Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# TOP SECRET TRINENo Foreign Dissem## Fleet ModernizationThe new Polaris-type submarine--designated the Y-class--carries 16 SS-N-6 ballistic missiles with ranges of some 1,500 miles. These 425-foot-long submarines are currently being built at Severodvinsk in the Soviet Northern Fleet area. The first units should be operational soon and 40 or more could be in service by the mid-1970s.Two new classes of nuclear-powered attack submarines are also being built--one at Leningrad shipyard and the other at Gorkiy. At least one of these classes probably was specifically designed to engage enemy submarines. A third class of attack submarine is under construction in the Soviet Far East; its means of propulsion is not yet known.In addition to these new construction programs, the Soviets are reconditioning many of their older classes of submarines. There are no indications that the Soviets intend to introduce a new class of cruise-missile submarine, however, and construction of these submarines is apparently ending as the Soviets approach their desired force level for these anticar-rier units.## Operational ImplicationsStrategic targets in the middle of the US are beyond reach of the 650-mile SS-N-5 carried on the older ballistic-missile submarines, but are within range of the SS-N-6 carried on the Y-class. By the mid-1970s, Soviet ballistic-missile submarines may present a strategic threat comparable to that of the US Polaris fleet and be able to operate with less risk of detection than earlier classes of Soviet missile submarines.The introduction of the new classes of attack submarines suggests that the Soviets are attempting to come to grips with the Polaris threat. The Soviets apparently are counting on their submarines to help blunt that threat by attempting to destroy Polaris submarines before they cân launch their missiles.Soviet ballistic-missile submarines frequently patrol within range of US Polaris bases and could destroy a number of Polaris submarines by attacking these bases. The new Soviet attack submarines may be able to locate and destroy a few Polaris submarines in confined waters through which those submarines frequently must pass, such as the Irish Sea or the Sicilian Straits. Combined operations with new Soviet surface ships, such as the Moskva-class helicopter carriers and Kresta- and Kashin-class guided-missile ships, will provide some antisubmarine capability in the ocean approachesPage 2 TOP SECRET TRINE SPECIAL REPORT 13 Sep 68
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# TOP SECRET TRINE## The Soviet Submarine Force![map of soviet submarine force]|                   | Northern Fleet | Baltic Fleet | Black Sea Fleet | Pacific Fleet || ----------------- | -------------- | ------------ | --------------- | ------------- || Nuclear-powered   |                |              |                 |               || Ballistic missile | 9              | 0            | 0               | 1             || Cruise missile    | 16             | 0            | 0               | 17            || Attack            | 14             | 0            | 0               | 4             || Diesel-powered    |                |              |                 |               || Ballistic missile | 18             | 1            | 1               | 8             || Cruise missile    | 11             | 3            | 5               | 6             || Attack            | 91             | 64           | 32              | 65            |• Fleet HeadquartersBALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES> [Figure] Illustration of a Y-Class submarine, a nuclear-powered vessel that carries 16 SS-N-6 missiles in its hull, measures 425 feet in length, and is currently being deployed.Y-CLASSNuclear poweredCarries 16 SS-N-6 missiles in hull425 feet longNow being deployed> [Figure] Illustration of an H-Class submarine, a nuclear-powered vessel that carries three SS-N-4 or SS-N-5 missiles in its sail, measures 380 feet in length, and has 9 units in service.H-CLASSNuclear poweredCarries three SS-N-4 or SS-N-5 missiles in sail380 feet long9 in service> [Figure] Illustration of a G-Class submarine, a diesel-powered vessel that carries three SS-N-4 or SS-N-5 missiles in its sail, measures 320 feet in length, and has 22 units in service.G-CLASSDiesel poweredCarries three SS-N-4 or SS-N-5 missiles in sail320 feet long22 in service> [Figure] Illustration of a Z-Conversion Class submarine, a diesel-powered vessel that carries two SS-N-4 missiles in its sail, measures 295 feet in length, and has 6 units in service.Z-CONVERSION CLASSDiesel poweredCarries two SS-N-4 missiles in sail295 feet long6 in serviceSECRETNO FOREIGN DISSEMTOP SECRET TRINE
