SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE EVENT OF MAJOR ALTERATION OF DISSOLUTION OF THE NRO

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: March 30, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
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Deputy Director for Science
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SUBJECT
: Security Considerations in the Event of Major
Alteration or Dissolution Of the NRO
1. This memorandum is for information only.
2. In reference to the current Baker Panel study of the operations
of the NRO. the DD/S&T has raised the question of a possible split
in the NRO functions between the Air Force and CIA. The security
ramifications of such a possibility have been studied and the following
observations are made:
a. Possible proposition that the central control
authority of the NRO be reduced and the CIA and the Air
Force operate their programs independently. The Agency
could operate its end of the program without security
difficulty and in accordance with our standard covert
operating procedures. It is felt, however, that the Director's
responsibility for establishing security policy of the NRO
program should be maintained in order to assure proper pro-
tection of the program as a principal source and method of
intelligence. .
b. Possible proposition that the NRO be dissolved and
the Agreement of 2 May 1962, superseded by the 13 March
1963 Agreement, be abrogated with the Agency and Air Force
developing their separate programs and capabilities in the
fields of both overhead reconnaissance and manned aircraft
reconnaissance. In this circumstance the Agency could
adequately provide security for covert operations as had been
done in the past. There exists, however, a serious question
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as to whether the Air Force could provide adequate
security for covert programs of this nature both from an
prganizational-operational standpoint and from a legal stand-
point. Any deficiencies in the Air Force program of this
nature would have a bearing on the security of the Agency
operations in the same general field. With the abrogation of
the current NRO agreement, the DCI would not be in the same
legal position to establish security policy for overhead
reconnaissance programs and certainly, there would not be
the direct control over the release of information as exists today
in the NRO program. The Director's authcrity in establishing
security policy and controls is enhanced by the NRO agreement
and this in effect becomes commanding on the participating
departments and agencies. On the other hand, if this agree-
ment is abrogated, the basis for effective security control is
removed and the Director's responsibility alone without an
agreement is an insufficient answer to influence and maintain
the present state of security. A separate agreement relating
to security policy alone could continue the present control
and in view of the successful and cooperative experience
in this ?field, should be sought.
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