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WASHINGTON. D C.

THE NRO STAFF

3 September 1976

MEMORANDUM FOR DR. COOK

GENERAL SHIELDSAr

SUBJECT: Unstreamlining of the NRO

The attached listing contains a few of the recent

examples of outside interference or changes which have

in one form or another impacted adversely on the streamlined management philosophy used to manage the National

Reconnaissance Program.

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Helpers List
EXAMPLES OF EROSION OF NRO

STREAMLINED MANAGEMENT AND

CONTROL OF THE NRP

(HELPERS LIST)

West Coast Trip for Mr. Hyland 

We were asked by Colonel Rosenberg to set up an agenda

for a West Coast trip by Mr. William Hyland so that he

hardware and meet with Program A people.

office verbally directed that we would not

agenda but that his office would. At one point

ld us that we were not to include a visit to the

SAF • comp tervened to change this position.

Ultimately, ailed the NRO Staff asking for

help in'sett ng u which we did.

HAC SfiI Review

The House Appropriations Committee sent a team to review

and write a report on the NRO prior to acting on the FY 78

budget. The team,which entered the Staff on 2 July 1976,

consisted of three people, augmented by a fourth person on

1 September. Their task will last into May or June of 1977.

ASD(I)/DDI Staff 

Since the creation of the ASD(I) Staff in 1972, we have

had an ever increasing interface. For a long while, the

Assistant Secretary was the DOD member of the Executive

Committee. In May 1976, the additional function of Director

of Defense Intelligence was added to the ASD(I) job. At this

time, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ellsworth specifically

directed that the DNRO would report to the Secretary and

Deputy Secretary of Defense through the ASD(I)/DDI.

IC Staff

Since its creation in 1972, the IC Staff has also had

an increasing interface with the NRO.

STRAPS 

COMIREX has a contract with TRW to develop a photographic

mission planning software system which will duplicate a

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CFID on Congressional Relations 

The CFI has promulgated a proposed directive setting

forth the manner in which the Intelligence Community agencies

will conduct Congressional relations, budget appeals and

reprogramming procedures. This directive requires a greater

interface between the NRO and the CFI than has existed in the

past when we dealt directly with Congress.

NRO Charter 

On 31 August 1976, nt a memorandum to

Admiral Murphy providing cos on the draft NRO Charter.

These comments would bring NSA into the development of SIGINT

reconnaissance satellites and would exclude the DNRO from

defending the NRP budget to ere not given the

opportunity to comment befor emorandum was

dispatched.

Budget Data Requirements 

On 17 August 1976, Admiral Murphy established budget

data requirements for the Fall 1976 NFIP budget review which

specifically included the NRO. Despite our previous understanding, the NRO is to be included in the normalized cycle.

Studies Required for Budget Decisions 

On 20 August 1976, Admiral Murphy signed out a memorandum

requiring certain studies required for budget decisions by

the CFI in October and November 1976. The NRO was specifically

tasked to do a number of studies.

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