IMAGERY RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS
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CIA-RDP79B01709A000600040024-7
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9
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December 15, 2016
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February 24, 2004
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MEMCRANDLJM FOR CI~AIRMAN, COMIREX
SU BTECT: imagery Reconnaissance Recuirements
REFERENCES: (a} USIB-D-~-~. 15/79 (COMDR D-48/115, dated
ib Septer:^:oer I9ob and approved on 8 November
1966}
('a) USIB-D-~_'6~4/27 (COMIREX D-13.1b/3, dated
~i February 1969)
(c) USIB-D-~-6~ 9/3 (COMIREX D-16, 2/l, dated
9 April 1969)
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The purpose of this paper is to realuest a redefini~ion of the cur-
ve ent reconnaissance requirements in light of the new CORONA Ta~~?geting
Program (CTF') software system capaailities, in order to improve
operational efficiency armed thereby increase the overall satisfaction of
ntelligence requirements. A proposed redefinition of the requirements
is of:.ered for considerationD
On 8 November 1966, -C're United Sta~,;es Intelligence Board ;USIB)
a-y~proved a plan (reference a} for using COROl\?A KH-4 missions prima-
r-~~,_,~ in a search mode? The requirements, as stated in the plan,were
reaffirmed with some modifications by COMIREX on 4 February 1969
(-reference b) and stipulated stereoscopic cloud-free (about 90 percent)
photography of the following: '~~
a, About 80 to 90 percent of the built-up areas (6.8 million
sr_uare nautical miles) of the Soviet Bloc and Communist China semi-
ar~~ually.
b. About 75 percent of the underdeveloped areas (2..8
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