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th~ pt:.c!~gll ca the above subject thzt I intc-ud 

the l'-i~lP Z.:tacutive Con::mittc.a n.O'xt wa::k .. 

Ar; v~rious times in the ptt!:Zt, l: h:ive 11olicitod your 

co4;;1c::tts and vieus on tl~ 4-'•0re :tJirnific:::rnt acr ... ~cts of ti;;:.::c .... ~ ob, 

project (ret;;uirt.~entso11 s.i;.moo~ tiou..rc"'1 ,;:eleet.:lon:11. 

cin<l '1Sci:;;.~1;;.ont$ of p:rojca-:·c rct??0-::1~ etc) ... 

these ll~ve rceeived vr:n:.y careful cc-.r.mi<lot'~·i:ion in .o:r,1;:.tv::=iz 

.at: I::lY p~opoz.uls to the £~~cu~ive Co::r:nit:tco .. 

Ycu nill note the t:i'{E.'t~\l! clac::d.ficc.t::ic.."l of c·::: this 

;:.:::~-.;or.i::..r;;.r;u;,n.. l11at i~ tho coclo wor<! I ,;,"'ill propo::;c to 

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DilillC'IOR OF Cic.1ii'I'RAL INTELLIGENCE 

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SUB.JECT: New General Sea~ch .;::.nd Su;..·~vcillance S.;itcllit.o Sys1.:cm 

OveJ: the past ceveral months, t=ho Hn.o Stoff, lJith the 

assistance of the CIA Sl"l<l SAFSP, h~s carefully cvaluntcd all 

aspects of the proposed new General Sem:ch en;J Suj_-vcill.::incc 

S;itcllite SystCin.. Duril1g this period, detailed analyzes and 

d~m1strations 0£ c~itic.ul technolocy h..::zvc co1.1tinuGd on th:o:e.::: 

[;.:;pa:i:atc caccra designs at t.\ii'O different contractors: one 

design concept at Perkin-Elmer (cousi<lc~ably ch~ngcd nud 

inprovcd :.Crom a prior Itek effort); and two desi[in cor::ce?ts . - l c ... . ( ...... "t • .., ,,.. =1 ~ "'·"",t'. ., .... .at J.to .. ~ orpors ... ion one o:i:: w ... 1i.cn w·az tra11s:i:cr:cca i.:o .:.cc.:.~ :..:rc;:n 

Eastman Kodak last fall, in vic't·J of the Im. workload at: th.:; 

tin1~ the ~:OL senoor was app~ovcd).. Simu1t:encously with t~:o 

contr<Jctor efforts~ L-i.house ctu<lies on this new system lmve 

been continued by CIA-OSP, SAFSP =- and the riRO Stuff. 

I ha.vc reviewed the bcckground" studies and worl:: .:::ccomplished during the past tuo years. 'l\10 ad hoc taok g::oups of 

CL.\-OSP, SAFSP 11 :nd l::f:E«l Staff :i:ep:c2sentativcs have bco:.;. co:c::.-

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groupn have bec:"J. solicited and received from tr..a CL1.. .:liJ.d SLI7.S:' • 

.:"i.lso, the carac:i:a designs have been revicrwcd several t:iJ:1.:;::s by 

Dr .. Lend• s ?SAC Panel on Nl.U> mutters. I now· \'J'ish to :.·.:::ca;.:::e::1d 

a specific course ·of action for proceeding with this p:::ojccz: 

.o.s outlined in this memo:rau.dum. 

