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The Honorable Allen W. Dulles. "ayer 1999
: Director of Central Intelligence . .
* Washington, D, C. .
i Be: Management of the Notional Reconnaissance vxogram .
Dear Mr, Dulles: - ",

i ; Tile letter coafirzas our nzroenent with respect to the
. setting up of a liational Reconnaissance ‘rogram (Ni.-), ond the
Srrancemenis for dealing vot with the management and oporation of
i8 program aud the Lanling of the Intelllvence product of the
program on a covort basis, ~ . ,

, 1, ‘Tho 2x2 will consist of cil satellite and overflight recon-
» Balosonce projects whether overt er covert, It will incksule al
photographic projects for imeliivence, geodesy and mappiag pcrposcs,
And clectronie signal collection projects for electronic simal
intelligence and communications Intelligence resulting therefrom,

3 There will be eotablished on 9 covert brsia a National
Reconnaissance Citice to manoge this program. This office will bo
under the direction of the User Gourvtary of the Sir Force and the
Deputy Director (Lens) of tha Central Intelligence Agency acting
jointly, It will Incluia a small s>2cial staff whoo persenncl will be
drawa from the Department of Defense ond the Central Intelligence
Agency. This office will have diroct control over all cloments of the

8, Decisions of the National Recomatesnuce Office vill be :

implemented ard its management of the National Reconnaissance .
*. Program made effective: withia the Department of Defense, by the

exercise of the authority delegate to the Usler Secretary of the Air

Force; within the Central hisligence Agency, by the Deputy Director

(Plana) in the performance af his Presently assigns duties. The

Secretary of the Air Force will be dosignoted Special Aesistant

. for Loconnaissance to the Secretary of Defense end dolegated fall

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4, Within the Depart ment af Refonse, the Department of the
Ate Force will be the operational szency for management and coniuct
af the NR2, and will conduct this procram through use of streamlined
special manacement procedures involviag direct control from the
citica of the ceerotary of tha Air Force to iecommalssance Eystem

|: Project Divectors in the iiald, without intervening reviews or apgcovels, -

The management and conduct of individual projects or elements thereat
requiring special covert arrangemonts may be sasigned to the Central

Intelligence Agency as the operational apency.

5. 4 Technical Advisory Group for the National Recomaig-
sance Office will be established,

8 4 uniform security control syctem will be ostablished for
the total precram by the National Zeeonnsizsance Cifflee, Eroducts
from the vartous programs Will be available to ali users os desigcated

- by the United Btates Intelligence Board,

% The National Reconnaissance Office will be directly
‘vesponsive to, and only to, the paolograchic and electrente sigual
collection requiremenzs and priorities as established by the United
- States Intelligence Board,

8. The Naticnal Recomalssance Office will Gevalop suitable
cover plons and public information plans, in conjonstion with the
Assistant Lscrctary of Dutense, Cuolie tfelrs, to redues Potential
political vulnerability of these programa, Ia rogard to sctelitts systems,
it will be necessary to anply the revised puolie information policy to .
othor nor-sensitive satellite projects in orier to izzare maximum

: a Tho Directors of the National Recomatssance Cifice will
eatabligh detailed working procedures to insure that the particular
taleats, oxparience and capa! ies within the Dopartment of Defense
and the Contral Intolligence Agency are fully and most etlectively
ulilized in this programy. ° :

10, Management control of the fleld operations of various
Glements of the program will be exerciged directly, ta the
Department of Deiense, grom the Under Secretary

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the designated project officers foreach program and, in the case of
the Central intolligence Agcacy, irom the Leputy Lirector (lens) to
appropriate elomenta of tho Contral intellizence Ageney, itajor
Program etormens end onerstions of the Naticnal feconneiassance Ctiice
be reviowed on a seguiar basis and os special cireumstasces ..

will
equire by the Special Group under NSC 6412.

If the foreroing ts in accord with your understanding of cur
agreement, I wouls sppreciite it L£ you would kingly sign and return

the enclosed cupy ef this letter,
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‘Acting Director
Central Intelligence Agency