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THE NRO STAFF #4.

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31 March 1975

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Breakfast Meeting

Mr. Plummer hosted a breakfast on 31 March to discuss

the NASA/DOD/NRO interface. Attending the meeting were:

Dr. Low, Dr. Petrone, Mr. Williamson and General Crow from

NASA; Dr. Currie, Mr. Plummer, Dr. Wade and myself from the

Pentagon.

The attached agenda was used for the meeting. The group

agreed to the substance of the Staff Analysis paper and the

issues identified in item number one. The group also agreed

to the Memorandum of Agreement with some modification. A

side issue was discussed and it was tentatively agreed to

work toward a low profile Board which would not be acknowledged

as an existing structure to the public domain. It was agreed

that both Defense and NASA General Counsels would be consulted

on this issue. It was agreed that a 156 Committee, as augmented,

review would be conducted and that Mr. Williamson and I would

draw up terms of reference for the review. Dr. Low insisted

that the review should be specific and not necessarily overall

in terms of U.S. space activities. NASA also asked that the

Commerce Department be added to the Review Committee along

with Interior and Agriculture. It was agreed that the 156

Committee review concept would be added to the Memorandum of

Agreement and that the Memorandum of Agreement would take

effect prior to the completion of a 156 review. Dr. Low added

that he would reserve judgment on the propriety of the review,

however, until such time as the Terms of Reference are made final.

The group also agreed that if the agency heads are unable to

resolve an issue, the National Security Council should be

employed as the appeal board and that the National Security

Council should decide the mechanism for resolving the issue

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as opposed to assuming a 156 Committee review as a matter of

course.

Action items resulting from the session were as follows:

With regard to the establishment of the Policy

Board, legal counsel will be obtained as to the best way to

constitute the Board without acknowledging it in the public

domain.

Mr. Williamson and I will amend the Memorandum

of Agreement to reflect the 156 Committee review and the

appeal mechanism by the end of this week.

3. By the end of next week, Mr. Williamson and I

will have a draft of Terms of Reference for the 156 Committee

review.

• 4. In accordance with Mr. Plummer's desire, after

the Terms of Reference are reviewed informally, there will be

another breakfast meeting scheduled in about three weeks.

Attending this/

 breakfast meeting will be the same principals

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Following the meeting, Dr. Wade expressed some concern to

me with the overall technical flavor of the Memorandum of

Agreement and the Policy Board structure. He stated that

Secretary Schlesinger holds International Security Affairs

responsible for all policy interfaces with the National

Security Council and that we should be cautious in order

to insure that appropriate policy guidance remains either

abreast of or in front of decisions on primarily technical

matters. I have met with Dr. Wade to clarify this situation.

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AGENDA FOR NASA/DOD/NRO DISCUSSION

1. Subject: Staff Analysis paper.

Discussion: The staff Analysis paper outlines the history

and current situation with respect to the NASA, NRO and DOD

activities. The paper treats international political considerations, protection of technology, and public release of space

data and information. The paper concludes with the issues stated

as follows:

How should civil and military programs be coordinated and managed to avoid disclosure of classified capabilities or of military valuable data and information? •

To what extent do classified programs risk constraint in the event of international opposition to civil

remote sensing from space?

Agreement, : It is proposed that the group agree to the substance of the staff Analysis paper and the issues as presented.

2. Bubiect: Memorandum of Agreement

Discussion: The Memorandum of Agreement establishes a

structure to be called a Program Policy Board and two committees

which would handle program technology and data management issues

as they arise. The membership of the Policy Board would be the

DDR&E, the Deputy AdministratOr NASA, the DDS&T, CIA and the

DNRO. The committees, the Data and Information Release Committee

and Technology Review Committee, would have senior level representatives from the organizations represented on the Policy

Board. The Memorandum of Agreement would be signed by the

Secretary of Defense, the Administrator NASA and the Director

of Central Intelligence. The Memorandum of Agreement has

bearing on the resolution of the first issue cited above.

Agreement: It is proposed that the group agree to the

substance of the Memorandum of Agreement and to the structuring

of the Program Policy Board and the Committees.

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Subject: Review of U.S. space activities by the NSAM 156

Committee as augmented.

Discussion: Based upon the need for a national interagency assessment of the overall conduct of space activities

in order to establish criteria for the Program Policy Board

and to establish an assessment of the risk of internationally

influenced constraint on the classified programs, the Secretary

of Defense will request the Secretary of State to reconvene the

NSAM 156 Committee and to augment the committee with representation from the Interior and Agriculture Departments. The

Terms of Reference for the review will be staffed through OSD

(International Security Affairs) and DDR&E and coordinated with

NASA prior to sending the request.

Agreement: It is proposed that the group agree to the

composition of the augmented NSAM 156 Committee and the means

by which the request for the national interagency review will

be processed.

Subject: Resolution of issues not resolved by the Board.

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Discussion: In the event the criteria established by the

NSAM 156 Committee proves inadequate to assist in resolving

an issue addressed by the Program Policy Board, this matter

have the opportunity to request the NSAM 156 Committee, as

will be referred to the agency heads. An agency head will

augmented, to address that particular issue in the context

of national space policy.

Agreement: It is proposed that the group agree to the

appeal procedure to address non-resolved issues.

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