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MEMORANDUM FOR Till escarrARY OF TIM AIR FORCE

SUBJECT: Intelligesce System MEd

REFERENCES: Memo from Sec to !MAP, dtd 19 Nov. 59;

to the Deputised at the Air Force."

subject "Transfer of the SAMOS Development Program

On 10 April 31114 certain parts of the SAMOS program were assigaed

a national priority to order to establish an early operational capability.

An attempt to pin this early capability will, undoubtedly, interfere with

the research and development program and can ady have the effect at

delaying the overall program. At the present time many questions are

unanswered about the capabilities of SAMOS that scald have bees answered

by now if the development project had been carried oat as originally

conceived. Apparently, both the contractor and the Whaled mood

committees have been confused and slowed dews by the Impact of operational regdremeots before the actual capabilities at the system have been

established on a developmental basis. This condition has led to advance fr including belittles and hardware precaremed, based al *-7

elitypottientical pipets and seeds for the SAMOS system.

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., i.. It is necessary that the elements of the system be thoroughly tested .. - .

In ordea to evaluate this partiadar earthed of reconnimme. In order • ir

to concentrate funds where most sorely needed, Li., in the development . 1

area and to speed op the program, it is reconunanded that steps be taken • -

at the earliest possible date to stop the expenditure at fends for operational • :'!,`

aspects of SAMOS. This would include the training of personnel; acqaisi- 4:

tics of lead and sew facilities, including the SAMOS aspect el the rehabilita- ...:0

...... tics of the Martin Bomber Plant, Ifett AM; all data links including the -;?.•

R&D data lima from Vandenberg to Sunnyvale; operaticoal launching facUlties;

operational data and materiel; as well as say equipment needed to process .-:..,

the R&D outputs In an attempt to provide operational warning. ...-:

In preparation of the revised development plan under the referenced

memorandum, it has been revested that the program be reoriented. It is

further recommended that feeds presently available for SAMOS be appropriately programmed to emphasis* research and animas.* in such a

manner as to obtain proven feasibility and reliability of the system at an

earlier date than ow eivisapd.
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The staff at the Clfftce at the :Assistant Director for Special Projects,

DMZ, will be available for advise and assistance is regard to the above

reorientation.

h. eabsystem '1“ coietsiy reorieated aid limited to the use of

hiding r.socrs to exploit the intallipace wherever possible.

Equipmentdsv,toPsd for processing, storage, recall and viewing must improve equipments now is use that perform the same

Mutton bat do sot have the capacity to boodle the SAMOS colleen= capability. videal equipments will be integrated as a

system using editing facilities sad at a place that will allow for

expeditious MD evaluatioes as well as 111111i11111112 exploitation of

the end results.

The ravieed development piss Amid provide for mit"'rd MD

in the following areas, listed in order of priority:

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a. Reamoraus ode package oc4). inc grtil Cif" IT.

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—b. Z-1 ands MD road-out packages. 4 - f• 2 34 it 7114 - ". j ouLi.,046.

c. x4 sue completed, — jtc.1:1t4 A.M. L. L.

Read-oct photo padage completed SJ.. E %co:4

One sat at research and developmeot ground photo read-out

equipment, assisting at the minimum rewired to evaluate

Z-1 and K4 package, completed.

Only ate tracking wad acqpisitica station 01211914 with a Piths= number at"K" mamma* without data Mai as "riigit• and

pleased, established at Vandenberg ATB.

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g. F-1, 14 meadow manse as the preen* MD Maw. •

Etead-out for to be processed by a limited Sabsystem "P' •

program with no emphasis on wick processing to obtain warning at .

this time.

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