PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR TESTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01048A001500130149-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2005
• Sequence Number: 149
• Publication Date: November 8, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No. A?313
TO Deputy Director/latelligencee
Att: Assistant Director /National Estimates
Deputy Director /Sc i*ac* & Technology
Att:: Assistant Director/Scientific Intelligence
Procedure for Approval of Certain Nuclear Tests
NSA-4A No. 269
i. NSAM No. 269 establishes a coaunittee for the review
of U. S. nuclear tests which "-night give rise to a claimed violation
of the Nuclear Teat Ban Treaty. " The Director of Central Intelligence
is named as a membor of this corn ittae. Agencies sponsoring a
nuclear test are required by this 1 :I to prepare detailed studies of
effects associated with such toots which include analyses of the distri-
bution of radioactive debris. atmospheric effects, possibility, of
foreign detection. visible phenonena and planned or expected publicfti.
2. In order that CIA can provide the effective staff sup
for the DCI as a rnornber of this commi#**, it will be necessary that
the Office of Scientific Intelligence provide the necessary technological
support, and the Office of National Estimates provide the necessary
anal jeis of foreign reaction. To this effect the Assistant Director!
Scientific Intelligence is designated as the foal point for providing
the staff support to the DCI and will work in close cotlaboration with
the Assistant Director /National Estimates.
(signed) Lyman B. Airkpatr1*
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SUSPENSE DATE:
LB K: drm
Distribution: Original and I - DD/S&T
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Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
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RETURN
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INFORMATION
SIGNATURE
Remarks :
I have prepared an action memorandum
to implement the required support inside
the Agency for NSAM 269. Would you
advise me by 12 November if this action
memorandum is satisfactory to you.
LB Kirkpatrick
(Note: This buck slip also sent to DD/S&T
with copy of Action Memorandum No. A-313.
FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER
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SENDER WILL CHECK CLA ICATION TOP AND BOTTOM
UNCLASSIFIED NFIDENTIAL SECRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP
TO
NAME AND ADDRESS
DATE
INITIALS
I
DD/S&T 3E 14
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4
5
6
ACTION
DIRECT REPLY
PREPARE REPLY
APPROVAL
DISPATCH
RECOMMENDATION
COMMENT
F1 LE
RETURN
CONCURRENCE
INFORMATION
SIGNATURE
Remarks :
I have prepared an action memorandum
to implement the required support inside
the Agency for NSAM 269. Would you advise
me by 12 November if this action memo-
randum is satisfactory to you.
LBKirkpatrick
(Note: This buck slip also sent to DD/S&T
with copy of Action Memorandum No. A-313. )
FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER
FROM: NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.
DATE
Executive Director
8 Nov
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