MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 5 JANUARY 1962

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• Document Release Date: August 11, 2005
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: January 5, 1962
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SU JICT: Minutes of Special Group Meeting, 5 January 1962
!RESENT: General Taylor; Mr. Johnson and Mr. Silsmsa;
Mr. Gilpatric, General Lemnitser and Dr. Charyk;
Mr. McCann and Mr. Bissell
Mr. Lundahl and briefed the Group on the
results of the CCSO** mission of 12 - 16 December. Particularly
stressed was the importance of the V-2 is soaking the Comm
production more meaningful.
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Following the briefing on COMMA, the Group term d to
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onsideration of the reposed 10-2 reconnaissance of China
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After some discussion the Group approved the three flights
which were approximated en the chart presented, with the under..
standing that the first sortie would follow apprsetinately the
course outlined in red and that each subsequent sortie would be
specifically approved by the Group in the light of experience up
to that tinoe It
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specified further that
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directed into the Sea of Okhotsk.
Inter alia, the following points here made during the
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a. It might be anticipated that these sorties would
suffice for perhaps a year. On the other hand, this estimate
would be subject to radical change if something of great importance
is revealed.
NSC review(s) completed.
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b. Therm three saaple tracks do not reach a small
nuaber of t*portaat tar is in the
c. It can be expected that, once these first
flights are accoaplished, rill exert pressure to
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Mr. J*bVAWU
Mr. Cilpatric
Mr. McCoSe
General Taylor
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