LETTER TO THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MCCONE FROMROGER HILSMAN
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
rHE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH
WASHINGTON
MAY 8 1962
Dear John:
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This Department has been approached by the Swedish Em-
bassy for information concerning Chinese Communist nuclear
capabilities. In particular, the Swedes are interested in
our views as to when the Chinese Communists might explode
their first nuclear device and when they might have a small
stockpile of nuclear weapons. Sweden's participation in
the disarmament discussions at Geneva has engendered their
interest in this question.
The Swedes have been most helpful in providing us with
information on Communist China obtained through their Embassy
in Peking. For this reason we are particularly anxious to satisfy
their request.
We believe that the sanitized version of NIE 13-2-62, now
scheduled for USIB consideration on May 9, would meet Sweden's
requirements admirably. Could we discuss this matter at the
time the sanitized estimate comes before USIB?
Sincerely yours,
Roger Hillman
The Honorable
John A. McC one,
Director of Central Intelligence,
Langley, Virginia.
State Dept. review completed
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