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accuracy; and that the related problems of ground
support, methods of employment contemplated by the
various military services, and increased range,
should not be allowed to delay such an achievement.
(3)
NOTE:
Similarly, the overriding objective of the ICBM
program continues to be the successful achievement
of an ICEM with necessary range and reasonable accuracy, in priority over related problems.
In approving the action in b above, the President
directed that the Secretary of Defense report to
the Council as soon as more adequate test information shall have been accumulated as to the THOR and
JUPITER programs and, in any event, not later than
December 31, 1957.
The actions in b and ¢ above, as approved by the
President, subsequently transmitted to the Secretary of Defense for appropriate implementation.
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SIGNIFICANT WORLD DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING U. §. SECURITY
The Director of Central Intelligence commented on the important developments in Poland, highlighted by the student riots and demonstrations. Although no concessions to the students had been made by
the Gomulka regime, order had been restored and the riots put down
without serious repercussions or any actual bloodshed. On this occasion, the working class had not come out into the streets to support
the students. Moreover, the Cardinal had exercised a restraining influence. While, thus, Gomulka's personal position in the short run
had been strengthened, he still faced many long-term problems. Poland
wes still on the razor's edge, and no one could confidently predict
what would ultimately happen.
The National Security Council:
Noted and discussed an oral briefing by the Director of
Central Intelligence on the subject (in addition to his
briefing in l-a above), with specific reference to the
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recent rioting in Warsaw and the implications thereof
for the Gonumika regime.
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