VISIT OF KILLIAN COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL JAMES DOOLITTLE AND (SANITIZED)TO NPIC ON 19 MARCH 1963

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• Publication Date: March 25, 1963
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
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25 Mareh, 1963
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SUBJECT: Visit of Killian, Committee Representatives,
General James Doolittle and Mr. J. Patrick
Coyne, to NPIC on 19 March .1963
1. As arranged by Mr. Coyne and approved by Mr. Kirk-
patrick, Executive Director of CIA, General Doolittle and
Mr. Coyne came to NPIC at 0900 on 19 March 1963 fox' dis-
cuss�on, briefing and a tour of the facilities.
2. The first hour and a half were spent in discussing
a wide no of problems or observations or U.S. reoonnais-
cane aria related intelligence efforts. Same of the major
subjects were as follows:
a. Cuba-type situation and Photo Processing
Coyne repeated some of General Carroll's
eressed needs for more photographic reproduction
sull1;ort - not only for the public relations type of
releases but for provision to various joint, unified
and specified commands. In view of this and the
facts of volume, speed and the practice of U.S.
farming out photo reproductions to SPPL� Westover
Mass.; Rochester, N. Y,; Del Rio, Texas; Mather APB;
NAVPIC, Suitland, Md.; and other bases it appeared
to both Coyne and Doolittle that the El3lian
Committee should push for establishment of a large,
multi-million dollar, first-class photographic
reproduction plant in the Washington, area. It was
reoalled that UPIC's photo laboratories were never
intended for high volume primary processing but
were intended for high quality support for the
intelligence exploitation cycle and such retail basis
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primary pmcessins as 2-lc; bez.: :aocded for bla.::k and
white film or color fL. t:in an. clei4 Lasis. Coyne
indi,ated that ha know yat the ZCI,a position was
via a vie DIA In toms centcelized photozraphla
i2ter2retation at N13IC but thLt he .:!ida,t %nog what
the DCI's position misht be cn a �mtralizoJ photo-
Graphic processing fat:alit-J. I inklated tit it
rilig,ht be a mistake to have a1lC...1.04.1: esgs in one
basket and that It mulct be nG:A useful to aavc the
other named laboratorieo renti.allinz,ly capable to take
on seleted primary procctikL or overTiow processIng
even if a centralized photo proc;essiw oapability were
established In the Washinzton arca. They both agreed
to this.
They then went on to over widening considerati nz
or )i-Loto processing incJ.u:iins how it �haadled in
r;vereas military comna; in Europep Japan or Thailand�
how N2IC sharos. in this ;ake etc. It appeared to Die
ithw.: they had just Cue ,.&. bof;omo aware of the scope
ano iny:)ortanoe of phietcaphi,:; processing in cold war or
hot war and how well c �cor'iy U.S. assets were inte-
iLsrated or could be ailado 1.z.itIative In respondin to U.S.
,,lema.11.12 In the handlint: ' ono or more erises situations
simultaneously.
b. Bomb Damage AsaLment (BDA)
General Doolittle ar;ked how HPIC would be
expei.:.ted to get into the BDA.-:Jycle following SAC
reonaaissance of bombe4a areas. I answered with the
view that under current Cirectives NPIC would not get
into this military cycle at all, that SAC would fly the
!thotvgraphy) interpret tile results and forward to DOD
(DIA) for additional dizsominn.tion. Coyne stated this
was absolutely correct. Doolittle indicated that this
miL;ht not be aaceptable in view of current differenees
bet ren the SAC and USIB cutireates orepared from the
same data and the doubts which had -thoreby been.
engendered at hish plats. (Coyne said nothing but
continued to make- notes).
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o. Photo I1terprete14e
General Doolittle weracd te know about these
kinds of poodle, who're they ecmc from, ideal eharae-
teristicz, training preca743, etd. I answered aa
complete:1.7 aa I could aml in the subject of DIA
'photo interpretation calt: into the converzatic-n. I
e:zpla.taled to General Doelittle the twofold status of
military personnel in NPIC.
