft, full consideration will be given first to modifying 

existing equipments prior to initiating new developments. 

Since both CIA and DOD elements are expected to employ the U-2R, the, 

base-line configuration must be established such that .the minimum essential 

operational requirements of each agency can be met (either via installed 

equipment or provisions for the optional utilization of various reconnaissance 

payloads, defensive systems, etc.). Additionally, maintenance and accounting 

procedures must be developed which facilitate the rapid and economical interagency transfer of individual aircraft when required. 

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Al:ocation of production aircraft will be made at an appropriate future 

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SECUR:TY: 

The System P11oject Director is responsible for overall project se.curity 

in accorda:::.ce with established NRP security policies and procedures. The 

U-2R p;;:·o.z:c.::.m will be conducted under the IDEALIST p11oject codeword and 

all comnnmicitions will be in acco:cdance with security control principles 

prescribed fa the BYEMAN Secμrity .Control Manual. Special security procedures will be effected at all contractor installs.tions to provide for security 

compartmentation between U-2R related activities and other U-2 work conductea at th.ese facilities. 

cc: CofS, USAF 

Cn'ldr, AFSC 

NRO Comptroller 

DISTRIBUTION: 

Cy #1 - Dir Reece, CIA 

Cy #2 - Dir, NRO Prog D 

Cy #3 - C of S, USAF 

Cy #4 - Cmdr, AFSC 

Cy # 5 - NRO Comptroller 

Cy #6 - SS-1 

Cy #7 - RD-2 

Cy #8 - SS-5 

Cy #9 - SS-8 

Cy #10 - RF 

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