i n i3 con1m Ir' fr· 'I _ _ • • ' JCS 458 lJS 5 December Pa rseo l • ' • - C j DI T 1IDUT lOI U 1965 9- t 1ne1 MIMORAU DUH DY THE J - J for the JO nrr CllIZFS OF STAFF Stnr ft a ft a r mil IU ne o rc c nd Y n et u pprov d t-he re co rn '71et J'J - lof1 conto 1ned J n po ri cr i ph i t C the « nc lol cd i cciorondu J 2 Tnl t J t 1s1on replace pat i l n ll Cl' I ar-e -cque-stecl to • i ' d t iubat1tute the add1tiomi l u t a hc rev 1 t pa c I • 1neorpora tin - he i mencl nc nt i and tt dco rul ' the c n r-- e cd page l n ncci rda nce wit' ic c-ur1ty Tcgul i tli M l 3 The memo rand urn io 1 ne 11 ppe r d l x JC rn 872-65 Cop ic l 0 d itcd f th U PD 9 re r l i In thn t the C Dccembt l 8 tra J lf US • - runr i r dc i M • · N l ir _1 re bl l 'l re t tl'1 M d t r d n h i d a C l' l l c i O i r Dt feu r C lCZ C d lrc IC i m cf rt ' li u CEClASStfl EO av AUTHORITY OF s r · F r t L t•S- J 0 2 _ - - V f e I N OATi T CASE# • A · 'n ffi 31- A j cotr r Ii ' • a I I' far the JOINT CHIEFS CP TAFF on tivc 1 July 1 1 2 Ir rorrn3 tlon 3 Since lc Gl S C ha conducted 11 ecnt1 nucr u 5 inherent eapab1l1 ty to incrcnae U n maximu i i level c f l 6th cf th ORtbn t rc ad y B w52 r re tv rri nt ly w1 thin 0 hourn C o d1r et1 'II tc- d¢ Sf I e a or 1c i P itr d3V 3lnce prll l9fil 8 9 the Air Poree ha 1 provided ao co tt c ahl lru prov t 1cn10G 10 c o pabil 1ty to u italn continuc -uri ilrboro alert cpiira t1on a 11 nt the 8th level rc ir a poricd or l aic nttl J 12 3 D1t1cue l0n The dcei 1100 by the - Se N•tary c f fl¢f 'O 13 h ba cd en three eonsJ dcrattono nn r t ly I 1ti s1lcB have 14 now r placed bccibr re 1u1 the Jnll 1cr tr i t n c r taliatc1 1 15 we1 1fHma 2 nipr oved tra tcct c knrntni prov Mc a 16 onpab 111ty to lnuneh 50 per cent of the B--52 rcrce wlthln 17 nva Un'ble warning time and 3 the un i lkclJ cvcntu i l J i y 18 ct o r1 i1 wh1 eh would rcqu M a 1 Bth l e vel c 0nt1m 1Qu 1 19 nirbornc olert cperat1on s to be l u it i1ned for 12 montho 20 With rcapcet to the chrce com 1 t 1 on3 l' h t 'orth other rattora cl ohculd be conG1dered 1n order to pla ce th prop03crt -er onntion 22 ot airborne a lert opernt iona 1n proper context 23 3Y3tt mfl O·ROUP 3 OOWNOf4J DF D AT 12 i'EII R INTERVALS NOT AUTOMATICALLY OECLASS Fl D • £nalo$Ul'C U harcto _j 4 necc ioncfod Action u The It 1 o r c co Jendcd that 1 protioGed memora ndUJTI in he i ppcncHx bo fol' 'Wardcd to the Secrct u·y or Dcrcm1c 3 b Copiu or thi s flOpC r be 1 0nt0 rdc l to CU t SAC c Thia paper NOT be rer-wa rdcd to 2 J · rr uro a1u 11snet1 to HJ TO e ct1111t1C l 1 4 5 6 d 'I'hl paper NOT b rorw rd d to the Ch 1rma n US 1 Oclce a t1on United Ho tiom1 Military Start' Con ltte a 5 coord 1 na t1 on 9 T tma 111111 ta ti on i p red uC ed fc nna 1 coor1 Uno t1on w-i th the Service a Action Ot'rlcc r --w 10 C0 l C A 'rate USII P St r-aui ic Op r l tion OhhJ on J 3 e 785oBn6522 _j 3 • I I I • • ' I l'f'l IOttff 0-' 1'1 OF S 'Aff i W£t 'l•• 11e i II l l0 - 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