DIRECTOR TO TRANSFER TWO AGENCY U-2 AIRCRAFT TO SAC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68B00724R000100010047-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 30, 2000
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: January 7, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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7 January 1966
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SUBJECT: Director to Transfer Two Agency U-2 Aircraft to SAC
1. At the morning meeting on 7 January, who was in
the chair, was called away to the telephone and on his return advised me
that the Director had telephoned, stating that he had just received a call
from Secretary Vance requesting that two Agency U-2 aircraft be loaned
to SAC on a temporary basis to be utilized in North and South Vietnam.
2. added that the Director had said that Mr. Vance had
promised to send a memorandum over to CIA formalizing this request and
indicating that the transfer of aircraft was to be on a loan basis, and
further that any aircraft lost for any reason in this operation would be re-
25X1A placed in like kind from DOD assets. I briefly outlined to
the state of our present planning for this eventuality, and told him we
would now proceed to draw up a plan to accomplish this requirement. I
25X1A reminded of the current shortage of engines in the Agency
U-2 program as being a limiting factor on our ability to continue support-
ing SAC for the long term. I added that Col. Beerli at SAC had advised me
that they expected to have their first operationally ready J-75 equipped
25X1A U-2 in place in 0 by 1 April of this year.
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AM A. CU NINGHA , R.
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