DEAR GENERAL SMITH:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79S01011A000800050005-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 21, 1953
• Content Type: LETTER

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21 January 1953
G'enerag Walter B. Smith
Director, Central Intelligence Agengy
"JashiVgton 25, D. C.
Dear General Smith:
There is enclosed herewith
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fan fdatednao DeceDi No. ' - of a re
re 'FB1952 to the
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to the he President dated De ce~~, I, and a
report
to the
n~~tQ~ea demberr 4, 1952 with an Appendix A.
st the Clandestine Required to Detect and Defend
of inst teon a de Weapons and Detonation in Place
pons in the United States." The report
was
mittee Prepared at the PreelidentIa direction by Ccm
consisting of the Chairmen the a Special -
and r'epresentativea of the , ADC, the members of the ITC
The report is the result iretaries of State and Treastuy,.
C regarding of information made available by the
been incorryotaatoo o weapons derelopaent. The information has
B , ~. memoog,~ to the Zwoutive Secre 1bilay ~, dy r.rdo i ci ]' Assistant to the Commissioner,
,9 a copy of which is enclosed.
Secret By Joint mftamndum of December 29, 1952,^ the autiy0
the President ton advised the C3~airmen of TIC and ICIS, that
~?ecommendaen o in thedate horised implementation of the
mints and agencies caac~~ as a broad guide to the depart
and cocaatermeasvres with red In establishing necessary detection
coordination of the IIC t to this subject., under the
ArC, IIe advised further that the ICIS in oon,function with the
A C was advise ly that the above Presidential authoriza-
mentatiotion being transmitted for appropriate inple-
The ICIS is now en4eavor4, to ? cute the responsi-
bilities assipxed to it by the P,re,sident ,a
direction
above. The XCIS In of the opinion that the fo lati outfined
sound conclusions and recoametdations in emulation of
greatly assisted by a Nations , Intelligence this regard will be
Soviet capabilities for elaridestinence Dstimate regarding
introduction of ataxic weapons of the introduction into the U.S,
an well as a ~ estimate described in the enclosed AI:C morand and the likely WWMD&
ln in ca~&W of of the ambers of such weapons
pr1ority that the USSR would
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use in such event. The IOM requests to be provided with
such an estimate and belies that it should cover the degree
of threat involved in relation to a military attack upon the
U.S.
In view of the importance of the estimate to the
internal security of the U.S., the defense of the United States,
both military and otherwise, and to national security in general,
the Committee aka that the above request be accorded top poriarity
consideration.
For your iafarrmtion your attention is invited to
the first Reconcriendatian on page 10 of the enclosed report which
is of particular interest to your agency.
Sincerely yours,
Raymond - P. Whesrty
Chairman, Interdepartmental COMIttee
on Internal Security
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