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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, National Reconnaissance Office

SUBJECT.: NRO - NPIC -Relations

This memorandum is for your information.

In September shortly after my arrival, I•felt it

esirable to review the NRO - NPIC relationship to see

hether any changes or improvements might be in order. My

nquiry was provoked in part by two things. First was the

act that, while still with the Agency, I had read the IG's

scent report on NPIC which contained a recommendation that

IC should have a closer and earlier insight into the

evelopment of new' photographic systems in order that their

puts bearing upon the problems of exploitation might be

Second, the fact that since the departure of

ram this office some months ago, there had

IC representative. This office

onsider sistance to the office to be very

aluable.

In exploring these'two problems with Mr. Lundahl

in September, I indicated that I was pleased with the

obviously successful working relationship which had grown

up over the years. It seemed to me, however, that we might

need some more formal method to assure and confirm that

NPIC had had an adequate opportunity to express its needs

in the deVelopment of a new system as well as for a guide

to the handling of other matters of mutual concern. He

although he was pleased to learn that

ork was very much appreciated, he felt that

f a specialist was not the solution since a

number of different parts of his office were necessarily

involved.

A week ago Mr. Lundahl sent over for perusal a

draft memorandum with an attached agreement which was

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Functims: NPIC

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

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After discussing these papers with General Stewart and four

members of the Staff separately, it became clear that the

consensus in this office was that NRO - NPIC relations had

been so satisfactory that of all places where a formal agreement may be necessary NPIC certainly was not one of them

(although it was recognized that if for some reason it was

imperative there was no real objection).

In the face of th yesterday I visited

Mr. Lundahl and his deputy, d reviewed the

situation, including what I dicated. They

reciprocated the views of this office and suggested that

we put the draft agreement in the file for six or eight

months whereupon we could again review whether such an

agreement was necessary or desirable. This we have agreed

to do although I have urged both Mr. Lundahl and General Stewart

that our respective staffs keep well in mind the need for

initiative on both sides to insure that we are together

keeping well abreast of deVelopments which may have important

effects on exploitation. As you know, both Admiral Raborn

and General Carroll, as well as the Bureau of the Budget,

are concerned about the anticipated exploitation workload

in the coming years with the advent of new collection systems

and the increasing amounts of information anticipated from

overhead photography.

I am satisfied with the 'conclusion to my inquiry

at thie point. I do expect to hear from Mr. Lundahl in due

course with regard to what mechani to institute

in lieu of the service performed b mentioned

in my opening paragraph.

cc: Mr. Lundahl

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