SOUTH CHINA COVERAGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66R00638R000100090142-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 142
• Publication Date: May 9, 1962
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2002/01/10: CIA-RDP66R00638R000100090142
NRO
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NRO DECLASSIFICATION/RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS ON FILE
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT : South China Coverage
1. The Special Group approved the mission to South China
on 29 March 1962 and we have been on alert for that mission since
that date until the present, except for a three-week delay to resolve
fuel problems. We have not launched a sortie due to bad weather
over the target areas. Even during the fuel delay, weather was
not clear over the entire route.
2. In looking at the climatology for the next four-month
period the chances of obtaining favorable weather over the entire
route is very remote, lose than two days per month. However,
weather has been favorable over segments of the route - at times
up to fifty per cent.
3. In view of the above, it to recommended that the Special
Group be approached for permission to accomplish the South China
mission in two sorties. A mission will be launched if favorable
weather conditions exist over fifty per cent of the areas of interest.
HERBERT SCOVILLE, JR.
Deputy Director
(Research)
cc: DDCI (Cy 2)
25X1A Signature recommended:
Actiprfg Chief, DPD
AC/DPD:SWB:jr (9 May 62)
Distribution: Cy 1 - Addressee
2-DDCI
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