(TS) DOD-CIA AGREEMENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 14, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
MEMORANDUM FOR The Secretary of the
The Secretary of the
14 June M2
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The Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Director, National Security Agency
Affairs)
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Dep
The General Counsel
The Director of Defense i= ese arch Engineering
The Ch;; irxt, Joint Chiefs of staff
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (hgomtionrll
Security Affairs)
The Asa1 tart S retary of Defense Public
SUBJECT: (TS) DOD-CIA Agree ent
The attached agreement between the Secretary of Defense and
the Director of Central Intelligence an responsibilities of the (S) National
heconnaissance mice, dated 2 May 1982, supersedes Secretary of
Defense memorandum of September 1901 entitled (TS) ? Assistant for
Reconnaissance" and its attached DOD-CD!. Agreement entitled "Manage-
ment of the National Reconnaissance .z rogram, " dated 6 September 1901.
All Department of Defense satellite and overflight photographic
reconnaissance, mapping, geodesy and electronic signal collection
projects will be handled in accordance with the attached agreement,
and existing project assignments will be brought into conformity and
present conflicting directives will be revised at the earliest date. In
order to ensure full compliance with the terms and intent of the Agree-
ment, the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the heads of
other DOD components will, carefully monitor their departmental pro-
grams so as to avoid conflict with the (TS) Nati4rAl Reconwissance
program which is the exclusive responsibility of the (S) National Recon-
naissance Office.
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The establish ent and gerier;1 m n~agenxent philosophy of the
(3) National R~ecossnaissa ce Office are covered by the attached .Trop
Secret DOD) Directly*, subject, (3) National - ecoan. issance Office.
The (S) Director, National Reconnaissance JIfice is designated by the
attached Secret memorandum of the Secretary of ,-_~efvase entitled,
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The (TS) National Reconnaissance Program does not include
peripheral reconnaissanee activities. These remain the responsi-
bilities of the Military Departments. -iavwever, the (3) Director,
National econnai ce Office Is responsible for establishing and
maintaining a suitable interface between the (TS) National Reconnaissance
rogram and such peripheral reconnaissance activities
and for coord
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Office.
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Department of Defense Directive
(S) National Reconnaissance Office
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense
and the provisions of the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended, including the Department of Defense Reorganization
Act of 1958, a (S) National Reconnaissance Office is hereby
established as an operating agency of the Department of
Defense, under the direction and supervision of the Secretary
of Defense.
II. ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY
The (S) National Reconnaissance Office will be organized
separately within the Department .of Defense under a (S)
Director, National Reconnaissance Office, appointed by
the Secretary of Defense. The Director will be responsible
for consolidation of all Department of Defense satellite
and air vehicle overflight projects for intelligence, geodesy
and mapping photography and electronic signal collection
into a single program, defined as the (TS) National Recon-
naissance Program, and for the complete management and
conduct of this Program in accordance with policy guidance
and decisions of the Secretary of Defense.
M. RELATIONSHIPS
A. In carrying out his responsibilities for the (TS)
National Reconnaissance Program, the (S) Director,
National Reconnaissance Office shall:
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1. Keep the Director of Defense Research and
Engineering and the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller) personally informed on
a regular basis on the status of projects of
the (TS) National Reconnaissance Program.
2. Similarly inform other Department of Defense
personnel as he may determine necessary in the
course of carrying out specific project matters.
3. Establish appropriate interfaces between the
(S) National Reconnaissance Office and the United
States Intelligence Board, the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, the Defense Intelligence Agency; and the
National Security Agency.
4. Where appropriate, make use of qualified personnel
of services and agencies of the Department of
Defense as full time members of the (S) National
Reconnaissance Office.
B. Officials of the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
military departments, and other DOD agencies shall
provide support within their respective fields of
responsibility, to the (S) Director, National Recon-
naissance Office as may be necessary for the Director
to carry out his assigned responsibilities and functions.
Streamlined management procedures will be utilized
whereby individual project directors will report
directly to the (S) Director, National Reconnaissance
Office. The (S) Director, National Reconnaissance
Office will be given support as required from normal
,staff elements of the military departments and agencies
concerned, although these staff elements will not
participate in these project matters except as he
specifically requests, and these projects will not be
subject to normal Department of Defense staff review..
IV. AUTHORITIES
A. The (S) Director, National Reconnaissance Office, in
connection with his assigned responsibilities for the
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(S) National Reconnaissance Office and the (TS)
National Reconnaissance Program, is hereby specific-
ally delegated authority to:
1. Organize, staff, and supervise the (S) National
Reconnaissance Office.
2. Establish, manage and conduct the (TS) National
Reconnaissance Program.
3. Assist the Secretary of Defense in the super-
vision of aircraft, drone and satellite recon-
naissance, mapping and geodesy matters, including
both photographic and electronic signal projects,
and be his direct representative on these matters
both within and outside the Department of Defense.
4. .Review all Department of Defense budget requests
and expenditures for any items falling within the
definition of the (TS) National Reconnaissance
Program, including studies and preliminary research
and development of components and techniques to
support such existing or future projects.
B. Other authorities specifically delegated to the (S)
Director, National Reconnaissance Office by the Secre-
tary of Defense will be referenced in numbered enclos-
ures to this directive.
V. PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS
All projects falling within the definition of the (TS)
National Reconnaissance Program are assigned to that program
and will be managed as outlined herein unless specific.
exception is made by the (S) Director, National Reconnaissance
Office. Announcements of any such exceptions will be made by
numbered enclosures to this directive.
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VI. SECURITY
The (S) Director, National Reconnaissance Office will
establish the security procedures to be. followed for
all matters of the (TS) National Reconnaissance Program,
including suitable unclassified names and functions to
protect all elements of the (S) National Reconnaissance
Office.
'VII. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Directive is effective upon publication.
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Acting Secretary of Defense
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25. D. C.
14 June 1962
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