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# TOP SECRET TRINENo Foreign Dissem## CLASSES OF SOVIET SUBMARINESNuclear Powered Diesel PoweredBallistic Missile Y Ballistic Missile GH Z ConversionCruise Missile E-1 Cruise Missile JE-11 W ConversionAttack N Attack FV ZC ROne New Class "B" WSECRETNO FOREIGN DISSEMRELEASABLE TO UK AND CANADAto the USSR and in the Mediter-ranean.## Deployment PatternsSoviet submarines are as- signed to each of the four fleets--Northern, Pacific, Baltic, and Black Sea. Because of the restricted exits from the Baltic and Black Seas, however, most of the missile- equipped units and all of the nuclear-powered units are based in ice-free ports of the Kola Peninsula (Northern Fleet) and in the Pacific Fleet.The Soviets are apparently trying to reduce the dispropor- tion between the two major fleets--the Northern and the Pacific. Although the North- ern Fleet still holds the favored position, several nuclear sub- marines have been transferred under the polar ice to the Pa- cific and a number of modern diesel units have joined the Northern Sea Route convoy in past summers.The Baltic Fleet is re- sponsible for protecting Soviet coastal waters and for furnish- ing diesel submarines for pa- trols off the US Polaris base at Holy Loch. Moscow has also begun sending Baltic Fleet sub- marines to the Mediterranean to take some of the strain off the Northern Fleet, which has been furnishing most of the units operating there. There are no nuclear submarines in the Bal- tic, and the few cruise-missile units there operate in coastal waters.The Montreux Convention of 1936 places severe limita- tions on the passage of Soviet submarines through the Turkish Straits. Black Sea based submarines can pass into the Mediterranean only if they are headed for another fleet area for repairs. For this reason, only older diesel units are based in the Black Sea. Once in the Mediterranean, however, these units operate there for about 60 days on their way to and from Baltic shipyards.## Patrol ActivityMost of the increase in the level of Soviet submarine operations during the past year is attributable to the station- ing of a force of six to ten submarines--mostly diesel attack units--in the Mediterranean sinceTOP SECRET TRINEPage 4 SPECIAL REPORT 13 Sep 68
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# TOP SECRET TRINENo Foreign DissemJune 1967; at least one nuclear unit is usually included in the force. There was an over- all increase of nearly 20 percent in the number of Soviet submarine patrols beyond local fleet operating areas in 1967, but if the trend noted so far this year continues, fewer sub- marines will deploy in 1968. Patrols this year have been of longer duration, however, thereby resulting in more submarine time at sea.No confirmed patrols by H-class ballistic-missile units have been noted since late 1966, and there have beenperiods during the past year when no Soviet ballistic-missile submarines have been on patrol in either the Atlantic or Pacific. The G-class is the only such submarine now being used for mid- ocean patrols.Conversion and overhaul of first-generation ballistic-## Soviet## Submarine Deployments## 1965-1968Total 116Total 138Total 102Total 114> [Figure] A bar graph illustrating Soviet submarine deployments from 1965 to 1968. The graph displays the total number of deployments, broken down by year and naval fleet (North, Baltic, Black, and Pacific). In 1965, the North fleet had 41 deployments, the Baltic 16, and the Black 2. In 1966, the North fleet had 69 deployments, the Baltic 33, and the Black 0. In 1967, the North fleet had 82 deployments, the Baltic 34, and the Black 2. In 1968, the North fleet had 60 deployments, the Baltic 15, the Black 9, and the Pacific 6.7715201691422104143201965196619671968NORTH BALTIC BLACK PACIFICNumber of deployed units, not including routine interfleet transfers or fleet exercise participants.TOP SECRET TRINENO FOREIGN DISSEMRELEASABLE TO UK AND CANADA91946 9-68 CIATOP SECRET TRINEPage 5 SPECIAL REPORT 13 Sep 68
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# TOP SECRET TRINENo Foreign Dissemmissile submarines and the re- assignment of their crews to new Y-class units have probably been at least partly responsible for the decline in ballistic- missile submarine activity. In addition, the loss of a G-class submarine in the Pacific in mid- March apparently resulted in a three-month standdown in patrols by these units. That incident probably caused the Soviets to implement new safety measures. Moreover, as the Soviets prepare to deploy new Y-class submarines, they may be reassessing the military value of sending their diesel-powered units into the mid-Atlantic and mid-Pacific patrol areas.Until mid-1967, E-class cruise-missile submarines con- ducted regular patrols in the Atlantic. Since June 1967, patrol activity in the