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Larded in with Khrushchev's propaganda statements Lad been
a number of interesting remarks, suc! as the one in which Karushchey
consigned military aircraft to museums in the future.
With respect
to this remark, Mr. Dulles pointed ott that U. S. intelligene hac
not observed as many Soviet heavy bombers on airfields as nac
This raised the question as to whether the Scviuts
expected.
the process of de-emphasizin, tne role cf the heavy bomber
beer
are dn
There
had been no clear verdict yet by *ne intelligence commurnit; =:
question.
~his
Mr. Dulles thought that there wes no doubt that in cearing
up all this propagande of recent days and weeks, the Soviets hed had
an eye to the situation in the Middle East, and wished to exert the
Mush of the
maximum influence they coulaé summon on that situation.
Soviet propaganda comment is following closely the original soviet
boast relating their scientific azscomplishments to the effec iveness
of the Communist social system.
‘The target for this partitu.ar thrust,
thought Mr. Dulles, was evidently the underdeveloped nations in the
world.
He informed members of the Council that ne had copie: of an
FBIS summary of Soviet comment, wich, were available to any thc wished
to have them.
The Chinese Commurn.st reaction was to declare quic.ty that
the launching of the earth satellite was proof of Soviet mil tavy anc
scientific supremacy over the United States.
Maximum pias o this
theme was being provided in all tne Soviet satellites.
Thereafter, Mr. Dulles touched on the reactions in Western
Europe, in Asia, and in Africa.
He concluded his remarks oy emphasizing that the Soviet Union was making a major propaganda e ‘Port
which was exerting a very wide an: deep impact.
At the conclusion of Mr. Alen Dulles' briefing, M:. “utler
asked Secretary Quarles to sneak.
Secretary Quarles beren ©. svacing
thet much of what he was going to say woule be familiar tc te rresident and other members of the Counci..
The President quippe. that
this was indeed the case, and he was beginning to feel somewnat numt
on the subject of the earth satellite.
Secretar, Quaries
of 1954.
The President had ennounced in 195° the natux cf
earth satellite program,
scientific objectives.
ce Il
in which ne had stressei tne s prem.c
of
S.
Secretary Quarles vent on ~c point out that our American
scientists had recommended aioption + f the proposal of ‘he li.wy Department which had come to b° snoun since as PROJECT VANGUAT:
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Thereafter,
outlined briefly the development of satellite programs vepinuing with
the period of World War II.
The possiprilities of a satellit» had been
picked up first in this country by the Air Force, because of its interest in the possibilities of e reconnaissance satellite.
Me birt
of the earth satellite program occurred in Rome, at the ISY eeting
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