APPRAISAL OF THE BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM (U)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S02149R000100190005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 10, 1967
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2003/09/30 : CIA-RDP78S02149R000100190005-5
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on the most recent report.
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cl.uciax'rs to ia, .ac t,x, upon the war in Sou -h Vic: (at:;;a'(i IF, recoxcl;mended.
> ec i:F;lc, IF =~ scree Oil J. t...flltrat, z z^ate:ca aan' trcaucl.t,, orclrx^fr of battle,
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1. (0 l c,:C4xie xacc i~s rr.,ael.c to the trronthl.y report;, Eazb j oct au ,:above,
w)1ic11 5. and publ,ir.thecl jo:tntl.y by the i')ctfonue Into i,1.iL;efce
4901-10Y Ef.cl "t;llci C,rentra ~t1.1(;Cfa,1,i.4;c'ncc' Agency. This 'pu3.1,Gation ar cmat#r
to a "xte2o1,'t;r r.>ax'c'l" on the effc;ctsr oi' air crlae teat a.o:n at ainst1 North.
Vietnam, It It; the major C1ooume nt whi,e:h lxclv7.0.o"a an avcrv;Lew aO.d.roosed
e ,.c; LuHi,ve1;y~ to a5.r 1thil.e it e~~r11 ~,~ c~abZ_y i ci;e the rerjuire-
inei is of the Socx'et try of 1?a;fmiee, as :Zndicate?rl in the x'oreworcl, we
believe that the report, with r.;ome niocl.ificatior:i, wale. be, lnsxle rnO1G
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2. (E$) The report, in Its pvcuont :Corm, is uttcf~t.7, as 1a;~c:kSrottt~d
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