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DR. SEAMANS: 

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moo, memorandum to Mr. Hansen directing the 

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,4 establishment of an Ad Hoc Group to 

,,1 v.' review residual MOL hardware, technology, 

\ and experience and insure maximum 0, 

,c, national benefit therefrom. Also 

included for signature is an unclassified 

version of the memo. 

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The proposed memo was r9viewed in 

draft form by Mr. Hansen and he concurs. 

I have discussed this subject with 

General Ferguson who also concurs. 

Dr. Yarymovych does plan to include 

NASA and DDR&E members in the Group. I 

discussed this with Gen Smart; Mr. 

Schneider and/or one of his cleared key 

assistants will participate. The Ad Hoc 

Group will have a preliminary planning 

meeting here on July 1 and convene on 

the West Coast next week. 

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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. HANSEN, SAFRD 

Although I am aware of various efforts underway in 

the MOL Program and Systems Offices, the Air Staff, and 

NASA aimed at exploiting MOL residuals and/or carrying-on 

essential work, I nevertheless feel that a more formal, 

comprehensive review should also be undertaken to insure 

that maximum national benefit is realized from MOL hardware, technology, and experience. 

What I. have in mind is an Ad Hoc GrOup of appropriate 

individuals to accomplish the following: 

o Identify all significant MOL hardware, test 

and checkout equipment, technology, etc., which might be 

useful to DOD and/or NASA. Review MOL Program/System Office 

disposition actions and plans in this regard and provide any 

necessary additional guidance. 

o Identify any essential MOL work which must be 

continued in other AF projects. Review actions already 

taken, underway, or planned and provide any necessary . 

guidance or direction to the appropriate AF agency. 

o Identify desirable MOL technology which might 

be continued as follow-on Exploratory or Advanced Development 

projects, and provide any necessary guidance or direction to 

the appropriate AF agency. • 

o Prepare a report on all of the above as of 

August 1. 

For composition of the Ad Hoc Group, I suggest 

Dr. Yarymovych as Chairman, with General Hedrick, General 

Gilbert, and appropriate representatives from MOL ad SAMSO 

as members. Additionally, consideration should be given to 

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the inclusion of NASA and DDR&E representatives as members of 

the group; as a minimum, an early and continuing liaison should• 

be established with those agencies. 

Although those elements of the DORIAN camera system that 

are applicable to an unmanned system and in the process of 

transfer to the National Reconnaissance Program are excluded 

from this review, the Ad Hoc Group should consider all man-unique 

aspects of the MOL camera system regardless of classification. 

To facilitate its use, the report of the Ad Hoc Group 

should be a non-B t N document and make no inference of any 

such material. BYEMAN-classified aspects of the MOL Program 

dealt with by the Group should be covered in a supplementary 

annex to the basic document. 

Attached for your use, as appropriate, is an unclassified 

version of this memorandum. 

ROBERT C. SEAMANS Jr. 

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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. HANSEN, SAFRD 

Although I am aware of various efforts underway in the 

MOL Program and Systems Offices, the Air Staff, and NASA aimed 

at exploiting MOL residuals and/or carrying-on essential work, 

I nevertheless feel that a more formal, comprehensive review 

should also be undertaken to insure that maximum national benefit is realized from MOL hardware, technology, and experience. 

What I have in mind is an Ad Hoc Group of appropriate 

individuals to accomplish the following: 

o Identify all significant MOL hardware, test and 

checkout equipment, technology, etc., which might be useful to 

DOD and/or NASA. Review MOL Program/System Office disposition 

actions and plans in this regard and provide any necessary 

additional guidance. 

o Identify any essential MOL work which must be 

continued in other AF projects. Review actions already taken, 

underway, or planned and provide any necessary guidance or 

direction to the appropriate AF agency. 

o Identify desirable MOL technology which might, be 

continued as follow-on Exploratory or Advanced Development 

projects, and provide any necessary guidance or'direction to 

the appropriate AF agency. 

o Prepare a report on all of the above as of 

August 1. 

For composition of the Ad Hoc Group, I suggest 

Dr. Yarymovych as Chairman, with General Hedrick, General 

Gilbert, and appropriate representatives from MOL and SAM) 

as members. Additionally, consideration should be given to the 

inclusion of NASA and DDR&E representatives as members of the 

group; as a minimum, an early and continuing liaison should be 

established with those agencies. 

ROBERT C. SEAMANS JR.