AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITY OF THE USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01709A001900060045-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2012
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: December 10, 1999
• Content Type: MF

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SA (COMOR) /DDS&T
OXC 4527
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Director, OSA
SUBJECT: Air Defense Capability of the USSR
REFERENCE: Memorandum to DD/R from AD/OEL;
dated 14 February 1963; subject:
Executive Director's Memorandum of
25 January 1963, Agency Policy on
Dynamic Intelligence Operations
1. The attached shows, on careful reading, that the requirement
that we levied on OEL and OSI for air-defense appreciation of the.
SA 2 1/2 or any other air-defense capability of the USSR against the
"O" is coming back to us so that we can do our own work. This is
understandable inasmuch as it is a bit difficult for those scientists
and technicians to figure our the air-defense capabilities unless they
have some information. And that is hard to get.
2. In discussing this with Mr. Reber I am advised:
a. Thatl lof OSI, approached
COMOR for COMOR's endorsement of a requirement for low-
level reconnaissance of the Baltic Island where an SA 2 1/2 is
located. This was intended both to provide photography and to
activate the signal of the SA 2 1/2, if any. COMOR gave those
gentlemen a bit of a bad time and they agreed to go home and
do their homework. Meanwhile,
I understand, have visited Mr. Reber to get some further help
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as to how to proceed. During the last week) (tried
to see Mr. Reber but the latter was too busy in those
God-awful COMOR meetings.
4. RECOMMENDATION:
Chief, Operations Division, OSA
3. In trying to stop this merry-go-round, Mr. Reber has in
the most timid fashion called attention to his official role as Special
Assistant to the DD/R and, if asked, he would in that capacity call
into a locked room the bright guys in OEL, OSI, and OSA and not
let them out until they had found a sensible answer to this problem.
The trugh may really be that at the moment there is no way to
identify the capability of the SA 2 1/2 and that as a matter of fact,
at least initially, when "O" is operational, the only way to protect
it is. to stay away from an SA 2 1/2, these having been identified
I recommend that you request SA/DDR to provide the
assistance outlined in paragraph 3. above, and that this assignment
be simply accomplished by signing your name on the space alloted
below and then delivering the paper to Mr. Reber.
ACK C. LEDFORD
COLONEL USAF
Assistant Director
(Special Activities)
STAT
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