(Sanitized) PROCESSING CONCEPT (Sanitized) SUBMITTED TO NRO FOR BUDGETING CONSIDERATION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 11, 1968
• Content Type: MF

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NRO REVIEW COMPLETED
11 June 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Science and Technology
SUBJECT: Processing Concept 25X1
Submitted to NRO For Budgeting 25X1
1. Ironically, since talking to you the evening of 10 June on the
processing concept s bmitted to Dr. Flax, we received from Eastman
Kodak the attached me sage. I feel that Eastman is within its rights in
notifying us of this deci 'on since though the concept was ours, the technical
breakthroughs which per fitted Eastman to jolve the problems rightfully
belong to them. I feel the have been gracious in withholding the material
developed pending a respon from use
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atlir by talking to friends on the staff
whom I have not met, but who since
relief) and Dr. Flax.
proposal. Though beginning wi
feel that this proposal has con
a wider tactical application than
that something will occur p
the Air Force to take over,
Patterson.
3. I agree that
wider tactical use tha
concept of deployme
deployment such as
after recovery of t
report. We antici
and it seems to m
this bus less tod
d himself directly between
F
who is delaying action on this
and other members of the staff, they
ra6le promise. They also feel that it has
ategic; thus, the delaying action hoping
July or even later, which would permit
t and develop the equipment at Wright-
e proposal sugg
strategic; howeve
is tactical with the
hat to the Far East wh
is equipment which will have a
as noted in the proposal, the
2 or U-2R. I envisaged a
aircraft at its staging b.
eby within 10 hours or sooner
se, we could have a P. I.
ate at least a 30-hour saviAgs deploying this concept,
that this number of hours is extremely significant in
I think the justification for our needing this equipment
ve no doubt that we can develop the equipment for not only
our own use, but use-"by others, be it Air Force, Marines, Navy etc. more
cheaply and quickly working jointly with representatives from interested
services.
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4. I would appreciate it, if at your convenience, you have the ~~~~~~
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opportunity to raise this subject with Dr. Flax that we get a formal state
from NRO regarding their position on this proposal. If it is unfavorable,
then I can notify Eastman immediately. There are funds available
at Eastman today, a portion of which could be applied
against this program and to date, have not been scheduled for application
against anything else. It is unfortunate we can't keep politics out of such
things as this.
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Executive Otticer
Office of Special Activities
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