REVIEW OF THE GAITHER REPORT

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 8, 2003
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: December 21, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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1.t4r. Jainei S. Ler, Jr-
.xeutive.tztretary
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eiwed the Gaither report from the nozt
of view of cy between the litatern *ME with respect to :Soviet
ea3abi1ities contained therein aad the statements which Jiay associate 13
and I made on the. see subject before the tpanate reparedness
:1--uheommittee Oil26 and 27 November l9S7.
2. xcet aanoted below1 the Gaither re_vort contains no
significant statement with respect to soviet capabilities that was not 25X1
contained in my presentation to the Subcommittee.
b. The Gaither report also con
etiniated number of radars currented deployed in
jaion (4.000) and certain Ions-range predictions as to
eta availability to develop defenses against ICBM attack
which were net included in the testimony riven to the &sheen-13r; e.
et
3. The Gaither report differs from ug pr in that it
umereas net estimates of U.S. military strengths relative to
UrSil and, in an swikeev. a Time Table of rotative capabilities.
whereas 1 limited myself to ;Soviet gross capabilities in various military
fields with estimates as to the time when certain significant weapons
would be available. The over-all impression of accomplishments and
capabilities of the soviets conveyed by the Gaither report is substantially
equivalent to that contained in my presentation to the Subcommittee.
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4. The intelligence presented to the iabcorztraittee w
more d ed than that c4:lotainet1 Lr the Gaither report :itself. beat
certain c eared representatives et the Gaither committee received
eaten:sive *Tel briefings I OCR VISO CIA which are reflotted, but net
fatly epr OdaCed in the Gaither r *per
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