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26 August 1960 

lvl:E1-10RANDUM FCR: P-ndrew J. C-ood.p?.ster 

SUBJECT: t , Categories of. Billets Planned 

for T-KH Certifice.tion 

1. In ..T;enuary of 1959 USIZB agencies participating in the 

TALENT Program established arrangements for the secure handling 

end ,:entrol of sn.teliite reconnaissance materials and information when 

'Inclecied in this planning were estimates b:esed upon our 

expeeience in hzendling the larger photograpziy of the 1.7-2, the anticipated readout potential of the smaller scale satellite photography, the 

new problems invol „-ed in the handling of it from a photogramxnetric 

poic, •f view, and the nature of the intelligence anticipated. All estimet. ee submitted to CIA and approved by CL:i originated directly with 

the f..e.:nior intelligence chief in each participating ageney and included 

a .teei:ification and retioneie. 

-, For purpcze of clarification of the gross estimatefigeees for he planned use o= TALENT-KEYHOLE material (the photogre,paic product of CORONA):each agency's estimate beer. broken 

down into three categories as follows: 

Category I Senior Officials in the ?articipating Departments 

and Military Seevicee 

This category in etych case lists the title of the office and in 

some cases the name of the person. 

Category II Subsi7-antivc Intelligence Ana Isis and Estimators 

This category inc sides substantive experts ,not photo technicians) 

in the various agencies who must take the informatio:a prepared by photo 

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interpretors, correlate it with other sources, and prepare reports and 

estimates for the senior intelligence officer or for his reporting to 

superiors, or ccntribution to the estimates ?reduced by the United States 

Intelligence Board. 

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Category III Photo Interpretation 

This category includes the technical photo interpreters, administrative, communication, and logistics support personnel handling the 

TALENT-KEYHOLE materials in the centers of the various agencies 

considered in this report. 

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Central Intelligence Agency 

T. Senior Officials 22 

DCI 

DDCI 

Inspector General ; 

SA/DCI 

DD /I 

A/DDI 

DD/P 

A/DDP/A 

ADD/S 

Comptroller 

ClBudget/Compt. 

General Counsel 

Legis. Liaison/OGC 

D/ Communications 

D/Security 

D/ Personnel 

AD/OCI 

AD/ORR 

AD/OCR 

AD/OSI 

AD/ONE 

D/PIC 

Mr. Allen W. Dulles 

Gen. C. P. Cabal 

-Mr. Lyman 

Mr. John. S. Earman 

Mr. Robert Amory, Jr. 

Mr. William A. Tidwell 

Mr. Richard M. Bissell 

Mr. C. Tracy Barnes 

Mr. H. Gates Lloyd 

Mr. Edward R. Saunders 

Mr. Charles W. Mason 

Mr. Lawrence R. Houston 

Mr. John S. Warner 

Gen. Harold M. McClelland 

Col. Sheffield Edwards 

Mr. Emmett D. Echols 

Mr. Huntington Sheldon 

Mr. Otto E. Cuthe 

Mr. Paul A. Borel 

Dr. Herbert Scoville, Jr. 

Dr. Sherman Kent 

Mr. Arthur C. Lundahl 

II. Substantive Intelligence Analysts and Estimators 100 

III. Photo InterprevItion 164 

TOTAL 286 

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Office of the SeCretary of Defense 

I. Senior Officials /3 -44- 

Honorable Thomas S. Gates, 

of Defensit'='*1/':"41W-4'f,4 4 • 

Honorable James H. Douglas, Jr., 

Deputy Secretary of Defense 

Honorable Herbert F. York, 

Director of Research aid Engineering 

Gen. G. G. Erskine, Retired, Special Assistant 

to the Secretary for Special Operations 

Lt. Gen. Donald N. Yates, Deputy Director 

Research and Engineering 

Lt. Gen. William P. Ennis, Director Weapons 

System Evaluation Group 

Brig. Gen. Austin W. Betts, Director ARPA 

(Advance Research Project Agency) 

Col. Edwin F. Black, Military. Assistant to the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense 

Brig. Gen. George S. Brown, Military Assistant 

to the Secretary of Defense 

Brig. Gen. Edward C. Lansdale, 

Deputy to General Erskine ' 

Capt. Means Johnston, Jr., Military Assistant 

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II. Estimators (R&D and Security) 

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Joint Chiefs of Staff 

L Senior Officials 

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-•• -General Nathan F. 'twining, Chairman 

Joint Chiefs of Staff 

Lt. Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, U. S. Army, 

Director, Joint Chiefs of Staff 

Maj. Gen. James F. Whisenand, 

Special Assistant to the Chairman 

Maj. Gen. Robert A. Breitweiser, ,I-2 

Rear Admiral William S. Post, 

Deputy J-2 

Brig. Gen. James C, Sherrill, Executive 

to the Chairman 

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Strategic Air Command 

II. Substantive Intelligence Analysts and EstirnPtors 73 

'M.' Photo Interpretation, Cartographic,' Targets; 

Charts 

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U. Substantive Intelligence Analysts and Estimators 127 

III. Photo Interpretation 150 

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United States Army 

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I. Senior Service and Departmental ' 12 

Secretary of Army 

Director of Research and :3evelapment, Army 

Chief of Staff 

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Secretary of General Staff 

Comptroller of the Army 

Director of Army Budget 

Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations 

Chief Research and Development 

Deputy Chief Research and Development 

Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel 

Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics 
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II, Substantive Analysts and Estimators 47 

ILL Photo Interpretors 43 

TOTAL 100 

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United States Navy 

I. Senior Service and Departmental 10 

Secretary of the Navy 

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The Under Secretary of the Navy 

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for R&D 

The Chief of Naval Operations 

The Aide to CNO 

The Vice Chief of Naval Operations 

The Aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations 

The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air 

Deputy CNO for Development 

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United States Air Force 

1. Senior Service and Departmental 

Secretary of the Air Force 1 29 

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- Chief of Staff of the Air Force 1 

Vice Chief of Staff 2 

Assistant Secretary for R&D 3 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations 9 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Developments 8 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans 4 

II. Substantive intelligence Analysts and Estimators, 

Targets, Penetration, Aerial, Space {Technical) 

'97 

USAF 20 

ATIC 22 

ACIC 97 

AFIC 38 

III. Photo Interpretation, Cartographic and Air 

Targets, Charts 

USA? 51 

ATIC 28 

ACIC 132 

AFIC 62 

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National Security Agency 

I. Senior Service and Departmental :3 

Lt. General John A. Samford, USAF, Director NSA 

Louie W. To;rerfa,bep'uty-Diriieicir NsA 

II. Substantive Intelligence Analysts and Estimators 7 

Frank B. Rowlett, Special Assistant to Director NSA 

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Secretary of State 1 

Under Secretaries of State 2 

Director of Intelligence and 

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Deputy Director of Intelli- 1 

Bence and Research 

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Surazriary 

CIA 286 

OSD 20 

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Army 289 

Na), 100 

USAF 479 

ATIC 50 

AFIC 100 

ACID 229 

AFCIN 75 

USAF 25 

NSA 10 

State 5 

TOTAL 140V 

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5--Gen. Willems, Army via OACSI TCO 

6--Adr. Frost, Nagy via ONI TCO 

7--Gen. Walsh, USAF via AFCIN TCO 

8--Gen. Breitweiser, JCS via JCS TCO 

9--Gen. Samford, NSA via NSA TCO