(1) The current. .zIlitary personnel at EPIC
which are bin L; trc.n.errcd az a paper excreize
to DIA personnel then will be trans-
ferred back to NPIC af: the DOD contribution to
the national P. I. efrt.
(2) The DIA De.2:ertQenti.AI P. I. effort mit;ht
be tered on NPIC,s fifth 'fluor where same
65,000 sqlaare feet ,r floor epo.e were staked
out for the Wlitary and wLere DIA could locate
eeme 200 personnel 1 Gencrti Carroll so �flout.).
7' pointed out certain in-euse training programs
end the expectation that T.;-ur P.I. training will
o:..-pand az more military int,; the bui1ding4
ds Cricie Situatlo,a
General Doo1itt20.1 te know about our
ability to handle more tan one 'ii3 at a time, and
I ac;ein erYlained that I :felt tha wo eould do this
judgint from our pact re::c.rC of vcrk and also asaumin5
that the in-house DIA militezy CeArtmental photo
interpreters could be dallet upon to help handle part
of the orizec leads. ArtcT all, I couldnIt see how
DIA could withhold its P.I. assete for its depart-
mental work if we were indeed involved in a real
multiple cricit situation. They agreed with mo.
3. Tae visitors were then escorted to a small briefing
reem where I proceeded to show them hichlights or the last
:..2azions: the everall coveraEe and Soviet miasile distribu-
tion, zamplez cf Laos and N, Vietnam photography. highlightS
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in the coverage of the and
tany other illustrations from cur collection efforts of the
past few months. During the course of the briefing Mr. Coyne
asked zany questions about hr,,Iti SAC feels about thia or that
polnts were SAC'S numbers any closer to our numbers of Soviet
missiles,. does SAC come to WIC to zit down and discuss their
differences, etc. To the latt.tx I told him that when SAC.
. nominates a new target as an ICBM site In writing, we respond
to this nomination in writing a:al that as I saw it there was
not a great deal to be achievc4 in meeting to discuss things
generally, but it was better to have a specific subject. I
Indicated that =to interpreters were uost welcome to come
to visit NPIC anytime and that our personnel were always
welcomed at SAC. Coyne seemed to be satisfied, generally
7dropped the SAC subject and. asked to be excused about 12:15.
General Doolittle stayed to review all of the graphics
selected and then proceeded have lunch with re at 1115.
4. Following lunch, General Doolittle took a complete
tour of the TRIO facility guided by NPIC
Training Officer, This tour lasted mull 4:uv p.m., and
General Doolittle expressed real pleaeure with his experiences
at NPIC and his intent to get the othermembern of the 'Annan
Committee over to have a similar orientation%
ARTHUR C. LUN11UL
Director
National Photcgraphic Interpretation Center
Distribution:
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the usa indUating the total. 1C20 .4;..into (17)0 Sites (76)/ auaber
Pads (15) vith the indicated eart41.71.1t4t.bte:412c411:zatt:1,,y aifiht 4.0
cciatadttral ti.erirtiocal. at the west: tIme. I InZorfetd Dr. Rilliaa that
had representative :staples or the LtdItotolsreAl in thef ora O-
briarixri beard, Awing tele:Aped hiLbliebts end that I iiims
lasepared to dieolw tut discuss all, sone, or woe deyandlng on his
wishes. (I los nindful of the late hour rind the feet that the Ccenittee
looked tired end bed not bad lunch.)
.3. The Chaim= =died et4 aol;e4 the neabers it they had questicas.
