ADMIRAL ANDERSON'S INTEREST IN THE SOVIET NAVY ESTIMATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000900100024-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2004
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: February 8, 1974
• Content Type: MEMO

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: ROD
Office of the Director of Central Intelligence
8 February 1974
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MEMORANDUM TO:
SUBJECT : Admiral Anderson's Interest in
the Soviet Navy Estimate
1. As you probably know, Adm. Anderson is the
chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence
Advisory Board; and as you certainly know, he is a
former CNO with a continuing interest in Naval mat-
ters. When.the DCI appeared before the PFIAB on 7
February, Adm. Anderson raised his great interest
in the forthcoming Estimate on the Soviet Navy, for
which you will have oversight responsibility. .
2. For some weeks, if not months, Anderson has
apparently been busily contacting US Naval officers
around the world, soliciting their views and assess-
ments of Soviet Naval capabilities and intentions.
The DCI understood that Anderson had packaged his
findings, plus some personal comments, into a pri-
vate memorandum for the President.
3. The DCI and I both feel it would be advis-
able on several counts if you would call Adm. Ander-
son, arrange an appointment, make your manners to him,
brief him on the scope and outline of the Soviet Naval
Estimate and progress therein, and see if you can ob-
tain either an oral rundown on what Anderson has told
the President or (if possible) a copy of his memorandum.
4. I am jotting this down simply to be sure it
does not slip my mind when we get a chance to talk
after you come on board full time.
George Carver, r.
GAC:lcv D/DCI/NIO
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