MONTHLY REPORT, DECEMBER 1959

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• Publication Date: January 6, 1960
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Monthly Report, Dec
Division, 3R
1959
6 January 1960
I. Relations with and AM22ort to-Other Cats :
A. CIA:
1. Chief, fl/I briefed the DCI on NIg 11.8-59: "Soviet
Capabilities for Strategic Attack throw Mid-19a.," which by the
end of December was successfully completed. Also, Chief, n/I
together with Chief, ERA and. Chief, D/A on several occasions
briefed members of USIB on general economic developments in the
USSR, particularly with respect to the military expenditures
implication of NM 11-4-59, "Laid. Les in Soviet Capabilities
and. Policies, 1959-6."
2. Premier Ebrushchev's &zdapest statement on missiles of
1 December led to a request for I/GM consent and support for an OCI
publication. I/GM also assisted Chief, D/I in preparing a brief
cent for the DCI on. an earlier }1u,ashehev statement on missile
expenditures.
3. In connection with a visit with emWyst3 at headquarters
ACSI, US Army, was as ised that a substantial 25X1 A9a
number of Soviet citizens of Ceram origin have recently reached
Western Germany. St/I/R wads alerted immediately with a view to
ascertaining the availability of these sources for interrogation.
4. The Deployment section of I/CAM provided extensive support,
including the loan of branch grgpW cs, to OSI in the preparation of
a forthcoming briefing for the DCI on new developaaexrts in the surface-
to-air missile field. The briefing will be ented to the DCI in
early JarAzary and is the first of a series of OSI briefings intended
to apprise the Director of new developments in technical fields.
Chief, I/CPA has been invited to attend tlaa: briefing and answer
questions on the economic, production,, an. deployment aspects
should any arise.
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5- I/GM Prepared initial ft-afu of the production and
deployment sections of a p+ er, dealing with t1 history of
Soviet development of I -ran ballistic missiles, to be
submitted by the DCI to the President in mid-Janaary. ( )/?hSI
is the acti o unit in the Agcy for this paper, and close
coordination is being a inrtained -with 08I an the subsequent drafts.
6. At the request of SR, M/P, briefed. 25X1 A9a
the Chief of a Western intelli ce service on . prc a of
collecting intformat ion on the ;3a riet guided missile warn. A1sso,
the Deppoyaeent section, I/QM, briefed 8 members of the Reports
french of DD/P/ K on the role, within CIA, of CMR in the field of
sile deploymenxt. The meeting was arranged after learning
gMtp was unguare of O Mss lztersst in and, responsibility
is type of information.
r schar a Committee:
7. I/IE and I/am 3oinUf recommen ed an ezchaage with the
LF on the man facture of tractor drills and tractor cultivators
and rec d again (as vas done in Y 1959) an exchmp in the
field of railroad car manufacture.
8. I/PE continued to provide guidsne for the proposed trip
of W. Turner G. Timberlake, U.S. Army Research and Dee elop nt
Laboratories., to the USSR to visit ccsatruction machinery plants.
9. . I/(TI, at the refit of the Chairma :t, ( AIC, ympered
draft term of reference for a proposed. t IC ebcc ittee on Guided
sas it a Production. She (LAIC is c ider#.~ng reccanhendinit, to USIB
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the estasblia of several formal st bcomit tee , one of which
would deal with production. As of mid-Decemim , the CIA artd BSA
and the Chairman, fC, favored the ftiou of subce-
cut Technic:. Collecti? p i o ctiou aan Astronautics
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intellS uee; the other mfrs either objected (Bevy, Joint Staff
and. State), or reserved Ju4nerat ( , Army') p=dIvg examination
of draft to of reference for the proposed subcommittees. Despite
pasitiona, all GMAIC members agree that it has became
impossible for theme to keep unformed on the wide range of
topics n regularly eonsidered at GK41C meetings , and reported on
to the USIB.
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the CIA fact sheet remained unchangedx* however, OS'D continued to
maintain that CIA had. not proved actual production of these items.
of the Secretary of Defense has cha31d. At the end of
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grinding heads and spindle assemblies, a position which Vie Orrice
32. I/FE, davoted considerable time to suppo ting
the CIA position that Bloc countries are Producing COCOM item 1016,
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?3Y connection wit the 19W COCOM review of the tional
List of strategic trade item.
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lo. was receded for aud.iti
placed with SovW to acquire a -
factured grinding spindle which was advertised in a is trams
journal.
with 7 ..1. E}R ,~ J of 0
`2a In connection wtFro ecL 36,22 = "7he I ct Otlided
Nitsle Re I nto on the Electronics I*luatry of the USSR.." Mr.
I/EB, visited the Air Face Ballistic Missile Division (at) in
California to obtain cost information on U.S. ballistic
missflea3, ate, programs data were obtained on the Thor and frita :
with personnel on saviet electronic data processing equip nt
and icatioxas facilities In the Soviet Air Detenee System. Infer-
di tioan, requirements, personnel in the Office of the
by the NUVY
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ivied was for use in TIE U-359, wSi -Soviet Bloc Air
work for the Joint I#iaarT t 't Ey Oro , as well a for other
projects, I/ME prepared and mottled to wive mater's 25X1 A5a 1
.w, 14 _ milttarv exoen11itures. SDV-IWFAir Force Personnel
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14. To support the in core ction with i
formulation and execution of policy for sov:Let weapons.
15. 1rs of the a nt Section of consulted with
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analysis of certain special iiWFrials related to guided missile
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were consulted an the costs of operational
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on the order of 55-M percent.
the drastic ord revision
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16. A as r of s igUl.f is t ChWges in the ejected coarse
of diet atlitarrnt have been i
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