. Subject: stage. 5} Proposed Kanagenent Procedures
for WS
(2) The OCB is responsible for psychological warfare operations,
in the U. S. Government. : Ts : ot :
(3) The tevel of --cpresentation found in the COB ie such that
"project engineering” and “pet idee" should be minimized, -

(hk) The OCB 48 weal to dealing with sensitive projects. __

(5) Both organiza‘stonally and by virtue of ite membership, the _
OSB is in an excellent position to provide top level. ‘support to_the prosecution of
the 4FS program, Provision should he made, however, to invite Jn

of the services to Presentations to the cc3. :
: . 7

‘a. Funding.a program large as the ARS by "dumy® line items in

the Air Fores Budget or goncealing ‘the program undor other Air Fores or other dew
Partuents, budget items would only :esult in making more difficult the efficient —

Ge The best mechanie: for avoiding the "budget Justification security
dilution" problem raised in 3d abeva, ehich is Presently available, is the AFoiL,
‘ith the previso that only the actual iC monbers are truly informed on the progran,
In view of the usual relatively lar:e attendance at AF-EMC meetings, however, it is
considercd essenticl that ANS preso itations be given to the AF-EHC during executive
sessicn. Single representatives frm AR0CP and AFOIN should be invited for such
presentations. . ‘ ;

f. Because of thé ‘tcshnical comslexity of tha Pregran, it in suggested
that the office of the DCS/D rather than the Assistant Chief of Steff for guided
Missiles be the Air Steff focal polit for uS 117L. An office such as the Assistant

. for Special Projects ( to the DGS/D) could be considered for actual progran actions.

8 In order that tho 1s 117L project office be in the best position
to do its job, liaison access to tw> different groups of activities outside of the
normal R &.D channels and contacts should ve established. These are:

(1) Inteltigence (lamers. in the three services, OSD and CIA,
for the purpose of insuring that tha intelligence parameters used ih development
of ARS are valida and.current. .
Developers ani/or operators of other reconnaissance activities ¢

. (2) 3
in order that best advantage can te taken of devolopments and experience in. these
Projects. These activities need not have complete Imowledge of the ARS progrom,

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. propulsion and solar APU areas.

ae welts f rye . .
It ds rocamonied that the fcllowing management structure be ‘adopted
for ARS? CO ;
1, Since the utility, af the AIS transcends thé interests of the
Air Force, and because of tis: necessity of. having hich level inter-
acpartmental cognizance of ‘the A:S program, the Operations Coordinating

. Soard of the Executive Office of the President augnented by the Intellie

gence Chief of the three ‘services, should be kept informed on at least
an annual basis of the progrim and its Progress, and should submit euch,
advice and recommendations tu the Program managers as the OCB may deom
necessary. so :

2. Because of the sens:.tive security nature of the ARS program and
the consequent necessity to init Air Staff and OSAF review to the essential
progran funding, together with review and approval of those items re=- |
quiring consideration by the Secretary of. the Air Force, should be under-
taken by the Air Force Ballistic Missiles Committee in executiver session,”
Recause of the aRS mission, me represeAtative each froin APOOP and AFOIN
should be invited to augnent tae AP-UNC during these sessions. Sinilar
considerations should apply o the SSDeEMC should they be involved. °

3 The contact point within the Air Staff and channel to tho APei#

" should be in the office of tie DCS/D.°, ‘Consideration should be given to

assigning this function to tre Asaistant for Speoial Projects to the DC3/D., ;

“gu alte , Funiling for the-ARS will be identified in norma Air Force
feshion by a single line iten in the propriate Budget Programs, | Panding
channels will be those curreatly used by Western Development Division in
connection with the ICBM and IRS! Programs with the exception that Dcs/p

rather than AFCGH would be t1e sir Steff focal point.

5e As in the case of tre IGcM and IRBM programs, tha Comunder,
Western Development Division 2s a Deputy Commander of ARDC is authorized ©
direct. correspondence with liq USAF but will insure that an escential

- Minimum muber of menbers of the Staff of liq AIDC Baltixore, are kept

fully informed on the prograa, Initially speaking,
to the Commander, the Deputy Coomandor/Resources, Assistant for Guided
Missiles to the Deputy Coumancer/eapons Systems, Chief of ‘the testern -

6. ARDC centers will te involved in ths technical development progran, .
This involvenent will, in general, ‘be threefold “in na e Accomplishment of “
technical development, furnishing technical advice and test programs, Each ~
of these activities will be Cerefully controlled under specific authorization

fron Western Development Division on the basis of system necessity and .
cconony consistent with the overall Progran.of the prime system contractor. |

As of the present the following ARDC center efforts are contemplated:

- (1) WADG ~. development of nuclear APU converter, backup in i
vestigations in the ferret end visual reconnaissance areas and in the |
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dealt with, They are:

~ CONF :

Sut jects Stare Stuty = Proposed Management

- Freceduroe for WS 117b.