A., Dr. lona and others vera latertgoted la lov W.4'3413 hist
altitude photovsphy oa Cuba and I wi.plalued that lov 3.eve1 photozrapby
vas yew careAtily welshed berme otooutiots es the Cubans boi Ve*C413
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33.. Di'. Land suwastod t1t:'t :..tt:.:111d. CArrAci. a longtz foaal
length .caltera to go into the hiss.LtItudl vt14..:14 oheld us atein
the irvroved scale seeded 440 envie; c:17Lczt?.oas cbout itroming
curzets, derarture of Soviet porsev:la r.:41ij,, etz.
I agreed that a lcuar focal atlath eltIca could help
/2=favyou Rreserwed or linprond Itt;Y:n4 thrz resolution Q4' the cur*
re.r.ttly ascd inch focal length B cluatra. X minded the Coomattee
or the -'0" camera lableb, bad AOJ.E1 ocal lensth tat '430 wirer used
el-erationally basun* or us poor ref�cdutivn Z,134111it1CANALIta corer.
ant?.
C. Pat Coyne- askiTd if Draw Photocrap4t could. toprove cur
resolution. I was doubtful but reterved juZz7,Iint es I holdn't sees
rauch of this tiud of film* Geueral Doolittle /upped in hard a this
point to inmte that it voted te n mistac to use drones and there*e
cive the Cuban* a cheme to knook 4.;:ivn one form or car reconnaissance
eti:orts aad Necibly get away with 1. The acaeral. felt that tbas
wad be a bad xteedent* Leathc- cceaed to be aereelna vitt Central
DoeLittle mil Ccrue dropped the
D. D. land indicated tht he vou2ii be ptmhlag for an inw
preyed long rocal lenistla camera for tae et high altitudes* Et indicated
that this development, costing 30M-: :V.Triart703 ce thousands of dollars,
was asthing compared totoho srewnt on other collection
cow.
E. While zzuvr engaged ii..pcias tratab;:ut improured resolu.
tion� leceer focal loueths, nal tho ISte I suz'zosted to the Cottattes
that thO next big "quentLvtjuse i ro1ra2onstissaace could come
tron mitt-bend or spectral soul p7r1,7:teuraphy.uhereln, the eround is
photeamled si=ltancous4 throu44 acvers1 sepersto windows o' the
ele:"%rooctic spectrwn. I indice, sow of the intereetina
bUlties olTered tattle latrq sea rictla and how targperstnre differences
CA to ground as vmallae .147 were detectable in pxtos m4de by Texas
Instruments. Wo noted la those IR Itiotos '4174,2:er 2.4ectILkma atonding,
where 40US staadiasinfielis showed IT es hrieht epots Cattle picture*,
where tiv hct water effluent from pager houses Into tbe adjacent cocl
water* co.ild be trmeed eut eareAaly, 17444 burica pipes cornett=
chant up in pbotos *a a neat a noir bei ne: hotteCi or cooled kr
cr other flutika,peasias throlv;a them., ette.,
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Mre Cotrittee anearol inter:a:44A so I.,rent on a hit
further to luttionte torn work we eurzwttkr nuderny with ti.c
U. S. Gee1ocies3. Szrvey1. Hawaii. I e.11.�1!1:102d thtt I hesl not yet
teen the multi.band mconesissawe -.1imt one ot rsy tecthzu-
StidZ3 he indicated to Mkt tlUtt Zawzreles end
pre:41,11y dontarit v;)3.0.tmcaV1 F::! Also*
aourad ormes where ve L-zie, the zcolc -t 11:144.� (..11 f-Irea cign.iee,r14
re2;i3ter ae %farmer ets on the far,. �C:r: is3ang or Oshu ue
also app.'or to 1.o,:a7,143 large fruiliA kr.ntcr 5rrici.:,a in the,
eta r.locx.� at a depth of sone ,LV rct. !am;termirel to
rult.t.krd dartArroujxt shapta vorr_ tte c;_at riurea,ci� CI
didn't nentica to the Coetuittee tter. fir3t otrzunation in the
tiold it also ap2enred possible to A::: bet:viten the
or warner tra.leor subs and the warm& zleurt betide them at hn.)
