ARMS DEAL WITH SOVIET CALLS FOR OPEN SKIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000100050078-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 1998
• Sequence Number: 78
• Publication Date: February 29, 1968
• Content Type: NSPR

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Understatement of the week comes information "would mean we'd put
from Allen W. Dulles, former director ourselves in their hands."
A enc Historically, there . is good reason
of the ~e?1S] _~ntellgi, to be wary of the Soviet negotiators.
in his saying that even if the United They rejec t e d P r e s i d e n t
on:, a completely e f f e c t i v e
disarmament treaty, there will still
be:-: need for intelligence. "as a
i ecessary check on Soviet veracity."
States and the Soviet Union agree
The history of Soviet duplicity in
the matter of treaty agreements is
too recent and too dark to think for
one moment. the Kremlin will honor
this one - unless, and that's a big
question, it is to their definite
Nor is it likely the talks at Geneva
will produce an arms inspection
agreement - the stumbling block to
all disarmament negotiations since the
4uclear age began.. And Dulles. is
earful that an exchange of arms
Eisenhower's open skies plan. That
would have permitted both countries
to see from the air what the other
was doing.
They want us to hand them a
blueprint of our missile situation and
in turn get one the Russians may
say is actually their own. But how
could we know, it is correct unless
the open skies idea is accepted?
We are negotiating with a wily
enemy intent, on wresting advantage
advantage in which they hope with.. from" the deal without measuring up
time to gain a greater edge. fully to his pledged responsibility.
Mr. Dulles makes a powerful point.
that we must keep wary while seeking'
open skies agreement over. any other
inspection agreement that may be '
developed at Geneva. Anything else' : -z
depends on words, not sight.
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