COORDINATION COPY, PROJECT 51.6068 'MOSCOW BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSES NEAR OPERATION'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85G00105R000100170001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 28, 1967
• Content Type: MF

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.) 8 DEC1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Strategic Research
SUBJECT: Coordination Copy, Project 51.6068
"Moscow Ballistic Missile Defenses
Near Operation"
1. The subject paper has been reviewed in detail by
OSI and the following comments are being forwarded in light
of our earlier discussions on the mutual coordination of
reports.
2. Review has shown many areas where OSI would take
objection to the wording currently used in the paper. Most
of the areas deal with the degree of certainty with which
technical characteristics of the Moscow defenses are understood.
It is felt that probably most, if not all, of these differences
can be resolved in analyst to analyst discussion. Such
discussions are underway. Typical of this kind of problem is
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3. In several areas, particularly in regard to system
effectiveness against various threats to the Soviet Union, more
serious problems exist. Since OSI regards areas in this
category as falling primarily within its responsibility,
resolution of these difficulties may be more difficult to
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"Moscow Ballistic Missile Defenses
Near Operation"
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4. In view of these circumstances, it is suggested that
meetings between analysts be continued in an attempt to resolve
as many difficulties as possible and to further define any
areas of continuing controversy. I would also like to sug-
gest that for those areas in which technical capabilities are
defined for new systems still under development, OSR limit
its comments to those which its analysts can make through
their own analyses. This seems to me the best way to divide
up gray areas. FOIAb6
Director of Scientific Intelligence
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