OXCART BRIEFING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00879R001000030016-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: September 7, 1960
• Content Type: MFR

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7 September 1960
T? RECORD
SU T : OYDART Briefing
1. Lit. Colonel Houser Wilson in Colonel Geary's office called
his morning to state that ? eneral White's office had called, indi-
ating that the General planned to brief a group of high-ranking
Cficera this morning on OXCART as it fits into the problem of "over-
all reconnaissance in the Defense establishment". It was planned that
the, briefing would be given to Admiral Burke, Generals niter and
Decker, USA, and General Shoup, U 9W. Admiral Burke had been briefed
on OXCART in the past,, but the other three officers had not received
a proper clearance and briefing.
2 . Colonel Beerli and I communioated with in General
Cabeil's office, transmitting General White's desires, and General
Cabell then discussed the matter with r. Dulles. In a matter of a
few mutes, we received a call from indicating that the
Director and General Cabell concurred in the proposed briefing of
Generale Decker, Lemnitzer, and Shoup. I also advised Colonel Wilson
and emphasised. General Cabell,'s request that these officers be
promptly signed up with the necessary briefing forma.
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