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Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700020002-1
WHY
ENCRYPTED
GEOGRAPHICAL
COORDINATES
-
WE
WORK
FROM
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES AND THIS IS HOW
CRV RECEIVED
ITS NAME.
THE
PURPOSE
IS
TO
IDENTIFY
A
TARGET
AT
A SPECIFIC TARGET.
HOWEVER,
REMOTE
VIEWER'S COULD
KNOW
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES
BECAUSE OF
PAST
WORK
EXPERIENCE AND
THIS IS WHY WE ENCRYPT THE
COORDINATES.
SOURCES ARE ALLOWED TO MISS.
WE USE A POOL OF REMOTE VIEWERS AND
TRY TO LOOK FOR A CORRELATION AMONG SOURCES FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF
TARGETS.
UTILITY ASSESSMENT - THE ANSWER IS ALREADY KNOWN
TO US.
WE CAN
DETERMINE WHAT THE SOURCE IS GOOD AT.
OPERATIONAL MISSION
- CONDUCTED
TO ANSWER A NEED.
WE DON'T THE
ANSWER
SGTA
- A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE ABILITY
FOR US TO
WORK IN A CI MODE.
ARE
IN
HUMINT,
WE
ASKED
TO
FILL A GAP AND WE ARE PROVIDED A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DATA AND GUIDANCE
So
WE
KNOW
IF
WE
ARE ON
TARGET OR NOT.
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700020002-1