U-2 ASSETS DISCUSSION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: July 13, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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13 July 1966
MEMORANDUM.FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: U-2--Assets-Discussion
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1. At a meeting on 12 July 1966, tentative positions
were finalized for use by Dr. Flax in presenting recommenda-
vys for assignment of U-2 assets to the EXCOM. I believe
ti:.e following positions will be stated in a final draft to
be reviewed at a meeting 1000 hours, 15 July 1966, in General
Stewart's office:
a. It will be recommended that the dual staging
capability levied on Detachment G will be reduced to
a single staging capability.
The savings to be expected from the reduced
requirement would be in number of aircraft required
rather than a reduction of personnel and support equip-
ment.
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c. A standard U-2 Configuration Control Board will
be recommended with participation by CIA and USAF repre-
sentatives. The goal of the board would be basic aircraft,
systems and sub-systems as identical as possible for
flight safety, maximum interchangeability between CIA
and SAC with reconnaissance pay loads capable of "plug in"
to a standard configuration.
d. Product improvement Ishould
consider further development of modular gear for future
U-2 application; a possible "cut-off" time beyond which
NRO and USAF
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CIA desired modifications would not be made was
mentioned but not concurred in by the CIA representa-
tives.
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e. There are twenty U-2 aircraft available; assigned
presently as follows: CIA-6, SAC-10, AFSC-4. The tenta-
tive assignment will be as follows: CIA assigned seven
aircraft. Three for Detachment H, three for Detachment G
a_.J one for LAC/test. The latter aircraft to be maintained
in configuration permitting rapid use by CIA for an opera-
tional mission.
SAC assigned eight aircraft. One for OL-20
(Barksdale), two at OL-19 (Bien Hoa), Davis Monthan
assigned five aircraft.
~,AFSC assigned two aircraft.
Modification-two aircraft. Of the present four
AFSC aircraft,, one will be programmed to enter modifica-
tion to the U-2 configuration this fall and one next
summer. These will be in addition to SAC aircraft
presently scheduled for modification.
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3. Ten U-2R's will be contracted effective 1 September 1966.
Approximately 18-20 months from that date will see the end of
the training program at .which time nine aircraft will be con-
figured and available for operational useage and one for LAC
test. These ten aircraft would be assigned to CIA with test-
ing and training to be conducted at Edwards North Base. At
the end of the CIA training program, provided a 26 aircraft
buy is finalized, and the planned production schedule of two
per month is met, 11 U-2R's would then be assigned to SAC and
10 to the Agency. Production would continue until SAC had 12
aircraft and CIA 10 aircraft. The paper considered attrition
rate of four aircraft during the two year period beginning
1 September 1966,
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4. Separate operational management between CIA and SAC
will be maintained. This decision is justified on the basis
of maintaining a separate civilian/military program and to
maintain the LAC and Agency assets at North Base.
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2 - D/FA/OSA
3 - RB/OSA
4 - Chrono
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