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THE NRO STAFF October 18, 1968 

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MEMORANDUM FOR DR. FL 

SUBJECT: BYEMAN Clearances and Data for DIA's EMPAC System 

Problem: 

To inform you of (1) DIA's Executive Management Planning and 

Control System (EMPAC) and {2} of my recommendation that we furnish 

no BYEMAN access or data for use in connection with this system. 

Background: 

On July 2, I met with Admiral Lowrance, DIA, to hear a briefing 

on EMPAC. This system was developed by Lockheed (Sunnyvale) on a 

contract with DIA. The development was based on a request from 

General Carroll who requested, on April 21, 1965, an in-house study 

"on the general subject of the adequacy, qualitatively and quantitatively, 

of the analytical resources available to exploit the increasing volume of 

intelligence information being collected. II 

The Lockheed response goes far beyond General Carroll's request. 

It has these characteristics: 

1. It proposes to define informational end-objectives. These are 

synthesized from a complicated "Factor Matrix" which examines "attributes, parameters, intelligence end-objectives, military missions, 

military strategies, defense policies and doctrine, objectives of military strategy, and national security policy. 

2. It proposes to develop tentative operating plans for each end-:-

objective. These plans describe the combinations of operational capabilities which could provide the data necessary to satisfy informational 

end-objectives. 

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3. It proposes to evalute these plans by cost-effectiveness criteria 

and select one. Having made the selection, DlA would l'pass the selected 

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4. It proposes to monitor the execution of the plan. 

At the end of the briefing, I asked about Items 2, 3, and 4, pointing 

out that they sounded like NRO functions. I was assured that all work, 

for a long time, would go into Item 1 -- the development of end-objectives 

and that Item 1 was the only area where DIA needed NRO assistance, at the 

present time, in obtaining BYEMAN access (clearances) and data. I expressed my inability to see how BYEMAN data would serve the purposes of 

Item 1. After discussion, I told Admiral Lowrance (who, by the way, has 

been made Project Officer on EMPAC) that Colonel Sweeney would work 

with his people and that TKH materials, already available to DlA, should 

meet all their (proper) needs. I also stated that if BYEMAN access or 

data were ever required, we would need to have basic policy discussions 

on the roles of DlA and NRO. Admiral Lowrance agreed to my statements. 

Pre sent Situation: 

The letters at Tab A show clearly a desire on the part of DlA to l'go 

BYEMAN" on EMPAC. In line with my discussions with Admiral Lowrance 

(above) and you (recently), I am advising Lowrance that the basic policy 

discussions I referenced are now in order (see Tab B). 

Recommendation: 

While I hope that this reminder prompts Admiral Lowrance to reevaluate his I1 need" for BYEMAN clearances and data, our previous DlA 

experiences indicate that he will probably take up this matter with you. 

I recommend that the requests be firmly denied on the ground that DlA 

is attempting to create an impossible admixture of requirements and 

operations. 

RUSSELL A. BERG 

Brigadier General, USAF 

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