LETTER TO A.V. ASTIN FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05702A000100090039-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2012
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: September 25, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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onorable A. V. Aatia
Director, National Bureau
of Standards
Washington 25,D. C.
o
Dear Mr Astin
It is essettal for certain act ivitiec of tim Central Intelligence
Agency that ye establish procedures and- techniques for measuring the
quality a finished photography. The procedures ve use should of course
be compatible and, acceptable throughout the entire scientific community,
otherwise practical benefits that *will derive therefrcat 'will be limited.
We have under development from a ccamtecteial source certain equip-
sent Tithich is intended to metisure photographic quaity in terms of
ution acutance and. ,granularity. Thin etrxip3ent is nearing
cpleton and we must. eoon make basic 4eistonc as to the scalar nes
to be corded on these instrtesents Since this problem is one of eon
interest to the scientific cw4ty ye would like to obtain the
guidance and assistance free, the National 'Altman. of Standards
in cet tehing appropriate qualitative and quantitative *values fof out-
put readings on this equipment. Technical details and additional infor
mation can be obtained from Mr. A. C. Lundahl Director NPI(, telephone
inznber
I wedappreciate esx aseistace from your organ tion
on this matter as ve urgently need to develop appropriate capabilities
in this field.,
STAT
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/10/23: CIA-RDP78B05702A000100090039-8