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MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (R&D) 

SUBJECT: NASA!NAVOCEANO Spacecraft Oceanography Project 

Annual Report 

This is in response to your memorandum of December 6, 

1966 which requested policy review of a NAVOCEANO Report, 

"Spacecraft oceanography' Project." 

. The subject report has been reviewed. This document is 

consisten~ with my M~rch 9, 1966 policy approval of the detailed plan for specific phases of the worK thus far undertaken by NAVOCEANO for NASA. There is therefore no objection 

to releasing this report to NASA. 

In my memorandum to you of February 23, 1966 (BYE-52132), 

I called attention to the existing DOD constraints on activities related to satellite reconnaissance which wotild inhibit 

future NAVOCEANO work on study, analysis, design, experimentation or development of satellite-borne sensors and related 

equipment. SUbsequently, on October 11, 1966 my memorandum 

to the Secretary of the Navy (BYE-52740), "DOD Participation 

in NASA Earth Sensing Programs," outlined policies established 

by the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all DOD agencies with 

respect to NASA earth sensing programs. Under these policies 

DOD personnel are prohibited from participation in co-sponsorship of or endorsement of such NASA programs. However, DOD 

agencies and personnel are permitted to participate in NASA 

~;;;; aircraft-borne earth sensing programs, but wlth special care 

; to insure non-identification with any satellite follow-on 

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Under the above quoted provisions of present DOD policies, 

NAVOCEANO will be able to con~inue to cooperate with NASA in 

the areas of its specialized competence including definition of 

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oceanographic phenomena and characteristics which are susceptible to observation and measurement, assessment of the relative scientific value of various measurements in terms of 

the ir nature, frequency and qua Ii ty, and exp'erimenta t ion from 

aircraft to support these objectives as well as to obtain new 

oceanographic data. However, in order to comply with current 

DOD policies, it will be necessary that NAVOCEANO make suitable arrangements wlth NASA to insure that these and related 

activities do not result in designation of NAVOCEANO as a 

participant, experimenter, co-sponsor or endorser of NASA 

space-borne earth sensing programs. 

Alexander H. Flax 

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