REPORT TO THE PFIAB FOR 1971

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000800150004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 16, 1971
• Content Type: MF

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16 Augrust 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Special Activities
Director of Special Projects
Dir. ? . `. or of ELINT
Director of Scientific Intelligence
Director of Foreign Missile and Space Analysis Center
Director of Computer Services
Director of Research and Development
SUBJECT: Report to the PFIAB for 1971
1. Based upon your contribution, the annual PFIAB Report has
been written in draft form by O/PPB. The attached memorandum from
O/PPB, subject: same as above is self explanatory. Pages of the
draft applicable to your office are attached. Since your submission
there may have been changes or developments worthy of note (e.g.
I k These should be incorporated into the draft.
2. Changes. c-ditions or deletions should be made in pencil
on the xerox coi.. Since we have a short due date to meet, we
request you return the corrected pages not later than 19 August.
Any questions should be c rected to F on 25X1A
extension
Comptroller
Directorate of
Science and Technology
Attachment:
As Stated
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13 August 1971
MEMOR.l1NDUM FOR: Planning Officer, DD/S ni:T
SUBJECT: Report to the PFIAB for 1971
1. Attached are preliminary drafts of the sections of the PFIAB
Annual Report to which you made contributions. I would like to have
any revisions not la..; r than c. o. b. Monday, 23 August.
2. In general every section of the report sounds a great deal like
last year's effort. We realize that to a great extent this is unavoidable,
but if you have more interesting examples of your activities to offer we
will be pleased to use them. In particular, we ask that you give special
attention to the RD&E section. We would also like a submission from
OEL concerning signals processing, so that we may fill out our IP&E
section.
3. Every contribution has been cut a good bit, and some have been
reorganized. We will be sympathetic to changes you propose so long
as they do not lengthen the report. By all means correct any of our
misinterpretations of your facts, and please look carefully at any numbers
which are included in the report.
4. You will note that all matters relating to CIA's SIGINT collection
efforts have been included in a single part of the report. We hope that
this reorganization will avoid an apparent repetition of themes. TSD has
asked to review the RD&E section and we have sent a copy to' them.
5. As you know, is drafting the PFIAB Reort this year,
and any questions which you have may be directed to him on
We should have a final draft for your consideration soon after we receive
your comments.
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Assistant Director for Plan
A O/PPB
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E. Tech 3ical Collection
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a. Collection by Manned Aircraft. The U-2
(IDEALIST) program maintained an Operationally Ready status with
two detachments- -one at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and
*The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has the major funding
responsibility for all Imagery programs for which the Agency has
management responsibility;
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are available for rapid reaction to fast developing situations. As we
mentioned in last year's report, the Edwards AFB unit deployed a
was conducted in support of the United States
missions
(including ferry flight::) were accomplished to obtain photographic
coverage
ost of the photographic missions were flown
During the operation
it was necessary to return one of the aircraft
to
Edwards AFB for phase maintenance and at the same time maintain
a two aircraft operational capability.
system for the U-2R became operationally ready during this period.
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The data is to be used by the National
Security Agency to determine the feasibility of collecting
Other projects which the IDEALIST resources
have supported include:
A continuation of the Hurricane Base Line
Survey. This project was to provide a photographic
base line of the southern United States for future
hurricane damage assessment.
Earthq?uakc Photo: IDEALIST resources
provided photographic coverage of the damage caused
by the earthquake in Southern California during
February 1971.
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training mission.
On 24 Novernber ? 1970, an IDEALIST /TACKLE
during landing on return from a routing
the aircraft
was destroyed. Investigation determined the primary cause to be
pilot error.
The Aircraft Flight Mi intenance Report (AFMR)
put: in use during the past year, is the prime method for reporting of
all U-2 system malfunctions to Project Headquarters via a standard
simplifies' message format. Thus, management and engineering have
been able to anticipate potential problems and initiate corrective
action prior to their becoming critical. The AFMR has improved
schedule effectiveness by approximately 30%, resulting in a net
increase of one operational aircraft for mission
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