LETTER TO ALVA FITCH FROM SHERMAN KENT RE "THE SOVIET CHEMICAL WARFARE THREAT T

Created: 7/15/1963

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LLIGENCE AGENCY

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dene ml Alva Fitch

Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence

Room 2Elt&*

Pentagon

Dear Alva:

Hy point of departure is the upcomingThe Soviet Chemical Warfare Threat to NATO and Europe."

A little preliminary thinking and talking has Indicated that one of the important factors likely tooviet decision to Initiate tbe use of chemical weaponsar situation in the HATO area would be Soviet appreciation of OS capabilities in the CW field and US policy and doctrine with respect to use.

m on the right track iu the paragraph above,follow that the Soviets would be veryin all phases of our capabilitiesnotobvious things as present stockpile, and standbyfacilities, probable means of delivery, butUS capabilities for defense againstparticularly those inariee. concern to theould guess, wouldincV^catlrig how well fixed, the US wait withto detect tbe odorlesn ntrrnti;.

the eud of trying to find out whether or not the US has evidence that the Russian Intelligence service has been served with appropriate requirements regarding the US CWave addressed the attached questions to the chief of our own counter-intelligence staff. He informs me that he will take the matter up with an interdepartioental committee of CT people and try to get us some answers. It may be that this ie all that la necessary.

However, realizing your own interests in the Subject, ae well as that of other components of the Depart stent of theanted ta inform you of my action and suggest

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that, if you thought appropriate, you might want to get eepaiate lines of Inquiry going within your ovn CIC, and the various security ccanponeots deployed at the Arary's several CW installations.

t Assistant Director national Estimates

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