AIR FORCE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92B01090R002600010014-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 23, 2012
• Sequence Number: 14
• Content Type: REQ

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Air Force special Requirements
1. Colonel Macia pointed out that yesterday General Lewis had submitted
some requirements directly to General Cabell with regard to the Middle East
area. He stated that he was not putting this into regular channels by turning
the matter over to the Air Force PARAMOUNT representative.
Measures for Im rovement in the USAFE 0 eration at Wiesbaden
2. Colonel Macia emphasized the importance of reducing delays in the
handling of materials received from overflights in the Mediterranean area in
the current crisis, the Chairman having indicated that it was the Agency's
intention to conduct these on a daily basis pending further decision. These
matters were reviewed in four categories; the action to be taken is listed at
each pertinent point:
a. EApeditious Delivery of raw Materials to Processin . The Chairman
took the responsibility to check into this and to request Operations to make
expeditious delivery. Colonel Macia indicated that Air Force support in
transportation from Adana to Wiesbaden might qe arranged if necessary.
b. Processing. Delays in processing were identified at the moment
as principally relating to the amount of film which is exposed over areas
of no importance in terms of requirements. The Chairman undertook to
request Operations to expose film only over requirements targets. Beyond
this, the Air Force representative undertook to identify local processing
problems and to deal with them as necessary.
c. Photo-Interpretation. It was agreed that within additional space to
be provided by Colonel Aogers at the present site of PI work at Euro ean Photo
Interpretation Center (EPIC) would be established.
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IITYIU reports should contain footnotes
indicating any fundamental disagreement in interpretation. These reports, 50X1
stated as concisely as possible, should be responsive to PARAMOUNT
requirements and transmitted over the AQUATONE commo link Which is currently
being used for reports to PARAMOUNT. This joint center will include CINCUSAREUR
and CINCUSAFE representatives. In so far as the Air Force finds the supply of
PIls to be insufficient. They will assign additional personnel or bring the
matter to the attention of the participating agencies.
d. Communications. Colonel Macia called attention of the Committee
to the fact that no alarm should be taken if flash reports at significant
indications intelligence(possibly excerpts from the HTPIC PI reports) were
disseminated through the Air Force indications systems by way of its
"exclusive use" facility which would, within little more than half an hour,
provide such significant reports to the unified commands and component commands
in the theatre and in the ZI to the USAF Indications Center, thence to the
National Indications Center, and thence to the NIC members, further distri-
bution within each agency thereafter liping its own determination.
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3. The Chairman undertook to check into the matter of possible delays in
the AQUATONE operations commo link in transmitting PI reports.
4. The Army member called attention to the fact that Pilot Interrogation
Reports had not been available, and the Chairman undertook to investigate this
matter.
5. The Chairman undertook to make arrangements which would
a. Provide participating agencies with up-to-date information regarding
the status of materials being procured, their development, and their inter-
pretation; and
b. Work out with Operations some method whereby HTPIC and PARAMOUNT
Committee would be informed of the AQUATONE instructions in terms of targets
to be covered and whereby HTPIC would be informed of the PARAMOUNT requirements
to be met from the AQUATONE Operations instruction.
JAHES Q. REBER
Chairman
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