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WASHINGTON. D.0

26 March 1975

MEM)RANDUM FOR CHIEF, COMMAND, CONTROL & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

DIVISION (DANA-CSC-SP), HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

SUBJECT: Assignment of Army Personnel to the National

Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

References:

Your memorandum, dated 10 January 1975,

subject same as above.

Our memorandum, dated 18 March 1975, subject:

Replacement of Officer.

We appreciate your offer to help sustain the excellent

contributions we have been receiving from the Army members

of this integrated staff and, in addition, to explore therr--.TSR7

possibilities of expanding the level of that support. We • IA''

look forward to working with your office and with Army • -

Staff personnel to strengthen and improve our interface on

manpower and personnel requirements.

With regard to replacement of incumbents, we are most--::

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concerned with perpetuating quality. Though there are

specific qualifications which are preferred in the variouSiRe41

positions, in general we desire mature officers with out- .--7!a"--7—

standing pirformance records; grade of junior major (ideal-WI-1—

branch qualified; possessing an advanced degree in electron'

or astronautical engineering, physics, electronic data

processing, applied mathematics, or research and development

banagement; experience in research and development, system

program/project management and/or technical intelligence;

and a graduate of intermediate service school. A four-year

stabilized tour has proved to be the most productive; a

three-year tour should be minimum. pilerfilWkW

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Regarding Major Anderson, we strongly desire to retain

him until the summer of 1976, which we hear should be

optimum from his career management standpoint also.

In addition to revalidating existing positions, we

have asked each NRO office to identify other requirements

for which Army personnel are desired. Nearly all have

responded. As soon as we have completed our review and

assessment of the inputs, we will provide this information

to you.

Finally, we have been in contact with Major Sollohub to

arrange the briefing for Brigadier General Mundie. A

suggested agenda is attached. We will be pleased to brief

at General Mundie's convenience. My point of contact is

my Executive, Lt. 2,ty phone. OX 7-6087.

His alternate is duty phone OX 5-3257.

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BRIEFING AGENDA

BRIGADIER GENERAL W. L. MUNDIE

Welcome -- USAF, Director,

RD STAFF (3 min)

Introduction -- USA, Chief, U.S. Army

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Security Indoctrination -- USAF (10 min)

NRP Background and Missions -- USAF (20 min)

NRP Systems Review -- (15 min)

U.S. Army Activities in the NRO --11111111111,USA (15 min)

Personnel Procedures -MOM USAF (10 min)

Discussion (15 min)

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