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EYES ONLY GEN MARTIN AND GEN BLEYMAIER FROM OR. MCLUCAS.. 

1. GENERAL: • 

A. REFERENCE IS MADE TO MR. PACKARD'S JUNE 9 MEMORANDUM : THAT DIRECTED.: 

TERMINATION OF THE MOL PROGRAM. .THIS MESSAGE; PERTAINS TO THE.SAFSP/SAFSI 

ACTIONS RELATED TO DORIAN CAMERA SYSTEM CONTINUATION; AND NEAR,TERM ,:. '" 

SAFSP STUDIES AND FLANS FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE USE OF TIE.DOR IAN 'CAMERA:,.: 

SYSTEM IN AN UNMANNED SATELLITE. ' • 

B. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME CONFUSION RE . THE USE OF TIE WORD "OPTIMIZED: 

IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF MR. PACKARD'S MEMO. THIS WAS INTENDED ONLY • ' 

TO CONVEY, IN A BROAD SENSE, A SYSTEM SIGNIFICANTLPL !GRIER AND LESS 

COSTLY THAN THE PREVIOUSLY-PLANNED UNMANNED .MOL CONFIGURATION: :THE 

TYPICAL UNMANNED SYSTEM CONSIDERED I N WA SHI rio,0-N T PAST FE*,MONT 14S 

AS BEEN THE HEXAGON SCS/DOR IAN CAMERA , GYSTEM CONFIGURATION: As, :- 

DESCRIBED IN EARL!E:: :,.FSP/LMSC STLOIES. 

C. FROM BOTH A STANDPOINT AND THAT MOL :TERMINATION MAY, 

PROCEED QUICKLY 7 ..OST ECONOMICALL Y, " IT 1 S U-4 PORTANT. THAT 

CONTINUING DORIAN ::- C.d,,ZRA SYSTEM. TASKS BE IDENTIFIED AND NECESARY 

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CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS TAKEN BY SAFSP AND sAra.-1 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 

E SECT IONS 11 AND 1 I I. 

D. IN ADDITION, BETWEEN NOW AND AN AUGUST MEETING OF TIE- NRP - EXCOM", 

SAFSP MUST REVIEW AND UP‘DATE THE EARLIER HEXAGON/DORIAN LMSC STUDIES; 

COIIDUCT PRELIMINARY ANALYSES OF OTHER REASONABLE UNMANNED SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; ANALYZE THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER 'SATELLITE PROGRAMS; AND PREPARE:: 
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E. IN VIEW OF FUTURE TENLRE CONSIDERATIONS, GEN KING SHOULD HEAD UP 

0 AN SAFSP/SAFSL-1 TEAM EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THOSE DORIAN CAMERA SYSTEMS THAT 

WILL BE CONTINUED, AND ALSO SAFSP PREPARATION OF STUDIES AND PLANS FOR 

THE AUGUST EXCOM MEETING* SEE SECTIONS II, III, VI, AND Ms:. 

SAFSP/SAFSL•1 CONTRACTING ACTIONS: 

A. SAFSP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CAMERA SYSTEM TASKS AT 

EX AND GE THAT WILL BE CONTINUED; THE LEVEL OF EFFORT; NEW CONTRACTUAL 

ARRANGEMENTS, ETC. AS GUIDANCE FOR THESE JUDGMENTS, THE GENERAL BEL IEF 

HERE IS THAT AN UNMANNED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT BE INITIATED BEFORE 

FY 1971. HOWEVER, SAFSP IS CAUTIONED TO PROTECT, AT LEAST UNTIL MY REVIEW 

FOR THE AUGUST EXCOM METING, A POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT START OF TtE LMSC•; 

STUDIED HEXAGON/DORIAN CONFIGURATION AS EARLY AS MID-FY 1970. 

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8. ADDITIONALLY, SAFSP SHOULD IDENTIFY ANY OF THE MOL TERMINATION 

INVENTORY NOT COVERED BY INITIAL SAFSP CONTRACTS TO BE RESERVED FOR 

POSSIBLE UNMANNED SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM APPL !CATION AND PROVIDE. 

SAFSL-1 APPROPRIATE DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS. 

C. TO MINIMIZE TERMINATION WORKLOAD AND COST TO THE GOVERNMENT, 

WHEREVER POSSIBLE, COMPLETE WORK PACKAGES AS DESCRIBED IN TIE MOL EK 

AND GE CONTRACT TASK AND SUBTASK WORK STATEMENTS MID BE ASSUMED. BY 

SAFSP. WHERE SUCH TASKS OR SUBTASKS ARE SOMEWHAT BEYOND THE MINVAUM 

EFFORT DESIRED FOR TFE LONG TERM, THEY MAY BE AMENDED BY . SAFSP EARLY 

IN FY 70. 

D. ALL CONTINUING DORIAN CAMERA SYSTEM WORK WILL BE COVERED BY 

NEW SAFSP CONTRACTS ISSUED tN APPROPRIATE COORDINATION WITH SAFLS1 

TERMINATING ACTIONS. ALL SAFSL-.1 GE AND .EK CONTRACTS ARE TO BE TERMINATED - 

COMPLETELY SIMULTANEOUS WITH I SSUAMCE OF THE SAFSP CONTRACTS. ALL M. 

CONTRACT TERMINATION, INCLUDING THE ACCOUNTING OF TERMINATION COSTS, IS 

TIE RESPONSIBIL ITT OF SAFSL-.1. 

E. TIE LETTING OF NEW CONTRACTS BY SAFSP AND SIMLITANEOUS TERMINATION 

OF MOL EK AND GE CONTRACTS BY SAFS.-1 SHOU.O BE ACCOMPLISHED, IF 

POSSIBLE, BEFORE JUNE 30. 

