BRIEFING NOTE ON PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION ON THE A-11 PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001400040070-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 16, 2004
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: March 6, 1964
• Content Type: NOTES

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Briefing Note on Presidential Authorization to Release Information
on the A-11 Program
The congressional problem is to authorize Air Force
witnesses to give sufficient information in Top Secret executive
hearings to the House and Senate Armed Services and Defense
Appropriations Subcommittees so that members not heretofore
briefed on the A-11 will have information of the type that they
would receive on any new classified weapons system.
In order to give a plausible explanation of the history of
this project, the members should be informed by the Chairmen
that CIA participated in the initiation of the project but that it
has now developed into a military program as the A-11 Interceptor.
The Air Force witnesses should then be permitted to give details
of the A-11 as a weapons system together with information on
costs and budgeting. No information should be given on any
current CIA interest or on the method of financing and contracting
=which involves CIA. Instructions to witnesses on what information
they can provide these Committees will be coordinated by CIA
through NR.O.
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tORANDUM 1 OR: General Cosulel
1. 1 discussed with Mr. J - cOeorge Bundy the briefing
note you prepared on Presidential authorization to release
information on the A-ll proram.
2. He approved it and y4a will note his initial* on the
original. He said there was no need to go to the President,
that he was confident that it conformed directly to the
President's desires.
3. Please take appropriate action accordingly, and
inform me as to what else you might wish me to do.
Marshall S. Carter
Lieutenant General, USA
Acting Director
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