Oi.1.c of the more difficult problems has been to devise .:. 

tccbi1.iquc which will permit the cquitcblc competition of tl:w 

three camera designs which were rleoigncd against varied tcc~uiccl 

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c:;.;:;:retiono.l criteria so cs to ass·:.n:o ::: election of tl-:c bost :;-~-~~;..'1 """Y'""'· .... r~ ~-; ..._i1out . ....,.!'."\rr'"::'..'-;"'r:i -! .. r ... ~~-."'1-~ ., _ _,.,.,~-"!·4 """'O'lo~ ... .,...'°'" ... !,,_,~.- 3_ .. _1 .... 11_.,_ .... ~ ... ------ u li;)"-''-,i..i,...f. ..,,,_..... """~u~-u ..... ......,.. ~.4..1..tJ, .. ~cjl..t.. ........ J .. y ..;... """' ......... ~ ....... ,.., .. "'"'v> ...... __ 

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course of specific systen dcs.ig::"r.. ·r t.elievc tb.ct tha p::::opcscd 

cvnluction methods .and critcr:t.:~ :> which arc described i.:..""l the 

.attached documents ·will m:ovid0 .a soi;:r:.d b.::lsio for c.:imcra ) . j; 

l3ys'tcm selection in.the light of the £.forcmcntioned con::Jido::.:-.-

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,;... r1.o.vc ar.civcd ~t the cone lusiou tl1~t a11 a~si£;C.:.1C~1~ of ~cc~J~::;:ibilitics gcne:::ally in accm:<luuce \'7it:h tho norm..:.:1 .c=::::::is~::.-:cr::::c 

described in tl1.e 1965 1f2..P .Aerecmcr;;t \·Jill best meet tb~ cc::.c:'!.-

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't·lith respect to .. his Sy3tC!ll .and tile rcqui:ccwent fo~ CG~~cl C::.J: 

offcctivo aystc::.... prpject t:lan.:::1gemo:it.. Accordingly th.ct is tho 

~pp:rocch recommended: ·CI.A-CSP t·muld b~ respm1siblc :fo:;: the 

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cnt:t::o censor oub-ayste.:n .nnd S'AJ?SP ~muld be rcs2cn8i'blc fo:: 

tho ;:.·c:i.-:.~ining sys tom clcznouts.. Th·e Di.l"e<.~tor, SAFC? ~muld be:: 

dccizm:i.tccl as the SyctOJ."1 P:::ojc:ct Di:;:cctor,. respo41ziblc fo-;: o.11 .,~,.,,, ... ,11 ""Y"' .... "'""' ""-:'1..,.-1-n•"'C'""'!,-, .. "' <'.'·o·(·•·'-1~,.., -r,-~· ,_,o•A ... r:;o,,.., .-,-·cl -'r··-.,..,,..,.1···.--.~~""~1 v..,_.A....._. P a;)""'···•·u. ~l-u~ -w. • ..,,,,..~~ uJ;.._t4'-~" '"_i. ... t,:;.'.~J...1i0i."•"'- "'" ~.l.... .J-41,,..\...;v-'-'•ii.f:._u 

p:::oj cct mm1..::l~cmcnt. '1"'110 respc-nsibll:Ltics of Sf.ITS? for the 

ovc~:;.ll cyctan1 -v;ould i.ikclcdo all ir1to::·i~co~ '\·:r~tl1. tt~o cc:""lso:: 

sub-system. In th~ e:~crcisc of t:l1cse inte;;:fccc ::c:;·~)o:.:~ibil:!.t:Z..cc :at -

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for tho sen~cr .cub-syste:w.. Thm1e lo.tt:c:r thros i:"i.il::.ctio:.10 ·wou~~d 

be inclt:.dcd in the CIA sub .... Gystem mcn.1.0,gemcnt rcsponcibilitic~ 

ascigi.1ed directly by 'the Dnn.o. 

Atttichcd to this ri.1e..-no:i:Gndttul fol." your consick.n:et:ioa ..sud 

approval are the following docmnc:r.i.tB: 

1 A Si7e>tr.,,,,.., O""'-".»""~'*-·'l "'"'."' ~. -.L * J.~ ;J...,; ~ i;"......,-*•,..'-'-i.,.,.;-1..__, 

fo~th the clcsi4cd and/m: mi::.1i1:1i.J.re 

criteria for the enti;;e sy;;;t0r;.l,. 

