40 COMMITTEE DECISIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2005
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• Publication Date: October 22, 1971
• Content Type: MFR

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40 Committee Decisions
Due to the illness of the Executive Secretary and the absence of detailed
minutes, the following decisions, in addition to those noted in the regular
minutes dated 22 October 1971, are recorded for the official record:
fleeting:
14 September 1970
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Mr. Kissinger, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Packard, Mr. Johnson, Admiral
Moorer, and Mr. Helms.
Karamessines, and William Broe were also present.
Subject: OLD HEAD
Meeting:
Subject:
Prior to commencing with the agenda item, a brief discussion took
place concerning a Cuban MIG intercept effort of a U-2 OLD HEAD
photographic overflight early on the morning of 14 September. It
was noted that, weather permitting, the OLD HEAD flights had been
increased to a near daily basis while a Soviet naval task force is
in Cuban waters. It was felt that the intercept effort was designed
to discourage these overflights during this period rather than signi-
fying any change in overall Cuban policy toward such missions.
Admiral Moorer stated that the increased OLD HEAD missions were
designed to ascertain if the Soviets are planning to establish a
permanent base in Cuba for Soviet submarine operations. If so,
the U.S. might be faced with a situation similar to the 1962 Cuban
missile crisis with sea-based, rather than land-based, Soviet
offensive missiles.
The Chairman requested Mr. Helms to prepare an assessment of the
objectives of the Soviet task force as soon as sufficient reliable
information is available.
14 April 1971
The proposal outlined in the JCS memorandum of 13 April
1971, on ie agenda for the meeting of 14 April 1971, was telephoni-
cally approved by the Committee members on 16 April 1971.
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Meeting: 26 May 1971
Present: Mr. Kissinger, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Packard, Mr. Johnson,
Lieut. Gen. Richard T. Knowles, and Mr. Helms.
Mr. Thomas Karamessines and ere
also present.
Overflights of North Korea were stood down for the month of June
with a request that a review of reconnaissance over North Korea
be presented by the JRC to the Committee by 20 June.
Subject: SR-71 Overflights of North Korea
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Mr. Mitchell
Mr. Packard
Mr. Johnson
Admiral Moorer
Mr. Helms
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