NIE 11-5-55: AIR DEFENSE OF THE SINO-SOVIET BLOC, 1955-1960

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R01012A005100010016-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2013
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: July 11, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

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AWN
102069-3
CENTRAL I N T E ILLI GENCE AGENCY
11 July 1955
MEMORANDUM FOR THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISOI?Y COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: NIE 11-5-55: AIR DEFENSE OF THE SINO-SOVIET BLOC,
1955-1960
. 1. There is attached an Errata Sheet for the text of
NIE 11-5-55 dated 9 July 1955. Your copies of the text
should be revised to reflect these corrections.
2. This estimate has been placed on the agenda of the
IAC meeting scheduled for 10:45 Tuesday, 12 July.
PAUL A. BOREL
Deputy Assistant Director
National Estimates 4
Distribution "All
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a V
ERRATA SHEET
FOR
NIE 11-5-55
(Draft estimate dated 9 July 1955)
Page 3, para. 1:
2. Page 3, para. 2,
third line :
3. Page 3, para. 2:
Page 3, para. 3:
Page 4, para. 4:
Page 4, para. 5:
Page 5, par a. 6:
8. Page 5, para. 8:
Page 5, para. 9:
10. Page 6, para. 11:
11. Page 7, para. 12:
12. Page 7, para. 131
third line :
13. Page 7, para. 13:
Paragraph references should be (Pass. 34-35,
4o, 48-49., 115, 117, and Map III)
Strike all of sentence after first three
words and insert "formidable."
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 44-49,
68-72, and Map III)
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 102-106)
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 50-55,
and Appendix C-1)
Paragraph references should be (Paras 49?.55,
57-72, and Appendix B)
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 57-61,
64..65, Appendix C-3, and Map III)
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 19-21,
25-33, 50-101)
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 32,
50.101, 107-108)
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 109-122)
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 19-23,
119-122 )
Delete "However" and substitute "We believe."
Paragraph references should be (Paras. 12-'
and Appendix D)
14.. Page 10, para. 19,
first line at
top of page : Change "expanded" to "extended."
third line : Change "areas" to area.".
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15, Page lli para. 19: Put comma after "Soviet" in first line and
delete comma in second line
-16. Page 15, third line
from top : Delete hyphen in "over-all"
17 Page 30, para. 44j
first line : Make "number","numbers"
18. Page 31, . para. ~t7 p
second line from
bottom Strike out "the" before "Naval Aviation"
Page 33, para. 50,
end of second line: Insert-'tis" after "Bloc"
20. Page 35, para. 53,
fifth line : Change fwchi' to "mach"
21. Page 36, para. 55,.
third sentence : Strike out all after "it is estimated . . . "
and substitute "We estimate they could be
so equipped"
22. Page 42, para. 66,
third line : Insert newsentence after ". . . 600 pounds.
This would significantly increase the kill
probabilities against Allied bombers, even
in bad weather."
23 Page 47, para6 73:
para. 74:
24. . Page 53, para. 81i,
last line :
25. Page 55, para. 88,
fourth line :
26. Page 61, para. 97,
seventh line :
Capitalize "Army" in fourth line
Change "VHF" to UHF"
Strike out "is still" and insert "may!still be."
lower caps on "Northeastern."
Strike out "Although" in beginning of 5th
sentence.
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27.
Page 62, para 98,
first line :
Change "received" to "receive".
28.
Page 68, sub para.
108a.,third line :
Change "at" to "from".
29.,
Page 69, paxa.108:
Insert subheading "K" on last paragraph
and strike out the first "air" in the
last line.
30.
Page 10, para.ll0:
Insert the following subtotals :
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
1.,030 2,700 42200 4,9 0 6,1000
Day 13.8 00 12.030 11,080 10,450 9,)430
31.
Page 71, p,-rai111:
Delete last sentence and the table.
Delete both footnotes.
32.
Page 73, psra.l15:
Delete "Communist" in first line.
33.
Page 8)4, para.129,
last line. :
Delete "and" before "5I,000".
3)4.
Page C.?2 :
Reverse order of pages C-2 and C..3.
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