Note: It is our intezi% to Dr. Scoville
and the LCI thca,4311 tr= the
hairie as sopaq tbrs h...sre been printed
up, is,terpretc-;., trt, ete....egrob.
ably within thz, yeek to IQ
P. �tearawai Doolittle for the date of our lett
suttllite Va.zoersqbie elation. I tcad. itt we illusion 9iY:Al
atted 15 Dber I96Z. Re and Dr. KILI,ien tel4e. if we tad been
Ir.;trtr this vorat .in cur al.a:41..x.;,:;1.. I cr..1.C., th*.t I vat pr-anbly
not �take vac to lava tali& ittoeotien yilr.lreated inatmeh ez �
we hwe heen vex?, tuay with (Alban novinz to a WV b4a3.410.
hendlinz a large "haetlog c raelligonee Cotamnity
Nerat14 ,Tprbei:.,ly best anower the vest .11',::-A:Nr.rer, aroma cipersonal.
o-A,Ilaita that t7ite Ccarewaity 1...4:,c:t hurt insanuab as cur
*over et the USLiR has been .so the curve ohowinl rate
of dIzzmers o now tajor i.f.43`1::-.z; &razed to be rlatteniaz
te., we haven't found any na, tut we have elled
eAtIli;ional -pads at previcasly repor'; -41tL L. I suggested to
the ChMiltrAl2 that there sight be a periodieity of
cover-J.2A ani itrorered. .resolutiono-1. 4ent to Beet a
giAren tariet again esain beztnrvL it Lots ribic to see it-
rezentlyi e.sharp antl *leer r*-.24,,x1. it Ate.* and clear we
rit not have to go %nth to it for rgatth.tra new has
beer.. etnatimuoted. I,indiotted that hAl alstallite surveil-
lonce.tyr.a pbutoararhy- sith groun:.1 Mila�VA40-0. a 5 to 4"). feet, 4.,CUld
trilt ItZtrtnely tateriel to vas 4efroxel thief tkt' wlavel there matira the
yet unsolved reale* ot getting bietegst molution 1 foot to 3 feet
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tt-4..1411 lutollicoace type eatellito phot4;x3.Vror over a leasercar.,...,bor
tact.
O. It Vaa UZI fkbrittt 1130 P. II. Dr. El.3.3.1on asked. thc, Cardttee
thv =toil to sea arty cf 1;;11(rro brit:Lang tOettft� 00013
ZAet for General Doolittle 1-140 said trxit he warted to Ate:e the
te-t there used% tine. �morel Doolittle then a-peaking to
ell I allualtan=telys, thet vaat*AL to code to lalC for
hour e-cied$ .eith or tltothor Cconittee Umbers,
OTA thei 17.:tta er 20th ot Ektreh (1�Ut. 105.2.1. sizttlza up en appall:4-
.fcz such a biztellIZ Vitt u4).
Zhe Cotedittee ofijo.tra2 for a t;e:plattl,:llt lumhood IA Cat
. It. Killian uallud to can 33144 witIl frt., anei war:4d
-r =Ate the CoterAtteehad cortz:-.:';:aly ,ingi.,33. for tau,. I
thet Mr. ILICCAle htd. tsint4 Daiad-1-43 t:d. 1 $3'nuuo.r7
31 4uPt :le he had rrotisett, t=ve. a .riao racilitv$ ,ragaty.
avya Good elwxeat. We etre recrultina SS raplAy RS VC:Zit:10
Tie and at the eade ti flit fl ia.hcada tra'-at troz progr=
k4.,.::totTitraphie ItZergroterd.: Dr. Kali= rad that Wei wae tit
awl that ho vented.t nee 1314114.1.ag 2.1.3 vezy Ee
ai4 w maJ. hie the lhotot;:mkaim -.1.at.arramtatIoa tor thar.t
at a mid yeaii the trczt. th4t if they stert: tra.ty
sitr.41.tien3tht tb2 tLilitary rite& went.. to dad more paroodael
tr,c. I rieut:',..c000d. that XLiDarectorp Gosktrea Carron sos
eonsitlerisu Ivy ....o4cer Da) pera=t1 lin4.4.741 be riut into our plant.