Ge Secause of the c:
to Lockheed will be involved, Th:
procedure. :

h,
nurber of flizhte within each of,

earlex nature of the ARS, several sub-contractors
is will ucke fora complex industrial security

The present WS 1171, Develoment Plen allots for only a Liatited

tae eight programs, WDIR is presently initiating

2 request for studics regarding operational responsibility for the System,

ke , Diseussion:

a. While the Aix Force 4s, uni qualified to s

system devolopment progress and should be allowed to offer advice

to tho ARS managers so that, tothe extent feasible, the needs of these agencies can

be reflected in the development pro;ram,

b, Several possibilities exist as to the place, orgenisatdoually,
vhere such interdepartmental representation (as described in’ 3a; above could be

(2) The Operations Coordinating Board (00B) of the Executive

Office of the President vhich is,
Security Comedil, .

in éssence, the executive arm of the National

(2) Tho Intellige xe Advisory Comuitted (IAC) to the Directer. of

Central Intelligence, The latter, ‘sho is also Director of: CIA, is. statu’
ths USC. Represented on the IAG are the Intelli~. .
gence Chiefs of the three services, of OSD, of State, of GIA, of the FSI, and of:

rosponsible to the President and

@) Tho NSC, itsolf. .

(4) dn adehos group (which could be extehlished én invitation
from the Sderetary of the Air Farce). ee

pose or responsibilities, por se,
favoring the OCB as the into
which is allowed to offer adwice

and recomendations on the program. These are:

(2) ‘The basis concept of the ARS dnvolves important questions -
of national policy.. The OCB as executive agent of the NSC mst be kept aware of
such renifications, : . -

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CR rte ae a ene bee ee tne ce tee

Subject: Staff study « Proposed Management, .
Procedures for 18 117 so :

5. Inplenentation: = an :
a As a first step, it is proposed that. the Western Development
Division position as outlined in caragraphs 2a through 24, above, serve as a
attachuent to a personel letter from Osneral Schriever to Gensral Power which’ . .
covers the necd for a special managencnt structure for ‘the AIS. Proposed
drafts of such correspondence are Inclosure Be . , :

. ” : gif Ooneral Pousr approves the proposed Western Development
Division position or something along these lines, then the. result should be
sent to Ceneral Putt in a sintler fesidion, Seneral Putt would then be asked
“e nemure She necessary OSAP approrad ant ‘aplenonting Sostmisticas. .
. CG. Because of the cmplicated nature of the problem, it is :
basis, “ust the above be handled on @ personal basis rather thin’ ea. forael

SIGNED a
3 Incls: . “FREDERIC C. E. ODER
1. Memo to Gndr Truax Its Colonel, USAF
2 Ted ght rere (Uaci) Assistant for 1S 117L
«ARDC lO. -2 page Technical Operations
(SECRET) wW-56~02519 J : Lo
3e Ltr to Gen. Power (Rough Draft) : ue tos

2 page (SECEET) with 2. Incl.
(Rough Draft) Konagenent
Structure) (SECRET) WDTR 56-3

WIR 56-113



AFOHC ~ dster:

ination of critical enviromental data, Coke

: : (2)
the spatial and size distribution ‘and velcoity of meteors and nicroneteorites. .

(3) HADC = inteLli cence Parameters and processing, acquisition,
‘tracicing, ground space commnications and comand, - a .

(u) ARMtG = develcpment test flights, ©. hoo
(5) FADC = launching of upper atmosphere Probing rockets to

collect environmental data,

The requirements for ARDC canter participation in.+S 1L7L will be considered

insofar as the individual, center ‘can make a tine]y
Western Devolopnent Division based uzon unique
not generally extant within the pring contractor's

contttibution as determined by

Yechnical capability in the center
‘ganization, . .

or

The requérenents for Possessing systen information will vary from center to,
center and task to task and will have to be individually released through dee
signated point~of-contact for WS 117L in each center,

7s. the role of Re in support cf 43 117L will

be that speoitied in letter

dated 10 September 1956 tron the Camander, Western Develoment: to the Ramoak
Corporation, Attn: Dr, Ramo, Subject: "R-1, Lesponsibility in Connection with the

WS 117L progrant,

8 It 4s proposed to docuncnt. the ANS Program in accordance with Procedures

outlined in ARDC Manusi 80el;, Disscrinstion of the

documentation will be liniited to

those persons with specific need-to-inow as determined by the Assistant for WS L17L,

Technical Operations, i.estern Develorment Division,

9e Western Development Division will establish Hecessary liaison to- |

accomplish develorment of 1S 117k.

