COMMENTS ON THE 29 NOVEMBER DRAFT OF YOUR SPEECH TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS

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.t EMORA.NDUM ''OR: Director of Central Intelligence
THROUGH: Deputy Director /Intelligence
SUBJECT: Comments on the Z9 November Draft
of Your Speech to the National
Association of Manufacturers
in response to your request. 25X1A9a
2. Below are
suggested revisions to the subject
draft. He has marked the places concerned in the text:
'are1. 2. "This is a boast not likely to be realized in the
foreseeable future, etc. " Suggest changing this to, "in the next
decade, " as more specific. Many people now do believe that the
Soviets will overtake us in the foreseeable future.
^s w , ra 1. "Then though they had an atomic power. etc. "
change to, "they had no atomic wed." The first Soviet atomic
bomb was not exploded until September, 1949; the term, "atomic
power," may be interpreted as the generation of industrial power
from atomic energy.
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Page ,, para 3. "l:~'irst, that the military situation would fall into
a kind of nuclear stalemate. " Change to, "would continue to be
haracterieed by s: nuclear stalemate. " The definition you give of
a nuclear stalemate later in the same pparagraph, describes a
situation which already exists between the U. S. and the USSR .
ra Z. Delete, "in a short spars +f years, "and change
"will be equipped;' to "are equipped, " for same reasons as the
recommended change on page 4. The forward looking aspect of the
nuclear stalemate, it seems to me, is the Soviet concentration of
research and development funds to break out of the nuclear stalemate,
that is, to resolve the present stalemate in their favor.
ra. Would delete, "sixth or seventh TRM th
es of the world" as apt to be confusing, since it refers
to 1913, and not to 113428; further, the paint is already covered by the
phrase, "from a relatively low base. " There are a lot of statistics
in this sentence for the hearer to comprehend.
Tags 13, ftnnael para. Would change, " e the most the quickest. "
to, " r lee the most the quickest.'
Pale l4, pare 1. I think you mean, "present level of aid," rather
than present rate of aid."
Page 17, fine. l p&_ a. Change "ten years ago, " to, "eleven years ago.
The Communist take-over in Czechoslovakia was in I ebruary, 1948.
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Page 4, fa
P-a
. Change, "needed to meet the ml
appropriation and the like, " to read, "needed to meet the KrernItu's
I.1itary chaEllene, as being more specific
OT TO E. GUTHE
Am sLstant Director
Research and Reports
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Subject Draft Speech.
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