RELEASE OF SELECTED NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES TO THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82R00129R000100110023-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2004
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: October 30, 1961
• Content Type: MF

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C E N T R A L I N T E L L I G E N C E A G E N C Y
30 October 1961
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT: Release of Selected National Intelligence Estimates to
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
1. With the approval of USIi3 a number of NIEts have been
released to NASA dealing with guided missiles, space vehicles,
atomic energy, and ovcxall Soviet military and scientific policies
and capabilities.
2. The Board of National Estimates recommends that USI13 approve
the release of the Secret and Top Secret versions or sections of the
following additional estimates to the Director of NASA:
NIE 11-3-61: SINO-SOVIET AIR DEFENSE CAiABILITIE.>
THROUGH MID-1966
NIE 11-8-61: SOVIET CAPABILITIES FOR LONG RANGE ATTACK
NIE 11-8/1-61: STRENGTH AND DEPLOYMENT OF SOVIET LONG
RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE FORCES
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NIE i1-4-61: MAIN TRENDS IN SOVIET CAPABILITIES
(Military Annexes) AND POLICIES 1961-1966
SNIE 11-11-61: IMPLICATIONS OF THE SOVIET RESUMPTION
OF NUCLEAR TESTING
NIE 11-2-61: THE SOVIET ATOMIC ENERGY PROGRAM
3. This matt,3r will be placed on the agenda of an early
USI B meeting.
Deputy Assistant Director
National Estimates
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12 September 1961
Subject: Release of Estimates to NASA
1. At Mr. Cooper's direction, I note for possible action
estimates which might be released to NASA.
2. For your guidance I have attached a memorandum to the
USIB of 7 October 1960 which lists thirteen estimates which were
released at that time. In the present calendar year USIB has re-
leased, upon our recommendation, the following:
In February:
IE 11-4-60, "Main Trends in Soviet Capabilities
and Policites, 1964-1965T
NIE 13.60, "Communist China"
In June:
NIE 11-5-61, "Soviet Technical Capabilities in Cuided
Missiles and Space Vehicles" (including Annexes A-F)
3. The following estimates, which Mr. Cooper and I
selected as candidates for release, were not approved by the BNE:
NIE 13-2-60, "Chinese Communist Atomic Energy
Program" (Summary and Conclusions)
NW 4-61, "Consequences of US Resumption
of Nuclear Testing"
4. In raid-July we recommended to the B
was Acting DAD) the release of NIE's 11-3-60, "Sine- av e Air
Defense Capabilities Through Mid-1966" and 11-8-61, "Soviet wap*L
bilities for Long Range Attack. " The corresponding 1960 estimates
had been released. This matter was discussed very briefly by the
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BNE several times but, to my knowledge, no recommendation was
taken to the USIB. I believe the last time the board discussed it
Mr. Kent was going to look into the security aspects of the release,
especially of 11-8. Possibly negative action has been taken on these
items, but, if to, it has not come to my attention.
5. I note that the Military Annexes of NIE 11-4-61 were ap-
proved by USIB on 24 August. The corresponding annexes of the
1960 paper were released to NASA. You will dish to consider
whether SNIE U-11-61, "Implications of the Soviet Resumption of
Nuclear Teestingt' should be recommended for release. Last year
two estimates on nuclear testing were released (SNIE's 11-9 and
11-9A).
6. To complete the record,
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the following needed to be recommended for release:
NIE 11-61, "Probable Intelligence Warning of
Soviet Attack on the US"
SNIE 11-9-61, "The Possibility of Soviet
Nuclear Testing During the Moratorium"
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7. IS summary, final action should be taken on NIE's
11.3-61 and 11-8-61, and it should be determined whether or not
the NIE 11-4-61 Annexes and SNIE 11-11-61 should be recom-
mended for release.
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Copy. Executive Secretary, USIB
without attachment)
nt for Planning
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