k Ulltl Approved For Release 2000 08 21 CIA-RDP33-02415A00010 '-' SAPC 810 copy Jbf_ f- AD HOC REQUIREMENTS COMM TTEE ON PROJECT AQOATONE All C Minute• o Meetin1 Held in DCI Conference Room Adminiatration Building Central Intelli1ence Ac••cy at 1400 27 Marca 1956 25X1A9a PRESENT Mr Ardau C lADdaJu CIA 01 A 25X1A9a Exploi t tion of ELINT and VHF Packa •s ·SX 1A9a l briefed th• ComD1itte• on ill• a atll1'e and capuiliti•• of the equipment involved ill th• aoove e11bject He pohlted cnat dlatz a one will be a•ailable t the atart oi oparat loae and ayai m dare• oy 1 J11ne b taat a reed EL INT req-1 rementa prepu-ed by Service• CI A ELINT Committee SCEC • aad already beea made Tailable 1- tll e iatelli• 1•11 ce officer of the project c that it altoald lM kept in miad tlM t wUll reaard to the •yet em• one aad three there WU relatiyely little fl llitr aad ' th at tbia latter fact combined wita the fact that Wtially tide znuerial wol ld •r•tem b• a by-product rather thaa tlle primary predact of miae ioa• W09ld eeem to indicate that the requremente dnu far prepu-ed wo ld M d e ue He indicated that a more c areful coo eideratioa of recpiremeata wollld 1M uceaeary when the large ELINT packa e • yet em • wu completed aad fer at la•••• •Eatabliehed by a reement of ClA ud th• Berrie• Jntelli1ence Cldef• Approved Fo r Release 20uske62ftM'1A-RDP33-02415A000100100083-7 Approved For Rele 2000 08 21 CIA-RDP33-02415A000 100083-7 page 2 ARC-M-1 •ucll ti me miaeion• u1i ng the package would be primarily focu•ed on ELINT obaerv tion He noted that duplicate tape• would be made in the fi•ld promptly one copy to be reta ined for iJ nzr1ediate xploitation for operation• data which would be tr namitted to headqua rter• promptly for use in opeTational deciaiona and that one tap• could be made available to the theater if a deciaion to do that were mad•• He p0inted 01 1t that lt is intended tllat U1e exploitation of headquarter• will be handled by the Technical Proce ••ing Center TPC when it ia oatabliahed pointing out that a temporary facility will be e•tabliahed at Barton Hall i£ the TPC is not ready The armed aervicea could either obtain a duplica te •ocia te thcmaelvenG'ith the temporary fa cility at Barton Hall - - - • a i d t ha t plan• were well advanced for tho exploitation at Barton Hall if necessary 25X1A9a z Action The following agreements and unde standings were reached a In order not to diaturb wha t seem• a practical and working arranaement of the SC£C and yet to permit the Ad Hoc Committee to diacharge it• reaponaibility will dietribute 2 5X 1A9 a to the member• ffl _ the SCEC requirements or review Iaauee which may emerge may be placed on ti e a end t of the ARC b Tbe military representative• a e ed to inform the Chair reea rding their preference for duplic te tape fl'om· •y•tem one or pa rticipa tion in the Ba rton H1 ll e atJLblhhment in the event TPC ha• not been estahli•he d hr the tlme opera• tion• underway 25X1A9a 25X1A9a c The Chair will conault wi t c dt-terr - ine the r ec 111sar y ar an ie n·-ents which will be required with NSi in ti e h u dlin of tl- e VHF tapes syatem tht'ee a re d At a later tiate consideration will be ghen to making available a duplicate tapc to theater headquarters o i i- _ __ In purauance of NSCID 17 Approved For Release 2000 08 21 CIA-RDP33-02415A000100100083-7 _ Approved For Release 2000 08 21 CIA-RDP33-02415A000100100083-7 SECRET P c• 3 AR C-M-1 