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THE NRO STAFF

4 February 1977

iMMORAMDUM FOR DR. JOSE MARTIN, ACTING SECRETARY OF THE

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SUBJECT: National Space Policy

ThrOugh the Policy Review Committee of the National

Security Council, Dr. Brzesinski has established a mechanism

to develop a coherent national space policy. Be desires to

tie together considerations of military, intelligence, and

civil uses of space. This is a timely subject and does need

to be addressed.

The NRO has long been involved in space policy matters

and has been a major activity in the formulation of much of

the policy which exists today. We find, however, that at

present space policy is fragmented, often conflicting and

in some areas nonexistent. Thus, we wish to support strongly

the National Security Council effort. On 31 January representatives from the MR0 attended a working group meeting at the

White House, along with people from ASD(ISA), DDR&E, and ASD(I).

This meeting . was in preparation for a gathering of principals

for a new patent Space Policy Committee to be chaired by

Mr. David Aaron, Deputy Assistant to the President for National

Security. The first meeting of this committee is scheduled

for I February and Secretary Brown has decided that DOD should

be represented by the ASD(ISA) with ODDR&E as backup (htch 1).

We view such of the work to be attempted by this Committee

as a logical follow-on of the activities conducted by the

former Space Policy Committee of the MSC Under Secretaries

Committee. The DOD was represented on that Committee by

ASD(ISA), DDR&E, JCS, and the NRO. While this provided four

voices from OSD, it served as an excellent forum for getting•

all views on the table. This appeared especially appropriate

because the civil community was represented by individual

members from NASA, NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey, Department

of the Interior, Department of Agriculture and OMB. Other

members included the White House Staff, the MSC Staff, CIA,

theObresident's Science Advisor, State Department, and ACDA.

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. Dr. Cook. and I feel strongly that the NRO, as the sole

agency responsible for intelligence satellites, should be a

principal representative on this new committee. I suggest

that this would be an appropriate subject for you to discuss

with Dr. Brown. We recommend that the DNRO be a member with

the DDNRO or Staff Director as backup representatives.

9olohel Hofmann would be our principal working grOup representative

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The NSC Staff'has' proposed that an effort be made to address in

.a comprehensive way the diverse and interactive interests of U.S.

civil, tactical military, and national intelligence space programs.

The review would consider the potential impact of these programs upon

economic and scientific interests, arms limitation, warning, reconuaissance, C3, other military needs, and the potential for space

warfare.

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To initiate the effort, a working group was formed composed of

representatives from DoD, DCI, DoS, NASA, ACDA, OMB, Interior,

Commerce, and Agriculture which met with the uSC Staff on 31 January

1977. Your representatives attended. Al draft memorandum for the

?resident and a draft Presidential Review Memorandum to establish an

ad hoc study group under the NSC Policy Review Committee were distributed. These draft documents and related matters will be addressed by

a meeting of principals (Assistant Secretary level requested) chaired

by Mt. David Aaron, Deputy Assistant to the President for National

Security Affairs on Tuesday, 8 February 1977, from 1000-1200, in

Doom 305, Old 201.

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the 8 February 1977 meeting by the ASD/ISA as the principal and by

someone from 00DRAE as backup. The Secretary requests that the MBAS

representative understand military and intelligence. applications.

ASD/ISA and DORU are requested to establish points of contact

mod inform this office and the information addrestees of this memorandum in order to facilitate in-house coordination and appropriate

inputs.

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