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PROGRAM OFFICE AND ITS REQUIREMENTS ARE DIRECTIVE 

ON ALL COGNIZANT ELEMENTS OF THE MOL PROGRAM 

JAMES FER U SON 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

PART I GENERAL 

A. PURPOSE 

B. SCOPE 

C. REFERENCES 

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PART II SECURITY 

A. POLICY BACKGROUND 3 

B. RESPONSIBILITY 4 

C. LEVEL OF INFORMATION 4 

D. SECURITY CONTROLS OF WORK 

AREAS 5 

E. SPECIAL CLEARANCE ACTIONS . . • • 5 

1. BYEMAN Projects Access for 

MOL Program 5 

2. Sponsoring BYEMAN Clearances . . 6 

3. Product Clearances 6 

4. Special Access Required (SAR) . . 6 

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1. Classification Authority 7 

2. Classification Changes 7 

3. New Classification 7 

G. RELEASE OF MOL CLASSIFIED 

INFORMATION 7 

PART III INFORMATION 

A. OBJECTIVE AND POLICY 

BACKGROUND 8 

B. RESPONSIBILITIES 9 

ANNEX A GUIDE TO REFERENCES 13 

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PART I 

GENERAL 

A. PURPOSE 

The purpose of this directive is to set forth the control of MOL 

information from UNCLASSIFIED through TOP SECRET/DORIAN. It 

implements established MOL Security and Information Policy and serves 

as a reference to such policies. 

B. SCOPE 

This directive is applicable to all aspects of the Manned Orbiting 

Laboratory (MOL) Program conducted by elements or agencies of the 

U. S. Air Force. 

C. REFERENCES 

1. Special Security Procedures for the Department of Defense, 

Manned Orbiting Laboratory (undated, TOP SECRET/DORIAN, BYE 

36102-65). 

2. Security Policies and Procedures for the Department of Defense, 

Manned Orbiting Laboratory (February 19, 1965, CONFIDENTIAL). 

3. Air Force Systems Command Security Classification Guide 

for Program 632A (June 1965, UNCLASSIFIED). 

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4. MOL Program Office Directive 65-1, Management of the MOL 

Program (August 25, 1965, TOP SECRET/DORIAN, BYE 37533-65). 

5. MOL Program Office Directive 65-1 (August 25, 1966, FOR 

OFFICIAL USE ONLY). 

6. MOL Program Office Directive 67-1, Policy Relating to 

MOL Astronauts (TOP SECRET/DORIAN, BYE 21277-66). 

7. MOL Program Information Plan (January 1965, CONFIDENTIAL). 

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PART II 

SECURITY 

A. POLICY BACKGROUND 

1. Guidance outlined herein is intended to control MOL classified 

information consistent with established management and security concept as set forth in paragraph 1C and Annex A. The keynote points of 

said policy, extracted from reference 1C4 are quoted below: 

. . . . The basic management objective is to 

provide a single, clear line of direction to a fully 

coordinated MOL Program. This requires the 

designation of a MOL Program Director who has 

authority to manage and control the Program. . . 

. . . . Those portions of the MOL Program which 

relate to overhead reconnaissance of denied areas 

must be subject to the same stringent security 

measures as are now accorded other portions of 

the NRP. To insure that effective security control 

is maintained, the DNRO will be responsible for 

overall security policy implementation. . . . 

2. The NRO staff have detailed a security officer to the Vice 

Director of the MOL Program to assist in implementing security 

policy and carrying out day-to-day security requirements. The 

Director, SAF-SP has detailed a security officer to the Deputy 

Director, MOL Program for the same purpose. 

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B. RESPONSIBILITY 

1. Responsibility for enforcing security requirements, consistent 

with reference 1C4 above, follows the same staff channel as management 

responsibility. 

2. Within contractor facilities the office (SAF-SL or SAF-SP) 

responsible for the management of a contract (black or white) for the 

MOL Program is responsible to establish and enforce the security 

requirements of the contract. Offices having access to this directive 

are responsible to furnish appropriate guidance to Government and contractor elements participating in the MOL Program but precluded from 

availability to this document because of its classification. 

3. Guidance information furnished will be consistent with the 

security clearance level of the recipient. 

C. LEVEL OF INFORMATION 

The MOL Program requires use, handling and control of information protected under AFR 205-1 classified up through TOP SECRET, 

including Special Access Required data, controlled under provisions 

of AFR 205-23. The program also requires use of BYEMAN and other 

selected information controlled under policies contained in the respective 

security manuals in effect to control such information. 

