CIVILIAN CASUALTY REPORT (AS A RESULT OF US BOMBING)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S02149R000200010001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Content Type: REPORT

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Civilian Casua'ity Report
(Asa Result of US Bombing.)
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handwritten notes re civilian damage
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No Date
27 Oct 65
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Methodology for Computing Civilian Casualties
L-Imemo for Record re Telephone Conversation with
(to determine if DIA is doing a similar
job on question of civilian casualties in North Vietnam)
Attachments:
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to AD/OCI memo, 25 Oct 65,.
re Estimate of Civilian Losses from
Bombing in North Vietnam
Memo for Record, 29 Oct 65, re Work
in Progress on Assessment of Civilian
Casualties in North Vietnam
interim estimate of civilian casualties
Attachment:. 28 Oct 65, list of JCS photographic
evidence
State to Ray Cline Short Note forwarding
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"later revised copy of one of the memos we gave you
this morning"
Attachments: ateRe NMCC, 27 Oct 65 memo to
re Alleged Attacks on
Non-Military Targets in the DRV (tables
re Alleged Destruction by U.S. Forces
of Civilian Facilities in North Vietnam
attached)
Hughes, INR, to George Ball memo, 7 Oct
65, re Eyewitness Reports of US Raids
on North Vietnam
Report. of collateral supporting quotes
on bomb damange in FBIS Special Memor-
andum-ii to the White House of 17 Sep 65
and Supplement of 1 Oct 65 (both attache
No Date
Table, Munitions Expend=d on Rolling Thunder Fixed
Casualty Prediction Methodology
Table, Results of Armed Reconnaissance
Thunder 7 Thru 33
Targets
Program Rolling
Blind Memo re Briefing Notes on Preliminary Analysis
Civilian Casualties Resulting from Bombing of North
Vietnam
DIA review(s) compkW?ved For Release 2002/07/02 : CIA-RDP78SO2149R000200010001-7
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Civilian Casualty Report
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1 Nov 65 to DDI memo re Progress Report on Preliminary
Analysis of Civilian Casualties Resulting from Bombing
of North Vietnam
2 Nov 65 Outline, An Evaluation of the Program of United States and
Government of Vietnam Bombing of North Vietnam
4 Nov 65 L.M. Mustin, JCS,.to Cline memo re Summary of Air Operations
Against the DRV (Summary attached)
6 Nov 65 Mustin to Cline memo re Recommended Addition to Appendix.
A, Resume of Air Strike. Program Against the ~C1A
(recommended addition attached)
8 Nov 65 Mustin to Cline memo re Additional Air strike Information
(confirming info given by phone to on 6 Nov 65)
10 Nov.65 Whiting, INR, tD Thomas Hughes, INR, memo re Evaluation
of Air Attacks Against. North Vietnam (evaluation. of CIA
report)
23 Nov 66
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DIA, to DCI I Imemo re Request for Data
on Rolling Thunder Operations (DIA data attached)
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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20301
8-0153/AP-8
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SUBJECT: Request for Data on Rolling Thunder Operations
TO: Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C.
ATTN:
1. References:
a. DIA Secret letter S-2018/AP-lK, Subject: Request for DIA Data
on Casualties Resulting from Air Strikes, 8 November 1966.
b. Telephone request from your Trade and Services Division action
officer, 2 November 1966.
2. Enclosed herewith are data on ordnance expended and sorties flown
against 61 targets listed in reference l.a.
FOR THE DIRECTOR:
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Colonel, USAF
Chief, Targets Office
1 Enclosure
Data on Rolling Thunder Operations
(JCS Targets) (U), (S), 1 cy.
UPON REMOVAL' OF ENCLOSURE(S) THIS'
DOCUMENT BECOMES UNCLASSIFIED,
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