OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF (CLASSIFIED)- AQUATONE MERGER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62B00844R000200220004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 29, 1998
• Content Type: MF

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3nai Aspects
aspects of merging = with AQUATQPF. A brief Burg
meeting with recommendations and observations} folio .
! was held 9 April to di, usa
this
2. The discussion with was dealonnd n"-
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merger w-erei,n; a" 0 #'.c100
responsibilities are assumed by AQUA )M.
,end vice versa and to determine the effects amalgamation 'will have
on organizationa3, structure. I feel it recesses at this t to
point out the wide range in concept to the extent of an _ 25X1
= UATON merger. Opinions range from a minor consolidation of the
physical facilities of the RD-69 program with certain AQ `ATONE 25X1
field un
ts to an c
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3. Our discussion brought forth the followin as a,
With the exception o
physical assets.
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however t
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AQUAT
9 program
bas approximately U persons assigned to head
is little or no field organization.
ilon is H is poorly defined an d
and responsibilities are nebulous.
d. By no means are the air activities of the Agency 25X1
centered in or around the i.e., (1) project under
sponsoxed by MI and introly the use
of high perfraxn ee 4 t7 aircraft and trimetrogon photog hy,
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for o'verf'3ights presently done in the
such as undor
ouable that responsibilities for such air
of n should
enjoys neither the priority or the autonc
presently available to AQUATONE.
extent in
i) 9 overflight program
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.. It is my opinion that regardless of the extent of a merger
the present AQUATON o ierational structure could assume all 0 25X1
functions with the addition of only few personnel. It is visualized
that the ultimate structure of AQ'JATON will present an operational
staff of considerably fewer persons; thus alto g the addition of 25X1
any specialist (required to a port =requirements) within our
present strength. I can foresee no advantages acccru n to AQUATONE
a result of a merger? particularly ale we remain autonomous and
outside a devision such as Of/P. The advantages to ight be quite 25X1
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5. I have but one reendationt that we restate our problem
with the goals and extent of merger more clearly defined in order that
the advantages and disadvantages may be more cif .y weighed.
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