PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT FOR NPIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000500060090-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 90
• Publication Date: April 3, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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3. Of course, this raises again the question of how far we really want
to twist the QL'* eglleective tail. I think that a case can be made for doing it
FOR. ? Deputy Director ;Research}
t from Eastman-Kodak in view of our contractual relat.onshio with
Photographic Equipment Procurement for
approached me the morning of 2 April to investigate
on with regard to procurement of certain photographic exploitation
Eeir rY 1963 budget for procurement of certain new machinery from
Eastman-Kodak. Apparently NPIC. has been the recipient of preliminary
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UL, the effect of which is to solicit NPIC to have Procurement Division
contract for this equipment with Eastman.
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25X1 undertake it as an USA function invvtew of our extensive and
25X1A compartmented contractual relationship with Eastman on film and camera
procurement. Preliminary discussions betwee
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U., could undertake this procurement in stride, and further that Security
was inclined to the view that in any dealings with Ed Green on matters of this
sort, it would be better to work with a single contracting system rather than
otherwise in view of additional people who would need to be cleared to do the
job properly in Contracts Division.
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y, although I am certain that Ed Green would prefer to deal directly
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and company on all matters which relate to this Agency. The
money for this equipment is CIA funds, according too and while the DIA
as a partner in NPIC concurs in the procurement of this equipment, they do so
in principle only. Since Ufa is the exploiting agent for the NRP, I believe
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Could be given the job as an extension of DD/R's relationship with
It is probably true that in order to deal intelligently with Eastman
on this matter that certain contract negotiators in CAL who are not now members
of the "T, or "TKH" family will have to be made witting of what they were
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I can only guess; however, wishes to be legalistic, he can
claim that the delegation of contracting authority extended to relates
only to certain major systems procurement, and that since w s not
spelled out in the course of the debate on that issue as one of the participants
in th I delegation, OL should more properly do the job.
4. 1 have no burning desire to start another cold war with Colo
o on this matter, and you may feel that this is the time
OL "some sort of bone"; however, my own personal view is that for
)f security compartrnentation and expedition we would be better
sod to undertake the subject procurement for NPIC with the understanding
would appreciate your reaction to this prablerx
that they would be responsible for the technical monitoring on the job, I
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rA&MS A. CUNNINGHAM, SR.
Deputy Assistant Director
(Spectal Activities'
cct NP1 C
Distribution:
1 -DD/R
2 - DAD/OSA
3 -d AD/OSA.
4-NPIC
5 - CD/OSA.
6 - Mtff /OSA/.TNITL.
7 - MD/OSA.
8 - SB/OSA.
9 - RB / OSA.
DAD/ OSA.:JACunningham, Jr. /mm
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RECAPITULATION OF AIR ACTIVITIES, I'I'EEK ENDING 3 APRIL 1963
APPROVED
"UBJECT VEHICLE DATE TARGET COUNTRY- BY DATE ACTION
IDEALIST/TACKLE
Sortie U-2 27 Mar-3 Apr Szechwan Basin Special Group 25 Jan Mission successfullyZ5X1A
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requirements pending
readout of take.
Thor 27 Mar-3lpr USSR (Primary) Special Group 31 Jai Originally scheduled
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TARGET COUNTRY BY
20 Mar-3 Apr Chula Mainland Special Group 1 Nov
Mission flown 22 Mar.
Entered China north-
east of Hong Kong, to
north of Canton to
coast out southwest
of Macau. Over
denied territory one
hour and 53 minutes.
No anti-aircraft
artillery encountered.
Aircraft intercepted,-
and fired on three
times without success.
Mission successful,
take moderate.
20 Mar-3 Apr China Mainland Special Group 1 Nov Mission flown 25 Mar.
Entered north of
Shanghai, then north-
west to Cheng Hsien
to coast out near
Yung Chia. No anti-
aircraft artillery
reported. Reaction
limited to airborne
intercept with four
un; uccessful firing
passes. Mission very
successful. Over
deni d territory six
hours and 3 i,J.uutes.
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Flown 28 March. Entered
China north of Shanghai
and planned to exit
southwest of Shanghai 2
hours and 30 minutes
later. Aircraft encoun-
tered weather and aborted
mission. Reversed course
and exited at point of
entry. Over denied
territory 1 '.,our and 31
minutes. To anti--air-
craft artillery reported.
One airborne firing pass
was unsuccessful. Mission
partially successful.
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