NRO STAFF-STATEMENT OF MSN AND MANNING CONCEPT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00803R000100070027-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 20, 2004
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: February 7, 1966
• Content Type: NOTES

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NRO review(s) completed.
NRO STAFF - Statement of Msn and Manning Concept
7 Feb 1966 Mr. Crowley commented in detail on the
latest NRO draft. Principal criticisms:l.SOC should
report directly to D and DD NRO and not fall within
the NRO staff organization; however shld refrain from
raising the old bone of contention that SOC be returned
to CIA. 2.NRO staff;shld not only not enter into
contracting activities but shld not proffer contract
direction or technical direction on contracts; 3. Dir,
NRO Staff shld not be empowered to sign for the DNRO
and DDNRO in their absence, and shld not be given authority
to grant need-to-know access to information. 25X1
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Air Force control of the Staff Director's post has
continued.
In February 1966 Mr. Crowley recommended that the Statement
of Mission and Manning Concept being considered for NRO
might be revised to make the Director, NRO Staff, a
rotating position rather than Air Force prerogative. As
of Feb. 1966 there were still Air Force officers in all
the controlling positions of the NRO.
8 Feb 1966 -- OSP position re NRO staffing philosophy
(1) That SOC not be subjugated to Ops Branch of NRO
Staff but report directly to DNRO Staff. USIB should
not have to go through 3 layers to get to SOC.
(2) NRO Staff should not be involved in contracting or in
technical direction of contracts.
(3) DNRO Staff should not be assigned specifically to
Air Force.
(4) Assignment of Mr. Reber to oversee EKC processing and
R&D agreed to.
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