•

•

•

•

•11 .

•

•••••••••••••• •••••••• •••••••• •• • .• •

101.,w_steREF HANDLE

CONTROL

. •

LY

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

MEMORANDUM

November 29, 1973 •

•

. •

GENERAL RUM

•

Dr. Hall is in the process .now of

staffing a memorandum for Dr. Schlesinger's

signature at the SECRET level to the Defense

Intelligence Community which lays down some

strict rules of conduct within DOD SECRET

precepts. This correspondence should be

signed out as soon as possible.

• •

.1

HAmoutill1111111

c41inficiL sYgrE" ONLY TOP SECRET

•

. •

dn. . • .

P •

.• • . :

. • • • •

. •

.1 • 1: t •

•

I
ISFNATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE

WASHINGTON, D.C.

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SUBJECT: Modification of the Security Controls for

the Products of Photographic Reconnaissance

Satellites

Dr. Kissinger's letter of November 23 forwarding the

President's approval to decompartment certain photographic

,reconnaissance satellite products is certain to cause some

n among people presently cleared for access to the

r TALENT-KEYHOLE compartments. It is anticipated

that it will be some time before guidelines will be furnished

relating to the exact details of the decompartmentation and

redefinition of products and program aspects which must remain

compartmented. Foremost, perhaps, is inadvertent acknowledgement at the SECRET level of our high-altitude SIGINT c011ectors--

which was specifically excluded from the decompartmentation

proposal.

Until new guidelines are furnished by USIB, I believe it

is necessary to caution all cleared people in the DOD and have

prepared the letter at the right for your signature.

RECOMMENDATION: That you sign the letter at the right.

"a.

John L. MbLucas

CLAMP XIMPT PRON 14.111111

• CONTROL NO

EXICUTIMWOMOCM I NM EXEMPTION CATE- TOMIECIET- COPT OF OINcom ormuouLa OP COPIES

TIONV DECIAONIPI ON WV OIL • PACE _1 PAC ES • '
-11Ut-bhat-

DellIPALENTAMOLE

SYSTEMS JOINTL

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 10301

MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

SUBJECT: Modification of the Security

▪

Controls for

the Products of Photographic Reconnaissarice

Satellites

REFERENCE: Memorandum from Dr. Kissinger, subject as above,

November 23, 1973

I wish to insure that the decompartmentation of photographic

satellite reconnaissance products proceeds strictly according

to the provisions of the reference letter. Specifically, I

note that the President has approved SECRET acknowledgement of

only the U.S. photographic satellite reconnaissance program,

and partial decompartmentation of the photographic product.

It should be Strict erstood by all DOD people who are

cleared for eit or TALENT-KEYHOLE information that

the Presidential approval does not permit acknowledgement'of

the United States SIGINT satellite program, nor may photographic product be downgraded beyond the existing USIB

guidance for sanitization and decontrol until such time as

the Director of Central Intelligence approves specific guidelines. Please insure that this info is conveyed immediately to all people in DOD who ar r TALENT-KEYHOLE

cleared.

•••

James R. Schlesinger

cc: Service Secretaries

Director, Central Intelligence

Director, National SeCurity Agency

Assistant Secretary of Defense

(Intelligence)

•

NNE WC GOMM SCHEIME

EXECUTIVE MEE EXIAIPTION CATEIGELSEREF

I feveremae 1/1”10.1.1 • GOAT SID DECIASSFY nhl nu en Control No