DECLASSIFICATION OF SPECIFIED INFORMATION RELATING TO THE NATION

Created: 9/1/1992

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MEMORANDUM TOR: Tht Secretary of Defines

of Specified Informetion

Relating to the National Reconnaissance Office

1. Pursuant to tha last proviso off the National 6ecurity Act7 and) of Executiveave determined that the following information relating to the National Reconnaissance Office no longer requires, and therefore no longer ihill have, protectionsslgntted special access contrcl syeten:

(a) Thereational Reconnaissance Office (NRO) organised as an agency of tha Department of Defense end fundedrogram Known ss tha National RaconnsissBr.es Programhich it the aingle, national program to. Governmentada through epacaborna and assigned airborne reconnaissance.

it; The mission ef Ua* MP la fee insure thathe tech&eleey sealnd alrbecae eseete needed to oe inelsrfinfl tc

nciTfauction* eef arsmi centre!

treeswate. iadlcatloau eswt warning sod tee piaaaiM and

cencwet ef military operetione. The WW aeeewpliehes the

nisslcn through research and development, acquisition, and operation cf apacaborne and airborne data collection eystsma.

(c) The Secretary cf Defense haa the

responsibility, which is exercised ln cencert with the director of Central Intelligence, for management nnd opersticn of the NRO end the Director cf the NRO reports to the Secretary. The Director of Central Intelligence establishes tht ccllcctlon priorities end requirements for the targeting of NRF operations and the frequency of

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BY: Signer DECL: Unclassified Wheneclassltication Acticn ti Taken by OCI fnd Secretary of Oeisnsn

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SUBJECT: Declasaification of Specified Informationthe National Reconnaissance

coverage, approves along with the Secretary of Defense the NRp budget, provides eecucity policy guidance for the NRP, and guides and participates in the formulation of the .NRP .through the Director cf the NRO. The Oirector-of* the NRO has responsibility for executing the NRO'0 progrsme, which the Director accomplishes through the Department of Defense end Central Intelligence Agency,

(d) The Director of the NRO ia Martin c. raga, The Deputy Director of the NRO Is Mr. Jimmie D. Kill', The Deputy Director of NRO-for Military Support is Resr Admiral Daniel P. March, USN.

<e> The nailing address of the Director of the NRO ls:

The Konorsble Martin C.irector National Reconnaissance Office The Pentagon

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Director*entral rHtelUgence

3. ecommend that we declassify the above information, rn my judgment,.disclosure of the information would not cause damage to the national security.

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