PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE OF 'NEW-TYPE' SAM SITE AT KURESSAARE, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01709A001700070004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 21, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 14, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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14 Jan 1%3
Photographic I(.c onnaissance
of "New-Type" SAM Sit. at
Kuressaare. USSR
At the request of CIA Rpresentative
on the Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance, a special meeting
of COMOR was held on 11 January to review a proposal for low-
altitude photographic reconnaissance of the "new-type SAM site
at Kuressasre. USSR.
2 After hearing the briefing from 051 representative
problem. COltieR concluded as follows:
a. That the proposal for low-altitude re-
connaissance of Russian territory was a most serious
proposal and would stand no chance of surviving the
ustr. let alone th,e Special Group, unless the justifi-
cation demonstrated an overriding need for its nest
b. That based on questions asked by the
members it appeared that all other sources had not
been explored and some other preliminary steps should
be taken. The Drip, for instance, has not received a
requirement specifically on this nor has the appropriate
working group of GMAIC studied the problem and stated
Its requirement. Lastly, it appeared to the COMOR that
the eventual threat to SAC would dictate the merit of
reviewing this problem in the CCPC.
c. That there is some doubt in COMOR's
mind as to the criticality of the requirement itself.
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3. COMOR considers this question should be presented
when you are satisfied that other sources, most of them of a ises
hazardous nature, cannot obtain the essential information which
only overhead photographic reconnaissance can obtain.
Chairman
Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance
1--DAD/CiOSI
2--DDR
3--CIA Rep
4--AD/OSA
5.-SA/DDR
6--SA/ DDR
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