DDI REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH NEW RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM
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23 August 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR: Special Assistant to the DDI for
Special Projects
THROUGH : Director of Research and Reports
SUBJECT : DDI Requirements in Connection with Nov
Reconnaissance System
1. Within the responsibility of this Staff, this new
system has major implications for the indications function.
It will improve our ability not only to turn out a more
meaningful Watch Report, but will permit an added degree
of assurance that we have checked and reviewed the very
latest developments. A key advantage for indications
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2. The new system also appears to be a great improve-
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4. It is likely that the system initiall will lead
to "over-reaction"; that will be
widely disseminated before proper ana ys s can completed.
Currently such information frequently is sufficiently "old"
by the time it is processed to preclude major concern.
The new system also will demand that we do additional work
on providing a store of background inform M60ttor com-
parative2[tii es. It is possible that the s stem mama
in fact, require some decentralization of
placing and analysts in Deer prox mity
to take advantage of the new information by turning out
timely intelligence reports.
Acting Chief, Current Support Staff
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