POST-MORTEM ON NIE-60 'CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE USSR'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00971A000500020008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: July 18, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE A G E N C Y
OFFICE OF NATIONAL ESTATES
18.Ju]y 1952
NMORANI JM FOR* OIR
Co. tee, Gerald Ys, Lillasrd, 01-2
Captain Racy I4a1pass, ONE
Colonel Jack E, Thomas, AFOIN-2A
Colonel S, N. Lansing,, JIG
S(JBJECT s Postmortem on NIEm60, "Civil Defense in
the USSR"
REFER TCE s IAC representatives meeting held on subject
9 Ja1952
ENCLOStTRE s Draft memorandum for the DCI
Io The Air Force, whose representative previously had
reserved the position of his agency on the reaommendation,
now has been hem from. I therefore circulate the Enclosure
.for your consideration. I believe it relleots aocurate3y the
caensenwe of viewe a pressect at the 9 July meeting,,
2a Please .call me by close of tusiness Tazeea , 22 July,
and give me your formal concurrence or Conti,
sttaashment
cc: DCI
AD/IC
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BRI MEMORANDUM FOR THE DI1U CTOR OF CENTRAL INTFILIGkNCE
SJBJIZTg Post orteme
The IAC representatives, on 9 July # held a post-mortem
meeting on NIE=60, "Civil Defense in the USSR-"
1. SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINDINt
from t pr c on of NIE a ep each of the IAC
agenc?i es~ in assessing Soviet capabilities al rd as an indication
or Soviet intenti ons a considers imNrtant the systematic
acquisition and processing of information relevant to the
Soviet civil defense effort0
2,, Each agency now does some work in this field in
conjunction with the discharge ~..i~ts responsibilities but no
agency attempts to cover the entire field0
3 Nf --60 is considered essentially a research report
as such, subset ent publications of similar scope ought
to be published in a reports series and ought not to carry
the NIE label0
4,, The subject of civil defense in the USSR is of sufficient
importance to the preparation of future estimates on the Soviet
Union to warrant, action to insure systematic processing of relevant
information,
5, The preparation of contributions on elml - defense aspects
of subsequent NIE ~, a covering.; Soviet capabilities aril intentions
would be :facilitated if. in addition to the present individual
agency effortsp there were established in the intelligence
community a focal point for covering this field systematically
w 7d comprehensively.
6. That CIA/ORR be designated as the focal point within the
intelligence community for the purpose of ovvering developments
in the field of Soviet civil defense
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