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104-10306-10009 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (1/1/1964)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch47531 and id is 1 raw text is: 14 January 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting with Secretaries Gilpatric and Vance at lunch this date Earlier in the day Secretary McNamara had advised me that Deputy Secretary Vance would assume all responsibility of DoD/CIA relationships, Special Group activities, etc. heretofore handled by Gilpatric. Gilpatric explained in detail the background of the formation of NRO, the problems that we have encountered, the successes and failures of the satellite reconnaissance effort, the need for' using the special skills of CIA and the resources of the Air Force and finally the Fubini memorandum of January 13. He said that the plan outlined 'by Fubini seemed.logical, that CIA's special skills rested in imaginative development, that once a system was developed and operating it could be handled as a routine operation by Air Force fulfilling require- ments and schedules established and approved by USIB upon recommenda- tion of COMOR, that he felt Air Force desire to engage in development should be respected and they should pursue the perfection of and ultimately the improvement of the GAMBIT, and while all this was good he had not discussed the subject with McMillan. However he stated that the plan provided for the utilization of the special resources of both organizations (McCone stated that he agreed, he traced for Vance's in ormation the background of U-2 development, CORONA development and now OXCART, he reviewed the philosophical approach to reconnaissance traditional with the Air Force which contrasted sharply with the needs of the intelligence community, finally that he felt that a plan such as that covered by the Fubini memorandum was O.K. if we really adhere to it, provided appropriate funding and gave the whole NRO effort proper direction at the level of SecDef (or Deputy SecDef) and DCI, McCone raised the question of Under Secretary of the Air Force running a line. organization, expressed preference for a civilian in the position of Under Secretary of the Air Force or Assistant Secretary of Defense with a small staff for planning, programming, budget review, etc., with actual physical operations of a more or less routine nature being handled by an Air Force command., McCone pointed out that McMillan was leaving and this would present a problem.- All agreed the approach was reasonable, that many details had to be worked out, no decisions were sought or made, and the subject would be further discussed. JAM/mfb

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