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THE SOVT SPACE RESEARCH PR(XRA1
SPACE VEHICLES
26 February 1960
CENTRAL i iLLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Scientific Intelligence
THE SOVIET SPACE RESEARCH PROGRAM
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
THE SOVIET SPACE RESEARCH PROGRAM
MONOGRAPH IV
SPACE VEHICLES
CENTRAL. INTELLIGENCE _:'A.GENCY
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE
Scientir'ic Intelligence Report
THE SOVIET SPACE RESEARCH PROGRAM
MONOGRAPH W
SPACE VEHICLES
26 February 1960
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PREFACE Page
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . I
DISCUSSION . . .
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TELETYPED INFORMATION REPORT
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con-ference, vas asked by source when the Soviets would launch their satellites.
he replied, ": cannot tell you because I do not kr ' . Be Lade the sage reply
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