Estimate of Soviet Capabilities (U)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00972A000100190017-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: April 27, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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THE SECRETA r OF
27 April :.96
iwIORANI Ui$ FOR CHAZVi11AN, `; OINT CBILI~'S _.OF S'. F-'
Subject: Estimate of Soviet Capa!Alities U}
Reference JdSM-324-63, '4' d 22 Apr il 19
:t is apparent from yoi r reply { 3C2M-324-ra3} to my questi.o is
concerrzi.n ;the draft NATO Es,~ imate Std 1G? tit we need to- I.-a 'le,
a c~oce bolt a' our own estixnateo> sm. particularly intorelet A
that vie` clevelop a common method for as-stes:3ing, capabilities wha10'1
will permit ready comparisorks `between cur own -end Allied forcc;1,4,
,and the Soviet and Zatellit fords I wish V..i.s point kept, i.rr
mind, as well as the question I ,raised in my 1.2 April r crxoran