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Security: Policy 

Security: STIC: MOL 

Policy: MOL 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORC, 

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 

;MEMORANDUM 
support system, engineering for'long-lifSon:orbiti launching technology, 

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communication plans, biomedical experiments, and thelike. 

Military objectives, operationalgoals and ,capabilities will not be 

discussed in public, information releases. 

Procedures: 

A. News Releases: Proposed rsleases concerning the MOL program will 

cable in order .that sufficienttime'can- be allotted'to the extensive 

inter-agency coordination required prior. to approval.. 

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P/A GUIDANCE - DOD MANNED ORBITING. LABORATORY (MOL) PROGRAM 

General: The security policy for MOL is as specified by DOD. Directive S-5200.13 

and implemented in AFR 205-236' The procedures contained in these directives 

apply to all military experiments and payloads and to those aspects of the 

laboratory vehicle which reveal the specific mission or capabilities of the 

military payloads.': 

Objective: To protec.(thSsecurity'of thejlOL program through theapplication : 

of a carefully planned, Modest low-key release of public information. 

Policy: All.publicinformation releases must flow through a single. DOD point 

of review - the Assistant .Secretary'of Defense(Public;Affairs). It is antici. -

pated that an Executive announcement will expand: the-authority ofthelASD (PA) 

to include the review of.proPosed statements:or releases • 

by. all-Exeautive" 

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Departments or Agencies. 

Public information releases.will deal exclusively with the unclassified 

technological aspects of the MOL program, such as the booster system, the life 

be submitted through channels to the OASD (PA) for.approval. 

Information will bssubmitted for clearance as early as practi 
through channels to OASD (PA) for review and guidance 

appropriate. 

Re soon si bility25Sgs A,Imetris. 

.6: - the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary of 

the Air Force (SAF-OI). IS /“SIGNED The aesPoostetuTy 1R-71-tE P(2.5PVIVratigaae a publicinformation:planfor:MOL which treatsip . 

,:cletail the planned actionifor each of the-significant: sCheduled events in 

the MOL program: 

Selection of astronauts. 

Contract awards 

Establishment of MOLAdvisorOroup.: 

Signing of AF-NASA agreement 

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• wZiiii9.-test, launchings 

- Completion of knee 11K CONTRACT.. DertilMON RASE 

Beginning of development phase . 

Delivery of modified Gemini:2'spacecraft 

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Speeches: Speeches concerning the MOL program will be dis 

.Couraged, and must not be.made without 4 specific authorization 

by the OASD (PA). References to the:MOL program in public 

addresses on related or other' topics will be held to an 

absolute minimum and will.also be subject to review and 

approval by the OASD 

Answers to Queries: Answers to queries may be provided only 

within the context of the aggregate of material that has:been 

released. fficially. A resume'of this material is attached. 

Queries which do not fall- within the aggregate will be Submitted 
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Delivery of first laboratory 

First all up launching 

First unmanned launching 

Selection of; crew and backup crew for first manned launching 

First manned launching. 

Selection of crews for subsequent launchings 

Selection of experiments ;to .be" performed: 

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