AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ON MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE PR

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: March 13, 1963
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AGREZMENT D} TWE N
THE C T ? Off' D TEN E AND
THE D EGTO OF CENTINTELLIGENCE
.8 M EM OF THE NATIONAL CONNA CE PROGRAM
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tho O? QS coutral s . ,
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wit:Iqa t- ut Dafea" a the GwAml l etc, Agency a
and most effectir T r?' 6 a t , management an-4
a ? oS the Nmatioua P e o P the Sea Doleae
&" the iaotor of Central g - raagroo that the Saes"tam of
.13. I To v s m etb o a e Exegutive Aar for the
Natlo Roe . S a w r a 'the Bacy"ary GI 7 fox o Will establish
as a ca eta opera awRey of Mpartment of f e a N*Uonal
Reconnaissance t mart' iC tyand ao of, the
bahaU the a,ivi U of e NaOwval
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and t h e t r a 1 1 .c A o to exawAw and op-Ito r on t v
4 to app op t. ciala of the ice of Vacranry
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lateMSease with the c eurr ee the ary ci Mien".' The
l op ty Divoctor NRO o WA be to the chain of command dir,eedy
under Ohs Director NRO and oh&U at all thnea kept fly and
currently Warmed as to all a r ti of the Ngatlo el Reconnaissance
Program. U r the direction of the Mre4ar N AO he WmIl be
ree.e .. a tort
1. Saab g relatI b t n O~a NR? and the Unit"
States W-eMgouce b d a its etc e, and 9be 1 geoce
a a .
GiTledtadon
a. S* all N Oka ae by the Director NRO
to the Cs tr Ilea a Agency.
3. Fero ? Z such a r wee ae may be ae gned by the
ate'. NRC.
The Deputy r for 0,911 act for, and a or .eo the powers of the
Dire r, NUO, d= Me absence or dicablUty.
? C. owth -rev l of the Army* Nary, ir )'orce, other
Co a p e e at the art t of r) e e and the Central teltip ce
en as shall aeelg d on a fuf time bae to a pr a to paidflow
n the Natioad Res*aeta Cce.
D. Th* n of cesamand ohall r treetly from the Secretary
of fen as rno c re A e?r to the Mr or, NRO. Guidance to
the re or. NRO? shall be f shed by the Secretary of Defense
an afire Rest re r a by the U ted Mates l ltua e
Board.
UL FvacUms and 'Ro n a the N3 . . R onwa ranee W-fte
Subje;3 to the '' r# ., ac:tho ty and c t l of the S ry
ease, t h e N RecewwAswwa" CO", P - u d e r the o ra e
a e 4 and c to r r, 1e ree a stbla for the na g . set
of On aspects the N?
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Y c aeso will be MA119 app P
over denied terwit"YO b
gaticrna. ' y4mum cea Oj the Depart-
r
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01 inteU19-ence. pp "is a eyat a exC4U'I%`*
CA mto -?
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basis for the approval of the
A. T~-valopant on a c~ar~n aa1co of
l ic~nar a the I cter of central r to for c .ection
secreta
y Of nce p'rograx, of all p , g overflights
sin$Xa rtatia l Recon ' ,A se tt IMformaUon thr
f I%VrdI&l
few"
A elnt of
a cond of I - of
H. eein
N" prole a. TALUS appropriato 21
w cea and the I7oD. CIA azd private e+ .tractea9.
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peripheral %#r b a and rO*o~
chni l 4"A operation cape all ?ollo procaas
to e;up
t1 port rne$t of D.i e. NSA and
C4A
pr ojeCtR
a ~aedal~- to the G? r-'011041"
B. Ros~nz divot the States
menta and prlor es aeLahliah d b. ~'
r*gUire 13rA
l~tleBoard*
in the Na'tiar-l
C. SchoWSAS all rAssion by eve 4
og agp,pr3&te Clearances where
fROM. Rec~annaieace '~
~n~ appr~rri~t~-
A. All NItI' WS PAS over dented rrttelry. the spawent cd Defense
capahilitieso fatWs and ree sees
Central elligonce Agency.
and the
tl n 6? proda on, and dellvOTY
l~ fiery preceDal
ollicd by the tIB.
of the Cole d product to the r eere e
corre an +sbla
F. T.1ec s r~tat on. ccavereia~-. tee to Yield
co lectio ctio'a Of the dal clof such collection p rnct i
XUOn s proc to the
ary
r~lloctioa product, and d ~+ive~ for offip~oit
fort tioaotho r with a~ a wed by t tha U~~?
