COMBINED WATCH REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2018
• Case Number: F-2018-00295
• Publication Date: April 17, 1969

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COMBINED WATCH REPORT
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UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
No. 973
CONCLUSIONS
North Korea.
17 April 1969
(As of 1030 EST)
We have seen no indications that the North Korean shootdown of a US recon-
naissance aircraft was a prelude to initiation of hostilities.
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V. North Korea
North Korea's willingness and capability to react aggressively to US peripheral
reconnaissance beyond its territorial limits was demonstrated again on 15 April in the
shootdown of a US Navy EC-121M reconnaissance aircraft 80-90 miles from the North
Korean coast over the Sea of Japan. Previous instances of such aggressive reaction
were the capture of USS PUEBLO in January 1968 and an A7i1 1965 attack on a US
reconnaissance aircraft about 45 miles from the east coast.
we have no evidence that North Korean military forces are preparing
for major offensive operations.
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