POST-MORTEM ON NIE-21/1: 'AUSTRIAN SECURITY CAPABILITIES FOLLOWING WITHDRAWAL OF OCCUPATION FORCES'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00971A000400060026-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2005
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: December 30, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF NATIONAL ESTIMATES
30 1952
I4 24ORANWf FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
VIA Assistant Director for Intelliigense Coordination
SUBJECT s Poet-Mortem on NIZ 21/l$ "Austrian Securir Capam
bilities Following Withdrawal of Occupation Fcrosst"
1o Following the publication of this ee-titea.ts en U Dnaber
1452, the LAC agencies have reviewed the intelligence pertinent to
the Austrian capabilities for maintaining internal securiti.
2n The ZAC agenetas are agreed that no serious intelligence
gaps were encountered. in the estimate, It would be desirable to
have firmer evidence on Cae niet (Wo rdachuts) parac ill ca
bilities and on probable Austrian Governeent intentions with refit
to expanesionof the Special Qendsr rio and the control of Soviet.
owned Properties following four-gar withArawa1n The LAC agencies
anticipate that data on these points will become available through
State Department channels, and perhaps also through service channels,
Hence? they do not believe that lAG sponsorship of a Special collection
effort is required,,
3A The TAG agencies have agreed to note the intelligence gaps
indicated in paragraph 2 above and to bring these to the attention
of research and collection activities under their respective control,
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