SOVIET ARCTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T04743A000300030043-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: February 27, 1963
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2004/07/29 : CIA RDP78T04743 (
MEB T3163
27 Februt3ry 1963
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MWORANDUM FOR: Chief, Military-Economics Division, ORR
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Chief.. CIA/PID (NPIC)
SUBJECT: Soviet Arctic Telecommunications Network
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5..?. This project is considered to be complete.
Declass Review by NGA. .
(a) Requirement RR/285/62
(b) CIA/PID Project c 1043-62
3. This memorandum is in response to your requirement dated 17 October 1962.
which requests a search for possible tropospheric scatter stations in the Soviet
Union.
2. A search was made on all available F-Iphotographic coverage of the areas 25
indicated in Current Support Brief: Probable Construction of Modern Arterial
Telecommunications Network Across the Soviet Arctic, CIA/RR CB SC 62.-13, 6 Sep 62,
3. Only five of the suspect areas were covered by clear photography after
They are, M s Itamenn 3202 , Dudinka 3304 (Mission
rays Kosistyy 3307 I I, Tiksi 3310 and Magadan
4409 r- I No unusual-or unexplained construction activity was found
within a 20 nm?radius of these locations. Ail other areas were covered by poor
quality photography , and. could not be adequately interpreted.
4. The photo analyst on this project is and he may be .25
contacted on.extension0 should you have any questions regarding this project._
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