POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR OVERSEAS HANDLING, PROCESSING AND REPORTING ON PHOTOGRAPHIC RESULTS OF AQUATONE OPERATIONS FAR EAST (URPIC-2).

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000300180060-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2013
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: April 22, 1957
• Content Type: MISC

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SUBJECT: Policy and Procedures for Overseas Handling, Processing
and Reporting on Photographic Results of AQUATONE
Operations Far East (URPIC-2).
I. PURPOSE: To define responsibilities for overseas handling,
processing and reporting on photographic results of Far East
AQUATONE operations and to establish policies and procedures
pertaining thereto.
II. DEFINITIONS:
A. DETACHMENT C: The AQUATONE Operational or Project Unit
stationed at Atsugi Naval Air Station, Japan.
B. DETACHMENT COMMANDER: The individual designated by AQUATONE
Project Headquarters as the Commander of an AQUATONE field
unit or detachment.
C. URPIC-2: kar East Photo Interpretation Center established
by Headquarters FEAF at Yakota Air Base, Japan, which processes
and exploits Far East Area AQUATONE products for preliminary
photographic interpretation to insure expeditious reporting
to Washington and to meet needs in the theater. Participa-
tion in the center is open to representatives of CIA, Army
and Navy.
D. URPIC-2 COMMANDER: An Air Force officer designated by FEAF
to command the center at Yakota Air Base, Japan.
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E. DEPUTY COMMANDER, URPIC-2: A CIA representative designated
to serve as Deputy to the Commander, URPIC-2 for technical
and substantive intelligence matters only.
F. It is understood that the term FEAF as used herein will be
replaced by the title AFPAC after implementation of the Far
East Command Plan. For the purposes of this paper, the
terms FEAF and AFPAC are considered synonymouis.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. DETACHMENT COMMAND4E: The prompt handling and shipment of
all exposed film, for immediate procedsing and photo inter-
pretation at URPIC-2, will be the responsibility of the
Detachment Commander. The Detachment Commander will, based
on instructions from Headquarters AQUATONE, pass the exposed
film to CIVIC-2 or ship directly to Headquarters AQUATONE.
Upon release of the film at the earliest time pOSSible from
the URPIC Center, the Detachment Commander will return the
original negatives to Headquarters AQUATONE (for HTA) in
accordance with instructions from Headquarters AQUATONE.
B. URPIC-2 will be responsible for:
1. Processing of film and titling of all reproductions
retained in the theater. Titling will be done in
accordance with instructions.
2. Preparation of an immediate PI report (IPIR) (see
paragraph IV below) on all missions and its electronic
transmission to AQUATONE Headquarters with a precedence
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of "OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE" priority or routine at
instructed. This does not preclude sending the report
simultaneously to Headquarters USAF, if so desired by
USAF.
3. Preparation of duplicate positives, prints and reports
required to meet needs in the theater.
4. Preparation of prints as necessary for the IPIR and
the maintenance of such selected print file as required.
5. Prompt return of the original negative to the 'Detachment
Commander upon completion of the foregoing.
6. The preparation of special reports requested from
Washington by participating agencies directly to their
respective senior-representatives asrequested by
Theater Commanders provided that the foregoing (paragraphs
2, 3, 4, and 5 above)-Tesponsibilities are not impaired.
C. The TALENT emitrol Officer, Headquarters FEAF, is responsible
for ettablishing the necessary control of the products pro-
duced from the original negatives by URPIC-2 in accordance
with the TALENT Control Manual. This will include proper
titling, as agreed between the ZI and the URPIC Center.
IV. REPORTS:
A. Forman The IPIR will be prepared in accordance with the
following:
Part 1. (Report identifier "ODE", followed by sortie
number and, sortie date. Sortie number serves as
report number.)
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Part 2. (List of major areas covered by report.)
Part 3. (List of objectives covered with a brief statement
of significant information.)
Part 4. (State camera position, quality of coverage, and
exposure for each objective.)
B. CLASSIFICATION:
1. IPIR's and related reports prepared in the field on
missions which penetrate Soviet Bloc areas (USSR,
Communist China) will be identified as Ode Reports.
2. All AWATONE products and materials and all reports
prepared therefrom will be classified "TOP SECRET
CHESS" and will be retained within the TALENT Control
System. These reports may be disseminated by the
TALENT Control Officer, Headquarters FEAF within
TALENT channels to authorized recipients within the
theater to meet requirements in the theater.
V. PERSONNEL:
A. GENERAL: The Army, Navy and CIA are invited to participate
in the URPIC Center by placing personnel on duty with the
center.
B. SUPPORT:
1. CIA will initially provide two Photo Interpreters.
2. Army will provide personnel in accordance with specific
arrangements between AFFE and FEAF.
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3. Navy will provide personnel in accordance with specific
arrangements between CINCPACFLT/COMNAVFE and FEAT.
4. FEAF will provide personnel support for URPIC-2 taking
intO account personnel contributions as outlined above.
A minimum at manning must be maintained to assure
capability at all times.
VI. COMMUNICATIONS:
A. Messages initiated at the Washington level which might
affect the operational policy or administrative procedures
of the URPIC center will be coordinated with all agencies
concerned; prior to dispatch and will be prefaced With the
following phrasez "COORDINATED URPIC INSTRUCTIONS
MESSAGE." SuOh messages may be transmitted to URPIC-2 over
either CIA or USAF channels.
B. The above requirement does nOt preclude any participating
agency from conducting unilateral liaison with its representa-
tives as necessary so long as such liaison does not constitute
a change in the administration of the URPIC Center.
VII. SECURITY: Those who are participating-in AQUATONE operations
must have an AQUATONE clearance. Those Who use the product
of AQUATONE must receive a TALENT clearance. The difference
in the nature and quality of these clearances is not one of
difference in standards, since they apply substantially the
sane standards, but a difference in certification. Accordingly,
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those already cleared for TALENT prior to entering AQUATONE
operational bases must also be certified as AQUATONE cleared.
This is accomplished by submission of the names of those to
be assigned through AFOIN, G-2 or ONI, as applicable, to the
Headquarters AQUATONE . Notification of AQUATONE certification
will be made to those requesting as well as to the Detachment
Commander in question, who is responsible for indoctrination.
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