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MOMMUNIMIN

February 16, 1973

Dear George:

Thank you for your letter of January 16, 1973 referring

to the Taking Stock memoranda which I prepared for the

Secretary of Defense.

I share the concern you expressed in your letter and

during our meeting on February 2 about maintaining control

over sensitive documents such as these in this day and age.

In answer to your question, nineteen copies of the memoranda

were distributed outside the National Reconnaissance Office;

I have attached a list of the recipients. I believe that we

are fortunate, indeed, that in more than twelve years of

satellite reconnaissance we have never had a major breach of

security. During this period of time an ever increasing

number of people have become exposed to the Program and much

detailed information has been documented. Thus, the potential

certainly does exist for serious compromise.

There is, I believe, worthwhile trade-off between very

tight security control and dissemination of potentially very

useful information to make better use of national resources.

The addressees for the Taking Stock papers arc those who are

in a position to benefit from their contents. I am inclined

to leave the papers in their custody, for their continuing

use. If you feel otherwise, I will consider the recall of

some or all of the distributed copies.

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I greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet with the

Board on Friday, February 2. I believe that our discussions

were as productive at this meeting as they have ever been.

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Distribution List

Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (Ret)

Chairman, President's Foreign

Intelligence Advisory Board

Washington, D. C. 20500

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The Honorable Melvin R. Laird.

Secretary of Defense (Cy #1)

The Honorable Kenneth Rush

Deputy Secretary of Defense (Cy #2)

The Honorable U. Alexis Johnson

Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs) (Cy #4A)

Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, USN

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (Cy #13)

General John D. Ryan, USAF

Chief of Staff, United States Air Force (Cy #15)

Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Jr., USN

Chief of Naval Operations (Cy #17)

General Creighton W. Abrams, USA

Chief of Staff, United States Army (Cy #18)

The Honorable Richard M. Helms

Director, Central Intelligence (Cy #5)

The Honorable James R. Schlesinger

Director, Central Intelligence (Designate) (Cy #6)

Dr. Edward E. David

President's Science Advisor (Cy #7)

Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., USN (Ret)

Chairman, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

The Honorable Albert C. Hall

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) (Cy #8)

(Cy #9)

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Vice Admiral Vincent P. dePoix

Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (Cy #12)

Lt General Samuel C. Phillips, USAF

Director, National Security Agency (Cy #14)

Mr. Andrew W. Marshall

Chairman, Net Assessment Group, NSC (Cy #10)

Mr. Rob Roy Ratliff

Executive Secretary, 40 Committee

(For members of the 40 Committee) (Cy #11)

Mr. Harry Davis

Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (Systems Review) (Cy #3)

Brig General David D. Bradburn, USAF

Director, Program A, NRO (Cy #4B)

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Maj General George J. Keegan, Jr., USAF

Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence, USAF (Cy #16)

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