NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER OPERATIONS BOARD TRANSCRIPT

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• Publication Date: July 11, 1962
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11 July 1962
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
OPERATIONS BOARD
TRANSCRIPT
Acting Chrm.
Cmdr Harley Myles
Lt. Col. George Eckert
Lt. Col. R. E. Saxon
Mr. Claeton DalyImple
Mr. Leroy Stolle
Major Wm. Barger
Lt. Col. Charles Susong
Mr. Theodore Tate (4 items)
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ITEM 1 Approval of minutes of tips Bd Mtg., 5 July 1962
asked for comments on the minutes of the last meeting. 50X1
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Col. Susong asked/the inclosures mentioned in para 7.e. of the minutes.
I explained that that sentence should have been omitted from the minutes,
as it was a direct quote from the subject paper which has the inclosures.
Col. Susong asked if a message will be sent out to the recipients of
the MCI explaining the new system as mentioned in item 7 of the minutes.
said that a message will be transmitted re this subject.
The minutes were approved with omission of the above mentioned sentence.
ITEM 2 - Review of Project Summary for the week ending 6 July 1962
asked for comments on the project summary. 50X1
Approved as issued.
ITEM 3 - New projects and proposed staffing for consideration.
Approved as written in the agenda.
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ITEM 4 - Projects assigned since the last Operations Board Meeting
asked for comments on the projects assigned since the
last meeting. He noted that the Sitsum on 3084 is completed, and that it
will be transmittec by cable this evening.
Mr. Stolle noted that a new project has been added since distribution
of the agenda: JR-168-62, Request from DIA for a briefing of GNAIC at 0930,
Thursday,12 July.
Col. Eckert asked about the MCIs on the training missions.
explained that he had asked Cmdr Myles to attend this
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meeting to discuss these Church Door missions. He has asked theprocessing
site to get the duping requirements out on these missions first to the Chinese,
themselves and then to send one dupe positive here. Upon receipt of these
positives we will decide whether or not to do an MCI dia these missiohs. The
missions are considerably repetitive, being over the same area. He then
asked for views of the Board on preparing an MCI on these missions.
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Cmdr Myles would like to see an MCI, regardless of whether or not/is
of value, with the usual comments that accompany the MCI. He also would
like to see the IP on ORC-119.
explained that the hard copy of the IP is made from the 50X1
tapes received in our cable center and noted that most of the actual GEC
material is at the processing site at this time.
Lcdr Myles said that DIA would also like a couple of comparative studies
made but will not submit these requests to NPIC. He asked
about
certain 1959 reports that were made on Air Force missions, and said that he
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would like a complete run through on the material over this area. This may
be done by comparing the MRs/
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Cdr. Myles said that they must first check the plots to decide the
prioritys. Will give him a call on this tomorrow.
said that CIA definitely wants an MCI on 119, and believes 50X1
we should do a review on the other GRC missions whether we do an MCI or not.
Lcdr. Myles explained to 001. Saxon the discussion on MCIs.
Col. Saxon explained the amount of work in the building at the present
time in relation to preparing an MCI on these missions.
Col. Eckett explained that we have not done an MCI on 6058, 9037 or
9038 yet, and may be able only to do priority passes on 38 and 37. Everything
is a problem of priority.
asked how the Church Door missions stack with 37 and 38. 50X1
Col. Saxon asked that we make a listing of those things we have inhouse
now as well as those we expect in the future and make a decision on priorities
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for 37 and 38, to work them on a priority pass basis.
Lcdr Myles cannot give an answer at this time as to which should be the
higher priorities as he cannot compare the value of the missions without
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might be able to feed the Church Door missions in between the KH missions
alternating the work nn a priority pass basis. He believes with fewer people
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Cmdr Myles said he would try to get a decision on this tomorrow.
said that 9037 and 9038 duping will be completed before
Noted that the duping responsibilities are being changed
Suitland which may expedite our duping requirements.
said he would like to make selection of priority passes
3068 is begun.
at Westover and
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for 9038 and will sail a special Operations Board meeting to Consider the
passes selected. He doubts that the MCI on 9037 will begin before Monday.
He agreed to send a message to the intelligence community re working the MCI
on a priority pass basis, and if possible will site the passes to be readout
We will have fewer people working on the MCIs than in the past, and will only
work one MCI at a time.
Col. Saxon asked
if the Center will work weekends on the MCIs and
he did not believe it will be necessary.
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siad the MCI will be published by priority passes, e.g.
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out as part 1, priorities 2's as part 2, etc.
Col. Eckert asked
if the same priorities could be worked on more than
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mission at a time.
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believes this would cause confusion.
Col. Susong asked about mission 9039.
said he should have some word on that tomorrow.
Meeting adjourned at 1430.
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