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IMMEDIATE CHARGE 

SECTION ONE OF TWO 

DORIAN/HEXAGON SECURE. 

EYES ONLY GEN MARTIN AND GEN BLEYMAIER FROM DR. MCLUCAS. 

1. General: 

A. Reference is made to Mr. Packard's June 9 Memorandum that 

directed termination of the MOL Program. This message pertains to the 

SAFSP/SAFSL-1 actions related to DORIAN Camera System continuation; 

and near-term SAFSP Studies and plans for possible future use of the 

DORIAN Camera System in the Unmanned Satellite. 

B. There appears to be some confusion re the use of the word "optimized" 

in the first sentence of Mr. Packard's Memo. This was intended only to 

convey, in a broad sense, a system significantly lighter and less costly 

than the previously-planned unmanned MOL configuration. The typical 

unmanned system considered in Washington the past few months has been the 

HEXAGON SCS/DORIAN Camera System configuration as described in 

earlier SAFSP/LMSC Studies. 

C. From botha security standpoint and so that MOL termination may 

proceed quickly and most economically, it is important that essential 

continuing DORIAN Camera System tasks be identified and necessary 

contractual actions taken by SAFSP and SAFSL-1 as soon as possible. 

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D. In addition, between now and an August meeting of the NRP EXCOM, 

SAFSP must review and up-date the earlier HEXAGON/DORIAN LMSC 

Studies; conduct preliminary analyses of other reasonable unmanned system 

configuration; analyze their relationships to other satellite programs; and 

prepare appropriate alternative activity plans for the remainder of FY 70. 

SAFSL-1 will support SAFSP in these activities as requested. 

E. In view of future tenure considerations, Gen King should head up 

an SAFSP/SAFSL-1 team effort to identify those DORIAN camera systems that 

will be continued, and also SAFSP preparation of studies and plans for the 

August EXCOM meeting. See Sections II, III, VI, and VII. 

II. SAFSP/SAFSL-1 contracting actions: 

A. SAFSP is responsible for determining the camera system tasks 

at EK and GE that will be continued: the level of effort; new contractual 

arrangements, etc. As guidance for these judgments, the general belief 

here is that an unmanned system development will not be initiated before 

FY 1971. However, SAFSP is cautioned to protect, at least until my 

review for the August EXCOM meeting, a possible development start 

of the LMSC-studied HEXAGON/DORIAN configuration as early as 

mid-FY 1970. 

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B. Additionally, Additionally, SAFSP should identify any of the MOL termination 

inventory not covered by initial SAFSP contracts to be reserved for 

possible unmanned satellite reconnaissance system application and 

provide SAFSL-1 appropriate disposition instructions. 

C. To minimize termination workload and cost to the government, 

wherever possible, complete work packages as described in the MOL 

EK and GE contract task and subtask work statements should be assumed 

by SAFSP, where such tasks or subtasks are somewhat beyond the 

minimum effort desired for the long term, they may be amended by 

SAFSP early in FY 1970. 

D. All continuing DORIAN camera system work will be covered by 

new SAFSP contracts issued in appropriate coordination with SAFSL-1 

terminating actions. All SAFSL-1 GE and EK contracts are to be 

terminated completely simultaneous with issuance of the SAFSP contracts. 

All MOL contract termination, including the accounting of termination 

costs, is the responsibility of SAFSL-1. 

E. The letting of new contracts by SAFSP and simultaneous termination 

of MOL EK and GE contracts by SAFSL-1 should be accomplished, if 

possible, before June 30. 

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III. FUNDING: 

A. If SAFSP contracts are let before the end of this month, presently 

available MOL obligating authority will be used to cover EK/GE 

expenditures/fees in June only. 

B. $15 million from MOL FY 1970 new obligating authority will be 

made available to SAFSR on July 1 to cover EK/GE SAFSP contract costs 

through at least Aug 31. 

C. Approximately $60 million will be budgeted in SAFSP FY 70 line 

items to continue camera system development, fund studies, etc. From 

Sep 1 through the end - FY 1970. Should an unmanned system development 

be started in FY 70, appropriate other funding arrangements will be made. 

IV. SECURITY: 

A. The follow-on SAFSP camera system activity will be covered 

under a numbered study in the BYEMAN system, for which SAFSP will 

be the sole field clearance activity. The present DORIAN clearance will 

remain in effect for all DORIAN activity not transferred to SAFSP and 

will remain in force until the DORIAN close-out actions are completed. 

B. Special attention must be given to the DORIAN phase down at EKC. 

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While it is desired to reduce the number of people on contract at EKC 

as quickly as possible, this must be done in an orderly fashion consistent 

with good security practices to avoid any EK-MOL association. 

V. PERSONNEL: 

A. SAFSP will identify those SAFSL-1 military and AF civilian 

personnel to be transferred to SAFSP to carry on the came ra system 

work referred to herein. A joint SAFSP/SAFSL-1 plan which identifies 

the individuals affected, the manpower authorizations to be transferred, 

and a recommended time-phasing consistent with the security environment, 

should be prepared and submitted to me ASAP. 

B. Per SAFSP recommendation, twelve aerospace MTS will be 

withdrawn from the previously-approved SAFSL MTS budget and added 

to the previously-approved SAFSP MTS budget simultaneous with the 

issuance of new contracts by SAFSP. Any additional aerospace MTS 

support required by SAFSP immediately in FY 1970 should be identified 

before July 1. 

VI. AUGUST PRESENTATION TO EXCOM: 

A. SAFSP must be prepared to present the following to the NRP 

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1. A brief status report of DORIAN camera system effort still 

under way and disposition of other pertinent camera system items. 

/2. An updated version of the earlier LMSC/SAFSP studies on 

the HEXAGON/DORIAN configuration, including performance and 

operational characteristics; and schedule and cost data valid for a 

possible system. 

3. Other possible spacecraft/DORIAN camera system 

configurations in reasonable detail. In this regard, spacecraft completili 

should be discussed. 

4. The relationship of the HEXAGON/DORIAN and alternative 

spacecraft/DORIAN configurations to other satellite programs. 

5. Possible desirable modifications to the DORIAN camera 

system to enhance unmanned operation in reasonable detail. 

6. Assuming no new system start before FY 1971, SAFSP's 

recommended plan of in-house and contractor activity, including f \,/ 

financial and government/Aerospace manpower particulars, for the 

remainder of FY 1970. 

B. An interim report on SAFSP progress should be presented to 

me NLT mid-July. 

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VII. MISCELLANEOUS: 

A. The McDonnell-Douglas subcontract with IBM for the MOL 

computer is on a stopwork status to permit NASA to review flight 

crew-related aspects such as the displays and printers, and SAFSP to 

review the need to continue development toward an unmanned DORIAN 

application. SAFSP should determine by June 24 whether this effort 

will be continued via an SAFSP contract and advise SAFSL-1 so that 

MOL termination action can be taken then or at an appropriate later 

date.