LETTER TO JOHN T. MCNAUGHTON FROM LYMAN B. KIRKPATRICK

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 14, 1964
• Content Type: LETTER

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1- onorable John T. (cNaizgbtor
?' s: istant Secretary of Defense {MA)
eehington. D. C. 20301
.:c Naughton-
. unciy's letter l-35202/64, dated 4 lv arch 1964,
requested this Agency to review the now >ACF'U Alert Measures
contained in HAI-'t?, 169/63.
ve reviewed, all measures and have no objections
o the proposed U. S. categories.
As requested, we have also reviewed and rovisod the
ncy degree of interest table which is attached.
incexely yours.
ui *med) LvTfl n = _r,_~ -trir.?t
Lymanfj. Kirkpatrick
xecutive Director
ttachmeent:
CIA Degree of Interest Table
Signature Recommended:
(signed) Richard Helms 7 April 1964
Deputy Director for Plans
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(7 April 1964)
7 Aprtl 19b`1
typed lox signat are C/ExerDir:rkc (14 April 1964)
O/DD/I Waal Borel) concurred in this, per teleran
wiLh PS on 13 April 19b4.
DiaLribation:
Ori and 1 - Ardreesee
1 - ?'rCI
Executi>-e Director
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/MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: SACEUR Alert System
1. This memorandum recommends action by the Director as stated
in paragraph 6, below.
2. The Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs),
in a letter 1-35202/64, dated 4 March 1964, requested the Agency to review
the proposed U.S. position on SACEUR,'s revised alert measures as shown
in Enclosure 1 to his letter.
3. Each NATO nation establishes a national position with respect to
the implementation of the individual SACEUR alert measures which are a
part of the NATO Formal Alert System. These national positions are
expressed by the following categories: Categor I - authorizes major
NATO commanders to implement a measure with or without declaration
of the related alert; Cate. ry II - authorizes implementation of a measure
once the related ales been declared; Category III - withholds national
decision on implementing a measure until ter the related alert has been
declared; or Cat ory IV - states that the measure does not apply.
4. The Secretary of Defense establishes the U. S. position on NATO
alert measures, based upon consultations with CIA and 15 other elements
of the Federal Government. Each of these elements is also asked to
express its degree of interest in each measure, to insure that interested
elements will be consulted in case a change to a given measure is proposed.
Degree of interest is expressed in the following code: Code 1 - the measure
requires action by the Agency and changes to the measure must be coordi-
nated; Code - the measure requires no action by the Agency but changes
to the measure must be coordinated; and Code 3 - there is a measure of
interest but no action is required by the Agency and changes to the measure
need not be coordinated with the Agency.
SECRET
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Eaciuded from automatic
downgrading" and
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. SACEUR's revised alert measures have been reviewed within
the Agency and there are no objections to the proposed U. S. position
on these measures. A revised statement of the Agency's degree of
interest in each measure has also been prepared based upon consultation
with interested Agency components.
6. It is recommended that the Director sign the attached letter to
the Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Richard Helms
Deputy Director for Plans
Attachment:
" As Stated Above
cc: DDCI
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP
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NAME AND ADDRESS
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DATE
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ACTION
DIRECT REPLY
PREPARE REPLY
APPROVAL
DISPATCH
RECOMMENDATION
COMMENT
FILE
RETURN
CONCURRENCE
INFORMATION
SIGNATURE
Remarks :
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DDCI asks that you sign off on the letter to
McNaughton. He also notes that this matter
requires a coordinated Agency view, "not just
War Plans Staff. " ?
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FOLD RE TO RE UR TO SEND
FROM: NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NO.
H. Knoche - EA/DDCI 11 Apr
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CONFIDENTIAL
SECRET
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FORM N I APR 55 2 J( Replaces Form 30-4
which may be used.
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