DRAFT STANDING GROUP INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE OF SOVIET BLOC STRENGTH AND CAPABILITIES (SG 161/18)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000300180018-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: April 20, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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M K F THE CIA M%WR , USIB
BOOJBCTo* Draft XM Standin Group Estimates "Soviet Bloc Shea h
and Capabilities" (so 161/18)
1? This draft estimate his been Prepared for HATD use by an
Ad The Intelligence Ong Group consisting of Intelligence officers
of the Standing Oro% nations, i.e., t iteed States, United
s and Frnce, Me "Agreed Pvoceftmo for US Participation
in Sending GnW ftll ig nce Zstif-tp" provide that the t$IB
shall review the daft aestivate end, CWM app ], transmit, it to
the Chair a of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
2. All eeecs of USIB hive concurred in the draft estimate
and in the attached eMVINA of t tt&l. Director, DIA has
requested reflection of an Air Force disclaimer Bch his been s Id.d
to the attached NVAMM&K as Parat+apb- 3-
3- This draft, r pzessnts tripartite vlws and thus does not
reflect the VA Positio Paper in may of its dsteetls. The deficieaeies
in this estimate, font the US point of vieev, lie In t e cedssion of
certain US judownts zat-bor then in the inclusion of any i ortant
eats metre ry to is national iaateellipa". For
e=qplet this
draft omits mny of the is from In 11-14-63 r aiatg
inredequaeies of equip t in Soviet gro *id forges and the structure
of larger ground its.
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4. These deficienci . ariae prim rik fr the fir In
which the US Fbsitj 10 died, and presemtsd. Wder current
proaedura,, too much--` ibu tty for moSotiatioce of key iate3l-
i' *t matters f*lls o fudividual ts spoktseaca in the veri
committees of the AD Hoc taUl wo g Or %V. CIS, in
consultation. with rg risible staff Officer's of DXA, is p ig
eOUtImm to IMPxWW these pzs s fox . peat ye 's XAID
esti>Berte.
'"O t 4 n s wl4eb a sm ' to ~B msti ai tstte~ee,
and tkst &COOMOfttLcft to at r national Tien is $ MOM MI feestu e
11!' Much a tei~'ipartfter eeercfeee, We tkat the draft be
pro,
aPPro am fad to the C ewirmaa
Joint ft of gtesf?
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