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Title:
CIA works up estimates on North Vietnamese reactions to bombing, Soviet and Chinese support of North Vietnam
Date of Creation:
June 5, 1965
Date of Declassification:
August 7, 1979
Type of Document:
Letter
Level of Classification:
TOP SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
1 p.
Abstract:
Letter, dated 5 June 1965, from W.F. Raborn, Director of Central Intelligence, to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, describing contents of 3 documents attached to the letter: 1) SNIE 10-6-65 discussing probable Communist reactions to use of B-52s in attacking SAM sites and jet aircraft at airfields in Hanoi-Haiphong area; 2) SNIE 10-6/1-65 discussing Communist and non-Communist reactions to use B-52s for strikes within South Vietnam; and, 3) SNIE 10-7-65 discussing probable Communist reactions should US decide not to attack SAM sites and jet aircraft on airfields mentioned.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1982-001532