RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00782R000100120001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 19, 1960
• Content Type: MF

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pox e~t+axclt~nazy ef~`brt~ t4 c~~i~.in ir~c~z~,ticrn vital ~a the xastic~n~.1
~scurity and enclc~rs~rier~t~ r~~ ~Ch~ ,Ag~z~~y-~ r~ec~~u~alssanee aperatir~r~s by
~rcuuineni~ o~'~'ica~.~ aract, ~~ao~t~s.
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~ct~te ~ ~~ ova th,e C~ A~tivS.t~.~~
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~asee an the ~bliti+~~ . i~3tegtc~rzs ~~" avl.et
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. ~t i~ ~ c:l~r that w~ are i`~ci sn imiplacabie ey
~s~ ~w~d vta,~ective ins we~xlc~ ti~~a by wF~t~ver ~~a~s ~. st
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those
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r-b#x
qu~.ai~inn has
c"ti3.4xt: th~~ ~au.~i3
~~ ~~' ~~px~ach to ~ r~t~lli~~snce ~rrr~ia~.em. .
t~~d ~~ 3:~cr+~~e our Zzxt~l~..t
~cquisitic~n ~;
vi~u~3., phsrta
rnr~ ~~ it~endi
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C~rrG by Gin. +ark Cle,rk~, Cheirtnen, 2~tsk ~'arcae on ~z~te3.li~enc~
A~tiwiti~s In m~r~andum tp airrn, Comu~issis~n an C2rganisaticxn
ecutve ~3x~uch off' t#~~ Gaverrm~ent, ] lg
1E~ 2Tid~3ti d~~tu~'~?3:i1~ 3'iAd~.rl~ 4~` t~'k~ ~,~.Bk
QLi2' ~.ilt~~.-
~e ~ ~rho3.e ~.~ ~t pr~:uc en4u~h. "" ix~tellince
lx~trrrr~;ti.on fr~zt beh3.z~: the ~xc~r~ Curte43n. 1rn ~].s.n wor ~.~, we ~:
~.z~fvru~tian ws weed an the ptnr~s, actiax~~, e.~ te~iti~~:~.ti~s
t~n~:st hira~,, and their neighborir~ sate~,lites~.
Security tne~,eurea adopted by the Cd~nusa,iets hive '~e~sz3. prc~vokin~ty
ct~nceived, and.. ~ld1y ~lvyed. they hive been quite ei'i'~ct~.'y in
ce.r3.s~rt w~.th caur security ~~~ which have xm.3.ttesi the e43.Z.~eetion
ri' vital ~+ecr~'~s in this country with rel~t~re ease. '.the in~r~ation we
need, ~-rticu].~.rly for our Armed k`orces, is ~t~a~tial?.y a~raile~ble.
~'hrcat,~h concentx~,tion on the prim: t~.rg~tt we c~tra ~x~d. must get it.
n th,ie ~'~.~ld d.e~~s ~zn meter bs~J.d:nes;~ st the ~~.icy le~'al,
wi~.Z.~.n,ees tq aca~pt certe,~.n ra~.I.culated: pol.itl.c~a1~ a~~ci di~lctie
use Qf t~rchnalc~~,iGa1 e~a~,biYities.
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~xcerpt~ ~'rc~n. Ta,glt Force ~teport on I~tel~.i~ence Activl.t~.es,, ~y .1955
Sze task force is ~.eegl.y ear~cerned aver the lack c+f adequate i~ztel-
Bence data From 'beh3.nd the Iran Ctzx?ts,ir.. die ir~fc~xx~,tian we s~eec~ an
'the paltlca~.
practica'b~.e ef~`oxt to ,et it. F'raper directioz~a~. erapl~xsis, a,.re~sive
l.ership, baldness ?~n~. persistenec are essential to r~ehiev thf ~.esire~.
result~?
acientifie prt~resea and military pt~terttial ~-~' the
caiat~ i~ thexe to b~: had, and we mint exert every cr~~eeivable s.~ad
`:the ;~Ox, as currently supported. by tha ~.AC and the intel].~~ence
~~ncie~ wheh they reproscnt,
vying taut in a ssti.sfactory
ma~ex h~,s ~tatu~tcrry intelligence-hype funct~.ons, in than the 132 and
the ~. l~.rC"' nat produc~.ng an adegz~.te qusl~.ty t~f ct~arc~.inated national
ntel.I.igenec, as ev~.denc~d by -the p?~st?mr~rtem aaaa.lysi~s of nationcxl
r~eimates ~.ch; reveal, .izy g~.ps in v'i`tal ibtel3.ig~r~ce o~rl.edg~; arld
~~.t this ~'?~~.ure is dtxe pris~a.rly to the lack. of raw inteXligence
~f'axr~.tic~n frt~n sourcos within the soviet bloc.