vett to put -trorde Otneral Carroll'a nth, bat i. 14 z4 it
OerAtral Carroll vas ourredtly favorably *pollute to
pattirz 40 M1-7 44 40 DOD, pcceoneal into ow.,rth awl' area Dor deport
saauf.'a.eo.r1:4,
I. The CDuirazatt tho othev Coaaittee Umbers sh00% -
ttrut'i 414-,:r the brierly tid(1-73in that thcsr Ido204 all
Eulld:pa 213 zoat. Ifteintid the Oatarier
d j beige abriefly boots 004. 1:110 as the Camittee limbers pro.
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I:EMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Diroctor (Intelligence)
SUBJECT: Semi-Annual Report to the Killian
Committee
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21,11uant to your request, the subject paper in two
is forwarded herewith.
ARTHUR C. LUNDAHL
Director
National Photographic Interpretation Center
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Cy 1 - DD/I w/2 copies of report)
2 - NPIC Killian file w/1 copy of report)
3 - NPIC chrono w/1 copy of report)
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TC,3-7621-63-21
11 June 1963
Repert: Copy Or.
rATIWAL PHOTOGRAPHIC I]:TERPRETATION CENTER
1 October 1962 tl-Ira 31 March 1963
1. oncimi=m7 AND NISS:',N
Coastruction of the n : 1;1IC faellity at Building
2130 .00val apons Plant, was .:.:Icted on schedule and the
Center occuied the building co_ 1 January 1963. Containing
better than 4000000 c:ross souao feet of floor space this
faciley is equipped with the latest andoinost up-to-date
photooaphic laboratory, computer and epecial environmental
technL:al work space and will parait the Center to achieve its
planneC, exl'ansion in fulfillment of its national intelligence
The recruitment srogram is preo;reasing according to
schedale with persons on board az of 31 March 19630
incluOLlg CIA perzonnel and military personnel.
Approate ypersons are planned in the building by the
end of :la 63 a ver by the end of FY 64.
During the past six menthe the Army, Navy and Air
Force Photop:.raphic Interpretation Detachments to WIC have been
consolidated under DIA which now has the responsibility for
provitaing the military personnel contributions to the Center.
The military photographic interpreters, have been, In turn,
integrated with CIA photographic interpreters to form a single
national Photographic Analysis Group. In addition, negotiations
are unc7Herway with DIA to co-locate its departmental photographio
interrotation activity in Building 213.
2. Pa0f'03RA2HIC ACQUISITICNS
a. Cuba. During the reporting period the assets of
the Coriter were directed primarily in support of the "Cuban
CrieLo'. 431 miesions were flown in carrying out surveillance
activit,ies; this coverage necescitated NPIC reading out
apnroxielately 10040,000 linear feet of film. This step-up in
phetoTraphic surveillance resulted after the initial identifica-
tion of Soviet missiles and military build-up in Cuba by the
rational Photographic Interpret:flan Center photo interpreters.
Durir this period it beceze rlu-,77.7 for the Center to operate
en a 24-,hour basis In order to tioJ the demands levied by the
Lite Nouse, DOD, State ana : for r17..pid readout, briefingr�
naterials and substantive o-ort to U3IB Committees*
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from the middle of Oc.Aober until the end of the
eeeertine period NPIC monitored the following items of signifi-
eeee: all known missile installationa (IBM, IRBM/ CRUISE,
2eLe)3 Soviet Military Camps (Remedios, Holguin, Artemesa,
los Vegoe and Torreno); all major airfields with
en fields whore Deaglee, Flohbeds and Farmers were
e.'teeionee; major Cuban ports with emphasis on Soviet Bloc
"L)ceial Intereet" ships. In addition to items listed above,
Cii day' coverage was searehed for any additional unreported
itoeie
that would indicate Soviet build-up.
