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~TIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

October 17, 1968 

MEMORANDUM FOR DR. 

On October 10, we received a copy of a State Department 

message from the U. S. NATO Mission to the Secretary of State 

(Tab A). The message contains a report of discussions on the 

strategic arms race held during a meeting of disarmament experts 

on October 7. Referenced in this message is another message from 

the Secretary of State to Mr. Scoville (ACDA) setting forth general 

guidelines for discussions at the October 7 meeting. We have obtained a copy of the referenced message and it is at Tab B. 

You will note that paragraph two of the message containing 

guidelines very spec ifically directs the U. S. delegation to "not 

reveal s cope or details of U. S. pos ition~ including associated verification considerations. " 

These messages are forwarded for your information only and 

no action is required. 

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10 DISCUSSION ON .STRAGEGIC ARMS RACE CENTERED AROU~JO 

SCOVILLE PRESENTATION ALONG LINES REFTELo ·SCOVILLE STRESSED. 

THAT uS STILL ATTACHES TREMENDOUS IMPORTANCE TO MEANINGFUL 

AND VER IFIA6LE ,;Ii!':::ASURES TO CONTROL THE STRATEGIC .ARt,ItS RACE,' 

NOTING CONSIDERABLE US EFFORT IN RECENT YEARS TO THIS END. 

s.-;OV ILLE ALSO NOTED THE FRANK, FORTHR IGHT DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 

'SfRATEGIC ARMS RACT AT PREVIOUS DISARII;AMENTS EXPERTS MEETINGS •. 

\'£ WELCOMED MANY OF THE COMMENTS MADE IN SUCH EXCHANGES, FOUND 

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2. S C OV IL L E S A lOT HAT T HE U S VI AS, 0 F CO UR SE, EXT R EM EL Y 

A..EASED WHEN T HE USSR AGREED JUL Y 1 TO DISCUSS STRATEGIC 

tRMS LL"ITATIONS. THE US HAD BEEN FULLY PREPARED TO GO 

AHEAD WITH SUCH TALKS; HOWEVER, THE CZECHOSLOVAK EVENTS 

rAD BEEN A SERIOUS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE WITH SALT, 

f.ND AT THIS TAGE IT NOT POSSIBLE ·TO SPECULATE ABOUT 

s\L T TIMING. HE REPEATED THAT THE US HAD NOT LOST 

INTEREST HJ SALT, SUT AT THE MOMENT THE ATW-OSPHERE WAS 

r..oT SO GOOD. SEVERAL DELS, INClUDING FRG AND ITALY,. 

EXPRESSED VIEWS THAT SAL T SHOULD PROCEED DESPITE 

CZECH CRISISo 

3 .. THE DISARMAMENT EXPERTS COULD CONTINUE TO H.4VE 

LEEFUL TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED 

WITH THE STRAiEGIC ARMS RACE, BUT SCOVILLE CAUTIONED 

/l30UT DRAWIr-.;G INFERENCES \'IITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC US. 

FO SIr ION FOR S :~L T 0 IT I NAP PR 0 PR I ATE TOO I S C U SST HIS 

SINCE SAL T T~NOUS POST -CZECH. 

4. SCOVILLE THEN OUTLINED IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLLING 

THE S T RAT E G I CAR M S R ,4 CE, NOT IN G S m.'i E POT E NT I A L 

[£STABILIZH~G FACTORS (E.G., F08S, LARGE ABM 

[E P L 0 YM !.!: N T S, AND ci; I R V S), AND 0 U T LIN E 0 S 0 M E S Y S T EMS T HAT MIG H T 

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SfRATSGIC AREA (E.Go, LAND-BASED ICBMS, IR AND 

. ~H3MS, BOTH LAND AND SEA-BASED MOBILE '.qSSILES, . 

BO~ABERS, ABMS, AND SUBMARINES AND RELATED ASW 

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5. FIRST QUESTION AFTER'SCOVILLE PRESENTATION 

ftLATED TO'RECENTL Y REPORTED USSR MIRV DEVELOPMENTS. 

