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REF OHIO 0974. GENERAL CREEP IS IN RECEIPT OF REF MESSAGE WHICH &MOM 

SE CONTROLLED MOAN/PROJECT DORIAN. FOLLOWIRO 1$ THE SECURITY 

3RIEFIRO STATEMENT RELATING TO PROJECT DOR IAN,, 

*DORIAN CRIEFIHS* 

"INTRCOUCTION 

" THIS DOCUOENT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON VERY SENSITIVE SATELLITE HT- .-- 

RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITIES CALLED PROJECT DORIAN. THE SENSITIVITY OF 

*THIS EFFORT MARES rrs SECURITY A MATTER OF CRAVE, RATIONAL CONCERN AO t' 

REQUIRES THAT ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING IT OE PROTECTED UNSER SPECIAt, 

SECURITY PROCEDURES. A STRICT NEED*TO*KNOW POLICY * CENTRALLY CONTINUALBY THE-f0- NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE ON AR INDIVIDUAL OASIS 

* IS ENFORCED, ANC NEITHER POSITION NOR PRIDI CLEARANCE IS IN 

ITSELF JUSTIFICATION FOR PROJECT DORIAN. A DORIAN ACCESS APPROVAL, 

UNDER THE OYENAN SECURITY SYSTEM, IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ACCESS TO I 

ANY INFORMATION RELATING TO PROJECT DORIAN. 

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"PROJECT DORIAN COVERS STUDIES • AND SUBSEQUENT HARDWARE, ACTIV 

ES, A43 PRODUCTS RESATING FROM THESE SUTOJES * WHICH ARE DIRECTED T 

WARD DEVELOPING AN ACTUAL RECONNAISSANCE CAPABILITY FOR THE DEPART* 

MEW of DEFENSE'S MANNED aRBITIN4 LABORATORY, THESE STUDIES 

HARDWARE ITEMS, Ala ACTIVITIES ARE ODER THE SOLE DIRECTION AND CONTROL 

OF THE IS-NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE AND ARE PART OF THE-0-9- NAT 10. 

RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM. 

• NOL EXPERIMENTS COVERED SY NORVAL MILITARY SECURITY 

" THE MANNED CODITING LABORATORY NAY CONTAIN A WIDE VARIETY 

OF SENSING DEVICES, MANY OF WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT INCLUDED IN PROJECT 

DORIAN., THOSE WHICH ARE SOMEWHAT ALLIED TO PROJECT DORIAN, BUT HOT 

A PART OF IT, HAVE BEEN CITED IN A 3 MACH 190 (SECRET) LETTER 

FROM UNDER SECRETARY Of THE AIR FORCE TO THE COMMANDER, AIR FORCE 

SYSTEMS COWARD, ANO CONSIST OF POINTINO IMAGE MOTION COMPENSATION, 

ANO FOCUSING EXPERIMENTS USING A TELESCOPIC SYSTEM. THCSE EXPERIMENTS 

WILL USE SIMPLE UNCLASSIFIED EQUIPMENT AND HILL NOT ourocor BONA FIOE 

RECONNAISSANCE CONDITIONS. ADOITIONAL SOL RECONNA1SSANCE*TYPE 

ACTIVITIES *MICH MAT OE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE PROJECT DORIAN, IF ANY, WILL ffl' 

OE AUTHDRI1ED SIMILARLY BY THE DIRECTOR, IS- NATIONAL ) 

RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE. 

*SECURITY PROCED‘CES 

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"SECURITY PROCEDUR S APPLICARE TO PROJECT °RIO ARE 

THOSE PRESCRIBED l THE BYEMAN SECURITY MANUAL AND IT NATIONAL RE.. 

CONNAISSANCE PROSRAM SECURITY POLICY DIRECTIVES. 

°SUMMARY 

° THE PRINCIPAL SECURITY FACTO WHICH ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE 

14 PROJECT DOR IAN ARE THESE: 

*A* THE FACT THAT CERTAIN ACTUAL RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES 

APE UNDERWAY FOR APPLICATION TO A- MANNED ORSITINC LABORATORY. 

O. THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF RECONNAISSANCE HARDWARE FOR THE 

M, IF SUCH HARDWARE IS DEVELOPED OR MADE AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF 

THESE sruntEs. 

°C. THE PLANS FOR, OPERATION, AND RESULTS FROM ACTUAL REMO. 

AISSANCE MISSIONS CARRIED OUT ON THE HOL* 

*O. THE EXISTENCE AND PARTICIPATION OF THE JO- NATIONAL 

RECONNAISSANCE OFF1EC." 

UNTIL novo NOTICE, THIS OFFICE WILL APPROVE *RUST-WNW 

FOR ALL INOWIDUALS TO BE INDOCTRINATED INTO PROJECT DOR IAN. AUTHORITY 

IS WANTED FOR THE INDOCTRINATION OF DENERAL WEER, COLONEL FORD AND 

MR. NEULtg, SUBMIT ASAP TOM REOVANDATIONS FOR OTHER INDIVIDUALS 

AT WHO REQUIRE IRIS CLEARANCE* 

ADVISE THIS OFFICE AS INDOCTRINATIONS ARE ACCOMPLISHED* 

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CFI WILL RERUN UPON REQUEST 

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