SOVIETS LAUNCH MANNED SOYUZ SPACECRAFT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100120001-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 2, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOUFRCE:S AND METHODS
DATE: 2 DECEMBER 197!1
SUCJEC.9: SOVIETS LAUNCH MANNED SOYUZ SPACECRAFT
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THE fISSION Or THE MANNED SOYUZ 16 LAUNCHED LAST NIGHT IS TO
PREPARE FOR THE JOINT APOLLO-SOYUZ MISSION SCHEDULED s' OI JULY
1975, ACCORDING TO A TASS ANNOiJ;,'C:HENT. THE SOVIETS PLAIN TO TES '
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