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su;~JEC~'.: l'i;uuLcr; of Lhe l.\c('ting of the 303 Comlllittec, 7 August 1969 

?<~·. KissinL>er, Nr. Mitchell, Nr. Packard, Mr. Johnson, 

,:rnd Er. llc J ms 

General ~nlph D. Stcoklcy was present for Item 2. 

Colonel J\lcx~rndcr liaig and Mr. Willi.:rn1 Truehetirt 

were present for the entire meeting. 

l. Q.i;f~1 ___ r:_u,,;c-nt::ition J~r_:_par_!_~1n_c:nt of St:1tc or1_I?L~~1c• __ Q_\/_C:_1~fl:ifJ.1t~ 

of_;:ouLh __ Cid.11:1 in Ljght: o:[ Nc\•J Fnctors in U.S. -Chinese 

Com1:1.tci~ct Rcl.,t:ion:;hips 

3. 1;::. Johnson referred b;ick to the decision in M'1rch 1969 to 

rcsu:,:2 11:-7. E/T drone overflights of. South Chinc1 and noted tlwt a 

prim2ry rc2son for the resumption decision was to issue a signal to 

the Chinese Co:nn:unists. from the new acLninistration. Ile stated that 

.s::.ncc re:surnpLi.on of these! overflir.hts h~,cl not yet actu..-illy t:nl:cn 

:,L·;c:c, ::lie St·at:c Dcri:irtr.1ent believed tbc s:ip_nnl l:ing rcqui.rcmC'nl: lwd 

:-.~:\-: ::.~idc(] :rn the Ji [~ht of chtinr~cs in '.'.1.,~:tn;;:·:1 and Lh(~1 c.:s.~.11;: of· Lr~1(1c 

~-.:-..,_~· \ i:~--..\'t:1 re: :::~ic~:7.ons \•1i.t!1 Con1:n1tni .. t> · ·:t1i11.--~. Sjncc~ :·:,.~ ;1 -,:nc,~·-: b;Hl 

-... .r 1,c~c,;-1 stttn<i.i.n:.~ doi.-1~1 fo::.- ~:01110. 1 () r:1c,~·:·~·Ls, 11t_• rhc1ur,:~-

:.: :·1~.~c :-'.·,rct the 1-c~;t 1::~p~~ion of. ovcrf}j L:~; ns a b.:i.rc.lon·~-:-:~~. (); 

~~:.:c~2 to'.-.r.:1rd Chi11.~1 and rccol!1mc-11c!cd ::[°".:::tinst it. 

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, , 0 dcd, what is obtained :::hrough other sou::c:, ~•, 

:.::,:c.1uzh resu:•1ption of overflights. Mr. Helm" 

.::1.::cul;-,tc to the rnembers a pa:,er on the 

:.o stcinrl dm-:n the drones for the month o[ 

"'nC> the quc,~Lion in September. 

,.1:.:1.I'hic Reconn:-d.sc::incE' over North Korea (nYE 13063-69) - TAB A 

n. The: :wa-ar,enda proposals for two SR- 71 August ovcrflir,h ts of 

lJo::::h 1:occ2 .:'.'oruarclcd by the .TRC nn<l SAFSS on 7 August \,'ere consiclcrcc! 

b. Gci,eral StC':1kley briefed the Comra:i c.: · on the too SR- 71 

ovcrf1 i~.Lt:; of North Kon·.'.l fhnrn on 30 June ,.. .'. July 1969, notinz that 

tlw Chi,1c::;(' Co;rnnunj,~t:s tr~1ckc·d the fli;)it::; c..:r,,f ·J iy, the, Sovicc:~ Jid a 

lit.tll!, but till! Norll, Ko1·c,1s did noL i',:1ck t.Jicm :, :11.1 to llv bvst of 

OU :i· 1~.th)\)} ('J~•,t:. 

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... :_:;;.';"·:'. ~::-;·,. o\·,,:·~1.:.z,lits br~ .:rnthorizcd for 

... ,, .. L, to b'" fl.mm by or:c SR- 71 aircraft 

.. , l' :::~(·:, ov-::·r t\n:th Kurca. 

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SA:FSS proposals th::it 

Aunust 1969. E::ich 

outhorizcd to m.:ike 

i:.. :,~;;'ci\J."(;;T _PhotOf'3.'f'.nhic Rcconn:1ic.S;lI1CC of Huonr Soui, I.no:, 

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·:,,:ic~ S:\T.'SS po.per dated 30 ,Iuly 1969, proposing an IDEALIST 

~-•,c)::c:•;~:aph~.c rc:ission of Nuong Soui, Laos, requested by t!,e Thai 

c·.··::·:1mc:1t whi.le the IDEALIST ai:::craft is on a deployment o;:,:crc:.'.'.r.: 

,::c : :-.:1 T:frhli, Tho.ilar.d, wo.s telephonic ally approved on 5 Au;j;ust 

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