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' MEMORANDUM FOR DR. HALL, ASD(I)

GENERAL GRAHAM, DIA

SUBJECT: Standing Committee on Space Policy

The current concern about the activities of Mr. Goodby,

Chairman of the Space Policy Working Group, prompt me to

provide you a chronology of important events that have led

to Dr. Xissinger's establishing the subject committee. In

the context that the issue was raised, I see little problem

in Goodby's terms of reference except in Section IV, Alternative Options. The latter task can be eliminated by proper

Committee action.

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SUMMARY OF EVENTS

In December it was learned that NASA had issued an RFP on

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a high r n pointable imager. This RFP would have

requir technology. An NRO contractor brought the

NPP to o ention. NASA was asked to withdraw the RFP.

During the last week of December, Mr. Plummer discussed the

technology problem with Secretary Schlesinger. Secretary

Schlesinger voiced concern about the overall NASA technology

movement.

As a result of the dialogue with Secretary Schlesinger, a

meeting was held at NASA on 24 January (TAB A). It was

agreed that NASA, DOD, and CIA would initiate a dialogue

to resolve issues.

- As a result of the 24 January meeting, a study was initiated

and an outline was provided to NASA (TAB B).

A breakfast meeting was held on 31 March to review two papers

which resulted from the dialogue with NASA. The two papers

were a Staff Analysis paper and a Memorandum of Agreement

(TAB C).

- On 22 April, a second breakfast meeting was held to obtain

final agreement on the Staff Analysis paper, a Memorandum

of Agreement, Terms of Reference for an interagency study,

and a Memorandum for Secretary Schlesinger's signature

requesting the interagency study. Attending the 22 April

meeting were: Mr. Walsh, Dr. Wade, Mr. Duckett, Dr. Low

and Mr. Plummer. The meeting resulted in an agreed upon

course of action with agreement to the wording of the

various documents (TAB 0).

- The two issues raised in the Staff Analysis paper were:

1) the management coordination of technology and data and

2) the political threat to the classified programs resulting

from international challenge to the civil remote sensing

from space. The first issue was to be resolved through

the establishment of a Program Review Board by means of

a Memorandum of Agreement. Organizations represented on

the Board would be DORsE, NASA, NRO and CIA. The SEASAT

development by NASA was reviewed within this mechanism

during the months of April and May in advance of the signing

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Satisfactorily. The second issue, the political one, was

to be addressed by means of an interagency review. The

'interagency review was requested by Deputy Secretary Clements

on 21 May. This memorandum was staffed by OSD(ISA) (TAB E).

Attached to TAB E are the Staff Analysis paper and the proposed Terms of Reference.

On 15 July, after receiving concurrence of the Security

Council and the State Department, Dr. Kissinger signed a

memorandum which established a Standing Committee on Space

Policy. This memo was provided to ASD(ISA) with information

copies to ASD(I) and DDR&E on 17 July (TAB F). Assistant

Secretary Ellsworth and DEMO Plummer were designated as DOD

participants on the Committee.

On 1 August, the Memorandum of Agreement for the management

of data and technology was signed. ASD(I) reviewed this

memo prior to its approval by Secretary Schlesinger (TAB G).

On 15 August, the State Department initiated action to hold

a meeting of the Space Policy Committee Working Group on

27 August (TAB B).

A joint response to the first meeting was prepared and

forwarded to the State Department on 4 September (TAB I).

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