INSPECTOR GENERAL SURVEY OF NPIC

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000300070008-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 8, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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8 February 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR: Inspector General
THROUGH Executive Director
SUBJECT t Inspector General Survey of NPIC
1. You are directed to conduct & comprehensive survey at the
National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC). For this peva.
pose the inspection team may be augmented by additional team
members and consultants as provided below.
Z. In addition to the customary emphasis on teguiatory authorities,
efficiency of personnel, and quality of morale, the Inspection of NPIC
should examine, but not be limited to, the following questions, bringing
to bear such outside technical competence as may be required to
resolve them:
a. Is NPIC adequately staffed? Does it have sufficient
qualified personnel, particularly photo interpreters, to masintain
production abreast of outstanding requirements?
? b. Has NPIC adopted the most modern procedures for photo-
graphic interpretation and does it maintain the level of these
standards? To this end does it employ the most advanced tech-
nical equipment available and use it efficiently in intelligence
readout?
c. Are there any existing devices and procedures not being
employed by NI= which might contribute to the haler exploita-
tion of the intelligence content available in NPIC photography?
For example, is it practicable to adapt stereo *can equipment
to improve our capability for spotting new intelligence targets
In available photography?
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4. Has the growing accumulation of photography been
fully and systematically exploited to ensure its exhaustive
analysis is the light et current requirements ? Is the direction
of NM as as eligarretite in support of the entire intelligence
eammualty has sufficiest plasoing been accomplished for its
role and functiese in time of war?
e. Aro the production priorities at NM semi? Do they
ivake adequate provision for the support of "operational miltaisiall
sad crash requirements with due regard Is requirements sad
interests of all Inns consamers ?
3. In combusting the above surrey the **specter Cooteral wUl
call opus the services of ouch cleared consultants as may be owe-
primas in the light of technical preblems which eau be saticipated or
which may arise. At the discretion of the Iblepeator Cloneral he may
augment the earvey team with expert staff sincere available from
the Directorates who woad be detailed to the laspection Staff for the
derstion of the survey or any part ei it.
F. ? Ca,TY9r;
Marshall S. Carter
Liondomout amoral. USA
Des*, Disoistor
cc; Deputy Diretter for intelligence
Director, ?WIC
0/IG (8 February 1965)
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