MINUTES OF COMMITTEE ON IMAGERY REQUIREMENTS AND EXPLOITATION MEETING M-47, 5 SEP 1968

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
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• Publication Date: September 5, 1968
• Content Type: MIN

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COMIREX-M-47
5 September 1968
The following is an index of the Minutes of the 5 September
1968 COMIREX meeting:
Special Briefing s
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Section I (Approval of Minutes, Briefings and Reports on Operations)
Page 6 Approval of Minutes
Page 6 Operational Briefing--Satellite
9 Report on Aircraft Activity--Far East
10 Report on Aircraft Activity--Cuba
Section II (NPIC Report)
Page 12 Mission Highlights
Section III (Subcommittee and Working Group Reports)
Page 15 Report from Imagery Collection Requirements
Subcommittee
Page 17 Report from Data Base Working Group
Section IV (Action Items)
None
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Section V (Status of Recent COMIREX Papers )
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Section VI (Other Business)
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Status Report on Target Delineation Format
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1000-1330, Thursday, 5 September 1968
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Mr. L. A. Mo er, Jr., State
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Col. C. C. Clayton, OACSI
Capt. S. E. Sloan, ONI
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COMMITTEE ON IMAGERY REQUIREMENTS AND EXPLOITATION
Minutes of Meeting Held in Auditorium
NSA
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Section I (Approval of Minutes, Briefings, and Reports on Operations)
Approval of Minutes
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1. COMIREX-M-46 was approved subject to the following
amendments:
a. Page 7, para 4, in the third line after
"film" delete the comma and add "expended, due to
camera malfunction, ".
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b. Page 19, para 6, penultimate line, delete
wording following "destroyed" and substitute "when
they are at altitudes higher. than programmed target
altitude, such as during the climb-out phase of their
flight profile. "
Operational Briefing- -Satellite
operations as o ows:
2.
'eported the satellite schedule and
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1048 - Scheduled 18 September 1968
Estimated recovery 1st bucket (8 days) -
26 September, 2230Z
Estimated recovery 2nd bucket (8 days) -
4 October, 2230Z
Film processing/distribution:
Estimated arrival 1st bucket at Eastman Kodak -
27 September, 18002
Estimated arrival 1st bucket Priority 1 in D. C. -
30 September, 1600Z
Estimated arrival 1st bucket Priority 2 in D. C. -
1 October, 16002
Estimated arrival 2nd bucket at Eastman Kodak -
5 October, 18002
Estimated arrival 2nd bucket Priority 1 in D. C. -
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Estimated arrival 2nd bucket Priority 2 in D. C. -
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Projected stereo coverage:
1st bucket - Land area - 2. 95 million sq. n. m.
Targets - Approximately 2, 400
2nd bucket - Land area - 2. 95 million sq. n. m.
Targets - Approximately 2, 400
1105 - Scheduled 30 October 1968
Estimated lst bucket recovery (9 days) - 8 November, 2230Z
Estimated 2nd bucket recovery (9 days) - 17 November, 2230Z
Film processing/distribution:
Estimated arrival 1st bucket at Eastman Kodak -
9 November, 1800Z
Estimated arrival 1st bucket Priority 1 in D. C. -
12 November, 1600Z
Estimated arrival 1st bucket Priority 2 in D. C. -
13 November, 1600Z
Estimated arrival 2nd bucket at Eastman Kodak -
18 November, 1800Z
Estimated arrival 2nd bucket Priority 1 in D. C. -
21 November, 1600Z
Estimated arrival 2nd bucket Priority 2 in D. C. -
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Projected stereo coverage:
1st bucket - Land area - 2. 95 million sq. n. m.
Targets - Approximately 2, 400
2nd bucket - Land area - 2. 95 million sq. n. m.
Targets' - Approximately 2, 400
1106 - Scheduled 11 December 1968
Estimated 1st bucket recovery - 18 December 1968
Estimated 2nd bucket recovery - 26 December 1968
1049 - Scheduled 29 January 1969
Estimated 1st bucket recovery - 6 February 1969
Estimated 2nd bucket recovery - 14 February 1969
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Report on Aircraft Activity--Far East
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~onfirmed the continued
standdown of FOOD FAIR and IDEALIST TACKLE operations.
I then reported no GIANT SCALE activity between
30 August and 5 September but that BUMPY ACTION missions had
been conducted as follows:
Date
Mission No. Areas/Targets
30 Aug
Q715
Thanh Hoa Trans Pt; Thanh
31 Aug
Q821
Hoa RR Bypass; Bai Thuong
A/F
Cat Bi Afld; SAM VN 311; SA
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VN 070; Haiphong Naval Bas
Haiphong Port; Haiphong RR
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31 Aug
Q82 5
Sta & Yd; Ile De Cat Ba
Barlock Radar; Bai Thuong
1 Sep
Q822
Afld; Thanh Hoa Wtrway
DMZ, Rte 1A
2 Sep
Q723
Nam Dinh RR Yd; Nam Dinh
3 Sep
Q826
TPP; Nam Dinh Trans Pt;
Bai Thuong Afld; RR & Hwy
SW Nam Dinh
Gia Lam Afld; Hwy Rte 5
3 Sep
Q824
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Successful, MARS
Successful, MARS
MARS unsuccessful,
drone and film
recovered
Successful, MARS
Successful, MARS
Drone in water,
film recovery
unknown
Successful,. MARS
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In summary, six missions successful, one unknown as to results,
and none lost.
4, I Ireported on activity against the two
priority South China North Vietnam requirements as follows:
a. Coverage of Lines of Communications
(LOC) pertinent to the introduction of Chinese forces
into North Vietnam (see COMOR-D-25/207, 4 March
1966). The number of LOC priority targets in
South China and North Vietnam remains at 143.
