DEAR JACK;

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00972A000100570004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 18, 1969
• Content Type: LETTER

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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301
Major General Jack E. Thomas, USAF
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence
Department of the. Air Force
Washington, D.C. 20330
civil defense readiness. I note that Air Staff analyses are already
underway and the data are required at an early date.
Staff's requirement for detailed planning factors relative to Soviet
I have received your letter dated 29 January, 1969 concerning the Air,
the Director of Central Intelligence that a joint CIA-DIA effort be
elements of the Department of Defense. Therefore, I will propose to
of great concern, not only to the Air Force but to a number of other
ate problem. I fully appreciate, however, that this problem is one
SNIE. I realize that this does not provide an answer to your immedi-.
Unfortunately, the detailed information and assessments which would.,
be required before a comprehensive SNIE on Soviet civil defense
could be produced are not available. It is estimated that not less
than six months will be required to conduct the detailed exploratory
studies which are needed to provide a basis for producing such a
of the progress on the proposed joint effort.
requested. I have directed that your staff be kept fully apprised
areas. The results of the study would be expected to provide a
basis for making the more comprehensive quantitative estimates you
evacuations and the availability of shelter in probable evacuation '
undertaken to provide a basis from which the estimates you require
can be made. This study would investigate the feasibility of evac-
uating a limited number of sample Soviet cities, the visibility of
NIE 11-3-68 would be useful, please let me know and 1 ,will request.
In view of the above, please reconsider your suggestion regarding
the publication of a SNIE. If you find that a less comprehensive,
qualitative discussion which elaborates on what is contained in
Sincerely,
rOSE`,17. CARROLL
Lieutenant General, USAF
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