MORNING MEETING OF 25 MARCH 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001500090045-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2002
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: March 25, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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25 March 1966
Morning Meeting of 25 March 1966
DD/I referred to the recent letter from the Vice President,
asking about intelligence views on the feasibility of establishing a
physical barrier along the western South Vietnam border. A
great deal of geographic analysis has been done on this and a
briefing will be given to the Vice President at whatever time he
selects.
Responding to an earlier DCI inquiry, DD/I said that several
intelligence publications have been put out in connection with the
forthcoming visit by Prime Minister Gandhi. Copies of them were
given to the DCI.
Godfrey reported on hopes and expectations that the H-bomb
off the Spanish coast will be raised today. He also reported on the
situation in the I Corps in northern South Vietnam.
Kent noted information from the latest CORONA mission,
showing two SAM sites in the Canton area, and cited the possibility
that, as a price for permitting Soviet transit of Chinese territory
in aiding North Vietnam, the Chinese may have insisted upon
receiving Soviet SAM equipment for themselves.
reported on the status of U. S. Government consider-
ation of easing controls on the Western supply of Communist countries
with coaxial cables and certain communications switching gear. We
have reserved our position on this out of concern for what such
equipment might permit the ChiComs to do, and we will probably at
some time have to present a negative position to a U. S. committee
studying the matter. We have been in touch with NSA on this.
reported on the briefing given yesterday to General
Peers on thel Parallel messages are going to our
Station and to MACV, looking to arrangements to begin a pilot pro-
gram in Vietnam before the end of April.
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noted that SAVA and representatives from all inter-
ested Agency components will meet this morning with representatives
of an R&D concern on the West Coast about a multicensor unit for
monitoring road traffic.
DD/S&T reported on a Tyuratam launch yesterday which proves
to have been a failure after launch. It appears to be the large booster
"proton" type.
DD/S&T reported word on the JCS position concerning OX deploy-
ment. The JCS view is that OX should be deployed and used but should
not be deployed unless use is sanctioned.
DD/S&T reported on work done to gather the facts in response
to a recent DCI query about control safeguards on Nuclear weapons
assigned to NATO forces. DD/S&T will undertake to arrange a half-
hour briefing for DCI and DDCI.
DD/S&T tabled examples of recent advance design IR photog-
raphy. It permits nighttime photography. This led DCI to discuss
the need for equipping U. S. guerrilla forces for night operations.
DD/P noted certain developments recently by which have 25X1
provided binoculars which permit full vision at any degree of darkness.
DDCI paid tribute to yesterday's PDB item concerning Sukarno
and the manner in which the Army is moving to restrict his activities.
1. DCI requests preparation of a basic intelligence memo on
the Sino/Soviet split and requests development of procedures to keep
this memo updated. Current developments make this subject a likely
topic for DCI briefings of Governmental bodies, including our own
Congressional committees. A memo might recap the chronology of
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the Sino/Soviet relationship and be designed to show annual trends
and highlights. (DD/I -- by 15 April)
2. In connection with current press articles quoting State
Department sources on arrangements to keep under surveillance
certain Americans traveling abroad, the Agency is to respond to
any and all queries with a straightforward denial that the Agency
is in any way involved in activities of this kind. Field stations are
to be reminded of existing Agency regulations to this effect.
4. DCI asked the Director of Reconnaissance to check with Tom
Hughes to learn of the results of Hughes' briefing of Alexis Johnson
on the 303 paper concerning OX deployment. (CIA Director of Recon-
naissance -- in the course of the day)
5. DCI requests information about SHRIKE strikes in Vietnam.
He wants to know what the SHRIKE missiles are aimed against and
wants details on the SHRIKE program there. (DD/S&T -- status
report by 1 April)
V N L. K. White
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