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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00159R000400100037-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: July 29, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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TEND TO AGREE EXISTING PROCEDURES FOR TRAINING MISSION PRE-
ALERT TO AFFECTED ADIZ(S) SHOULD BE ADEQUATE. FAIL TO SEE
HOW BRINGING 5AF INTO THE LOOP WOULD IMPROVE COORDINATION.
HOWEVER PACAF MAY HAVE VALID REASON FOR THINKING IT NECESSARY.
WOULD THINK IT VERY IMPORTANT FOR AFFECTED COMMANDS TO PERIOD-
ICALLY REVIEW THEIR INTERNAL PROCEDURES RELATING TO COURSES
OF ACTION TAB AFTER RECEIPT OF ALERT TO KEEP APPROPRIATE
INDIVIDUALS, I.E. COMMANDERS, INFORMED. PERHAPS AS PERSONNEL
CHANGE, PROCEDURES TEND TO BE FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED BY NEW
PERSONNEL,
2. RE PARA 3 YOUR REPLY TO
AGREE CO;~?'.PLETEL'
IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE HCY1ER FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED TO UNDER-
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ST!' "ND THAT FROJECT HQS (J.ITH HQS USAF) FOR OUR PURPOSES HAS
UL I I A'o E AUTHOR I'a :' OVER RELEASES TO PRESS MEDIA AND - OR. HQS
TO FIJNCT IO:'1 PROPLRI ', It THIS REGARD IT MUST BE WELL INFORMED
AS CON IN:aENCY PROGRESSESG CON ERSEL.Y~ FIELD ELEMENTS
(WO 'ACT AND USAF)' 1UST B : INFORMED ON CURRENT BASIS.
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FROM ~. J(V~ ~ TO iJ~.'/i~i~ ORIGINATE HQS
USAF. BELIEVE THAT WAS SINGLE iOST SIGNIFICANT 5REAKDOtiN
IN THE 21 JUNE INCIDENTS
4e ON QUESTION OF OFUTURE 'WILLINGNESS TO ACREF.
BEFOREHAND TO PUBLICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE OTHER THAN OPERATIONAL
LOSS9 WE 'DOUBT SUCH 'COMMITMENT WOULD BE FORTHCOMING IN
PRACTICE UNTIL IT CLEAR TO n THAT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ALREADY
EXISTS AND THAT AS NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO ADMIT, KEY
ELEMENTS IN n
I THIS SITUATION PUTS PREMIUlMo IN A FUTURE
CONTINGENCY9 UPON ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND STATIONS KEEPING
HQS AND ONE ANOTHER FULLY INFORMED 9 AND ESPECIALLY UPON HQS
AND THESE PARTIES AND STATIONS KEEYI AWARE
OF PUBLIC 'KNOWLEDGE. AT LOCALE OF ACCIDENT,
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COULD BE FAIRLY LATE IN THE GAMMME, THEREFORE MAKING THE
)UESTION OF HQS OR FIELD USP.F STATEMENTS ALL THE MORE
PERTINENT,,
6, WE WILL IN ANY" EVENT ADVISE FURTHER AFTER WE AGAIN
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PRESS OR EARLIEST POSSIBLE STATEMENTS IN PRACTICE,
PROMISING THEM FULLEST POSSIBLE BLOW-BY-BLOW DESCRIPTIONS
OF ACTUAL PUBLIC- KNOWLEDGE DEVELOP1F.NTS AT ACCIDENT LOCALE,
ISM ADD A LUSTY HUZZAH FOR REF?S
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