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D. SECURITY CONTROLS OF WORK AREAS 

For effective program direction both the MOL Program Office 

(SAF-SL) and the MOL Systems Office (SAFSL-1) must meet the 

physical security requirements for handling, storing, receiving and 

dispatching all levels of classified information associated with the 

MOL Program. 

E. SPECIAL CLEARANCE ACTIONS 

1. BYEMAN Projects Access for MOL Program 

a. Access to BYEMAN projects is obtained after access 

clearability and project need-to-know are substantiated. For the MOL 

Program Office, access clearability is vested in AFNIN and Project 

need-to-know with the DNRO. For the MOL Systems Office and its 

contractors, access clearability and need-to-know is vested in SAF-SP. 

b. All assignees (military and civilian) to the MOL Program 

Office and MOL Systems Office must meet eligibility requirements for 

BYEMAN security access approvals. Project DORIAN access is 

authorized for all MOL Program and MOL Systems Office personnel. 

When feasible, a pre-review of an individual's available investigation 

and/or personnel record will be made in conjunction with the clearing 

authority prior to accepting an individual for assignment. 

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2. Sponsoring BYEMAN Clearances 

The Director, Vice Director and Deputy Director of the MOL 

Program may sponsor military, civil service, and contractor personnel 

for access to BYEMAN project information when it is deemed that such 

access is required for participation or benefit to the MOL Program. 

The Deputy Director sponsorship will be limited to those personnel 

assigned to SSD and MOL Program contractors. Clearance requests 

will be processed through established BYEMAN channels. 

3. Product Clearances 

Access to product information is limited to encumbents of 

positions approved for access. An approved position is called a billet. 

All requests for product billets for the MOL Program will be processed 

to SAF-SL for approval, prior to submission through established 

channels. Detailed justification will accompany each request. Clearances for personnel occupying approved billets will be processed to 

SAF-SL. 

4. Special Access Required (SAR) 

MOL Program Office (SAF-SL) and the MOL Systems Office 

are approving authorities for access to SAR information as set forth 

in AFR 205-23 and the security classification guide for Program 632A. 

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1. Classification Authority for the MOL Program rests with the 

Director, NRO and the MOL Program Director (see references 1C1, 2, 

and 3) . All MOL information will be classified in accordance with the 

cited references. 

2. Classification Changes: Recommendations for changes in 

classification of information will be submitted to SAF-SL for approval. 

Recommendations will include justification for the requested change. 

3. New Classification: New or different types of information not 

previously considered for classification under policies pertaining to 

the MOL Program will be submitted to SAF-SL for final determination 

of classification level. Such requests will include the information or 

type of information of concern, its relationship to the MOL Program and 

rationale for recommended classification. 

G. RELEASE OF MOL CLASSIFIED INFORMATION 

MOL classified information will only be released to Government 

agencies, DOD activities and contractor facilities directly participating 

in, or contributing to, the MOL Program. Care will be taken to insure 

the recipient is appropriately cleared for the level of information 

released. Releases of MOL classified information to any source or for 

any purpose other than specified herein must be approved by SAF-SL. 

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PART III 

INFORMATION 

A. OBJECTIVE AND POLICY BACKGROUND 

1. The objective of the MOL information plan is to provide for a 

carefully-planned program of public information which can be released 

as required. While no special effort will be made to justify the MOL 

Program publicly, enough material must be made available to respond 

to legitimate public interest and to cope with potential international 

repercussions. 

2. All public information materials on MOL including releases, 

statements, artwork, photography and advertisements proposed by 

representatives of any Government department or agency or any MOL 

contractor must be processed through established security and policy 

review channels for approval prior to release. 

3. The effective implementation of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) Information Plan requires the careful assessment of the 

public affairs implications of all program activity and the constant 

monitoring of day-to-day operations to insure compliance with, and 

consistency in, application of policy. 

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B. RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) has made 

the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, 

responsible for the implementation and overall monitorship of the MOL 

information plan. 

2. SAF-OI has assigned an information officer to the MOL Program 

Office to serve as a single point of contact on MOL public affairs 

matters. This officer is assisted by SAF-OI divisions in the development, 

preparation and coordination of information materials, plans and policy 

guidance. 

3. The MOL Program Office provides information on program 

plans and activities that have public affairs implications to SAF-OI so 

that appropriate information plans can be developed and coordinated with 

OASD(PA), and guidance issued to the field in advance. The office also 

assists in the review of proposed information materials relating to MOL 

primarily for security and accuracy. 