WTR, 56~113 -

.


7 Stat Study - Proposed Managenent Procedures
; _ for US 117L ‘SEP 12° 1956 a _

wr: WDTR os Lte Col, Oder/ah/I3hh,
\DGV(In Turni) ; ., oo, . .

1. Statement of the Problem: To develop a Western Development Division with’ ?
regard to the overall management o: the development program.of WS 117L. This action f
‘was directed in your memorandum (Inclosure 1) of 20 July 1956 to Commander Truax,
Subject: "117L Management", \ . . : .

2. Recommendations; It 1s ricomended that, Western Development Division “4
adopt and take steps to have implenented the following manegenent structure for ARS: .) |

@., Since the utility: of ‘she AKS transcends the interests of the Air Force,
‘and because of the necessity of hering high level interdepartmental cognisance of
the ARS program, the Operations Co>riinating Board of the Executive Office of the
President augmented by the Intell zence Chiefs of the three services, sh ould be :
kept inforued on at least an. anmall basis of the progran and its progress, and
should submit such advice and’ recoasendations to thé program managers as the OCB
may deem necessary. : ey m

be Because of the sonsitive security nature of the ARS Program and the -

consequent necessity to limit Air staff and OSAF roview to ‘the essential Program,

i together with review and 2pprovel of those items requiring consideration
by the Secretary of the Air Force, should be undertaken by the Air Force Ballistic .
Missiles Counittee in exesutive session, Eecause of the ARS mission, one repre-
sentative each fran AFOOP and AFOLY should be invited to augnent the AF-LMC during *
theso sessicnse Similar considerations should’ apply to the OSD-EMG should they .
be involved. ‘ . :

ce The contact point within the Air Staff and chaniel to the AP-HO ; |
should te in the office of the DCS/D., Consideration should be ven to. assigning. -
this function to the Assistant for Special Projects to the Dcs/D, _

de Funding for the ARS will bo identified in normal Air Force faghton by
a single line item inthe appropriate Ludget Programs, Funding chamnels will be .
those currently used by Western Developuent Division in connection with the ICEM °
and IRiM prograns with the exception that DCS/D rather than AFCGM would be the Air
Steff ‘ook point. . . . .

DOWNGRADED AT. 12 YEAR
INTERVALS; NOT AUTOMATICALLY

DECLASSIFIED. DOD DIR 5200.10



DOWgpay a
- INTERVALS. EDAT oy,
29 vege
SUSSFiED, top SiCany

Lt. Goneral Thames 3, Povor
Commander . ‘ _ 2 :
Air Research and Development Command , These
P.O. Box 2395 : : ee
Baltinore, Maryland . : . rn

° DR

wee oe .

Dear General: 7 . Lo
Since it is quite likely that the Advanged feconmaissance Systen. .
(WS 1174) development prozram will ‘et underway at a reasonable level :
of effort in the neor future, I consider it necessary to » for
your consideration, a msnsgenent structure for the ARS.- Proposed
structure is conditioneé ty three factora: : .

a. the fact thet the utility oft and interest in the results
from the ARS will transce:d the Air Force. . .

by The requirerent for special security precautions inherent
in a national reconnaisssrce systen. This is emphasised in paragraph }-
of the tq ARDC Syston Lev: lopaent Directive Noe 117le ’

c, The edvisabdility of sanowhat pimtlar management progrems ff
‘ox all of cur prograns in order that WOD not be subject to an un- an
necessary variety of procedures. . . .

