MILITARY SUPPORT OF RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00326R000300050005-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 2, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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2 MAR 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Subject: Military Support of Reconnaissance
Operations
1. A conference was establish Droceduresnce be Joint
,-Center, OJCS, on 19 January
' ,to be utilized by U.S. government agencies, when ereco naie
ducted by said
lance operations are to be con ,
require support or the use of resources of'a.unified or
specified command. Representatives from CIA, OJCS, and USAF
were in attendance. See Attachment No. 1.
2. The responsibility
operational support of
government agencies is a functn n of ofoStaff,
Staff. Within the Organszatio has been designated
the Deputy Director for Reconnaissance, J-3,
as the point of contact for otheregover oentationcies condryting
reconnaissance operations which q
support.
3. Reconnaissance operations conducted by government
agencies, other than the Department methat ntt of Defense, mission security are extremely
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sensitive in nature and require speicified
afforded maximum protection. To this end, only ill be u ized in
secure communications systems sagre~easageswand onlytalminimum
the transmission of the necessary
number of personnel will be exposed to the operation.
4. The Deputy Director for Reconnaissance, J-3, OJCS,
will, upon receipt of nogien~atioacertain that ere icing
planned by a government agency, of the meretary
no conflict between said mission and any
reconnaissance flights. If such conflict does exist, the and st appropriate mission director theleonf'lic tgieThe teraeco ~'liet
will be initiated to resolve
enemy reaction, etc.
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5. The Joint Chiefs of Staff will make the initial
notification to the commanders of the unified and specified
commands concerned that areconnaissance mission requiring
their support or use of their resources is being planned
and any known specific support requirements.
6. Support Requirements
Some of the specific support requirements are:,
a. Suppression of friendly radar reporting.
b. Suppression of friendly fighter intercept.
c. Other operational support as required.
7. Communications.
a. The secure communications system agreed to by CIA
and JCS (.JRC) will be used for the interchange of mission
information between the CIA and JCS (JRC). Distribution
of operational messages between CIA and JCS (JRC) will be
as mutually agreed between the two agencies and controlled
by the originator and addressee.
b. Sample messages of notification to the CINCs
involved were coordinated with the mission directors to
ascertain completeness and proper format. Only the
specified secure communications systems will be utilized.
Commanders of unified and specified commands concerned will
be queried to ascertain if they desire to add as addressees
any subordinate commands and upon their request said
subordinate commands will be added to the notification
message.
c. Additional addressees on the notification message
to the CINC concerned will be as mutually agreed by the
JCS and CIA.
8. After notifying the command concerned the )
will monitor the mission from the information
the mission operations center.
9. Logistical support, such as airlift, etc., will N 501
continue to be handled as in the past.
RALPH D. STEAKLEY
Director of econna s , CIA Colonel, USAF. 25X1
Director for
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Depu
-Reconnaissance, OJCS
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Re Para 1.: Attachment No. 1 referred to contains list of names
of those present formulating They
were as follows:
Colonel Steakley
Captain Grimes
Colonel Felices
Captain Cullen
Lt. Colonel Smith
Brig General Ledford
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CINPAC
Lt. Col Hays
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AFRDR
Colonel Saunders
AFXOPR
Major Harden
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: JRC/CIA Agreement on Reconnaissance Notifications
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1. This subject was discussed in detail with Col. Felices,
JRC, in connection with detailed procedures with particular
reference to the OXCART program.
2. The only action contemplated by JRC in connection
with the OXCART program and BLACK SHIELD is the notification
of CINCPAC. Subject notification is, in fact, a part of the
procedures which we have established for OXCART. 25X1
3. JRC maintains a book covering the procedures out-
lined for each program. Detailed procedures for
IDEALIST and OXCART have been developed to satisly e
peculiar needs of each program. It is not intended that
the procedures will change as a result of the subject agree-
ment except as it pertains to the deletion of AFXOPR as the
action Agency and the addition of JRC as the action. Agency.
At the time OXCART is actually deployed, and if it is deemed
necessary, an additional agreement can be placed in. the file
reflecting the above position.
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D/FA/OSA
Distribution:
1 - D/SA
2 - OXC/OSA
3 - IDEA/OSA
4 - SAS/OSA
5 - D/FA/OSA
6 - RB/OSA
Deputy or Field c lvi , OSA
8 Mar 66)
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