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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD 

SUBJECT: MOL/NSAM 156 Briefing 

State Department Staf 

to Ambassador Bohlen and 

Mothers 

ovth of the February 14 

on MOL and NSAM 156 Ad Hoc 

assador. Bohlen and several 

list attached). The DoD 

representatives included Mr. Nitze, Dr. Foster, Dr. Flax, 

myself, and Col Worthman. 

I gave a full MOL briefing covering the background, 

program objectives, emphasizing the need for and value of 

®resolution, explained why both manned and unmanned systems 

were being developed, illustrated how the astronauts would 

use the Acquisition/Tracking Scopes, showed some pictures of 

activities at the various contractors, plus the schedule, 

and a summary (list of charts attached). 

Mr. Bohlen's questions centered largely on the need for 

this resolution, whether the improvement from 

average resolution (mature ICH .g) to average 

resolution (for MOL) was worthwhile, how,much the program 

would cost, and how vulnerable was the system to hostile 

action, etc. Mr. Nitze and Dr. Foster, citing examples, were 

quite emphatic that DoD felt the potential increase in 

information was, needed and worth the cost. Xr, Bohlen was 

rather non-committal in his reaction to the explanations. 

At one point, Mr. George Denney pressed as to whether 

there was any purpose for the NOL program other than 

reconnaissance. He- also seemed to feel that COMOR's 1965 

study on the value of high resolution (which I had used as 

an example) was the stated requirement for MOL. He then 

asked, "Well, if the Intellieence Community withdraws the 

requirement, then you will stop the program?" Mr. Nitze and 

p ages 

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Dr. Foster said that depended on what was meant by 

"Intelligence Community", that DoD had to make decisions on 

this information, etc. 

The MOL discussion having been completed, Secretary 

Nitze and Dr. Foster departed at this point. 

Colonel Worthman then briefed on the NRO "environment" 

and organization, touched on NRP accomplishments, and then 

discussed US security policy since 1960 with regard to 

overflight of denied areas. He discussed NSAM 156 and the 

subsequent activities of the various NSAM 156 Ad Hoc Group 

in some detail. At one point, Mr. Bohlen indicated that 

the policies and the continued reaffirmation of those 

policies were sound. 

The discussions ended without any apparent follow-up 

actions required at this time on the part of SAFSL or the 

NRO. 

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JAMES T. STEWART 

Major General, USAF 

Director, POOL Program 

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STATE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS 

Ambassador Charles Bohlen 

Dep Under Secretaiy for Political Affairs Phillip J. 

Farley 

Dep Asst Secretary for Political and Military 

Affairs Herman Pollock 

Dir International Science and Technology Affairs 

Jerry Trippe 

Acting Director for Atomic Energy and Aerospace 

George C. Denney 

Dep Dir for Bureau of Intelligence and Research 

(Denney is Deputy to Mr. Hughes) 

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Number 

Discussion Outline 

A-1 MOL Program 

D-1 MOL Objectives 

E-1 Satellite Photography 

E-5 III1Resolution Simulation 

E-9 EEI Resolution Requirements 

E-10 Typical Dimension Accuracy Requirements 

E-3 Performance Dispersion of KH Systems 

F-1 Baseline MOL Manned Mode 

F-2 Baseline MOL Unmanned Mode 

F-4 MOL Camera System 

G-2 Man in MOL 

G-3 Acquisition and Tracking Scope Concept 

G-4 

G-5 

G-6 

G-7 

G-8 

G-9 

G-10 

G-11 Loading 

G-18 

at 125X Magnification 

Russian AWACS at 1000X Through Main Optics 

Through ATS 15X 

Area - Partial Clouds 

Alternate Target Concept 

- 2 Feb 68 

Soviet Missile in Silo 

G-19 

I-1 

J-1 

J-2 

J-6 

K-12 

L-3 

L-10 

L-16 

M-2 

M-3 

M-4 

M-15 

P-1 

P-10 

P-7 

Q-2 

S-2 

Contractor Team 

Gemini B ECV 

Gemini. Rear View Showing Retro Rocket Clusters 

MOL Recovery 

Forward Bay Mission Module' 

Tracking Mirror 

ATS Console Simulator 

GE Console Lay-out Work Rig 

EK Full Scale Mission Module Mockup 

Structural Development Model 

Mirror Polishing at EKM-15 • 

General View, High Bay, Area Building 101 

SL-6 VAFB 

View looking west, launch facility with LCC in 'Background 

Control and Recovery 

MOL Summary Schedule 

• Summary 

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