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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000600050059-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: January 24, 1970
• Content Type: CABLE

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REF PANEL REPORT REFLECTS COMMENDABLE EFFORT 3Y
ALL INVOLVED AND WHAT IS CLEARLY A THOROUGH ATT iv P?
RES' ARC'HIA:,NALYSIS OF RELEVANT FACTORS. ISSUE OF ROAD W TC
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TEAM RELIABILITY IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT CeNS-IIEA`ILION, HOWEVER,
THAT A SCOTCH VERDICT OF QUOTE IfN.O.-ZILN{ PROVEN UNQUOTE IS
VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO ACCEPT. REALIZE TEAM MAY HAVE
ALREADY MADE DEPARTURE PLANS, BUT IF POSSIBLE REQUEST I'"w
RECONVENE ON THE GROUND FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE LOOK TO SE
IF PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED.
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IN RUNNING ROAD WATCH EFFORT. BECAUSE TOPIC IS NOT M_.EN'LLO
I\T REP ORT HOWEVER, WE WOULD .'_PPRECIAT ;:. SPECIFIC
OF TEAM'S CONCLUSIONS AND FINDINGS ON THIS MAT T E.R. FRO PO `:'
OF PURE LOGIC, DIVORCED FROM THE FACT~G= SITUATIO\:-,
ONE HYPOTHESIS THAT WOULD ADEQUATELY ACCOUNT FOR ALA
PRESENTLY CONFLICTING DATA IS THAT OF A BY-PASS N`- TWO
WOULD PERMIT TRUCKS TO MOVE THROUGH THE PASS, AND K,'::\"7
SEEN BY BUT NOT OVER EITHER OF THE TWO KNOWN RC.'-:~=
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W!-111C'1-1 COULD WE -L- HAVE BEEN CLOSED WHILE TRUCKS WERE,
3. PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR COMMENTS ON T i-IIS
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OT._E R _ _~-: THE TWO ROADS KNOWN TO EXIST THROUGH THE PASS.
W E PR'. SUME TEA M LOOKED INTO T I S POSSIBILITY CAREFULLY' DO'~'~.
IN DISCUSSIONS WITH
ASAP. WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE
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