THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL OF A COMBINED FLEET IN A THEATER

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: WARSAW PACT
• Keywords: ARMED FORCES
• Keywords: TROOP CONTROL
• Keywords: WARSAW PACT STATES
• Collection: CIA Analysis of the Soviet Navy
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001459839
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: June 19, 2017
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2017
• Case Number: SC-2007-00006
• Publication Date: March 31, 1978

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
31 March 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director of Central Intelligence
FROM John N. McMahon
Deputy Director for Operations
SUBJECT The Principles of the Organization and
Control of a Combined Fleet in a Theater
1. The enclosed Intelligence Information Special Report is a
translation from Russian of an apparent draft of a SECRET Warsaw Pact
document which examines the wartime organizational structure and system of
control of the combined fleets formed in the Baltic and Black Sea theaters
from the naval forces allocated to the Combined Armed Forces. In this,
measures for cooperation among the forces of the national navies are
stressed, including the use of standard documents and a common
communications and observation system, to ensure coordinated actions of the
combined fleets. The main tasks of the command of the combined fleets both
in peacetime and wartime also are listed.
2. Because the source of this report is extremely sensitive, this
document should be handled on a strict need-to-know basis within recipient
agencies.
fonn N. mcmanon
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Distribution:
The Director of Central Intelligence
The Director of Intelligence and Research
Department of State
The Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
The Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Intelligence
Department of the Army
Director of Naval Intelligence
Department of the Navy
The Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence
U. S. Air Force
Director, National Security Agency
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Director of the National Foreign Assessment Center
Director of Strategic Research
Director of Weapons Intelligence
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COUNTRY USSR/WARSAW PACT
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Intelligence Information Special Report
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SUBJECT
DATE 31 March 1978
The Principles of the Organization and Control of a
Combined Fleet in a Theater
SOURCE Documentary
Summary:
The following report is a translation from Russian of an apparent
draft of a SECRET Warsaw Pact document which emmUles the wartime
organizational structure and system of control of thFoiliZalleets
f5fffied-ih the-Wiic and Blick Sea theaters from the naval ford-es allocated
tIthe Corbi ??s n this, measures for cooperation among the
forces of the national navies are stressed, including the use of standard
documents and a common communications and observation system, to ensure
coordinated actions of the combined fleets. The main tasks of the command
of the combined fleets both in peacetime and wartime also are listed.
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