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1. OVIN8 INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO

YOUR 19 OCT MESSAGE.

A. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES. SINCE THE P1SLICATION OF

EXECUTIVE ORDER 11915, PROGRAM A HAS BEEN ACTIVELY SEEK • •

IM3 TO APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE E.O. TO OUR SATELLITE

RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITIES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIPT OF

THE E.O.. PROGRAM A CONDUCTED AN INITIAL SURVEY TO ASSESS.

THE APPLICABILITY OF E.O. 11905 TO OUR OPERATIONS. WE

SUBMITTED TO THE NRO A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY AND TESTS THAT

COULD POSSIBLY BE IMPACTED BY E.O. 11905. NEXT WE CONDUCTED A VERY THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF ALL PROGRAM A TESTING

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AND ACTIVITIES. THIS SELF •EXANIMATION, COW

DUCTED DURING MARCH AND APRIL, REVEALED 143 VIOLATIONS OF

THE E.O. A PLAN FOR CONTROLLING PROGRAM A SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING TESTING AND COLLECTION, 

WITH RESPECT TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER VAS ALSO DRAFTED IN

APRIL. THIS INITIAL CUT AT A CONTROLLING DOCUMENT VAS

SUPERCEDED BY AN EXPANDED VERSION RESULTING FROM THE

PUBLICATION OF USSID 18. FINAL PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM A PLAN IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED

BY 27 OCT. IN ADDITION TO VORKIN3 ON THE PROGRAM A PLAN,

YE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE EXE . , I:0ER •

AND DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE RESTRICTIONS IN • • • .• .

SECURIT AT THE END OF NAY. THIS N AUGHT •

?MET ECURITY OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT REPRE • •

SENTATI S OF EACH PRINCIPAL FACILITY ASSOCIATED WITH .

PROGRAM A. /.;174rAr 1'B. WE DISCOVERED NO E. O. VIOLATIONS DURING OUR

SELF-EXAMINATION AND HAVE RECEIVED NO VIOLATION REPO - --

FROM ANY OF OUR ACTIVITIES.

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C TEGORIES OF USSID 18, ANNEX D, PARAGRAPH 1.5; TO THE

B ST OF OUR ZNOVLEDGE THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE DURING .THE

QUARTERALSO. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES BEING

DEVELOPED FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR, PROGRAM A

WILL COVER ANY SIGHT TESTING OR COLLECTION ACTIVITIES

WHICH ARE MISSION ESSENTIAL BUT.= IN THE EXCLUSION

CATEGORIES OF USSID IS. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE,

WE DID NOT INADVERTANTLY COLLECT ANY DATA FALLING UNDER

THE PURVIEW OF THE E. 0. OUR MISSION GROUND STATIONS

ARE AWARE OF THE PROHIBITION ON EXPLOITATION OF SUCH

INFORMATION AND THE REQUIREMENT TO DESTROY IT-AT THE

EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY.

D. THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR PROGRAM It TO ESTABLISH

THOSE CONTROLS THAT WILL PRECLUDE VIOLATIONS OF E. O. 11905

AND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH USSID 18. •

2. THE PROGRAM A PLAN IS IN FINAL FORM AND AWAITING

THE DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE. IT WILL BE DISPATCHED TO YOU

VIA THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS COURIER SERVICE AVAILABLE AS

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SOON SIGNED. vE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT

TO MEET YOUR 28 OCT SUSPENSE; HOWEVER, WE ANTICIPATE

SOME ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS IN OBTAINING THE

DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE. THE PLAN MILL BE

DAcONNED AFTER SIGNATURE AND HARDCOPY WILL FOLLOW

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