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T 9 P S E B R E T 1616592 OCT 69 CITE WHIG ,9491. CHARGE . 

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ON Al.,k';UST 7. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NRO STAFF MET 

WtTHI IANO ~=~~~ TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE 

ADMINISTRATIVE REALIGNMENT OF HE AFSPPF. WE STATED AT 

THE MEETING THAT THE CURRENT OVERT ALIGNMENT OF THE 

AFSPPF WITH SAMSO, SAFSP, AND SAFSS GENERATED SIGNIFICANT 

ASSOCIATION ANO EXPOSURE PROBLEMS IN THE WASHINGTON AREA. 

WE RECOMMENDED THAT ACTION BE TAKEN TO DISENGAGE THE 

AFSPPF FROM SAMSO ORGANIZATIONALLY ANO FROM SAFSP ANO 

SAFSS OVERTLY. THE SUBJECT WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH ANO 

{T WAS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AFSPPt WOLlO INITIATE, 

UI\OER SAFSP O IRECTI ON, THE NECESSARY Pt.ANNI NG ACT I ON TO 

IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDED REALIGNMENT. THE AFSPPF 

WAS TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENTS 

All[! DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED TO 

SAFSP ANO THE NRO STAff FOR APPROVAL. 

WE LEFT THE MEETING WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 

t'ECESStTY FOR A REALIGNMENT WAS CONCURRED IN BY SAFSP 

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Af\O THE AFSPPF Al'fl THAT THE PLAN WOLlD BE DEVELOPED 

BY THE AFSPPF. IT WAS ALSO AGREED Tt!AT T~ RELATIONSHIP 

OF THE AFSPPF TO SAF'SP WOULD GO COVERT, BUT T~ T 

cmRENT OPERATIONAL ANO COMMAND RESPONSIBtLt1'1ES WOLlO 

BE UNCHANGED. 

IT IS APPARENT• HOWEVER, FROM RECENT DISCUSSIONS 

BETWEEN! IANO COL YOST THAT THE NECESSITY FOR 

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THE REALIGNMENT OF THE AFSPPF IS NOT CONCURRED IN BY 

SAFSP. 

OUR CONCERN, AGAIN, IS THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF THE 

AFSPPF, WHOSE OVERT Ml SS ION IS PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS I NG 

ANO PRODUCTION, WITH SAMSO (AND FOR ANY INTENT OR 

PURPOSE WITH SAFSP) AND MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH SAFSS, 

GENERATES SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN THE WASHINGTON AREA. 

THESE ASSOC I AT IONS HAVE LED TO CONSIDERABLE EXPOSURE 

ANO HAVE PROMPTED UNTOWARD SPECLlATION. 

IN VIEW OF SAFSP'S DECISION NOT TO ADMINISTRATIVELY 

REALIGN THE AFSPPF, SAFSS MUST DISENGAGE FROM ANY 

OVERT REALTIONSHIP WITH THE AFSPPF. WE MUST INSIST 

THAT ALL AFSPPF MATTERS BE STAFFED THROUGH SAFSP ANO 

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THAT SAFSS CANNOT ENTERTAIN OFFICIAL OR INFORMAL 

CONTACTS BY THE AFSPPF. WE Will SUPPORT ONLY THOSE 

AFSPPF RELATED MATTERS WHICH WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN 

ffi HAVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF ANO FOR WHICH WE HAVE 

RECEIVED A SPECIFIC SAFSP REQUEST DETAILING THE ~TURE 

ANO EXTENT OF THE SUPPORT REQUIRED. 

WE BELIEVE THAT SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT WILL PERM~T 

THE AFSPPF ACTIVITY TO BE HANDLED IN EXACTLY THE SAME 

M4 NNER AS THE ACTIV ITV OF ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION WHOSE 

SOLE MISSION IS SUPPORT OF SAFSP (6595TH ATW, 6594TH TG, 

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THIS ARRANGEMENT DOES NOT AfFECT THAT IN-LINE 

OPERATING FUNCTION PERFORMED BY COLONEL HOY APART 

FR OM H I S ST A FF A CT IV IT Y. 

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