IMAGERY COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS SUBCOMMITTEE OF COMIREX MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING 10:00 - 12:00 MONDAY, 22 JULY 1968

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• Document Release Date: May 9, 2003
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• Publication Date: July 31, 1968
• Content Type: MIN

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IMAGERY COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS SUBCOMMITTEE OF COMIREX
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
10:00 - 12:00 Monday, 22 July 1968
PRESIDING
Chairman
MEMBERS PRESENT
Maj. F. Allman, AFNIN
Lt. Col. L. B. Minturn, OACSI
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Mr. J. M. Urban, ONI
CONSULTANTS PRESENT
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Case A: J-3 library case 3024, which had been briefed
by the NRO on 20 June 1968 as the best "library
case" against North Korea.
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This special meeting was called to consider 1104 orbit capabilities
against criteria provided the NRO for planning purposes.
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Case B:
Case C:
a) Holiday Areas.
b) Nuclear Weapons Proving Grounds at
Semipalatinsk and Lop Nor.
c) All Deployed ICBM Complexes.
d) Missile Test Centers at Tyuratam,
Kapustin Yar, Sary Shagan and
Shuang Cheng Tzu.
e) Moscow.
f) Pei Ping.
a) Holiday Areas.
b) Nuclear Weapons Proving Grounds at
Semipalatinsk and Lop Nor.
c) All Deployed ICBM Complexes.
d) Missile Test Centers at Tyuratam,
Kapustin Yar, Sary Shagan and
Shuang Cheng Tzu.
e) Moscow.
f) Pei Ping.
g) North Korea.
Case B and C had been nominated byl CIA, at the 16 July
1968 ICRS meeting.
NRO presented a comprehensive briefing on the capabilities of the
3 orbits, a recap of which is provided as 'Att;chrnent.l to these minutes.
Case C with an 82 degree inclination and a 7 1/2 day synchronous
orbit best satisfied the intelligence requirements and was therefore approved
for 1104.
no observed activity over a prolonged period. Slx specific si es
DIA PRESENTATION
As a related matter DIA presented a briefing which analyzed the KH-4
coverage of the Z5 ICBM launch complexes during the period August 1967 -
July 1968. The objective of the presentation was to demonstrate the relation-
ship between the frequency of collection against ICBM complexes and the
discovery of new ICBM starts. The conclusion was that selective collection
of ICBM sites based on current and estimative intelligence should be directed,
rather than equal effort against the most active sites and those with little or
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recommended for exclusion from 1104 collection, which will be considered
when mission priorities are established at a later date. The NRO has been
asked to report the amount of film that can be saved by not operating against
these six complexes. A copy of the DIA presentation is included as
Attachment 2.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Because of the tense political situation in Czechoslovakia at the
present time, 1104 coverage of the area was reviewed to assure it adequately
met present and possible future requirements. The selected orbit provides
2 1/2 accesses to all of Czechoslovakia.
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KH - 4 MISSION- REVIEW
25 COMPLEXES
+ 8 MISSIONS
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Aug 1%7-July 1468
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SUMMARY
+ 10 COMPLEXES COVERED PER AVERAGE BUCKET
+ 3.3 COMPLEXES COVERED PER AVERAGE BUCKET
REVEALED NEW POSITIONS (STARTS)
COMPLEXES
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STARTS TOTAL
NONE 0
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2 EACH 8
3-4 EACH 21
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+ STARTS ............... .................. 0
+ AVC COVERA(' E ........................ 6
+ MAX COVERAGE ....................... 9
+ MIN COVERAGE .......................
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AVG C O V E R A G E...... .... 7
MAX COVERAGE .........?.??? 10
MIN COVERAGE............ ? ? 5
AVERAGE COVERAGE 6
BETWEEN STARTS ........ ? ? ? ?
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+ MAX COVERAGE . . . . . . . 9
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+ COVERAGE OF 44% OF COMPLEXES (11) NON-PRODUCTIVE
+ COVERAGE OF 16% OF COMPLEXES (4) MARGINALLY PRODUCTIVE
+ COVERAGE OF 16% OF COMPLEXES (4) FAIRLY PRODUCTIVE
+ COVERAGE OF 24% OF COMPLEXES (6) HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE
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CONSISTENT (6- 7 BU CKETS )
ERAGE COVERAGE PER COMPLEX
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+ PRODUCTIVE (STARTS IDENTIFIED
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+ COVERAGE OF 40% OF THE COMPLIES IDENTIFIED 90%
THE STARTS
COMP LpEES I DENT I F 1 ED 100 OF
+ COVERAGE OF 56,6 OF THE
THE STARTS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
+ SELECTIVE KH-4 PRIORITIZATION FOR ICBM COMPLEX COVERAGE
+ CESSATION OF BLOCK SUBMISSIONS OF ALL ICBM
COMPLEXES INTO PRIORITY ONE UK TWO
EMPHASIS ON CURRENT AND ESTIMATIVE INTELLIGENCE
FOR ICBM COMPLEX PRIORITIZATION
DO NOT INCLUDE DROVYANAYA t
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SHADRINSK
TATISHCHEVO
IN THE PRIORITY LISTING FOR MISSION 1104
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