Atlantic has diminished; however, a series of single E-class units has been almost continuously present in the Mediterranean. Some of the submarines on re- cent patrols have also engaged in other activities such as hydroacoustic research and support of naval training ma- neuvers. J-class diesel-powered cruise-missile submarines ap- parently have been used primarily for peripheral defense. In late 1966, the first of these units to venture into the Mediterranean broke down and limped back to its base in the Northern Fleet. Some of the older W-class units are equipped to launch cruise missiles, but these, too, operate only near Soviet shores and probably are being retired from service.Recent patrols by diesel attack submarines in the Medi- terranean have been extended to as long as six months through the use of Arab and Yugoslav ports for upkeep, reprovision- ing, and crew recreation. Pre- vious patrols by Soviet sub- marines in the Mediterranean had lasted less than two months.Last year, a submarine support group operated for nearly six months off the west coast of Africa in a program to study the feasibility of submarine operations from a floating base. The group consisted of a sub- marine tender and a missile supply ship, and was assisted briefly by a survey vessel and two intelligence collection ships. Several other ships provided logistic support. Four submarines participated in the group's operations. One of these--a nuclear-powered unit-- was away from home waters for more than six months.Once the new ballistic-mis- sile submarines go on patrol, the Soviets may make greater use of such floating support bases on the high seas. Floating base ships would be vulnerable inTOP SECRET TRINEPage 6 SPECIAL REPORT 13 Sep 68
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# TOP SECRET TRINE![map with patrol area locations and nm ranges]# Soviet Submarine-Launched Missiles# TOP SECRET TRINE| US DESIGNATION     | IOC           | OPERATIONAL RANGE | WARHEAD WEIGHT   | REMARKS                                                                                                                                                                             || ------------------ | ------------- | ----------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- || CRUISE MISSILE     |               |                   |                  |                                                                                                                                                                                     || SS-N-3             | 1961          | 250 NM            | 1,000-2,000 lbs. | Carried by E-I and E-II-class nuclear submarines and by J-class diesel units. A few W-class diesel torpedo attack submarines were modified to carry this missile. Surface launched. || BALLISTIC MISSILES |               |                   |                  |                                                                                                                                                                                     || SS-N-4             | 1960          | 300 NM            | About 2,200 lbs  | Carried by most G-class diesel submarines and by some H-class nuclear units. A few Z-class diesel torpedo attack submarines were modified to carry this missile. Surface launched.  || SS-N-5             | 1963          | 650 NM            | 1,600-2,400 lbs  | Carried by most H-class nuclear submarines and by some G-class diesel units. Underwater launched.                                                                                   || SS-N-6             | Probably 1968 | 1,500 NM          | 700-1,700 lbs    | Probably intended for the new Y-class nuclear submarines. These 16-tube Polaris-type units first went into service in mid-1968.                                                     |SECRETNO FOREIGNDISSEM# TOP SECRET TRINE
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# TOP SECRET TRINENo Foreign Dissemwartime, but ballistic-missile submarines operating from such bases south of the Azores, for example, could remain on-station off the US coast longer than could units deployed from the Kola area. Cruise-missile and attack submarines would also profit from mid-ocean bases, reducing the number of long transits to and from patrol areas.The USSR recently has achieved several technological advances in submarine support. New and more powerful radio transmitters serving submarines on distant patrols are now in operation in the USSR. A navigation satellite system currently being tested may permit Soviet submarines to determine their positions with greater accuracy even in the most unfavorable weather and sea conditions. Hydroacoustic research ships have conducted surveys in the past few years in areas of the Atlantic and Pacific where the Soviets might hope to detect Polaris submarines and in the Canary Island Basin and Philippine Sea where they may intend to operate their own submarines. (TOP SECRET TRINE NO FOREIGN DISSEM EXCEPT UK AND CANADA)* * *TOP SECRET TRINEPage 8 SPECIAL REPORT 13 Sep 68
