ADDITIONAL KH-4 COVERAGE OF CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92B01090R002600100001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 17, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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17 April 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Additional KH-4 Coverage of China
1. Colonel Giller advised the undersigned on 16 April
of the interest of Secretary Vance and the Director in increasing
KH-4 coverage of China in view of the fact that for various reasons
scheduled U-2 photography of that area had been greatly delayed
this year. The one successful KH-4 mission (J 1004) flown this year
obtained coverage on the order of one-fifth of the area of China.
2. The COMOR agreed to recommend to the NRO that
in the execution of the program already established for Mission 1005
(scheduled for launch on 24 April) some increase in emphasis on
China could be effected, without serious detriment to the priority
attention which it considers the USSR must continue to have, by
promoting two year old "holidays" areas in China to a co-equal basis
with those in the USSR while still giving the USSR priority over China
in regard to the one year old "holidays. " It should be noted that 1iigh-
priority pinpoint targets in China are already programmed for
coverage.
3. COMOR will review this matter again in connection
both with targeting for the May KH-4 mission and will provide guid-
ance to the NRO in the execution of the program for that mission.
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