'the cal7.ect~.on of n~armation is ina~.equat~ tca tet the r~~~ds s~~
ruatian's security. Gaps exist which are arit~:ce,.7. to tYta d~velc~~nenf
cif P~~a not only ~.n the str~.ctly military f3.c~l.d., taut a~.sa in the
p~.tic~sl axaci. sac#.olo~;~,ce.l fields: especially as they ~~?feet the
asa~e~rxt ~~` 'the ~.li.tary stature t~f the patentia~. encray.
al~.ecti~n emphe,eis r~zust be rr~ntain+~d can the ta.z?e~G urea off` r~,~r~r
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iz~t~rtance -- the ~+crv'i+~t Ua~itzn. Th~.s ie nt~t oxxly the px?:f,ry ts~x?~+etr
but m~lso the mc3st c1.3,ff~.cu~..t lane ~+.cf,ng collectors. t~',p~jQx~;urxites i'or
eol.Lect3.c~n off' infox9cnat~:?~n eoxxcern~.za~ this area mint ~,rt, ~:ac~:loited to the
~'ull,est ~; auc1. ca~.iailities to build. such c~ppax?tuxxities should 'fie
de~telai~c~. to the m.in~m?
(since the size off' our miZifiary effort, the direction of that
sf~'oxt and thc~ plane f'or the elay~xent of the ~`orce z3,volved: should
be baeed on l~zxow~.ed~e o~ the rsx~.1..3,tary capebil.3ties of the 8c~viet LTniorx,
ent~,a~:. tkxat ~ h~a.rre ac~equ~ate inte,~l.i~ence ~,~. ort~er to ~.nsure
nur x~til security axed to emp~,oy our- s,ssets to our ~i adventsge.
~.e moat ~mir~erxt threat to Maur xaatonal. secux?ity l~.es in the
military cagab~.~.ity, the ect~ncanie pr~tezxt3al, and. the pol~.t~. intention
cif the 8o~~.et i7riian tca wags war Q~inst us ar athe~? r~t~.on ~'~.th whom
we s,re bound by mutual assl.starxce t~.es. G1ux' presexxt condititan of
;Iguc~rance x~e~rd.n~ these p~.rticul.arly viteJ. its stems i'rt~m the
inefi`ectiveness of our inteLl:i~ence e~'f"cix^t, if and when ?~he ac~curity
of th+s Soviet Union is broken su~'i'~.cient~.y to co~.leo~; ~tecuss,te it~`csx~ne.?
lion vn these au,"b,~ects, our courses cs#' defense anc~ ~o~.~:t~.cal. act~,an
can be esta'ta1.3:sheri wit~x i'rmne tx sxxd a~ssurs.nce. In the irxterira such
sux~s s.~s we dt~ take must include ~: calculates rialt, as they axe based
on ut~~e~t~.in and. ~im~,ted inte~.~.3.~;ence.
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the raccunel
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utilizatic~x~ pf t~ ~4ur~~ a,~r~ to bit ,~.1,ex' t7,~,xx ~h~ ~~. ~o
the ~~~i v~' t~Ze tlx~.te~ 6tates ~.~ ~agvi~ ir.~ 1~he de,.
w`~u1r~ ~rod.uc+~ ~~3.denc~
ah~r d~.f'~'er~nt~a~~cari b~tw~~n the ~civ+~t ~p~.Ge end
I~ prt~~rr~tn.~. ~3ucYi a. d~,~`ferent3ati:ta~a ~~ more cl~arl.y c~~~`~.aas t~~
~tgitus v~` ~a,eh pxt~~'c.
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Report -tv ~I,
,This rea~.rc~ xepresex~t~ the oa11.y r~13.e~ta~.r~ z~s for^
3.~c~tzag o~ie~ ~i.ss33.~ ~t~.tes, anci ehnu3d. bs p~.ace~~ do
~:tc~l pr~.+~rty,
view o~ the ;~,prov~r~r oviel sir de~`ez~~e ~~'"prt, we b+~.teve
th~~t ~~~ ut~,lixst~:rsn ~~' tote ~ircx~i`~ - scaQn tie l.~iit~t~ to g~riph~ra.
c~pex~t~.s~. Thex~~~c~x~e: w~ ~~e~ ~ ~ZAt
~. ~~ p~;ns z~crnr ~o~ ncre~s~. +~gglicatitar.~ ~~ -phis
~,3.rcra tc~ p~riphe~e.I r~pera,t~t~ns
~. ~er~i#~ pr~aent pl~n~ to gxerv3de a repl~.ceanent,
i~~rluc~r~g in~pr~voc~ vel~.c~le~s ~~. ~~~fssex~t~ satea.~.itss.
~~nduct +.iti~, h3 pr3axf~y ov~r~.~.ghts e.s
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