NROAPPROVED FOR 

RELAgE 1 JULY 2015 

Maj.ar Czneral 

CoLL-,.4andor 

co Systems Divinion 

Air For Unit Post Office 

 Jape Att:..;clos 45, California 

 1. Ri-..ference our Cocrot ,TWX MST 9.3.13 datct 9 March 1964 to 

 entablinhing the requirement Vali guidolinon for a Preliminary Techr4cal 

5i66556nov,-;t3 n74-,-,1 Plan for the 1,1101. ,Prograrri. Thin lottor owaplerrente tit " „ 

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referenced TITZ .nd defines cortari axidaacinal rittona wilL.'h aro re 

-""I'"" Z. We have be= formota that it the, woo 4 ,..r.,.rienstrato 

 saanfactority that man, in able, with appz,..op-TlatriP Z. 1'4.) 17- ,..74.= 

histatm. eut w1th.accuracy bettor Mart 1/2 rano*anZt ta correct iraz 

••••••••••••• rriOth7ttt4 b#zAtor l 0.2 per-cont. it will be izz.2t:,.z..t.ant to com 

carefully tho yr,...nc-_--.1a1 coat and i . -.'nfr.forma,nce of raz:nnocl, andittnlian104 

 vor-t systome. This will be done within: 

land itadlco aro now untlelmay to thin on &": Theoettlidieev. • 

 and will be 11..,,r,Ipt current with the 1.4:-01.'i Proaram... The Objectiv410, 

in that at such tirne as the ovidot7.,co from. MOLe.veriatentS • 

the CvJc7...,,koza, tao baste for tiratI7 de, oprnent of a.mar., re 41!14 ff= • . 

 nyatcatit3 bo :t hand. 

 ;3. It in impo tant that platraing lat..4)ortthin objective.beijni. _ 

do12,y rt,trthernok-o rovAllts-of the inittaltiLsolaketi.oh 

made available to the 1:4recto:-.4;t.4-1,V,10 and the :Cheer* 

="=== tlao name time no thd PralingataVy i',Okroio*favit:PI 

ascure Oza ZLII avalablo facts to st.'.,x)ort a decision: to..pr#te 

`43 Eolln.ce I a tiva at, Pros/m=1 srtrt 

-cforc,,, eeparato app.. elnesifind document whic 

c4at = nr,i-a the Preliminary TecLnical .I.Let.-Ctopluent Plan, lnust is 

400.1411Crit should deCiait the at}. dies uarlerw4y.and "1 

roz-,4,,Itn to date. u obpata aso $.23-clude t1 a .initia Igavning 

-Encif.:,,4 experiment% ror er.ampio, it Lan been indicated *12-;i: 

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NRO APPROVD FOR 

RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 

a /quality approaching that needed for rocorinal8Sance inay be 

on some orbital flights. The caztera now held under spacial soca 

which may b made ova/able for this purpose is an existing experime 

ii lb camera of focal length, arldition, conoideraon will be 

to tooting a side looking radar now being devolved under aPccid clans 

cation. on orbital flights /ate 

t 

 thc pro,jr.s.m. Finally§a proposed inter. 

facer and arran:ornonto for V.CCOSils,..1:y . istorchon50 of information between 

the $::.`d) MOL Program Office and thc-itiii-NRO should ha defined. 'Request 

you work directly with Central Greer or his designee in preparin this 

curacut. 

The. fact tht the'MOL. Prograin may include a bow. fide reconnalossp.ce • 

capability and that studies and actions to this cad arc underway or cont a.• 

plated is citrarnely sensitive. Accordingly§ eta such activities an 

in bay* boon assigned a code word catez,ory within the nirpsot 

system and, will be handled exclusively within-ft-4, NA° channels., Patti, 

care must be taken to assure that the Preliminary Technical DeireitSpreit 

Plan contains no reference a ;may kind to such scams.. 'pl xso or eaaoolated 

docuxnants. 

/s/ R. K. Jacobson, 

a., .04. SaillIZVER 

General, usAr 

Comalander 

opy to: mfr: l,4 (Omen/ Gree 

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