UPCOMING FAR EASTERN TRIP OF THE DPD-DD/P TEAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2002
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: April 2, 1959
• Content Type: MF

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2 April 1959
OLAMMU TE qty Director (Plow)
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My thoughts on this matter are as follow.
suggested that it might be advisable for ma
BPD-PD/P team that is planning to make a visit to raw .;Eastern
units. This thought is prompted by the possibility that there may be baestuess
of a reapeireaa>aeo
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conclusion of the Alt C to that the treataency of
lesions over the CtUC< area, wherein those missions
are primarily for the collection of FLSiT, is excessive to terms of
the need to update C COM sir defeat informal. V the flights
are wade for other reasons, there woid4 be sea, per pose served In
not including XLJ T Soar. The eoflection of CLINT htond the
Manchuria. border would be a first priority Objective and would,
probably ovU.s valuable i ormation oaf I at ether
These views, or as they may be modified,
will be confirmed to me by thae members of the AEC within the most
week. It may be that deers would be some value in discussing thee*
coaelwions with PACAF and the StbG Air Force as well as
Acting Chief DPD*t)D/P
ChiefIAdmin Branath/DPD-DD/P
Upcoming Far Eastern Trip of the DPD-DD/P Team
though I am net convinced at this time that it would be
imperative for me to to this in person and, in any event, this
would have, be worked out with ATCIN before any communication
was undertaken with PACAF lead 5h.
U. Some g 1/2 week ago to a very brief coetversatian in yaw
office you outlined the extension of my requilrema a responsibilities
as including the requirements for air activities which come witte
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the purview of DPI. except for transportation. You also indicated
that there were differences in what this responsibility would entail
is the instance of PP and PM activities as distinct from intelligence
requirements although beat did not permit a fail *xp atton of
these differences. I construed these remarks as an indication of
the trend of your thinking rather than fall conclusions.
It has seamed to me on reflection that wets I to exercise
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drops I would necessarily have
to asae>wiase the necessity for such drops stimulated Or initiated by
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responsibility which I have tried to exercise is that of trying to
order multiple demands of different grades of importiance on limited
capabilities on the one d and establishing the validity sad relative
importance of any requirements. To de the, latter Is the case of PP
or PM activities appears to me to req+aire at least an intrusion into
the specifically assigned responsibilities in this headquarters of the
area divisions. If I did this and asked as many questions as I would
have to, they would probably either ask, "When did you become our
supervisor?" or, "Weald. you pleas to to bell?"
While I am quite willing to pursue any responotbiii
direct in the above: regards, I would feet Oat I seed to know pre,
clearly what you want also I fear I would be complicating rather
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than helping in this aspect of DPD business. Until this matter were
clawrifted. It would be to my Opinion uaeeise to go to the fi ld to took
into the PIP or PM regsirementsl
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On t h* other hand, it may be that these would be some
vata, to you to have me get an ow-ftoapot backgrou d without any
instruction for a formal sus 'isatian as an assist in devele
DPD thinking on bow best requirements for PP and PM ass of air
should be handled.
net the "Organisation. I would eelfer the two following comments which
e cements from such observation as I have had a chance to make
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are admittedly outside of my rseponsibility bat do bear upon the procedural
relationships and possible effectiveness of DPI action as s hole in carrying
out what seems to be an intention of the reorganisation. They are:
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a. It would seem that where air lift is required In operations
of either intelligesece or PP or Pled con ection an individual from
DPI), possibly from Operations, seeds to be brought in at an early
stags on & fully-cleared basis. ?allure to to this might well binder
the effectiveness of DPI) support,
b, If DPI) is to be the oempstsat and esepuos"ble I.
authority on all of the Agency's air activities (except proprietary)*
than in every case the % #tion most be asked specifically in what
regards is this technical competence to apply and specifically boars.
should begin to collect the necessary field background, and I spa
of it now particularly with regard to the Tar Last.)
kinds of responsibilities then it would Seem to me that 0
should be applied is any air operation. If DPI) is to have these
e embarrassingly isvolved, the *am* standards of operation.
practice in the case of CHALICE operations. It is oleo my under-
standing that in terms of maintenance of high sods at operations
in CHALICE no sacrifice of procedures is made just because we are
evsrflylag a less sensitive area such as the Middle Zest than s
ponetration. That this should be true seeress to me obvious. Where
there is a possibility that the Agency or the US Government could
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~tlssstt the us tdersigsssed join the DPD town to the Tar int. It Might
be helpful as indicated in paragraph i s above with regard to PACE` and
gt& ass +sa The requirements responsibility for PP
and Plot is not clear as yet to me, It may be that discussion in the field
'Would help clarity this matter.
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4, Rete ssendattoa: That
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Cy 1&Z Addressee
3-Acting Chief DPD?DD/P
4.Chief/Adxnie Branch/DPD-DD/P
5-Chief taps/DPD?DD/P
6-Ch SRS/DPD.DD/P
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aot join the DPI? bald team to the
Chief, Special Rogmborsata Swf
UPD- DD/ P
JAMALS Q. SIMIM
Reeommee4stion axe paragraph 4.
APPROVED:
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RICHARD M. SELL. 3R..
Deputy Director
(Ptaei)
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