I have inelosed for your consideration our -presend thinking on -
this subject. Your camerts and/or approval. would be appreciated. ,
If you agree, I would like to present the proposal to General Putt
with the request thet he secure necessary approval, frou the Secretary's
Office together with igplenenting instructions. :

tad

~ Sincerely, — :
. . inp
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1 Inca: ‘ 2. A SORT
Management Structure : C der” >

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‘Sabjoot: ‘stare Study = Proposed ‘Kanag; t
Procedures for 3 1 ropes “Memagsnen

e As ‘in the cane of the ICEM and IRBM prograns, the Comunder,

2 t ‘a th
Resources, Assistant: for Cuided Missiles to the Deputy Comander, ons Systens,
‘) chiet of the Vestern Devel ene U:vision office (RDZGi) and a reprodentavive of
1 -the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Systens Division, ‘Directorate of Systems Plans
(RDSPI). Similar limitations on the nunber of Persons in Ha, USAF vho are fully
informed on the program should bo cstablished afd maintained, . . .
f. aut wan @7e Will be involved in the technical development program. .
Puig involvenont will, dn general, be threefold in nature Accomplishment af .
technical development, furnishing technical advice and test Programs. Each of
these activities will be carefully controlled under Specific authorization from :
Western Development Division on the basis of syatett necessity and econamy con=
sistent with the overall Program oj' the prine ‘system contractor. As of the pres
sent the following ARDC Center efforts are contemplated: - a .

\- : .
: (2) WADC = developner 4 of meclear APU converter, backup investigations
in the ferret and visual reconnais:ance areas and’, the preptlsion and solar APU”

Soa oe

(2) AFCRG - determinetion of critical enviromental data, e.g. the
spatial and size distribution and velocity of meteors and micrometecrites.

. (3) RADC = intelligerce parameters and processing, acquisition,
tracking, ground Space commmicaticns and ‘command, . . '

QQ AMM - dovelopnent test Nights,

(5) _HADG » launching of upper atniosphere rebing rockets to
colléct environmental data, me * “

ee romirenonts far AIDG center pavtictpation n WS 1174 stl: be oem.
Sidered insofar as the individual center can make a timely’ contribution as deter=

The requirements
to center and task to task and will have to be individually released through de-
. Signated point-ofscontact for WS V7L in each center, .

Ge The Tole of Ref in support of WS 117b will be that specified in letter
ated 10 Septenber 1956 from the Commder, Western Development to the Reno-Woolridee
is aration, Attn: Dr. Ramo, Subject: ‘pew Responsibility in Connection with .

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Subject: Staff Study © Proposed Management
Procedures for VS 117L : .

h. It de proposedito.document the ARS, program’ in. accordance with pro- - J ft

cedures outlined in ARDC Manual 80-4, Dissonination of the documentation will be
linited to those persons with specitin neod-te-lnow as determined by the Assistant

for WS 117L, Technical Operations, Western Development Division. .

4, Neetern Developacnt Divinion vill establish necessary Liaison to
accomplish development of WS 117L. . . .

J. Specific ection for the tmplementation of these recommendations
is put forward in paragraph 5, below, :

3+ Fecte Doaring on the Problon-

te s
& Tho ARS, unlike most other Air Force Keapons Systems, has. direct
implications and utility transcending the Air Force itself. Information provided
by the ARS will be essential to the ducision making apparatus and
activities of the other military serv:ices, the Defense Department, the State De«

partment, the Central Intelligence Aguncy, and after evaluation and analysis by.

these agencies, to the President and “che National Security Council.

db. Western Development Divinion has, by ARDC SDD No, 1171, ‘17 August,
1956, (Inclosure 2) been assigned responsibility for and directed to implement
cevelopment of the Advanced Reconnaisiiaice Syston (APS), VS 1171 as presented in
the System Development Plan on the 6ai33 subject, 2 April 1956,

c. While SDD No. 117L provisles for only $3,000,000 in initial funding
for Fy 1957, there ds valid reason to believe that this funding can and will be-
increased by fq USAF in the near future to a figure more closcly aligned with
srproved ANS development plan, Honce,. early decision’ in the oubject problem is

cated,

d. Particularly high securd- sensitivity is associated with the ARS ag

a national reconnaissance effort sincn comprozise or premature disclosure of this
endeavor could result in serious natimal embarresement and possible subsequent,

loss in the opcrational utility of thi system and the resulting intelligence. Yor:
this reason, special security procedues are an important feotor in the management -

of ARS and are directed in SDD Hoe. 11/1

@. Since the ARS is based u20n use of the SH-65 (less noso cone) and
possibly the SH=68 (less nése cone) a3 a booster, there is an interaction tween
tS LO7A and 4S 1171, This implies that a certain degree of imowledgibility lof the
AHS will be required by the AFea!NG anl, possibly the CSD-IMC, : t

o