ASSIGNMENT OF DDS&T RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPUTER SUPPORT TO SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00159R000100040008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 2, 1965
• Content Type: MF

? ~ Approved Fc _ ase?2006/11/08: CIA-RDP75B00'1r000100040008-9
MEMOIRANDU14POits Deputy Mrcctos for Sclenco and i ec:anolo;;y
SULJEC~= . Ausif;nrrr:nt of i71) >bT r';eaaonsiuili:y
for Computer Support to Satellite
Pcconnaissaaco Programs
1. Paragraph 6 of thio memorandum coataias a recomrren-
1-elation for your concurrence.
2. The DDS&T currently :etatnii a iiraltcd rerpunsibiai. f
Yes por. it::ilt'f
for coriiputer support to fiatcllito pro; .ar:s. This
it, nor assigned to tho C:lfice oil `.ipccial Activities. O~iA maintains
CLn operational capability to run a 5olccted list of prugrc.rw. zt
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back-up to other re: 1punrib1c n enciesi. OSA a, co ro6~.G:1~i:~ to
reque to fo: program development and modification cClZi::.g from
t:2L Satellite Operations Ccn ter. Az the CAl ice or 32Lcial io.0ec:
ha-+ been axc4ig ned the major roll in ti,atellite activitic's within the
DDS\rr i , it fa appropriate that the allocation or responaibiiiiy for.
computer support to eatcllito programs be reviewed. Tho
rccac nmendationo that follow below liavc growa out of a ere of
diecussions on thle ac:bject betweoa OSA and OSP.
3. It Ic; recommended that tine rospo:wi'oility for the
devclopnnent and modification of cor..puter program a to ac u:.cd
:n support QS satcllito cperatiotns or relater; rcudic:s, be asRL~>ed
to toes GULce of Special P.ojects. GS? will rc. pond to this
requirements of the SCC and the operational satcllito programs
as appropriate. OSP v;.11 prepare the spcclficationc for now
programs as wolf as the opoclfi-cwtiious for rsnodiiicatlon of
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5l?;3J:GAo::iZ,~,n,enc of y)D ;~~' .ri'ncl:nn~lbt2ity ;or Cor-nputor Su;,?Grt
to ::aato%jito IIaconnaiosaraca TarograrAi
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c:iii,itinc- t rogramt; and direct: the inn rlornon'iZ tiOrt of these C,'CCi-
i1catioas. OS! will aszume the rc:.ponelLility for the accuracy
of all proGr4ms developed under ito direction.
4. It is also recor.~me~adoci 'I,-..at the Office of Special Activities
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on a u4 hour backs and the coztventcncc3 of the curl c.JL arra:t +.r aer.
of communications and diSitat data transmiosioa facilities.
S. The reoponsibto OS A component is the Auto .ation Division.
The Chici, Autornation Divisiol will continuo to report taro-,;,7h
the OSA organization to Director. OSA.
6. It is rCCO:mt-mendCd that you coacui with the realiganicw:
of responcibilitia1s o:itline4 Paragraphs 3 and 4.
equip -.o:.ts and with C n puler oporaiors for .united program
. C::CCn;-O::t. T:li:. 1T'Tarlgel:rel:t lra particularly appY'OJ-1Fitt? In 1;fae
1i-bt of tho capability o OSA to rcnponci to op.eralttcnai C'-u?--0n7acnt6
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existing pro; tarns x:.ociificcl, C-SP will supply c.etatlecl opara,L6..a;;
iri.+tr-uctions to OSA. Proccduroc for tacking oporat.onal p:ograrnn
will be esta'blic`-led by OSP VA-10h OSA concurrenCC. ' C'SA ;vi11
continua to support OS!? with pr ogTall~c to 3 for van i0.2'3 S;CCialiS.C'J~
When new programs are a ddecl to the opcrnticma! librarp or
doterrainod by O31? .subjoct to coorciir. Lion.V4ira v::,;: a~:c: a-:j~
other concerned arycncy. ,ran gcnerhl, C-:; 1 will have the rcc.pon-
aibitity for taking input data -c:ipplicd by t e u:;it18 a-,:ncy, running
the proprame, a and supplying Cho output d ?ta to the usi:.g-a^"~cacy.
v~he:z-thety__bCscolrx:^ part of the oporat:onat library.- The
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' rtco of Special Projects
3ACIe. C. ia'L`4. G D
Director
Office os. Sp ;~cia1 Activities .
retain the rocz,onalbility for rim-nin;t :satellite related pro&ran s
 Approved F^R~elease 20061`J,h.GIA-RDP75B00000100040008-9
Concur with the r4ccmn~enrlatioa
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Deputy Director for Science al2d Teciulology
Distribution:
copy I - OSP'
2 - DD/S&T
3 - D/OSA
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4, 5, 6 - OSP -
7.8 - Rc gistry/DDS&T
DDS&T/OSP ]dad/7905 (29. Sept 65)
-_l=D/FA/OSA
2-AD/OSA
3-PS/OSA
423-65
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