MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 5 JANUARY 1962

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• Publication Date: January 5, 1962
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5 January 1962
FOIL RXCORD
9VlLAiCTt rtes of Special Group Meeting, 5 January 1962
PUS=Tt Gssnral Taylor; Mr. Johnson; Mr. Gilpatric and
General Lemaitssr; and Mr. Mccoue
Mr. Bissell (Item 1 sad 3)
Items 1 and 2)
Mr. 111m-* (Items 1 and 2)
1. Baltic 6eissa Mission
Colonel Stesklay outlined details of mission CLYDE, scheduled
to go into the Baltic during the period 8 to 11 Jmiw'ry. So
emphasised that this varies from other approved Battle missions in
that no flight plan will be filed; the dish off Soviet
territory will be 30 nautical miles rather thane the customary 50
(the established limit being 20); and the aircraft will traverse
the target area at an altitude of 1,000 feet.
The Group approved the mission as presented.
2. ted , so.utt nonSatellites
The Group discussed the resolution on satellites, approved by
the united Nations in December. It was noted that the resolution
itself does not require the revelation of sensitive information,
but that the State Department has prepared certain ground rules
covering the information that should be submitted. This is primarily
an attempt to forestall the ON Secretariat's producing a requirement
which would be much more, stringent.
The consensus of the Group was that the purpose of satellites
should not be given to the US, and that the best way to comply with
the resolution would be simply to follow the Uttar of it, i.e.,
only to register each piece of hardware put into space. Mr. Johnson
undertook to discuss this position further in the State Department
and to talk to ?mbassador Stevenson within the limits of appropriate
security clearaeses. It was agreed that this would be taken up
again at nest week's Croup meting.
NSC. review(s) completed.
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4. Or~anisins to Dire at Co sr- '~r`-
The Group then discussed this probisa, with particular reference
to General Taylor's rsorandu s of 2 Jaaaeaary.
The members of the Group agreed to general that there is a gap
in existing govsr>I:aeentael nchinery to cops with preblaew such as
insurgency. On the other hand, none of than appeared to feel that
the current draft net the many questions that areas in their minds
as to exactly what such a group, if constituted, would do.
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It was a reed that a committee of assiata*ts to t nsnbera
should be convened to work On the paper at further length and to
try to clarify such ph rasa-logy as "aonitor" and "coordinate."
It was agreed that Central Taylor wo uId as et briefly with this
cow ittee at an appropriate tine.
tt was alas agreed that whatever kind of committee is
eventual l art up, General laaaits er should be a waWor and
probably
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This paper was put over in view of the hour, awd also
because Mr. McCone enpreased some basic ress on the
principle of n.e night
lead simply raeaen tam-wars.
6.
Last week's mutes were approved. In answer to the
Chairman's querys the members expressed general Satisfaction at.
the degree of detail contained in the nlnntes wak, by week.
Thomas A. Parrott
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