~(C~1tli.rC'l.1:out (SOR) tvl1icl1 SC';;;C 

tocb.;.ical end opcrctifJn.:.l 

3. !;. ~nagemont plan for t:ha devclopmcn.~ :;- pr.:;dt-:.ctic:;.1.:;. ~ .. ~ -• 0""'"'··•" """~ O"l - . .e: •"''"" ~ .,...,,.,, •. ., '::<y~f<'<".:0-'f'c> ·!r n 1 ,.A~ '"'0 t-1-.::v ':'l ("' ,~·i <r---· ":·"'1 '• ~ . . ,-: .c.....~ .. \,.l. ~J\.'.,,.,:..;.,.~!.i...:... .;a,. VJ. li.o .. ;&.-.... ,L..,~\.,,- ....- u""~J;. ~~.1.i;.;•~U~~O -.. l·- ,.,.....,...,_wt..~._ol.-...... ...... iw u..-. 

~-=8?onsibil1.tics to C::U:~ ... osp t.i."ld Sl~l SP.. •.1:his pl.rm. is in t1'Ll :.::o:::::i 

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for the most nignificunt po.l:'tionD of the SOR:. BJ.'??, end m~:;.c;zc .... 

U84t plan. These briefs cover rcquircncnts~ system life cc~- . .. . "' i ~i 't 'II' <N t"f- .. Sl.c.Gration:tl,. zecovery ve.1.1 c:.1 .. es it tnc. tccl.l.i."1.1quc xor moasw:ing 

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0:.1 a tma s.cale comp.:ltiblc 'l::..'ith the no:o.::o:c cl.::::·v.::lo~::::c:.t.t > 

co;..1tr.:::ctor competitions for cov .. :.:n:..-:1 ot'l;.ci:: sub-sy::;t.::~.:: ':·Jill bo 

conducted.. I propose that the s:).:::cac::.::;.ft e:lc::1ent: o2 t::.c :::;y:::-:=cm 

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raorc tha..'1 a fm~~;.100ks ei~ m.ost, .;:.;nd the RV dcvc:loF:ncrrt: is not 

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str.::.p-on solid rocket motors for the TITAN III-D. 

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t:o eu1b.::i.dc on the zchec'!ule i.11.Cludc<l l~G .:."..ttccb:r:.1cat 5. Within 

cbout su:.tc~n weeks aftcn: rccoipt of. your approval;. •:·Je o;;'loulci ,-,~ . .,..,c, .... <- to h,.-:~.,.,.,, ,.,.,.,.l,.,,ct-r..d ?·1-.c .... ,,..~ ·...,•- ~,..,.,,,, ,.,.,..,,,.,,C"""'.,..-,.~·,:- cr,.,.., .. ; •.• ,.,C .... , . .,.~,, ~..L-..i"" ,_Ii.- '-.t.vw ~--- ~ ... v ""'•• ~cJ...:.~v..t.. ~.•ii.A .,)i"'~ ~'-"""'""'*""-;.... ......,_4-.:...w t..."'.-..v" 

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t:b.c;i..11 .nll en contract toward a firs.t: lcun.ch of the r .. e:w syztC::il 

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Y 1 . d 'h - 't'I''"'~ • " ., - ~ 1 .r. • • ~ ~--"""''.!''"'>,, cu ir:.~y ... 1nve 11.otc t.1e lJ...,1:-L·-~~J ci.acc~J::r..cnt~ori o:.: ... ~!.J~-.. 

on tl1is mc:io:z.·~udum. T11at is tho ccci~ ~o:;:cl clu;;.;itnc:'tol: col2c·tcd 

fo::.: the 'New Gener.al Seai:ch SyztCl:'l.; it cupplc11ts tho p:.::cvic:.::.;:; 

deaignc.tors of FlJLCRDM in the CL\. a11d S-2 in Si'.FSP -c;:1icI1. ·wc::e 

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