For the period 29 August-4 September, no surveillance
coverage was reported.
b. Coverage of North Vietnam to detect the
possible introduction or deployment of offensive missile
systems (see COMOR-D-25/200, 23 May 1967 and
COMIREX-D-25. 3/2, 20 November 1967) is shown on
the grid map at Tab B for the period 22-28 August. No
SSM activity was observed. Three BUMPY ACTION
missions flown during this time-frame have not been
reported.
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He also reported on the status of collection against the overall
Far East requirement. This is attached as Tab D.
Report on Aircraft Activity--Cuba (S)
28 August-5 September as
reported GLASS LAMP activities
28 Aug G040
5 Sep
Successful, 23.0%
coverage (not previously
reported)
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Date Mission No. Net Cumulative
28 Aug G040 23.0% 89.7%
6 , reported that for the 56-day period
beginning 11 July 1968, nine CLASS LAMP missions were flown
over Cuba and provided 98 per cent coverage of the area. During
this period 142 of the 148 targets in Cuba were covered completely
on cloud-free photography, not including the most recent mission.
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k. Extensive Logistics Activity, Dong Dang
Area, North Vietnam. GIANT SCALE S047, 21 August
1968 revealed the following high level of logistics
activity:
(1) At least 350 vehicles are
dispersed along Routes 113 and 4 within a five-nm
radius of Dong Dang. The majority of these
vehicles are contained within major concentrations:
one concentration consists of approximately 70
trucks (two of which have large trailers attached)
with at least 40 large, unidentified crates also
observed. The three remaining concentrations
consist of a total of at least 240 vehicles with nine
large unidentified crates, and at least 70 small
unidentified crates were also observed.
(2) Portions of Route 4 are being realigned
northwest of Dong Dang.
(3) A newly observed Na Leng petroleum
products storage area is located along Route 4 and
consists of 15 large tanks in open excavations.
(4) Two newly observed road-served,
probable caves are located west southwest of
Route 4.
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(5) A newly observed serviceable short
rail spur with four locomotives extends southeast
from the Hanoi/Ping Hsiang rail line.
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b. Orbit select criteria for KH-4 Mission 1048
were approved as follows:
(1) Access to whole of Sino/Soviet
area including North Korea.
(2) Multiple access to:
(a) "Holidays" *--Sino-Soviet
area (less Mongolia).
(b) Deployed ICBM Complexes,
USSR
(c) Missile Test Centers at
Tyuratam, Kapustin Yar,
Sary Shagan, and Shuang
Cheng Tzu
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Moscow
Peiping
,,, Subject to appropriate adjustment or weighting to
account for climatology.
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2. Regarding the priorities for Mission 1048
tabled a memorandum addressed to the Chairman, COMIREX w .i.c
summarized DIA's concern that continued assignment of high priority
to certain target categories is an inefficient and unacceptable method
of complying with USIB guidance for KH-4 tasking. This memorandum
is reproduced as Tab E. commented that intensive
programming of deploying ICBM complexes on 1104 was expressed to
him as a one-time requirement and unless really justified should not
be considered valid for 1048. He agreed with that,unless
overriding intelligence problems dictate,KH-4 missions should be
employed primarily for search.
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Report from Data Base Working Group
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3. reported that a system for monitoring the
third-phase basic report production program had been devised.
He circulated working copies of a computer format which showed
report titles, producing organization, due dates, man hours
expended, production time limits, etc. He showed a sample of the
computer product which was made possible by cooperation from
IAS/CIA, the three military services, DIA, and NPIC.
observed that if the contributing organizations kept on providing
data it would soon be possible for COMIREX to have available
in capsulated form an over view of the third-phase program.
I Icommended for his efforts to date and
encourage im to continue collecting and compiling these kind
of data for periodic reporting of results to COMIREX.
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Section VI (Other Business)
1. I I commented that this matter has been
of concern to COMIREX for too long and that discussions are now
emphasizing form and not substance. Consequently, he has
arranged to explore underlying philosophy with the DIA and the
CIA members and has arranged to do so on Friday, 6 September.
reported that the members of EXSUBCOM were
agreed on the form and its use and requested that COMIREX
permit EXSUBCOM to use the form when preparing first- and
second-phase readout requirements. I Icommented
that he would prefer no use of the form until clarification of
some of the issues can be accomplished. I I commented
that he preferred that details such as items on the nomination form
be worked out and thoroughly staffed by the subcommittees and not
brought as problems to COMIREX. The Chairman endorsed this
view and requested members to obtain detailed briefings from
their subcommittee representatives so that their views could be
incorporated in subcommittee deliberations in the future.
Status Report on Target Delineation Format
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2. introduced of NPIC who
has been designated as airman of a task force to look into
establishing target delineation formats. I showed a
sample graphic of a delineated target and described the elements
that went into defining the target. In addition, he indicated that
it would be practical to have target graphics prepared as a by-
product of third-phase basic reporting. commented
that the concept as proposed by
appeared to be very useful but that he could not endorse it without
getting further information as to the costs involved, the need that
would be served, and the savings that can be expected. It was
agreed that prior to launch of a full-blown target delineation program
points raised by must be addressed.
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High Resolution Coverage of North Vietnam
(80% or more cloud-free)
Area Coverage Requirements Area Actually Covered
0 Weekly 22-28 August ^
Every three weeks 8-28 August ^
Priority Targets
o Railroad yard
. Port
Missions: Giant Scale 044, 12 August; 045,
18 August; 046, 18 August; 047,
21 August; Bumpy Action (1715,
23 August; (1822, 23 August; (1821,
24 August; (1721, 26 August
Hanoi
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