THE COMMENTS OF LAND PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS PERTINENT TO A REAL TIME READOUT SATELLITE SYSTEM

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• Publication Date: May 12, 1969
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
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The Comments on Land Panel
Recommendations Pertinent to a
Real Time Readout Satellite System
1. I heartily endorse the conclusions and in general
support the recommendations that the Land Panel has made
concerning a real time readout system that can make information
available to the into -retation community
2. Following are comments which I believe should be
considered in such decision-making discussions as may be forthcoming:
a. It is important that any real time readout
system have the capability to acquire imagery of almost any
specified point within the Sino-Soviet area on a daily basis.
This is implied by Dr. Land in his description of capabilities
but is not stated directly.
b. In order to have maximum chance of achieving
savings across the whole spectrum of intelligence collection,
the real time system that is developed should be capable of
responding to warning/ indications requirements, crisis needs
(as described by Dr. Land), world-wide surveillance of such
targets as may be required by theater or naval commandere,
and routine day-to-day needs for imagery of Bloc targets.
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The latter can be considered the bread-and-butter
reason for a real time system and perhaps ultimately
would prove to be the truly great step forward.
Because I believe a real time system should have
these multi-purpose capabilities, I feel that a go-ahead
decision should include careful consideration of ways
and means of incorporating characteristics which would
enable it to replace other reconnaissance assets and
not merely become an "add-on".
I note that the Panel endorses
exclusion of all others. While cannot judge-this-
technical choice, I feel it is important to point out that
reliability and long life are essential but that there is
some disc reement within the R&D community on the
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3. While the comments expressed above are my own,
insofar as they pertain to intelligence requirements, they parallel
closely the views of COMIREX.
Erman
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