DUTIES OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NRO

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: June 4, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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Action Memorandum No. A-249
Date 4 June 1963
General Counsel
Deputy Director (Research)
SUBJECT : Dutie
of the Deputy Director, NRO
Memorandum for Director, NRO Program B, from Colonel John
L. Martin, Jr., Director, NRO Staff, dated 10 May 1963,
Subject: Duties of the Deputy Director, INTRO, w/attachrrment
Entitled "Method of Operation for DDNRO"
1. Attached herewith is a memorandum of 10 May, Subject: Duties
of the Deputy Director, NRO, signed by the Director of the NRO Staff.
2. These duties have some merit In certain areas but in others are
entirely too specific and appear to denigrate the position of Deputy Director
of NRO far below the clear intent of the basic NRO agreement. Furthermore,
any directive assigning duties to the Deputy Director, NRO, should come only
and directly from Dr. McMillan and should have the prior approval of the
Director of Central Intelligence, Mr. McCone.
3. Please take the necessary action to prepare a draft revision of
these duties to conform to the NCI's clear intent to have a full-time Deputy
on duty at NRO in the chain of command on all matters. These duties should
be broad, general, and all-inclusive insofar as a Deputy should be concerned.
4. The duties of the Director, NRO Program B, need not necessarily
probably should not) conform to the duties of the Deputy Director, NRO.
In other words, it is quite likely that there will be a Deputy Director, NRO,
a Director, NRO Program B, and a Deputy Director of Research, all three
different people and all from CIA. They interrelationships between the three
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is a matter for DC# to determine but the functions and duties should be spelled
out separately.
5. It is the DCI's intention to require the withdrawal of the attached
dum of 10 May &a d the reissuance over McMillan's signature of a
proper terms of reference for the Deputy Director, NRO. This information
and intent should not be discussed with Department of Defense personnel since
the DCI wishes first to discuss it with Secretary Cilpatric.
Marshall 3. Carter
Lieutenant General, USA
Deputy Director
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10 May 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR, NRO PROGRAM B
SUBJECT: Duties of the Deputy Director, NRO
The 13 March 1963 DOD-CIA Agreement concerning the
establishment of the NRO provides for a Deputy Director,
Attached herewith for your information and compliance
are the duties of the Deputy Director, ?NRO, which have been
approved by the Director, NRO.
o hn L. Martin, Jr.
Colonel, USAF
Director, NRO Staff
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1. The reforencod agrooraont defines the duties of th rr TA,,
reference: DO ?. moat on NI O, datod 13 March 10
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a., :tiepin ;fully all
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activities of the NRP.
b? Supervising relations boty;con the NRO
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United States Intolligenco board and its subcom,mitt es
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d. Por~Porming such other duties as may be assigned by
Director, NRO. y
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olliance oxnloitatUon com;uun3ty.
C-' Supervising all r;;,; a t asL : a,si ;nQd by the Direr
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the Director, NRO Staff will provide a Pentagon office for the DDNRO
within the restricted area presently.occtrpied by the NRO Staff. The
NRO Staff will provide secretarial and =y other assistance required by
the DDNRO during occupancy cZ his, Pentagon office. Nqr ly, the
DDNR O will.- use his ,Pentagon o:Uico on a part-time basis. However,
when serving as Acting DNRO due to absence or disability of the DNRO,
he will occupy his Pentagon offico as required.
3. In order to permit the DDNRO to be kept fully and currently
informed on all activities of the NR P,
a. The Director, NO ".:f;' will establish internal NRO
will receive on a routine rouwin basis copies of all incoming and outgoing
administrative procedures which will insure that the office of the DDNRO
correspondence, cables, etc. The N.RO Staff will earmark those items
which they beLtov? require specific atter?1tion of the DDNRO, and arrange
for priority delivery when appro,3r late.
b. The Director, BIRO Stan will. establish procedures to
assist the DDNRO to keep info.;cd on NRO problems and actions In
work. These procedures will cen:3: t of regularly scheduled Informal
discussions with the DDNRO by senior NNRO Staff personnel. Normally,
these disc ?-,ions will be hold in the CYF, office of the DDNRO, at a time
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action matters of particular intoroct in rcgard to his azsignod responsi..
bilitics prior to presenting thoia to the w NR O, although such prior
coordination shall not be a prerequisite for the Staff to take up any
d. The NI O Staff; rorxnally will coordinate with the DDNRO
selected by him.
C. The NRO M :U wJU lzocp the DDNRO office uiformcd of
all major meetings or briefings in oxdor that the DDNRO may attend,
or send a representative, if apj ropriato.
matter with the DNRO. In prescntir. a:I actions to tho DNRO, the NRO
Staff will indicate the coordination vihica :ins been obtained, and vrill
obtain any additional coordination which may be required by the DNRO.
~. In order to carry out his respon ibrtics for supervising
relation ships between the NRO and U I , tho DDNRO will, work with
development and execution of t h-, N.P. HIe Avill insure that the NRO
keeps the USYl3 and the DIA ado ua-tely f wormed on NR O pro grams so
that this guidance will be moaningful. With appropriate assistance
from NRO Staff, the DDNRO will work with the intelli ;erco ezploitation
community, primarily NPIC, NSA, and DIA, to insure that a proper-
interface exists between the NfiP and those responsible for a nloitin
the U ;II 3'- and its subcommittooz, and with the DIES, to insuro that
appropriate requirements guic rco is p ovidod to the NItO for the
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d. Insuring that all N1 O +un%-; , made avaiiable to the CIA
c. iubmittin, to the DNJRO for a_proval the programs
and budgets for XRO projects and nor f ;st-u assigned to the CIA;
and guidance on all NRP projects :, .ad/or t s;;s assigned to the CIA;
b. insuring that the DNR O is i .formed . on the progress
of all NRO projects and/or tasks ss,;igne i to tho CIA, and on any
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5. In carrying, out his du, s in r.:g;ard to the CIA support of?
the NRP, the DDNRO will be responziialo for:
a. Insuring that the CLI is responsive to NIZO direction
insuring that spociali, ed reruir emcnts of the e~q loitors aro adequatoly
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to insure adequate propagation to h, rule the couectod products, and
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its products. This activity will involve Loth working with the exploltora
are used only for work which has boon approved by the DNiiO;
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e. insuring that the CIA has within its own budget the
- necessary funds and personnel to provide Liternal CIA support for all
assigned N.RP responsibilitiep;
be submitted to the DNRO, and upon his approval, forwardod to the
f. initiating prep, ration of proposals for operational
employment of NRO projects to the CIA. Such proposals will '
Special Group and highor authority or appro ,, as necessary. The
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DDNRO will act as the NRO spo;ccsnian durinsuch higher level scntations when approprl ta, as dcta niinxied by the DNRO..
G., In carrying out the dutic3 of Acting DN;O during a designated
absence of the DNRO, tho DDNI O will perform all of the functions of the
DI MO, following the policies previcusly established by the DNI?O. The
NRO Staff will carry out all of its activities in support of the Acting DNRO
the DNRO, although not an intermediary echelon between the DNRO and __
in the same manner as for the DNI O.
7. The DDNRO shall be in the chain of command directly under'
the NRO when serving as Aging DNRO during the absence or disability
NRO Pro ;ram Directors, tho N ZO CociAroller, or the Director, NRO
Staff. The DDNVRO shall have comriai d authority over all elements of
of the DNRO.
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