TARGETING FOR THE (SANITIZED)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: August 16, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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COMOR-D-56/ 15
NRO REVIEW COMPLETED
16 August 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR: Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance
SUBJECT:
COMOR-M- 190, para 6, as revised). It is his belief that the
COMOR would be unwise to restrict the programming of critical
areas not related necessarily to a USSR attack on the United States
since additional programming is possible without encumbering the
operations of the vehicle and. since a contingency might impel this
Government to use the standby for other purposes whether in con-
junction with the principal objective or otherwise. As a means to
advise the Board and to allow it to make the decision which is
fundamentally its on the question of what is included, in the pro-
gramming, the Chairman submits a draft paper for COMOR con-
sideration to send to the Board,
(COMOR-D-56/14) and the discussion of the Committee (see
jest, "Points to Be Considered in Targeting the
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1. The Chairman has examined documents relating to
the above subject, including the two recently issued under the sub-
2. The Chairman has also taken account of the suggestion
to consult with NIC. To this end he has not only. made this paper
available to Director of NIC, but has also invited
him to meet with the COMOR for this discussion on 22 August.
mes Q. e er
Chairman
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MEMORANDUM FOR: United States Intelligence Board
SUBJECT: Targeting for the
1. The United States Intelligence Board has requested the
NRO to provide a standby sellite capability for use in emergency
situations for the assessment of indicators of hostile military activities
on the part of the USSR against the U. S. and its Allies. The NRO has
undertaken to provide a standby capability which can be launched within
7 days after notice. The COMOR has devised a target list to be program-
med into and has procedures for updating this target list as
required so that the program will be current at the moment of need and
current when the film reaches NPIC.
2. COMOR has selected those targets which appear to it to be
most readily responsive to the satellite collection capability and to be the
likely indicators of hostile activity or intent.
In view of the fact that additional programming is possible,
COMOR has elected to include targets in areas of the world which in a
given emergency or set of circumstances could relate to hostile activity
or intentions, as for example between the Soviet Union or China. It is
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recognized that such a military activity would be of secondary concern
as compared with Soviet hostile action against the U. S. or its Allies.
In this regard, COMOR has identified and arranged the following areas
Sino-Soviet border;
b. Sino-Indian'border;
C. Etc.
5. COMOR is submitting this memorandum to USIB for the
following reasons-
a. To advise USIB and higher authority if the
Board deems necessary that the programming includes
certain targets in addition to those considered to be most
pertinent to indications of possible hostile action against the
U. S. or its Allies.
b. To point out that coverage of other areas is
somewhat restricted by the angle of inclination considered
best for the primary targets.
c. To permit USIB to advise other appropriate sub-
committees of the existence, capability, and present programming
of the standby. (Tab A listes the present targets)
d. To permit USIB adequate time to direct other
agencies to plan in advance for receipt and analysis of the NPIC
product, in order to achieve the most rapid judgment as to the
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