NSA ,,,ether tiuaer as sLa to comet
a *lyels of collect ay provide .
m ?a w as to p
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I. Presentation. as required. of all aspects of the MRP to the
Special Group and the Phreeidont'e Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
J. Mainte nce of a uniform system of 'security procedures and
control in accordance with security policy established for the MMP by
the Director of Central Intelligence.
It. Proparati*a of budget r ste for all T progrer?n. and
presented and subetantla.lion of such budget requests to the Secretary.
of Defense and t e Director of C tral Intelligence, the Bureau of the
Budget and' Congresei l Com i e. CIA will tncl de in its bwiget
presentation to the Bureau of the budget and coagressional Corn itteoe
the f de for those P to m which are aeeignsd to CIA and which are
to be fisexced from ream ee.
L. Ditectios and ge tint of the application of, end adrrxi a-
t tlo of all f ds made a ,ilabie for the National Reco tesamca
Program. Ftmds expended or obligated ndor the atathority of the
Director of Central Inteltigeace under Public Law 110 will adxrai ietored
and accoted for by CIA.
M. Rendition-of stet e-of k ads reports and analyses.
N. Releaee'of public information cubject to the sea;urity gufidanie
of Cam...
IV. Auth*rldea
The Due ro N td al 1' c iscance Off ce, In cow .ecttca with
his assigned res aibilties for the National Pao n iaece Progr ,
ehsi be ant cared tet
A. Or o vMg and sego the Natfo 1 lftec isa ce
Office.
ge &M couiduct the Natio sec io , o
a./ E aft,
gwe .
pro,
C. Assign all projoct tacks such as tochalcael managouaost, coa:-
tracting, ate. , to a . p to of o e of the DOD and tle CIA, chang
eh acsignertie, and ng any ouch etepe ! may dotasine ac comeary
to the efficient nmmaiwaent of the M.P.
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I. 1sea priats instructions aud preeceed r.e t Len . t
this a~et,
V. 1& hi
A..- In carrying cs hia responsibilities for the I t imial Red c -
"Sis ce Program# the Director, Mtkwd Reco eeai a Office sh&lli
1. Report directly to the Socraftry of ties and c hall beep
him and t I4reaftr of Central latelligencee currently informed an the
NRO and the MRP. In addition he 0111 beep such o et le of the
Department of Dater and the Cent 1 tcrngence Agency as the Secre-
tary of Deie s@ and the Director of Central Intelligenee' z ay respectively
deet - to f 4er the p visions of paragraph I. C. to ormwniua and monitor
the Nat 1 e is a Program em their behalf, personally informed
an a regular bawls, or on raV4*et, as the status of projects of the
Nati l ca a nco Program.
7i. Establish a prate Mom between the Natiaml
Reco issanco Office and the United 9fttes Intelligence Board, the Joint
Chiefe of ff, the Defense I teliigeenc. Agency, and the National Security
Agency.
3. Wt"re a ropriate make we of q ad pereo el of the
Deprtment of Weave and the Central lat igence Agency as 1-time
mom re of the National Recommiscance office.
4, Make n-aAmum s ifllaatien.ot appropriate teeechasi+ l and
operational capabilities and reeonrcee of the Department of Defense,
the National -Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency to
aanpr~ all collection and processing programs including, but not limited
to, electronic signal and Imagery programo.
B. Officials of &U elemae? nts of the Department o!' ?ensee and the
C atral Intelligence Agency shall provide support 4t is their respective
i-uthoritdee to the Director, l tional Reec lee nce Office, as may be
necoecary for the Director to carry out his assigned a reeponeibiltties and
functions. re r4 d :management pr ed ee s ll be utilized whershy
individual project directors will report directly to the Director, National
Mecca iena.nce Offi, co. The Dirac-ter, National Reconnaissance Offie*.
shall be given ea rt as reel .rd fee= normal staff elements of tbA
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Military dm rrt ie tae and ages, ,eiees of the fl tt naestt of Defames and
of > Cent l Intelligence Agency c co abd although these staff'
elements will not participate is those project matters except . as he
specifically sec etas. s Ad these projects will r t bass object to nod
D rtmout of Defense or Control Ztaolligesece Agency stag review.
VI. Effective Date
This aa117ToemO t is effective an aa1Ss t ?e and su >rsedee the
DD-CIA NRO Agree eat dated 2, May 1962.
(,3 Mich 1963
Roeweli Gilpa.tric . '
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