CIA TRUNK-LINE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000800100007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 26, 1949
• Content Type: MF

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Approved For Rele 2002/08/21 : CIA-RDP84-00499R0001100007-1
a The Direotor, ? Ceitra l 1'zatelliganear A soay .
: u ux y CL& Trunk-Una Cc Uiostlon8 aoilitie
I, - Vsfosr oa in m ado to rao torte dwa d ttod 24 1roh 1048 from #+hs
L irootor to tho A O, and rely traro Vo det 8 April 1040 (oopies
,:t t' c:.:-(a), ro1n.tiv to baso so a. uxaicaticuua c.nteru. This mwwratdta
a;a the a tt rthc r: r: ap oorstitute o. report of pra, , aaa to ditto in the
os tabliaks =nL of CI/ radio carrier .i`aoilitiee and of the future x ,&r-&
bo two a'ii and t tstiva. The Direator's approval an;/6r omits an ti s
pro r care rcovauted.
A's 6.0 .
;Inca tho sub.aata5ion of tau pr*vioua m raraL to , the ooopu and
',*t o of covert CIA ncti .itioe have been ;roatly- expanded and the yro.,l
involved L ro:-rr:.sxiicsaai zsx erpport thus have bedome ocnsidorabl7 clog or.
Y'no nas x osiaktod a avr oh grosatur e:aphaaia upon the necessity for CIA
opor .t?sc: er d controlled trunk line fa,oilitiea. It it appurront that the
faci.lition of t Le Armed Vordcoa will not be lu guat. in. titan of emr;;encc
to offoct trensnimaion of CIA tr&Uic in such a n*r as to per t proper
exerci;o by t Direoto r of his +uv: ais nd t iotdoust. The following para.
grata list ,present and proposed base stations with aamenta Qu the otatus,
of caoh Y
7 ise Station was initially ostabllnhed to serve the
Latin ..z zrcosrs no rk only. It orIginally oonsistod of a l!' oe3iivr
at-a.' c only, uti.lisins i y October 25X1 A
uld:~3, tie am-,m zniou tr;a r ter s sa un will in operation and per
aF,rc? ermont, t::* use of transmitters will be discontinued, Scxus
or. +szusion of the I M we Station will be roquirod to cr. ble f
it sor ma a torrinus for traf io from hurope and t hes ?ddla L at, in
sac:aiti on. to L in Ac ri c,, trot it is sham on the aca"myi , s in blue
bocaauzo eanlsarZor nt rather then total ruoaustruotion would be roquirodo
b. Race s'tatiou* aauso vontinuouss radio corvios throughout
a 204 hour e a i i rasibl+o aoroas t 4e l h Atlantic, it is necessary to 25X1 A
e mr,oct : hixt,^ton e.thh no-+ irathom point, pr+ofursably not farther +aset
tb..ar. 0 o souk duet radio plssnning calls for a base
rd s be should ba given top priority after those Whioh axre already i dsr . .1
uo m tr otion. In addition,, Ii static would provide the may
a ,r- l alca backup bs for ao?vert stati a in 'i ortho rt and 1o rfhaaatern
wra o, should our pro oa ri basic In
b. lost b .asaaty 25X1A
wti..on.
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