COMOR MAPPING, CHARTING AND GEODESY WORKING GROUP, MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN ROOM 5B2830 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, LANGLEY, 1400-1620, 21 FEBRUARY 1966

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COMOR MAPPING, CHARTING, AND GEODESY WORKING GROUP
Minutes of Meeting Held in Room 5B2830
Central Ihtolligence Agency,-,Langldy.
1400-1620, 21 February 1966
Deputy..Chairman
Mr. K. W. Rinehart, OACSI
Mr. G. W. Wolf, ONI
Mr. D. R. Holben, AFNIN
CONSULTANTS PRESENT
Planning for First PG KH-4 Camera System and Next Special MC&G KH-4
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1. pointed out that our objective should be to arrive
at a conclusion concerning this matter, and that certain inputs had been
received from land NR.O representatives that should be considered.
He asked to cover the background. This was done, and the in- 25X1
formation is contained in minutes of the last meeting. suggested
that it might be better to postpone the next special MC&G until the August date,
and consider the first PG system to be a search surveillance mission with
enough use of the PG to obtain test data and assess its effect on all uses. He
suggested that 25 per cent of the first PG camera system mission could cover
MC&G areas, broken down by 10 per cent over test areas in the U. S. and the
balance in other priority MC&G areas outside the Sino-Soviet area. It was
brought out by NRO representatives that the scheduled data for launch of the
first PG camera system had slipped from April to about the first of June.
NRO and DIA review(s) completed.
NGA Review completed.
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Further, it had been indicated that NPIC, and possibly others in the intelligence
community, would not want to have the IMC trace of the PG systems used over
the Sino-Soviet bloc because of possible obscuration of critical intelligence.
This view was indicated to apply to the first PG mission from which actual
data could be examined to determine whether there was a major problem created.
pointed out that along with the PG camera system,,. a new
programmer was to be used for the first time, that this programmer permitted
much greater flexibility in adjusting to weather conditions, and that he could
make a better test of this new equipment on a search and surveillance mission
that on an MC&G mission. indicated that the PG system had
been lab tested, including reliability, and the chances of the system working
satisfactorily on the first mission of the PG system were quite good. -.
mentioned that the pan geometry KH-4 system coverage was
needed over the Sino-Soviet areal as well as the free world..and, in fact,
Sino-Soviet coverage would be more timely for current production programs.
suggested that there might be some intelligence priorities
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a check would need to be made. The schedule of PG camera systems was
discussed, but complete information was not available together with flexibility
in making adjustments. I suggested that if the
first special MC&G mission with the PG were delayed as was being discussed,
consideration should be given to launching the next KH-4 mission without the PG
feature as soon as possible, perhaps in April. It was recognized that this
brought up other considerations which would have to be evaluated.
indicated that representatives from the West Coast could provide some back-
ground information that would be helpful to the group, and volunteered to
arrange to have the group briefed in the near future. oted that
uncertainties as to the scheduling and flexibility of the PG KH-4 systems,
together with considerations of the IMC coverage, might warrant fl4r,ther
checking,and that this whole matter should be solved at our next meeting.
Comments on Revisions to Paper on MC&G R&D Requirements
2. Prior to the meeting, recommended changes forwarded by the
DIA member had been circulated to the membership. It was indicated by
I and chex.s to a lesser extent, that the paper now
seemed to be basically satisfactory', although further improvements could be
made. It was cited that the basis for the requirements, including numbers
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where possible, for both the requirements and the system capability, should be
included in paragraphs 2. a. and 2. b. It would be better to replace these state-
ments with information more compatible with the way the requirement was
presented in paragraph 2. c. Other less significant comments were also made.
It was concluded that the DIA member should prepare brief revisions for review
by the membership, prior to the next meeting.
Review of Revisions on DIA Paper on R&D Requirements
3. This matter was third on the agenda, but was not discussed.
Refined Guidance on Sigruificance of Stellar Camera
was useful without the stellar camera. It was indicated that the requirement
was for stellar index coverage, along with the stereo pan, but that there were
many uses for the stereo pan coverage by itself, such as photo revision work,
so that if high priority areas were free from clouds they should be covered
without the SI. said he would like further guidance plus a little
more detail, ana said this could be arranged.
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7. pointed out that there were a number of matters
to consider, and further, that we had not completed the items on the agenda
and should try to meet next week at the same time to cover these matters.
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COMOR MAPPING, CHARTING, AND GEODESY WORKING GROUP
AGENDA
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Room 5B2830, CIA Headquarters
1400, Monday, 21 February 1966
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1. Planning for Next Special MC&G KH-4 and First PG-KH-4 Systems.
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ments for Acquisition Systems for Mapping,
Charting, and Geodesy (Annex A to Paper of Above).
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