LETTER TO MR. SECRETARY FROM JAMES H. DOUGLAS

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CIA-RDP80B01676R000900050038-9
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January 31, 2003
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July 19, 1960
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Approved For Release 2003/04/ gf DP80B01676R000900050038-9 THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON JUL 1 1960 secr4 X r"Poaft to Vy re990st, the Joint Chiefs Of staff have provided me with their viawe on the cimr ire of wear wes eve that the scsaants of the Joint chief of It, hik axe forwarded herewith, will be of its to the Other )i t Pri i .s vbv w -c 406une t with this probls. fti BILl'jaL,> JAMES H. DOUGLAS L4CTING tea-2 6-60 to: Cheinn n, AEC Director, CMA special Aaet to the President Fat` SeLeme and Teabmlcgy Special Asat to the President For National Security Affairs Approved For Releie 2003/04/24: CIA-RDP80B01676R0 SECRET SEC DES' CONT No..__ Approved For Release 2003AMR ~A-RDP80B01676R000900050038-9 JAUMMIM 25, D. 0. SECRET Approved For Release 2003/04/24: CIA-RDP80BO1676R000900050038-9 Approved For Release 2003/04j2 A-RDP80B01676R000900050038-9 rove ow + ti* "maristle U.S. adagg"" am to dim . go In it" In tt s _ ZW' nb.e' r y " .~IfEr i ? ifU r. G $ toot bw r*. * r lux4ma to 3 nfl --C- Cc itiO *L31 , . ': hi eltitUA0 owl erpta *14 frrr1.t . e SECRET 'fit btg Wfttx $ but 1i their -W.s i-A, AaamAmnm at tM 'fit ML ammut aat of 1esu -a I-se a the, qVW .xt VAN 'tom:. 3. Est +wit Ri t s- *tt.# # Inspection a ,t -tm - or the a?'OXX&Ana IP 1kdted ; . n a VOUM a ~{# IA rampmt to icr - 4448 ma !. be dO'K 3 Vq*&IY IA t re to e $ uni] 1ra1 $ VN*Uctthe joint t's Approved For Release 2003/04/24: CIA-RDP80BO1676R000900050038-9 Approved For Release 2003/04/5L.&klDP80BO1676R000900050038-9 N. IF. X#I, *tsy Jau .t. Sri' 3 Approved For Release 2003/04/24: C A-RDP80BO1676R000900050038-9 SEG Approved For Release 2003/04/24: 801301676R000900050038''4 2 1 JUL 1960 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence Comments on JCS Views on Draft Treat, on Discontinuance of Nuclear Weapons Tests, 13 June 1960 1. This is for information only. 2. The JCS comments are to a large extent a reiteration of the usual Defense objections to a treaty on this subject which does not provide absolute guarantees against renewed Soviet testing. Since it will probably never be possible to obtain such a guarantee, it is unlikely that the JCS will ever be happy with any treaty. The important factor is to have the control system sufficiently good that, when combined with our unilateral intelli- gence systems, it will deter the Soviets from risking a clandest-=ne test, Furthermore, the risk to U. S. security of a clandestine Soviet test must be balanced against the risks of a continued arms race and the positive value that such a treaty with its inspection provisions might have to U. S. security. 3. It should be noted that in paragraph 6 the Joint Chiefs' object to a unilateral moratorium below the threshold although this has been approved by the President. They fail to take into consideration that we already are in a period of a unilateral moratorium without having obtained any of the benefits which a treaty would provide. /nERBERT SCOVILLE, JR. Assistant Director Scientific Intelligence cc: DDCI DD/I 25X1 Approved For Release 2003/04/-DP80B01676R000900050038-9 STAT STAT FORM N I APR 55 237 Replaces Form 30-4 which may be used. Y} U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE; 1955--0-3422531 531