HIGH-LEVEL COVERAGE OF CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92B01090R002700030171-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2008
• Sequence Number: 171
• Publication Date: October 15, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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14/79
(COMOR-D-24/93)
15 October 1963
Limited Distribution
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT High-Level Coverage of Cuba
REFERENCE USIB-D-41. 14/53, 2 July 1963, Limited Distribution
The attached biweekly COMOR report on high-level coverage of
Cuba, prepared in response to paragraph 1. c. of the reference, is
circulated for review by USIB at its. 16 October meeting.
61 JAMES S. LAY, JI11
Executive Secretes y
Attachment
NGA Review Completed
SECRET
GROUP 1
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
declassification
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USIB-D-41.14/79
(COMOR-D-24/93)
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT: Report on High-Level Coverage of Cuba
1. COMOR reports that in accordance with paragraph 1 c
of USIB-D-41.14/53 a review has been made of the coverage of Cuba
for the 2 weeks ending 9 October. The reporting periods, based on
the BRASS KNOB reports of the COMOR Working Group, are
26 September - 2 October (CWG-BK-45) and 3 - 9 October (CWG-BK-46).
During this period 12 BRASS KNOB missions were
flown. Those scheduled for 6, 7;, and 8 October were
cancelled because of Hurricane Flora.
Area coverage in photography with 25 percent or
less cloud cover amounted to 55 percent in the first week
and 39 percent in the second week.
"Island coverage as feasible. " Of about 195
COMOR targets, only 4 were not covered in the first
week; 47 were not covered in the second.
"Coverage of highest priority targets. !' During
the first week, all of the 27 were covered; during the
second, 8 were not covered.
2. Following Hurricane Flora, 5 missions were flown on
10 - 11 October. By 13 October, all of tie Highest Priority targets
had been photographed during the 5 days after the hurricane. Based
on the latest data available, 83 percent of the land area of Cuba was
covered during the 14-day period 30 September to 13 October.
mes Q. Reber
Chairman
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