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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700130036-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: January 18, 1967
• Content Type: NSPR

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An ' nexprccted-and largely unobserved,, CIA to check out on the net serviceability
i.--?--hanclie has been offered President John-' of tl? b T-
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B. Russell (D-G- a) shed a little inadvertent logically interesting time, with more Amer-
light on the results. lie said that the still icans than ever calling rrrore stridently than:,?#
classified reports indicated that much of . ? ever for the Unit ecl Slates to emend this'-!
the bombin^ was "`fOl[V ine`Jective" au id unilateral -olive tti'i tanoi, It could
that the bombing vvej-e the "most expen- add. up. to,. an opportt.nity tile' ' President;
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been looking into the effectiveness of the sideiation.
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.on if he should choose to make an end of.~ cision as to whether the potential gains for.'.
t se bombing or North-Y.jetnam. the enemy. in a bombing halt would put
The Central >teilig ace Agency has'. the proposition' beyond an
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