COMMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OUTLINE PLAN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 29, 1957
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29 August 1957
WROUMM lit: 8a norabie Sarold Z. $ smssen
Special Assistant to the Pi*sidsnt for Disarmament
Comments an Department of Defense Outline Plan
1. I have examined the Department of Defense Outline Plan for
implementation of an aerial and ground in ction system in first
Phases disarmament and have compared the basic concept with that of
the Comprebsnsivs Inspection Plan prepared by the Task ?broee dated
January, 1956.
2. The Department of Defense Outline Plan should serve the
stated purpose "to provide an iilustrative outline of the U. 8.
concept of operations for serial and grouad inspection in the first
Phase of dissent." Darever, it is to be emphasized that it is
"an illustrative outline" and that any technical working group develop.
lug any Annex to an agreement will require edditioa al g idance and a
great deal more detailed inforustion.
3. The following specific ooASents may be worthy of notes
a. Asa ions The plan cost Von include sw.mptions
relating toe and verification of blueprints; retention
of a retaliatory posture, utilisation of technicall, and scientific
smeas for verification, abrogation in case of major violation,
sad simaei 1 amr reservations.
b. a ash ha ftvs sa icons In outline the orrraisstion
conforms to the concept envis ,din the Task Forces C m reheneive
Plan, except that the scope and size is materially reduced.
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onte of the ration: in general, a
nuclear stalemate mi$it ter the use of th* nuclaat was pons for
maws destruction. In such case, on attack with conventional
arms should not be excluded from. consideration.
d. qMgA Q etion: Time Outline Plan provides for the
major objective insurance against surprise attack but
does not appear to deal with verification of coWlience with
disarmament agreements as envisaged in the Task Yams Comprehensive
Plan. If initial agreements include nuclear, industrial or other
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aspects in the first phase, consideration should be given to
provision for verification. It is to be noted that in the
Task Farces Co rehensive Plan verification of nuclear details
we considered to be one of the major problems, involving very
material peel rs uire m eats.
e. Cocaninicat. a I In eamnications system should not
depend in a y on ications vbich the Soviets can
interrupt. I would aonsiba therefore that the estimates for
ications would be inadequate.
3. In sun=7, this Outline Flan should serve the stated purpose.
Ito doubt the Comprehensive Pima prepared by the Department of Defense
or the Task Forces can be mode available to technical wing coups
if desirable.
L. K. =MOMS JR.
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