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JFK Assassination SystemIdentification FormDate: 3/6/2018Agency InformationAGENCY: LBJRECORD NUMBER: 177-10002-10105RECORD SERIES: NSF, CF, USSR, VOL. 21, BOX 226AGENCY FILE NUMBER:Document InformationORIGINATOR: CIAFROM:TO:TITLE: SPECIAL REPORT--WEEKLY REVIEWDATE: 09/13/1968PAGES: 11SUBJECTS: INTELLIGENCE REPORTDOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENTCLASSIFICATION: Top SecretRESTRICTIONS: Consulted; Mandatory Review MaterialCURRENT STATUS: RedactDATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/06/1994OPENING CRITERIA:COMMENTS: DOC. #57
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178-10002-100912025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992JFK Assassination SystemIdentification FormDate: 8/31/201Agency InformationAGENCY: ROCKCOMRECORD NUMBER: 178-10002-10091RECORD SERIES: SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILESAGENCY FILE NUMBER: S-M (IV-W)Document InformationORIGINATOR: ROCKEFELLER COMMISSIONFROM:TO:TITLE: DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM C. STURBITTSDATE: 04/16/1975PAGES: 113SUBJECTS:ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIESASSASSINATIONS, FOREIGN LEADERSCIACLANDESTINE OPERATIONSCUBAN EXILESFERRIE, DAVIDSTURGIS, FRANKHUNT, E. HOWARDMIAMINEW ORLEANSSHAW, CLAYSTURBITTS, WILLIAM C.GARRISON, JIMDOCUMENT TYPE: DEPOSITIONCLASSIFICATION: SecretRESTRICTIONS: 1A; IB; ICCURRENT STATUS: RedactDATE OF LAST REVIEW: 02/13/2001OPENING CRITERIA :COMMENTS: Unknown whether name is releasable.v9.1NW 50955 DocId:32204971 Page 1
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SECRETCONTENTSDeposition of Examination by CounselFor the CommissionWilliam C. Sturbitts 2(AFTERNOON SESSION Page 58)William C. Sturbitts (Resumed) 58178-10002-10091178-10002-10215178-10002-10279Photocopy fromGerald Ford LibrarySECRET
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# SECRETPRESIDENT'S COMMISSIONON CIA ACTIVITIESLangley, VirginiaWednesday, April 16, 1975Deposition of WILLIAM C. STURBITTS, called forexamination by Counsel for the Commission on CIA Activities,the witness being duly sworn by Thomas C. Hogan, a NotaryPublic in and for the State of Virginia, in the offices of theCentral Intelligence Agency, Langley, Virginia, at 9:50o'clock a.m., on Wednesday, April 16, 1975, the proceedingsbeing taken down in stenotype by Ruth G. McClenning, andtranscribed under her direction.APPEARANCES:On behalf of the Commission:GEORGE MANFREDI, ESQ.,ROBERT B. OLSEN, ESQ.> Photocopy from> Gerald Ford Library
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# SECRET1 22 Thereupon,3 PROCEEDINGS4 WILLIAM C. STURBITTS,5 called as a witness by Counsel for the Commission on CIA6 Activities, and having been first duly sworn by the NotaryPublic, was examined and testified as follows:7 EXAMINATION BY COUNSEL FOR THE COMMISSION8 BY MR. MANFREDI:9 Q Mr. Sturbitts, will you state your full name for the10 record?11 A William C. Sturbitts.12 Q Mr. Sturbitts, do you recall when we spoke some13 weeks ago you signed a document entitled, "Advice and14 Waiver"?15 A Right.16 Q You understand that document is still in effect?17 A Sure.18 Q Mr. Sturbitts, by whom are you currently employed?19 A You mean the Agency or --20 Q That is right.21 A Central Intelligence Agency.22 Q And what is your current position with the Agency?23 A I am a Special Assistant, Latin America, for24 Economic Intelligence Collection and Operations.25 Q And would you briefly review for me the history of
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SECKETQ your employment with the Agency?A When I first came in I was in the Intelligence Directorate for approximately ten years and I was put on special detail, special indefinite detail, in the Deputy Director, Plans, which is now the Directorate of Operations.Q What year were you put on that detail?A I guess it was 1964, January, I believe.Q And what did that detail involve?A Cuban operations, economic warfare.Q And how long were you on that detail?A I was in the Cuban operations for nine years.Q Between 1964 and. 1973?A (Nods in affirmative.)Q And in 1973 did you assume your current position?A Yes, January.Q Now, while you were on special detail -- to the DOD?A Yes.Q Were you stationed in Washington?A Yes.Q And did you commute with some frequency to Miami?A Yes.Q Were your activities in Miami in any way connected with the operations of the Miami Station?A In some way. My responsibilities were worldwide.I took temporary duty predominantly in Europe, and then Miami.
