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30 March 1162

AGRZZMICNT

Management of the National Reconnaissance Program

This paper outlines the agreement between the Department of Defense and

the Central Intelligence Agency for establishing a National Reconnaissance

Program Man and for dealing both with the management and operation of

this program and the handling of the intelligence product of the program on

a covert basis.

1. The NRP will consist of all satellite and overflight reconnaissance

projects whether overt or covert, It will include all such efforts as photographic projects for intelligence", geodesy and mapping purposes, and electronic)"

signal collection projects for electronic signal intelligence and communications

intelligence resulting therefrom. JP; „:;:

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Z. There will be established on el gbngt basis a National Reconnaissance i•

Office (NRO) to manage this program. This office shall be under the direction:t; • of a Director and Deputy Director, one being appointed by the Department of • Defense and the other by the Central Intelligence Agency.• The Department of 

Defense representative shall be the Under Secretary of the Air Tosco, and the ' Deputy Director (Research) (DD/R) shall act for the Central Intelligence Agency. -

The NRO will include a small special staff whose personnel will be drawn from. "

the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency and assigned as . • ..

a full-time basis to appropriate positions within the office.

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. 4-'1.6 3. The NRO will have responsibility for the planning, development, • !tits • .•

and monitoring of all element of the National Reconnaissance Program.

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Shin this Program prime responsibility and authority for aitigifigti • . • f*

9 of each individual project will be specifically assigned to either the Depart- - .• • meat of Defense or the Central Intelligence Agency by the Secretary of '

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Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence acting jointly aeon :scam- . .7,` mendation of the Director and Deputy Director, NRO. All advance planning

and new projects will be coordinated with both the Director and Deputy

Director of the NRO. •

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4. Decisions of the National Reconamisseace Office will be

implemented and its management of the National Reconnaissance Program

made effective: within the Department of Defame, by the exercise of the

authority delegated to the Under Secretary of the Air Force; within the

Central Intelligence Agency, by the Depatt Director (Research) in the

performance of his presently assigned duties. The Under Secretary of

the Air Force will be designated Special Assistant for itecomaissance to

the Secretary of Defense and delegated tall authority is this area.

L Within the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air OfriPd

Force will be the operational agency for management and conduct of Sara-, Silas and will conduct this program through use of streamlined special

management procedures involving direct control from the office of the

Under Secretary of the Air Force to Itecommissance System Project

Etrectere In the field* without intervening reviews or approvals. • Over,

ridin*securitT considerations may dictate that the manalomest and-rct

of indivithal projects% or elements erreof apollwesit tothe-fyptrel

gency Agentr arfatkidel May'

6. Within the Central Intelligence Agacy the Deputy Director

(Research) will be the operational element responsible for management and 

conduct of the RP. The DDIR will conduct this program through the use 

of special Agency procedures and will utilise whatever elements of the Agency 1 ;5''6 are required for its successful prosecution.

-•• • .?4,00•40 7. A Technical Advisory Group for the NRO will be established.

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S. A uniform security control system will be established for the

total program ythe NAO. The Central Intelligence Asency shall ',mild* 041.--4-

secearkeepeenpet those programs under the

1=-4-4- National Reconnaissance Office. Products from the various programs will •

, be available to all users designated by the United States Intelligence Board.

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The NRO will be directly responsive to, and only to, the photographic and electronic signal collection requirements and priorities

established by the United States Intelligence Board.

The NRO will develop suitable cover plans and public information •

plans, in conjunction with the Assistaat Secretary of Defense, Public Affairs,

to reduce potential political vulnerability of these programs. In regard to

satellite systems, it will be necessary to apply the revised public information policy to other non-sensitive satellite projects in order to insure maximum protection.

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11. The Director and Deputy Director of the NRO will establish

detailed working procedures to insure that the particular talents, experienr.e

and capabilities within the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence

Agency are fully and most effectively utilised in this program.

I 2.. Management control of the field operatims el various elements

of the program will be exercised directly. is the case of the Department of

Delouse, from the Under Secretary of the Air Force to the designated

project officers for each program sad, In the case of the Central Intelligence

Agency, from the Deputy Director (Research) to the appropriate elements

of the Central Intelligence Agency. Major program elements and operations

of the NO will be reviewed on • regular basis and as special circumstances

require by the Special Ora, under NBC 5412.

JOHN A. McCONZ•ROSULL J. GILPATRIC

Director of Central Intelligence Deputy Secretary of Defense

Attachment

Organisation Chart

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NRO

Director

Deputy Director

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Technical

Advisory

Group

Support Staff (2

Security

Logistics

Fiscal

Personnel

Technical Staff (4)

Approved & /suture

Programs

Manned by specialists

in technical areas

involving reconnaissance

Satellites

A/C

Photosensers

Sigint