4. The Air Force Systems Command is responsible for carrying 

out information actions for SAF-OI as directed in the MOL information 

plan and annexes. Since AFSC is responsible for providing on a continuing basis the facilities, resources and personnel necessary to support 

the MOL Program, the command also has the primary responsibility 

in implementing the information plan. 

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a. SSD SSD as the lead AFSC division in supporting MOL will 

provide information support for the MOL Systems Office. In providing 

this support the SSD Office of Information will: 

(1) Maintain cognizance of MOL Systems Office initiated 

program activities and assess them for public affairs implications. 

Then alert SAF-OI, through AFSC, of those activities likely to require 

policy decisions concerning information handling. 

(2) Maintain MOL pilot public affairs file to include 

current biographies and pictures; advise SAF-Ol of any significant 

changes in pilot status such as promotion, or of any accomplishments 

such as special awards and decorations; refer any requests for MOL 

pilot participation in public affairs activities to SAF-0I. 

(3) Provide information for and assistance in the preparation of annexes to the MOL Information Plan; provide information for 

and prepare or assist in the preparation of information materials in 

support of these annexes. 

(4) Advise SAF-OI, through AFSC, of MOL Systems 

Office interface with other Government agencies and Air Force organizations and assess the public affairs implications of such joint 

activities. 

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(5) Advise SAF-0I, through AFSC, of potential community 

relations problems that might result from program activities e. , 

movement of personnel into Vandenberg AFB area. 

(6) Advise MOL contractors of information policy and 

monitor their compliance with the policy. 

(7) Process proposed contractor public information 

materials, coordinating with the MOL Systems Office and other SSD 

Program Offices as required, and then forward the materials with 

recommendations through AFSC to SAF-OI for final review determination 

of releasability. 

(8) Maintain collection of documentary photography--still 

and motion picture footage--on program activities as requested by 

SAF-SL or the MOL Systems Office for possible use in briefings. 

(9) Refer requests for information not covered in the 

attachments to the MOL information plan to SAF-OI, through AFSC, with 

recommended reply when possible. 

(10) Coordinates all the above activities with the Deputy 

Director, MOL Program, and/or appropriate members of his staff. 

5. The Deputy Director, MOL Program, will provide information 

and assistance as necessary to the SSD Director of Information in 

accomplishing the tasks outlined above. This assistance includes 

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reviewing proposed information materials, in support of the MOL plan 

and its annexes, primarily for security and accuracy. Final determination of releasability of information materials will be made by SAF-OI 

in coordination with SAF-SL and OASD/PA. 

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GUIDE TO REFERENCES 

The purpose of this Annex is to provide a short summary of the 

purpose of each reference contained in paragraph 1C. 

Reference 1C1: 

"Special Security Procedures for the Department of Defense, 

Manned Orbiting Laboratory (undated, TOP SECRET/DORIAN, 

BYE 36102-65)." 

This document delineates the BYEMAN information from non-BYEMAN 

and unclassified elements of the program, i.e., it sets forth actual 

classification policy. 

References 1C2 and 1C3: 

"Security Policies and Procedures for the Department of 

Defense Manned Orbiting Laboratory (February 19, 1965, 

CONFIDENTIAL)." 

"Air Force Systems Command Security Classification Guide 

for Program 632A (June 1965, UNCLASSIFIED)." 

The above documents set forth security classification for the nonBYEMAN elements of the program; they were prepared in a manner to 

assist in providing a cover for the BYEMAN aspects of the Program. 

Care must be taken with these documents, not to confuse or consider 

the contents as applicable to the actual MOL BYEMAN mission elements. 

Reference 1C4: 

"MOL Program Office Directive 65-1, Management of the 

MOL Program (August 25, 1965, TOP SECRET/DORIAN)." 

This document is the approved management plan for the MOL Program. 

It is pertinent to this directive in that it outlines management and 

security responsibility. 

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Reference 105: 

"MOL Program Office Directive 65-1 (August 25, 1965, FOR 

OFFICIAL USE ONLY). rr 

This document outlines the white management aspects. It is included 

herein as a reference for comparative purposes. 

Reference 106: 

"MOL Program Office Directive 67-1, Policy Relating to 

MOL Astronauts (January 1967, TOP SECRET/DORIAN)." 

This document outlines the security and information policy for MOL 

astronauts with emphasis on their selection, training and operational 

use. 

Reference 1C7: 

The MOL Program Information Plan and Annexes contain basic 

information policy and assign responsibility for implementing action 

(CONFIDENTIAL) . 

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