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SECRETMost of my operations were run out of Europe.Q Run out of --A Europe. Some were run out of Miami but the big ones were run out of Europe.Q Well, in the course of your activities with respect to Cuba did you have occasion to become familiar with the operations of the Miami base?A Yes.Q And the situation in the Cuban community in Miami?A Yes, sir.Q During the nine years you were with DDO's Cuban operations, who was -- who were the chiefs of the Miami Station?A I think in 1963 Ted Shackley was the Chief and he was followed by -- I can't think of his name. I should know it. Well, I will come back to that.Q Then, the next Chief of Station was Paul Henze. What years was he Chief?A I think Paul was there about a year and a half. He left in 1968 when we reduced the size of the Station. Let's say Henze was there from 1966 to 1968. And then Jake Esterline. He was Chief of Station from 1968 to 1973.Q Now, what was the formal title of the group to which you were assigned for the 9-year period?A Well, when I first came in it was known as the
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SECRET1 Special Activities Staff. It was headed by Desmond Fitzgerald.2 And then, I believe after that it became the Cuban OperationsGroup.4 Q Now, was this a special group within the DDO or was5 it attached to one of the area divisions?6 A No. Following the Bay of Pigs, they created a thing7 called Task Force W which was headed by Bill Harvey. And8 that -- when Harvey left, he went to Chief of Station, Rome,9 and Fitzgerald took over, it became Special Activities Staff.10 It wasn't attached to anything except -- it reported to the11 Deputy Director, Plans.12 Q And that was Mr. Karamessines?13 A Yes. Well, it was Helms at that time back when it14 was first created. Helms was DDP at that time.15 Q And Task Force W was created immediately after the16 Bay of Pigs?17 A Well, not immediately. I think sometime around --18 in the Bay of Pigs was in April. I think this was created in19 September, something like that, 1961.20 Q And that subsequently became the Special Activities21 Staff?22 A Special Activities Staff and consequently became the23 Cuban Operations Group. As the Cuban Operations Group it went24 back into the Western Hemisphere Division.25 Q And what was the date of that reorganization?SECRET
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SECRET1 A Well, let's see. I would say that was probably around2 1965 because Fitzgerald then became Chief, W.H., and then3 later DDP.4 Q Now, Mr.Harvey -- do you recall what position Mr.5 Harvey held after he left Task Force W?6 A Yes. He was Chief of Station, Rome.7 Q And is he still with the Agency?8 A Oh, no. He retired a long time ago.9 Q Do you know where he lives at the present time?10 A Frankly, I don't. I have an idea where he lives.11 He went to work for a friend of mine who had a law firm.12 Harvey is a lawyer.13 Q Indianapolis area?14 A Yes, some place around there. It is in the midwest,15 Indiana.16 Q What was the role that was assigned to Task Force17 W?18 A It was the overall Cuban operations.19 Q Did the Miami -- when was the Miami Station estab-20 lished?21 A Well, I think they had a forward operatio-s base down22 there about 1960 which was small, in Coral Gables.23 Q This was, then, prior to the Bay of Pigs?24 A Oh, yes.25 Q Now, in addition to Task Force W, was the MiamiSECRETPhotocopy fromGerald Ford Library
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SECRET1 Station running any operations against Cuba?2 A You mean prior to the Bay of Pigs?3 Q Yes.4 A I really don't know. It was a small -- it was a5 forward base and it was more or less as I recall, a support type6 thing.7 Q Well, after the Bay of Pigs when Task Force W was8 established, did it have sole responsibility for Cuban9 operations?10 A Yes.11 Q Or was that shared with the Miami base, Miami12 Station?13 A No. The Miami Station was under Task Force W.14 Q All right. Would that also be true of the Special15 Activities Staff, the Cuban Operations Group?16 A Right, except that at the present time the Station17 has no Cuban operations.18 Q I understand that. When were Cuban operations termi-19 nated?20 A At the Station? Let's see. Sternfield went down21 there in 1972. It was during fiscal year '72. I think it was22 in early 1973. It was a gradual reduction.23 Q And have those operations been terminated entirely24 or are they now run out of the Washington area?25 A All Cuban operations are run out of Washington.SECRETPhotocopy fromGerald Ford Library