DIRECTOR TO TRANSFER TWO AGENCY U-2 AIRCRAFT TO SAC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00980R000600070010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 7, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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7 January 1966
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SUBJECT: Director to Transfer 'Two Agency U-2 Aircraft to SAC
1. At the morning meeting on 7 January, Mr. Sheldon, who was in
the chair, was called away to the telephone and on his return advised me
that the Director had telephoned, stating that he had just received a call
from Secretary Vance requesting that two Agency U-2 aircraft be loaned
to SAC on a temporary basis to be utilized in North and South Vietnam,
2, Mr. Sheldon added that the Director had said that Mr. Vance had
promised to send a memorandum over to CIA formalizing this request anti
indicating that the transfer of aircraft was to be on a loan basis, and
further that any aircraft lost for any reason in this operation would be re-?
placed in like kind from DOD assets. I briefly outlined to Mr. Sheldon
the state of our present planning for this eventuality, and told him we
would now proceed to draw up a plan to accomplish this requirement. I
reminded Mr. Sheldon of the current shortage of engines in the Agency
U-2 program as being a limiting factor on our ability to continue support-
ing SAC for the long term. I added that Col. Beerli at SAC had advised rrie
that they expected to have their first operationally ready J-75 equipped
U-2 in place in Saigon by 1 April of this year. ~
USAF review(s) completed.
eAUty Director of SpeciaU
cc: D/R/CIA
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