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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM

SUBJECT: Review of Security Requirements for

the National Reconnaissance Program.

This report responds to tasking by the DCI and the

DNRO for a review of BYEMAN security policy and practice

to determine the need for continuing such tight security

controls in today's environment. A group chaired by the

,MYRRO accomplished the review. The review group examined the

policy and procedures of the =MAN System in relation to the

national policy on space; application in the Government and

industry; the information in the public domain; perceived

desires of the Congress and press for information about the

NRP; implementation of Executive Order 11652; modification of

TALENT-KEYHOLE Control System; disarmament negotiations;

programs of NASA interacting with the United Nations; and

finally, needs of the U.S. civil agencies for BYEMAN material.

During the review it was noted that the BYEMAN System has

been remarkably successful in its application in protecting a

unique and relatively long-lived program. It was also noted

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IV-SECRETthat the industrial sector has been relatively more effectively

controlled than the Government sector. Of most significance,

however, the BYEMAN System was found to have afforded a high

degree of stability to the streamlined management structure

as well as affording overall security control. Notwithstanding

the imperative to continue the NRP unimpeded, some operational

changes to the BYEMAN System appear to be warranted.

Recommendations 

The DCI and the Director NMencourage the NSAM 156

Committee to review the present U.S. national reconnaissance

policy as it relates to the global perceptions of NASA's

programs, arms control, and U.S. civil requirements.

The DCI and the Director, NRO, favorably consider

modifying the BYEMAN System to permit SIGINT and/or photo

access approval for Government personnel who have a "must-

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know" for BYEMAN information.

The application of the BYEMAN System to the industrial

sector remain unchanged. •

The Director of Security, CIA, be requested to

implement the changes. (NOTE: The CIA member would prefer

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-TOP-SECIETto implement a blanket BYEMAN Governmental access which would

not discriminate by electronic or photographic project.)

The DCI and the Director, NRO, consider issuing a

response to press queries about the NRO, but the issuance

should be accomplished only after contact is made first with

Senate and House leaders. Such responses are appropriate, of

no consequence to the viability of the NRP, and should be

permitted to be used by Defense, State, CIA, and White House

spokesmen following appropriate security briefings.

The DCI and the Director, NRO, favorably consider use

of a detailed but generally worded briefing on the NRO to an

expanded number of appropriate members of Congress (see Tab A

to the attached study).

7. The DCI and the Director, NRO, continue to consider.

that the tenets of Executive Order 11652 are satisfied by the

current employment of the BYEMAN Control System. Decompartmentation or declassification of elements of BYEMAN affected by

the modifications to the TK System will be implemented in

accordance with E.O. 11652. The CIA member believes that

certain aspects of the BYEMAN Control System are abusive of

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Executive Order 11652--specifically, the use of only Secret

and Top Secret within the BYEMAN system and the specific

compartmenting of project codewords)

Robert D. Singel

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Report on the Review of the

BYEMAN Security Control System

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