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SUBJECT: SANITIZATION OF KH PHOTOGRAPHY FOR USE IN KOREA 

P~FERENCE USIB D-2.7/2 

1. ABOVE REFERENCE AUTHORIZED THE SANITIZATION AND USE OF 

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STAFFS Ah~ BRIEFING TEk~S AT CINCPAC AND CO}~ONENT CO}frUll1D HEAD~ 

QUARTERS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE BETTER Al.'IALYSIS .,. .. " 

OF TARGETS AND AREAS OF CONCERN BY THE OPEIL~IONAL STAFFS FOR 

TARGET k\fD INTELLIGENCE DECISIONS. THIS IS AL'l INTERIM EMERGENCY 

REQUEST PENDING AVAILABILITY OF USABLE COVERAGE FRO}! OTHER SOURCES 

AND BLA..CK SHIELD. 

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USED IN IMPLErlliNTATION OF AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN THE ABOVE 

REFERENCE. 

4. SUBJECT TO THE BOARD'S APPROVAL, I tNT£ND TO AUTHORIZE CINCPAC 

TO SANITIZE ~~D USE KH-4 PHOTOGRAPHY OF NORTH ~OREA AT THE SECRET 

NOFORN LEVEL FOR MILITARY PLA1TNING AS REQUIRED IN NORTH KOREA. ITS 

USE HOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE SR1E STRINGENT CONTROLS AS PROVIDED FOR 

IN OUR INITIAL AUTHORIZATION TO USE KH-4 FOR SlOP TARGETTING. 

FURTHER, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT THERE NOT BE ANY RESTRICTION AS TO 

TARGET CATEGORY OR AREA IN NORTH KOREA FOR ~lliICH THE KH-4 

PHOTOGRAPHY COULD BE USED IN EVENT OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT 

AVAILABLE OR IN EVENT OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY IS OF INSUFFICIENT QUALITY. 

5. IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT EMERGENCY SITUATION, I ALSO RECOMNEND THAT 

THE SA'1E SA.i'UTIZATION AUTHORITY DESCRIBED ABOVE BE EXTENDED TO 

SELECTED KH-8 MATERIALS PERTAINING TO HIGH PRIORITY NORTH KOREAi1 

TARGETS. 

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