PROPOSAL FOR SIMULATION OF THE USE OF THE SAMOS SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01083A000100160036-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2012
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: July 12, 1960
• Content Type: MF

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/03/27: CIA-RDP80B01083A000100160036-9
12 July 1
0PAF" FOR: Director, Photographic Intelligence CE nter
STAT
SUBJl= . Proposal for Simulation of the Use of the
SA] System
1. I assume that by simulation the author of this proposal
means what some of us would call gaming, war gaming or an operational
analysis exercise.
2. As our requirements paper indicated the next two years are
critical from an intelligence standpoint and operational use of
the system should not be delayed for theoretical exercises such as
this. It seems clear to me that the intelligence ccxemunity has
had a great deal more experience with the use of photography in
answering intelligence questions than the author of the proposal
is aware of and a group such as he proposes is not likely to learn
what we already know through such an exercise. Furthermore, FLINT
is of sufficiently low priority as to downgrade the values and
economies that the author contemplates in this field.
3. If, in spite of these and other possible objections a
simulation exercise Is conducted, I feel very strongly that CIA
and other members of the intelligence city should be included
as active participants. If there is not adequate intelligence
representation I would expect the exercise to be an even bigger
W. A. TIThIF L
Assistant to the gyp/I (Planning)
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/03/27: CIA-RDP80B01083A000100160036-9