LETTER TO THE HONORABLE DONALD QUARLES FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R000300160018-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: July 5, 1957
• Content Type: LETTER

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. BegardiM Mr. Nekrassoffs postulation,,
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foiL ; reasons:
a. * date fell s within the a
Public .ea es on. the Y } jeet aching
its fit satellite In 1958, it belies by. the Z$GR, would
not obLUmse their leing first to do the job*
c. ' Russians like to be dramatie and cou well
choose the birthday of Tsiaxkkovsky to lieh such an
o ation, especially since this is the one hundredth
irk of his birth.
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27 June 1957
SUBJECT: Comments on Letter of Mr. V.%A. Nekrassoff
1. This memorandum is for information only.
2, Information concerning the` timing of launching of the Soviet
first earth satellite is very sketchy. Data have been recently received
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that the USSR probably is capable of,launching a satellite in 1957 and
may be meaing preparations to do so on YG' World Days or Special World
Dayso
3, The Uo S? community estimates that for prestige and psychological
factors, the USSR would endeavor to be first in launching an earth satellite,
4, Re Mr. NekrassoffIs postulationVUthe s venteenth of
September 1957 for the
folloiTing reasons.* &D dB
a. The date falls within the next few months,
b. Public releases on the VVUMUARiD project launching
its first satellite in 19589 if believed by the USSR, would
not challenge their being first to do the job.
c. The Russians like to be dramatic and could well
choose the birthday of Tsiolkovsky to accomplish such an
operation, especially since this is the one hundredth
anniversary of his birth.
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;e is not an.IGY World Day, and no day in September is so designated.
Special World Days are as yet undesignated.
6. OSI does not believe the evidence to be sufficient as yet for a
probability statement on when the Sov sa ite.
HERBERT a .
Assistant Director
Scientific Intelligence
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MEMORANDUM 9 . 93
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
6/20/57
A letter from a long-time
acquaintance of mine (a former
colonel in the Czar's army and a
U. S. resident for many, years).
May have some information of
interest.
D.A.Q.
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
June z "t,
veekrassoif:
I appreciated your latter which just
arrived and the enclosure des with early
Russian earth satellite temhaology. Many thanks
for your thoughtfulne s s
I was ais(, interested in the progress
you, report on your book. I certainly wish you
every success in it.
With kind Personal regards.
F.; r- -. a rely,
DONALD A. QUAR.LES
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