REVIEW OF U.S. AIR FORCE HISTORY: 'THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - THE ADVISORY YEARS 1950-1965' (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00236R000100010007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: December 10, 1980
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: DO/IRO
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Chief, Classi -icat i c l r n Review D i v i sion
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SUMECT: Review of U.S. Air Force History: "The United
States Air Force in Southeast Asia - the Advisory
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1. The attached draft rriznuscri of entitled The 11. S. Air Force in
Southeast Asia: The Advisory Years, 19.50-1965 has reLLivcC-ov tTo Agency from
t:he -0-Tr-Re of Air Force History -W-1-1 Ir a 7 egtrest t I m t we review and provide
recommendations regarding those portions of material pertaining to Agency-
related. activities. The Air Force hci ieves the manuscript t he tuiclassified
and plans to release it in response to an outside request.
2. We have reviewed the ma ursc r ipt , and a 1 i st of our recommended
deletions is attached. Pages of thce m.arnzscript where deletions are recommended
have been paper clipped, and the del e t i ens have been highlighted r; i ~l r yellow
marker. You will note several puP,es marked with ra paper clip, but :lot listed
on the sheet. of recommended deletions. Itie have marked these for your perusal,
but do not feel. they justify deletion. In at least two other instances you
will note that the portions indicated In he deleted were taken from overt
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3. The manuscript was reviewed (rorn an Agency point of view and
references to the Agency were deleted. However, somewhat beyond that limited
range the subject matter deals to considerable extent with U.S. -~r,, r. ament
relations
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P5175 revelations o 1 this nature nu g h r- have a negative impact on our current
relationship should he :isc erta i tied by a proper IX) authority,
Attachments :
1. U.S. Air Force Manuscript
2. List of Recornnended Deletions
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