HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON PROJECT AQUATONE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62B00844R000200040042-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: May 2, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM i'OR: Director of Central Intelligence 2 May 19S7
1. The Air Force
submitted by you to the -President in advance of the meeting scheduled for
6 May contain no reforest* to WB ? and to any longer range pleas
and be narrowly limited to a brief states report and request for authority
to operate over the USSR. Their reason Is the desire to avoid encouraging
further postponement of operations
at, we have afire,
sed draft is attached hereto.
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We argued, however. and the Air Force agreed that the Pkesside
Targets.
b. The RAINBOW Program.
c. Maintenance of a o%-Military Overflight Capability
d. Proposed Modification of Operational Concept.
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