NEEDS FOR TACTICAL COVERAGE OF THE CHICOM AREAS PERTINENT TO TAIWAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000500040085-8
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• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2013
• Sequence Number: 85
• Publication Date: August 25, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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25 August 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT Needs for Tactical Coverage of the CHICOM
Areas Pertinent to TAIWAN
1. This memorandum contains a recommendation in paragraph 5
submitted for DDCI approval.
2. Changes in the TAIWAN area over the weekend have prompted
the Ad Hoc Requirements Committee (ARC) to call attention to the extremely
limited capabilities of the US to be informed of CHICOM activities which
could have serious implications inasmuch as the US Government will not
tolerate CHICOM conquest of the Offshore Islands.
3. Whereas planned coverage by upcoming Mission 6018 may
embrace certain of the targets of great interest for tactical purposes, it
is our understanding that at the moment, since Presidential permission
extends to only one more sortie and since Operations DPS/DCI is delaying
that sortie until weather conditions are favorable for maximum coverage,
it may well be some time before Mission 6018 is accomplished. Whereas
Mission 6017 embraced areas of interest in the current tactical situation
and for the most part did not give indications of imminent hostile action,
there was confirmation of previously reported build-up in air capabilities
and no inclusion of bomber aircraft. Whether since 20 August 1958 (the
date of Mission 6017) bombers including IL-28s have arrived at these
airfields becomes a question of critical importance.
4, The ARC has taken into account the possibility of coverage
for tactical purposes of targets of concern by CHINAT photography,
In general, this capability is limited by virtue of range of the aircraft
used and by the absence of air cover to protect the CHINAT aircraft on
penetration missions in the face of substantially improved CHICOM air
defense capability in this forward area. The Navy is requesting of
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CINCPACFLT the coverage of critical targets presumed to be within the
foreshortened capabilities outlined above with a request for prompt report
as to the ability of the CHINATs to respond. (This at beet, we suspect,
will be limited to the coast line between SWATOW to WENCHOW.)
Pending this report with the strong suspicion that it will for the most part
be negative, the ARC sets forth below its recommendations for prompt
action by CHALICE. In doing so, it reports also that in the face of current
uncertain conditions and with the possibility in mind that they may be
continuing, the ARC is preparing at once a master list of targets of critical
interest in the present and possible future tactical situation to permit ready
and prompt levying of requirements on CHALICE on a daily basis or as
necessary.
5. Recommendation: That CHALICE coverage be obtained as
soon as possible of the following target areas which are deemed to be of
most immediate concern for detecting further CHICOM hostile movements
and intentions against TAIWAN:
a. SWATOW to WENCHOW.
*b. CHANGSHU/NANCHANG Area.
*c. SHANGHAI/HANGCHOW Bay Area.
*d. WENCHOW to and including CHOUSHAN Islands.
e. HSIN-CHENG -- change in bomber AOB.
*f. NANKING.
g. Selected targets in FUKIEN Province (namely, airfields
LIEN CHENG and LUNGCHI and rail holding yards at YUNG-.AN
and NANPING).
Recommendation in paragraph 5 is JAMES Q. REBER
APPROVED: Chairman
Ad Hoc Requirements Committee
CONCUR:
C. P. CABELL
Lieutenant General, USAF RICHARD M. BISSELL, JR.
Deputy Director 10e SECi SA/PD/DCI
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