'XOV ILLE SAID T HERE HAD BEE:\j COUPLE: OF SOCIET TESTS 

WHIC H V,A Y Hp.VE INV'OL VEO' !·1.0HE T HAN ONE RV ,~ DATA WE 

rAVE m.; l : ..ESE TESTS IS IMPRECISE, BUT HAS NOT PRESENTLY.VJSO· ... 

US TO CONCL UOE THAT SOV lET TESTS V;~RE ~! IRIJ S. SCOV ILLE 

mDED THAT uS HAS BEEN TESTING : .. ~ORE THAt\: ONE RV FOR 

THREE OR FOuR YEAK S, SO SUCH TEST S 00 NOT NECESSAR IL Y 

~DICATEGREAT DEGREE OF SOPHISTICATION. 

60 THERE WAS ALSO SOME TALK OF FOBS (SCOVILLE POINTED 

OJT THAl THEY INVOLVED LOWER ~U\RNING TIME, BUT ALSO 

LOWER OEGR EE OF A CC UR A C Y, A NO T HA T. T HE ¥~-t'-SEFUL PR 1M AR IL Y AS . 

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SJRPRISS AGAINST SOF T TARGETS), ABMS O~! SHIPS .",NO 

~A PLAiFORI~S (SCOVILL~ rWTED THAT EXPERTS H.o.O DISCUSSEO 

. FORMER BEFORE, THAT US STUDIES IN EMBRYONIC STAGE BUT 

WERE CONTINUING, AND HE DID NOT THINK THAT RESULTS WOULD 

HWE ANY SIGNIFICA~!T IMPACT ON CONTROLLIt\G STRATEGIC . tR M S R ACE), AND RAN G E 0 F PR 08 L EMS I N VOL V E 0 I N 

VERIFYING A STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL MEASURE. 

7. LA'NKES (FRG) EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR INCLUSIOf\ IR/MRBMS 

BUT V/ONDEREO HO';'! TO NEGOTIATE SINCE WEST HAD NO SUCH 

WEAPONS. SUGGESTED THEY ;'\,lIGHT BE INCL UDSO IN EUROPEAN 

f\!FZ. SCOVILLE EMPHASIZED THAT AGREEi'!'ENT COULD NOT 

INVOLVE EQUALITY Oi~ EVC:RY SPECIFIC SYSTEM; O~!LY 

f\ECESSARY TO M.4INTAIN OVERALL STRATEGIC BALANCE. 

e.. KUHN (CHAIRMAN), IN HIS SW.H~ATION, NOTED TH~T WIDE 

SUPPORT HAD BEE~! EXPRESSED BY EXPERTS, CZECHOSLOVAKIA 

t\OT'NITHSTANDIf'.!G, FOR GETTING ON WITH SAL T. SEVERAL 

COM MEN T S HA 0 BEE N MAD E ABO U T P A K 1ST ANN NCR E: S TOT HAT 

EFfECT, WHICH ALL NATO NON-NUCLEAR S H~:D SUPPOR TED. 

9.. COMMENT: DISCUSSION POINTED UP THAT DEVELOPMENT S 

IN STRATEGIC ARMS WOULD NOT STAND STILL, AND THAT CON;" 

TR OL L HI G ST HAT E G Ie' AR i1. S 'R A CE WAS I N< 

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1-, SUBJECT OF: STRATEGU::! ARMS RACE OR BALANCE AT EXPERTS MEET 

POSES' US OELEGATION WITH PR08LEM' OF BEING FORTHCOMIN,:; DUF~ING 

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2. DELEGATION MUST' NOT' REPEAT NOT REVEAL; SCOPE OR DETAILS 

OF US: POSITION" INCLUDING ASSOCIATED, VERIF1CATioN CONSIOERAT 

DELEGATION SHOULD' ~OT SPECULATE CONCERNING EITHER TIMING OR 

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3. DELEGATION AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE: IN GENERAL DISCUSSION OF I 

CON T R 0 L' ASP E C T S' 0 F S T RA T E: G I CAR t1 S R ACE 'J iNC L U DIN G THO S E' F ACT t 

AND ~JEAPONS: SYSTEMS INVOLVED. AS- IN PAST J DISCUSSIONS. SHOULD 

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TO ~c8iEVING MEANI~GF0~, VERIFI~BL~ CONTROLS' ON STRjTEGiC AR 

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