RELEASE OF NIE'S TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00549R000300140071-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: April 12, 1956
• Content Type: MF

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12 April 1956
SUBJECT: Release of NIE's to Foreign Governments
1. The Board of National Estimates has reviewed SNIE 100-4-56,
"Possibility of Chinese Communist Military Action Against Certain
Offshore islands" and NIE 61-56, "Probable Developments in Burma",
with a view to their release to foreign governments.
2. With respect to SNIE 100-4--56, the Board notes that:
b. The present estimate is essentially an updating and
amplification of judgments in NIE 13-56, "Chinese Communist
Capabilities and Probable Courses of Action Through 1960", 25X1C
25X1 C
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which was released by the IAC
the threat of hostilities in the area are ordinaril
co The present estimate refers to no specific intelligence
sources, and clearly does not compromise any NOFORN material
for which this Agency is responsible.
d. Although the estimate is an SNIE, this category of
estimate has been released in the past subject to the under-
standing that no general precedent was thus created. (See e.g.,
IAC-M-209, 23 August 1955.)
On the basis of these considerations, the Board preceives no objection
from an intelligence viewpoint to the release of this estimate
and recommends such release.
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3. With respect to NIE 61-56, the Board notes that:
b. During 1955, several estimates dealing with the 25X1C
Zan i `' (See 1C-D.0115/63;
C, None of the present estimate would compromise NOFORN
materials for which this Agency is :esponsible. We are not
able to determine whether there would be compromise of NOFORN
materials for which other agencies are primarily responsible.
On the basis of these considerations, and subject to review by other
? agencies of the issue of compromise of NOFORN materials, the Board
perceives no objection from an intelligence viewpoint to the release 25X1C
of this estimate and
recommends such release.
L. The Board is reviewing the issues affecting release of NIE
88-56, "Probable Developments in Colombia", 10 April 1956, and will
submit its recommendation for consideration at the next following
IAC meeting.
Deputy Assistant Director
National Estimates
Distribution "A"
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