II I. FUNDING: 

A. IF SAFSP CONTRACTS ARE LET BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH, 

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PRESENTLY AVA !LAME MOL OBLIGATING AUTHORITY WILL BE USED TO COVER 

EK/GE EXPEND ITURES/FEES IN JUNE ONLY. 

8. S15 MILLION FROM MOL FY 1970 NEW OBLIGATING AUTHORITY WILL SE 

ADE AVAILABLE TO SAFSP ON JII,Y 1 TO COVER EK/GE SAFSP. CONTRACT COSTS 

THROUGH AT LEAST AUGUST 31. 

C. APPROXIMATELY $60 MILLION WILL Be BUOGETED IN SAFSP FY 70 LINE 

ITEMS TO CONTINUE CAMERA SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT,FUND STUDIES, ETC., FROM 

PTEMBER 1 THROUGH THE END-FY 1970. SHOULD UNMANNED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT 
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IV. SECURITY: 

A. THE FOLLOW-ON SAFSP CAMERA, 

NUMBERED STUDY IN THE BYEMAN SYST 

. SOLE FIELD CLEARANCE ACTIVITY. 

THE PRESENT DOR IAN CLEARANCE WILL 

NOT TRANSFERRED TO SAFSP AND WILL 

OUT ACTIONS ARE COMPLETED. 

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WHILE IT IS DESIRED TO REDUCE THE 

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, THIS MUST 

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V. PERSONNEL: 

A. SAFSP WALL IDENTIFY THOSE SAFSL-1 MILITARY AND *AIR FORCE'S CIVILIAN 

PERSONNEL TO BE TRANSFERRED TO SAFSP TO_ CARRY ON THE CAMERA SYSTEM WORK 

REFERRED TO HEREIN. A JOINT SAFSP/SAFSL-1 PLAN WHICH 'IDENTIFIES -1HE 

INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED, THE MANPOWER AUTHORIZATIONS TO BE TRANSFERRED. 

AND A RECOMMENDED TIME-.PHASING CONSISTENT WITH THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT4 

SHOULD BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO ME ASAP.: 

8. PER SAFSP RECOMMENDATION,I1ELVE AEROSPACE MTS•fiLLJBE WITHDRAWN 

FROM THE PREVIOUSLY-APPROVED SAM. MIS BUDGET AND ADDED TO THE PREVIOUSLY:.. 

APPROVED SAFSP SITS BUDGET SIMULTANEOUS WITH:THE ISSUANCE OF NEW 

CONTRACTS BY SAFSP. ANY ADOTIONAL AEROSPACE MTS SUPPORT REQUIRED SY' 

SAFSP IMMEDIATELY IN FY 1970 SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED BEFORE JULY 1. 

AUGUST PRESENTATION TO EXCOM: • 

A. SAFSP MUST BE PREPARED TO PRESENT TIE fCLIMING TOME 

NRP EXCOM IN AGUSUT: 

1. A BRIEF STATUS REPORT OF DORIAN CAMZRA SYSTEM EFFORT. STILL 

UNDERWAY AND DISPOSITION OF OTHER PERTINENT CAMERA SYSTEM tTEMS. 

2. AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE EARLIER LMSO/SAFSP STUDIES ON. THE 

HEXAGON/DORIAN CONFIGURATION, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONAL 

CHARACTERISTICS; AND SCHEDULE AND COST DATA 'mai FOR A-POSSIBLE- SYSTEM 

WILL BE COVERED UNDER A 

EN, FOR WHICH SAFSP WILL.: E THE 

REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL DORIAN. ACTIVITY 

REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL THE DORIAN CLOSE4! 

IVEN TO TIE DOR IAN PHASE DOWN AT EKC. 

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3. OTHER POSSIBLE SPACECRAFT/DORIAN CAMERA SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS' 

IN REASONABLE DETAIL. tN THIS REGARD, SPACECRAFT COmPLETtTiON SHOULD 

SE DISCUSSED. 

4. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE HEXAGON/DORIAN AND ALTERNATIVE 

SPACECRAFT/DORIAN CONFIGURATIONS TO OTHER SATELLITE:PROGRAM. 

5. POSSIBLE DESIRABLE MODIFICATIONS TO THE DORIAN CAMERA 

SYSTEM TO ENHANCE UNMANNED OPERATION IN REASONABLE DETAIL, 

6. ASSUMING NO NEW SYSTEM START BEFORE FY 1971, SAMS 

RECOMMENDED PLAN OF IN HOUSE AND CONTRACTOR ACTIVITY, 

FINANCIAL MO GOVERNMENT/AEROSPACE MANPOWER PARTICULAR4TOR 

THE REMAINDER OFFY70. 

8. AN INTERIM REPORT ON SAFSP PROGRESS SHOULD. BE PRESENTED TOME 

MID-JULY. 

VII. mISCELLAWouSt 

Ad THE MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS SUBCONTRACT WITH ISM FOR THE. MCI COMPUTER 

IS ON A STOPWORK STATUS TO PERMIT NASA TO REVIEW fLIGHT::CREW—R.€LATE . 

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ASPECTS SUCH AS THE DISPLAYS AND PRINTERS, AND SAFSP TO REVIEW 

THE NEED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT TOWARD AN UNMANNED DORIAN APPLICATION. 

SAFSP SHOULD DETERMINE BY JUNE 24 WHETHER THIS EFFORT MILL. BE 

0 CONTINUEDNIA AN SAFSP CONTRACT AND. ADVISE SAFSL-‘1 SO THAT MOH.—: 

TERMINATION: ACTION CAN BE TAKEN THEN OR AT AN APPROPRIATE LATER DATE. 

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