Chairm 111 • memoraadum of 19 March 1956 3 Actio Referenc•d pa per wa• a r••d u ba ai• for plannf • 1 aubject to the revi ton of para gr_ three c b a in the lut word ••••• to _eight on the ha ab oi in or ported by L ndaal and •trildnc the lut ••ntance on requ••t o1 who felt that thi• aente11ce wu prematare peiu lina th• developmerat of th• ••c•rity re1111latlona t o implement tile ••c•rity priDcipl•• which had been •1reed on at the pr••ioea meetina Mr Lcmdabl de•cribed the lay out of Automat apace to accornmod te the military Uaiaoia and PI officer •• 1111•••••• -4 Colonel St wart atated that the Air Force wo- ld aot be aendina any Pl officer• though he would wa a t the Air Fo-rce Pl aUicer• to b• able to co1ialllt freely with the CIA Pl officer• Mi- Lwidul indicated Cbi• waa highly d••irable Dd could be a ran1•d 'nle Cla irman requ a • ted the Army and Navy to inform hhn of th• number o Pl officer• they • ch wiab ed to •t tioa ia Aatomat Cover Story _ s 25X1A9a For information th• Chair diatdbuted ud later collect ct paper explaining the cover •tory in the project Thia wu read aDd d1ac1UH4 -by thoee pre••nt aaid he appreciat d and would coaaicler tioau made by th• member•• It wu the opinion ol tllo•e preaent that an Abricia•d veraion wow d be helpf1 1 m• 5 -•cl ••11••• 6 Action lhe Chair aaked dietribution to the ComJnitt••• to prepare aacb a paper f•r Cllairman•• m•moraachun ol 22 March 1956 25X1A9a •••••••• 7 Actlom It 'lfU aar••d that wo•ld for con - ad•ao• o the - •nci••• •ert out from th• ta ra•ta already ellbmitted wld U within th• arc weat ol R oatov-Gorky Upoa receipt of ita ll•t each orlpneda1 a 1ency would mark iu target• u followas tlM»•• Approved For Release 2000 08 21 CIA-RDP33-02415A000100100083-7 · f I Approved For Release 2000 08 21 CIA-RDP33-02415A000100100083-7 paae ' u c-w-1 1 a c and d with regard to th o•• waich are e•••ntial to hi1h••t priority objecth·•• aa liated in DCID 4 5 entitled Priority National Iatelll enc• Ob jectiv••i 11 a through f for tho•• which are •• eontial to th• ••cond category of hiah priority objective• in th• came doc ument and ill Tho•• whic h do not fall in the above categoriea T hereupon the Ad Hoc Requir ement• Committee will diacu•• and •••k to t eaolve any m _jor diaa reemen t• ari•ing from va ryin1 Jud1•m•nta reaa rdina e11 ch priority aadgnmenta I t wa a a ar••d further th at th• BE number• not prioriti•• wowd al10 be record4td and that it would not be deairab • to throw out th• A BC priority radaa• whicll wer e u•ed at th• time o eubmiaaion of th• raquirement li•ta 8 '£he Chairman called attention to the fact that Operation• •d•d advice with reaard to military requirementl for central proc•••iAa of llad ar photographic film five inch format 9 Action Aaamni aa that rranaement• tor •tiliaation of dl• m _rial could be made in tbi• ca ae ae in the cue of r1a1 photoaraplay ill• 4rmy a nd N vy atated tba t their n- ed• could be met dl rouall th• aame arrAD1•1n•11ta aa pertained to rial photo raphy Tile Air Force •tat cl tb•y a duplicate negative and d•plica te poeitive a a in the caae o aerial pla otoar- 117 and they would report later on the lenath and packa1ina requirementa for •••'-4 ill•••• 5X1A9a JQR pu 30Mareh56 Diatrib11tioa c opy f 1-0IUt-Lundahl 25X1A9a copy f 11-Proj Director copy flZ-Deputy ProJ Director copy 113-Proj ll•adiA1 copy fl -Proj Chrono Approved For Release 2000 08 21 CIA-RDP33-02415A000100100083-7