b. 1325R. There were four successful KEYHOLE missions
over the foviet Union that netted approxlizately 60,000 linear
feet.of filet. However, radiation and static Ciecharge seriously
Cee;raded the interpretability of these missions. (Subsequently
tide problem has been resolved, and Mission 9053 which was
flown in April 1963 is considered to be of the highest quality
yet achieved.)
Yajor items of intelligence significance derived from
ee.eee :CIEZaeeET missions during the renortire period are as
ieees: a total of eight new ICBM launch sites (two pada
eee) brieeing the total to 143 launch pads; 32 new MR/IRBM
L�is1tc.24 30 of which are the newly identified type IV
eereeed silo launch sites; the identification of the EMBA
*;eizeile Te2t Range; nuclear weapons testins at the Semipala-
teee,. Proviag Grounds; continued construction activity at the
'Zzeek ant:i Verkh-Nevyinsh AE CompleX as recent activity at the
ttar I.WC'e' grid; and deployment of BLINDER aircraft to
:eeranovichi airfield.
c. Communist China. Seven missions were flown over
Ceina which acquiree approximately 53,000 linear feet of film.
ALL of these missione, with the exception of GRC-128, were
flown entirely within the boundaries of Communist China;
C:C-123 covered Northern China as well as North Korea.
Significant items of intelligence acquired from these
mielons are as follows: oonfinzatiol of the Lan Chou instal-
lation as a Gaseous Diffusion Plant; the discovery of a
possible plutonium production facility at Pa' > Tou; identifica-
tion of a static test facility at Peiping; and general
confirmation of the order of battle intelligence from other
sources.
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North Korea.. Oro:, wl..isoion was flown over this
arca durfor-oz, t roporVinz per1.:11 (0X-3.280 flor.o.1 on 6 December �,,
al oo covered North C12in1). This mission provided the
fiit ohotocrephic coverage (oz:copting KEYHOLE) of North Korea
ELre the end of tile Korean coyifliot.. Valuable information'.
w��47,..o obtained which enables tl:to intelligence cornunity to �
u�oe.ote� tho order of battle as well as' assess the reeonstruction
�ozz. damaged facilities. This coverage revealed the first
indication of the. introduction. of FISIMILD (111G-21) aircraft
into North .T.,..orea v.:hon two L D aircraft and ten. YISHBED
���. , ora,tes wero observed ot 2I.'::01.11'114G Airfield. A naval
foc�.1--ity with two "IT" clacz zLn was identified at
an island off t coast of North Korea.
e. Vietir up. ri`hree missions were flown-
urL
t1(a tro:.�,oe niesions I7ere read-out initially in
fiela at U11210--Z (YO"..:V.IIA). The rotojor items of sign.ificance '
resulted from this coverage are as follows: an 11,000 ft.,
ro.,o,of uir conotruction at PRIM 'ITN; continued presence of�
GVD tn,),e transport aircraft at HivNOT./G14. LAM Airfield; ��
co.o.:;.troaekl improvement of milioary �azpscially the.
coo.otct.on of now pel�norinent barre_clo: ro-ilo,cing the older
types; confirmation. of tile construction of a
� 'ror.o. or ,::n2;-La China, to P14.on5 Sely, Laos; and general
of order of battlo intelligence as well :as new '
on airfield constIro.c..tion. � , � �
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� 14/fty -four items are under development with twenty-seven '���
difforent companies. Prime emphasis during this poric4 has been .
diroctod toward the initial;ion of an on-line ohotographic
moaourement system. Seconoly., eraohasis has boon on continued
development activities in t.. area of image manipulation and
enhancement.
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