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The Honorable Alias W. Dear

Director of Central !ablations*

Washingtoe, D. C.

Re: Ihmagement of the National itecansidasasce Program

Dear Mr. Dulles:

This latter corms our weaned with respect to the

setting up of a National Recomminaance Program (NRP), . ad the

arrangemeets for dueling both with the man-asst and operation at

this program and the handling of the blielligence product of the

program on a cored basis.

The NRP will consist of all Melillo aad overflight ramssainsance projects whether overt or west. it will include all

phOtographic projects for intellipsce, geodesy and snipping posponen,

and electronic signal gonadial projects far electronic al

intelligence and conunuoicdionn hdalligence molting therefran.

There will be established as a covert bade a National

Recombinant* Office to manage this program. This office will be

under the direction of the UnderSecretary of the Air Force arid the

Deputy Director (Plane) of the Ceiba Intailipae* Agency acting

jointly. lt will include a small special staff whom pennons' will be

drawn tram the Department of Defame and the Central Intelligence

Agency. This office will hive direct control over all elements of the

total program.

3. Decisions of the National Recommimance Office will be

implemented and its numagement of the National Recaminnence

Program made effective: within the Department of Debase, by the

exercise at the authority delegated to the Hader Secretary of the Air

Force; withis the Central Istelligesce Army, by the Deputy Director

(Plane) in the performs** of his presently imaigned &dies. The

Under Secretary et the Air Force will be designated Special Audited

for Recamaissence to the Secretary of Way* and delegated fall

authority by me in thin area.

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the total program by the Mimi Beernssissoace Mee. Products

from the verbal programs will be avallable to all niers as dadgeeted

by the Vetted Mates latellipase Band.

7. The dadaist Itscanndesesse Mice MU be directly

rooteoletvo to,sod alif to, the Photoliroilde sad eleetrade sigma

collection requirenents ad priorities as edabltdred by the limited

States latelligenoe Bawd.

I. The Natiaol Reamesisseeme Odic*van dewlap *dada*

caw plums aid public *demotion plans, in anisetien with the

Anahment Secretary et lidare, While Maim, to sods* Medial

political vulnerability d these programs. k regard to adellite systems, •

it will be sesamary. to Iffilk, Ur revised public hdoessatien policy to

other nom-mandtive satellite projects in order to *own avoinnan .. • •

protection. , . •

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