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Created: 4/8/1954

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SECRET FOR WHITING FROM SKILLET RYUAT PBSUCCESS RE: A.7 B. 2 SUMMARIZING RAPIDPRIL.

THROUGH SAFFRON 3 MANIFESTED TO SKILLET HIS INTENSE WORRY WSBURNT WILL ATTACK AND CONQUER WSHOOFS IF SYNCARP FAILS OR WSBURNTAY DUE ACTIVITY HERE. SKILLET NO* BELIEVES TRUE REASONONCERN RE QTTITUDE ISUSPECTS SOME BUG IN PROJECT. OLDROBABLY WILL WITHHOLD CONSENT PENDING RESULTS SAFFRONMEETING PLANNED NEXT WEEK.

FURTHERMORETRONGLYULTIMATELY SEEK ODYOKE GUARANTEES AGAINST WSBURNT COUNTER MEASURES AS CONDITION FULL CONSEN

FOREGOING DESPITERGUMENT TCQ, J, SUPPLIED BY SKILLET (PERHAT WSHOOFS ONLY SALVATION LET CALLIGERIS BEAT WSBURNT TO PUNCH. SKILLET ATTEMPTING FURTHER OlRECT PERSUASION Q PRIL. IJ* THIS, AS LAST RESORT, SKILLET WILL CONSENT TO PLAN SUGGESTEDJW SAFFRQN

1 FOR IMPOUNDING ALL DELIVERIES UNDERAND STORE

AIR FORCE PENDING DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WAY SOFTEN U

ATTITUDE. SKILLET BELIEVES UTILIZATION OF FLYING Tl'vT DURING PERIOD(WHICH MAY TAK^WjjKAYS) ESSENTIAL AND

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RISKING PERMANENT IMPOUNDING, ESPECIALLY SINCE KUBARK HAS FINAL DECISION WHETHER START FLIGHTS AT ALL.

if. FOR FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL RE40NS (INSOFAR AS SKILLET KNOWS THEM) SKILLET RECOMMENDS q. jzi LANDINGS AND WSHOOFSORCE STORAGE REGARU LESS RISKS INVOLVED ULTIMATE CONTROL EQUIPMENT

SYNCARP INTERIM STORAGE FACILITIES MAY BECOME VIEW NOW APPARENT NECESSITY TELESCOPE AIRDBLI VERY SCHEDULES.

THRU ODYOKE.

C. THERE c ND CALLIGERIS WOULD BE

INCREASEDLANDINGS BECAISE ADJACENTh PERSONAL FORTlFlEO

STRONGHOLD. WHEREAS SKILLET BELIEVES CONTINUES FEAR SAME OEoPITE CALLIGERIS PROMISES VIA SAFFRON 1 (REFob7).

0. POSSIBILITY (WHICH REQUIRES LAYINGNIGHT

OPS PLUS OPPORTUNITY TRY HANDLE CONTINGENCIES DUE NEARNESS ASSETS.

CONSIOER AND INSTRUCT SKI LET FROM HIGHEST LEVELS HOW FAR BEYOND RIO TREATY CONSULTATION PROCEDURE SKILLET MAY GO IFUARANTEES DEMANDED. SKILLET PERSONALLY WILLING "SHOOT THE WORKS" AS COVERTLY AS POSSIBLE, DENYING ALL THEREAFTER.

PRINCEP NOTE: ABOVE MSG RESULT SKILLET/ONTRICh/PPINCEPPRIL. ONTRICH KEP FULLY BRIEFED TO OATE.

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