OPERATION ALERT 1958

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00391R000100380023-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: January 20, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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EXE `,,r E`OF IC 1. F THE PRESIDENT`
F1G_E,OFD FCNSE MOBILIZATION
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Local and state governziri nts evaluating, on the.
.basis of their own resources, the,a'pabilities
;:the kinds of Federa1 ass stanc'` irr"eeiedr i# I ow
such assistance would be` utilized.
The Federal Government determining it's capab`i"lit
to meet demands arising from the'attack 4riti
examining the adequacy of Feder.al Guida~nR,+ e, arc t
Mobilization Plans to meet'the attack sitiiation_ ;0.
B. To determine what signific,-rit preg`aredness*, easures, if
taken pre-attack, would make the.p(5 st-attac' . job more
manageable.
C. To train personnel in local state and federd'l gtiSvernment.s
in habits of thinking needed t_) cope with emergency conditions
3. The exercise will be ccn(Cuct.ed uith.Lr, the scope of Mobilization
Plans and Federal Guidance (Central Pry crrarnrning) furnished to federal
state and local agencies.
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Activity - -State and to civilstdefenee rner, ent?uy al tIons
including public participation, darr~age reporting
and assess nient,? and local" nd stale ur.iival
tr and recovery act ores. Stai tq dete'rrnine the
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Vase One., .Attack Phas
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Time July 14-18.
Participation Federale'r(ficld
derpartrtiental) ar.'
'Activ'ity--Activation of rel6cation srtcs infield and region
July 14th, and at departrnent1 nd agency
head- quarters July 16th.: On, Jutjr 14-15 field an"d
regional activities will be conducted independently.
The validity of States' needs will tr examined, as
well as ways and moans for meeting such needs
within current plans and prok'rarn guidance. On
July 16-18 the departine rat