SPECIAL GROUP PAPERS AND PROCEDURES PREPARED BY DDR COMPONENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00961R000100120003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 26, 1962
• Content Type: REQ

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Special Group Papers and Procedures
I'reared by DDR Components
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I. As a means of facilitating the
nation of papers emanating from the Deputy Director t(Research) for z-
the Special Group and providing adequate records, the following serves
as an instruction-
+Tormally all papers
going should be prepared on hectograph. (ditto),t multiith ma Group
d1depending on deadlines), or xerox. t
2. Papers should be addressed to The Special
Group for the signature of the Deputy Director (Research)/
CIA. IPapers will not be released until authorized by the
DCI or the D.OCI. This is usually accomplished at the 4 pm
meeting on Monday.) An exception to the foregoing is when
the proposal to go before the Special group is in connection
with a new reconnaissance systems program or where an
existing program contains a new and substantive technical
modification, in which case, according to agreement between
the (S) D/NRO and the DDR, it should be submitted by the
(.S) D/NROA
3. It. is the responsibility of the originator of a
paper to maintain the record of coordination obtained prior
to submission. A separate distribution sheet should be
attached to the document (only internal CIA copies) showing
the distribution which normally will be as follows,.
1--Office of the Special Assistant to
the President for National Security
Affairs (via
?--The tinder Secretary of State for
Political Affairs, Mr. Sohnson
via TCO).
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3---Under Secretary of Defense, Mr, Gilpatric
(via DIA/TCO for security control and speed
in dissemination)
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5-- DDCI
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l3--,Special Group Officer/DDR
l4--RI/OSA ;; if paper has =control number)
IS - cS In addition, the originator of the memorandum should determine
whether copies are required for other divisions of the DDR or
divisions of DDP. Two copies in addition to the foregoing will
also be deposited for emergency use for a limited period of
time in the Office of the Special Group Officer/DDR,
4. After the DCPs office has finished with Special
Group papers emanating from the DDR, they will be returned
to Intelligence Officer/OSA for file,
5. A copy of any additional briefing notes for the
Director and any memoranda for the record prepared by a
DDR officer present at a meeting of the Special Group will be
forwarded to the Special Group Officer for file. Those pre-
paring either of the foregoing documents should cite in the
memorandum the specific document submitted for Special
Group approval or information by title, date, and control
number,
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6, DDR personnel are advised that the Special
Group Officer/DDR should be informed prior to 3 p.m. Friday
of each week, normally, of any business which the DDR area
contemplates submitting to the Special Group,
7A Normally Special Group papers must be ready
for dissemination by noon on Monday,
S, It is not necessary to notify the Special Group
Officer of actions taken in pursuance of Special Group approval
in writing except where the Special Group action requires a
report. In such case the procedures outlined above apply
II. Papers prepared by the Committee on Overhead Recon-
naissance for the Special Group responding to its inquiry or in justi-
fying a continuing program will be addressed to The Special Group
and signed by the Chairman. COMOR
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RT SCOVILLE, Jr,
Deputy Director (Research)
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2-.Asst, to DCI
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4?--DAD/OSA
5->Dir/Ops/OSA
6 - -lntel / OSA
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