e I Declassizjied in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY THE DAILY BRIEF 50X l 21 JANUARY 1966 23 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 a Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 4 soviet Union 5 Soviet Union The government newspaper Izvestia claims that the Soviets are preparing a manned will 'beat US endurance records -The paper alleges that crews have- been training for a flight lasting nearly a month The new spacecraft is said to be maneuverable and able to carry from three to eight men This disclosure may mean that the- Soviet Union is involved in early prepa- rations-for a space operatiOn utiliZing its new multimillionwpound thrust Prom ton booster I 50x1 50x1 I 50x1 there are no tion that a manned launch is planned 'for the near future Soviet officials have-advised Am bassador Kohler that Newcomb Mott a US citizen under sentence-for Violating the Russian border committed suicide yesterday ' - 50X6 50x1 - Declassified in Pan - Sanitized Copy Approved for Reiease 2015 07 24