CAPABILITY OF THE OXCART TO COLLECT EARLY WARNING INTELLIGENCE IN SOUTH CHINA (

Created: 8/5/1966

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THE DiSECTOa OF.

WASHINGTON

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MEMORANDUM FOR; Special Assistant to the President (Mr. Rostow)

of the OXCART to Collect

Early Warning Intelligence in South China

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I understand you requested information on what the use of OXCART would add to our capabilities to collect intelligence on

I hope the attachod paper

will be helpful to you in this connection.

sighed

Richard Helms

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6 August

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence

of tho OXCART to Collect

Early Warning Intelligence Ln Bouth China

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3. for tbe ninety day period beginningeptaaber, we eatlaats th* following bbimt of target looks for eaoh ayatea:

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4. Th* OXCARTnow runny for operational unnit of three aircraft could be coke!tted for una over South China within aafter authorisation for deployment. W* estimate tant,inety day period, this system earn provide coverage ln addition to tho coverage wo estimate frost presently committed- aaa ate,llovm:

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Based oa an operational sortie rate of three per alreraft per month which we consider well within

tho capability of the system.

5. Takon together with estimated coverage provided by presently committed assets we have the following figuresi

Total from presently committed assets Total with OXCART

It is evident, therefore, that, based on our estimates,increase our high resolution photographic coveragetargets in South Chins

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