PROPOSED PERIPHERAL ELINT MISSIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62B00844R000200100057-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2000
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: July 29, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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ORM4DUM FOR: Major General M. A Preston
Director of Operations
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations
Department of the Air Force
THROUGH
Colonel
Special Assistant to the Inspector General
for Projects
Department of the Air Forte
Proposed Peripheral Ellett Missions
I. Herewith is a short paper prepared for me within CIA. In
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youroffice on ZS July I premised s this to f014 through Colonel
taken the liberty of handing a copy of this to Colonel
(AFCIN) so that the Air Force Requirarnents Officer will be familiar with
it.
2. I am in Lull agreement with what I und.rstood to be
that our organisation should undertake peripheral missions of thi
character only when (a) we have a superior or more readily available
capability and (b) a real requirement exists for the intelligence colletc
3. As to the first of these criteria, I am confident that for
reason, set forth in the attachment the so-called System IV Eliot cUectin
devicein the U-2 aircraft does constitute a superior collection ce,pabilit ,
at least for pioneer reconnaissance. It should be noted that within severe,
months, SAC will have this equipment checked out in their U-2. and will
therefore possess the same capability. As et today, however, our arrange-
ments with the Norwegians ars complete and we could move a staging
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party inMErorn our European Detachment on short notice. I believe
therefore we are in better position to perform these missions this season.
4. As to the second criteria, 1 believe the two missions discussed
in the attachment (one to the Gulf of Finland thence the Baltic coast and
the other in the Barents Sea) give promise of yielding a valuable addition
to presently available intelligence and justify whatever hazards are
involved providing that we wait for weather that would permit accurate
navigation.
5. I am sure you realize that specific m ons would be
coordinated well in advance with your staff in accordance with agreed
procedure..
RicHAsuc4"memsszLL. JR.
Special Assistant to the Director
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