DOD TELEVISION CAPABILITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87M00539R001702570042-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2010
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: January 31, 1985
• Content Type: FORM

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20506 January 31, 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR COLONEL R.J. AFFOURTIT
Executive Secretary
Department of Defense
SUBJECT: DOD Television Capability (C)
The Afghan Working Group, under NSC staff chair, has been
actively working to develop a real-time television capability
for use in Afghanistan. The criteria for such equipment is
that it be small and man-portable. DOD has taken the lead in
staffing this problem for the working group. An effort has
been made to find state of the art equipment that would permit
the transmission of signals from Afghanistan. DOD has found no
equipment adequate for the purpose. On the basis of this
survey, DOD has been urged to work with contractors to try to
develop a real-time capability. It is recognized that such a
capability would be of significant use both from a point of
view of public diplomacy but also for its obvious application
in other fields. (TS)
It would be consistent with the tasking from the Afghan
Political Working Group for DOD to complete the development of
this capability and to field test the equipment. The Afghan
Working Group strongly endorsed DOD's efforts. It would be our
clear understanding that the equipment developed by a
contractor would be obtainable commercially from the contractor
by media organizations (independent of the government) who
would utilize the equipment for commercial purposes. In sum,
this would permit the contractor to sell man-portable TV
systems to media people who would travel into Afghanistan. DOD
is encouraged to proceed with the development of this
capability and keep the Afghan Working Group advised of
progress.. (TS)
Robert M. Y(immitt
Executive Secretary
Executive Secretary
9epartment of State
Executive Secretary
Central Intelligence Agency
C. William LaSalle
Chief of the Executive Secretariat
U.S. Information Agency
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