MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 1 MARCH 19672

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001900120055-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2005
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: March 1, 1962
• Content Type: MFR

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'4 Ceasral Taylor (for Item 1), Mr. joboomo Mr. 8itpatrit,,
and 1k. Mccaoee
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Colossi lteskiey and Ne jo am* expisiaed a w meet iaportaat
of the s isaei operatiore prspeaed by the Zi for Ntrab.
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frelimissry higbtia it. of the results of the operation
of the 31st of tebrery were outlined. it was esplaind that Lo
tight of this isferastim the ,iX* Weald like to swaot fact or five
much operations a aaatb.
The *"or felt that it was pampa premeture to approve
op is of swab volams at this time. Coss" .wetly, it authorised
the ummieg of the second mission previously appeeo.d, atottg with
two 0010. After this. three are coWleted, then a mew took will be
take. NOW authority inforwsd. It Wes felt that CIA should
ceatiane to roue the sissies. sad that the p tibility of SAC' a doing
the should be deferred, in light of the limited v.ivaw is..diately
emem Mnlated.
b. Mire t~reratisra
'The Grew felt that it wits primetur. to consider this
part particular PIOPOSSI at We time. Action was def.rwed at leant Mil
next reek.
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The proposed autitiatasile siesta was first discussed.
d serai Taylor asked whether this and other close-la miestase pro-
would not alert Soviet defeaaes to an uad eoirible "mom;
Oberafore, would it mint be preferable to w duct aatrnl overflights.
this emaect#sa, air. McCaw cemssted on repons that S-!'s,
WWWW would bays s cspsbiiity of deetroyin the co eta Vlaated vehicle
have been moving into the area. it we agreed that the.. rusts
should be shocked further and that no action would be taken on
NSC review(s) completed.
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the nissi t eontil after that exa>teieeation. and after the results of
another srceeeraisaaatace nissioa currently in progress are available.
Project. COZVAIR, T!Ila38T, *A LIk, VALIAItT and IAIK were
sent considered. It was noted that the first four of these are
directed against the Losg?.ha*p $eceieer force, which is eepected to
be deployetd to this area between March 15th and April 30th. Mr.
Kasen felt that all five should be carefully looked at in con-
nection with the Geows ene etift scheduled to begin an March 14th.
It was thus agreed that the aircraft for those five missions would
be deployed and that when the necessity for flyer then arises, the
decision will be referred to the special croup.
It was agreed that all the available tatolligsssZe would be
pulled together as soon as possible and that the Group would consider
it sent week.
Mr. MaCoeee used worry that too sany people ere privy to
proposed operations of this kind.
Thous A. Parrott
Distributim
Mr. Jaime"
Mr. Cilpatric
Mr. McCone
General Taylor
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