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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY, OF. DEFENSEw :

SUBJECT: . Alternative Responses, EC-121 Shootdown. t . . .

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I l.. The. attache.d draft'. memorandum: f o r ~ the President i s f o ~ \ . t a r d e d in response- to. a ' _ l : : e q u ~ s _ t received from Dr ... Kissinger. -... . . .2. It i s recommended. that the draf t memorandum be forwardedto the, President. . . . . . .- _ . .. , , f I _ .. ' I... #, o . !: '_ I I . , ... . . . .. .. . . . : . :. .. .. JSgd):: EARlE G. WHEELER

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT . I ; .,.: . . .. .S u b j e ~ t ; Concept and Estimates for Retal:i:atory ... .B-52 Air Strikes Against North Korean. Targets ' t !B) . . .l . This .memorandum forwards a ~ o n c e p t for e ~ p l o y m e n t

ot a.:.52 aircraft against either one of two Nor.th Korean~ i r f i e l d s as a -response to their shoot_dowri Qtthe US~ C - 1 2 1 on 1 ~ April 1969.

i . 2. The reeommended t ~ g e t s 1"or this c c : m c e ~ t are:

3. Advantages of using B-52 versus carrier-based airc r a ~ t or land-based ~ a c t 1 c a l aircraft are as f o l l o ~ s :

a. One B ~ 5 2 delivers uu to i08 bombs versus the.12 to 18 ~ e l i v e r e d by each tactical aircraft . : ; .. . r 1 b The smaller. the number of_ aircraft , the betterithe _chance for s_urprise. .. . .. .. I ..... .. . . . .. . . ..' # .. . . .. : ; .

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e. The strike could be mounted more quickly.by 9-52sthan by land or carrier-based aircraft.f . ~ h e B-52 has a greater ECM capability than eitherof the other two forces.

.g . The use of the B-52 as opposed to land-based_tact ical a i r permits a n i g h t ~ a l l - l . . r e a t h e r ~ .. o ~ levela t t a c k ~ thus e n h a n c i ~ g survivabil i ty.

h. Use of B-52s preserves land based t ac t ica l .a i r inthe area for defftnse o f ROK. -,.

D i s a d v a n t ~ g e s of using the B-52.:a, B-52 is larger and less maneuverable than tact ical

a i r . c r ~ f t and' s o m e w ~ a t more vulnerable to barrage ant i - _aircraf t f i re . 'b . Loss of a strategic bomber might have a moredamaging. effect 0 ~ us inmge in this situation.c. Use the B-52 in relatively ciose.proximity to the S o v i e ~ . Unionm;Lght e l i c ~ t an adverse Soviet:'reaction.

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b. The smaller attacking.force would decrease -thetime and n u m b e ~ o r aircraft exposed and possibly reducethe risk of loss .

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c. A 12 aircraft attack could be mounted slightly. . .soone1 ..d. A smaller force would have less mutual supportingcapability (ECM and defense s u p p r e s s i o n ) ~ . .

e. Damage expectancy ~ o u l d be requced using smallerforce. 6. There are p r e ~ e n t l y 102 B-52s deployed in the Pacific)with 52 ot these at Guam. T h e ~ e are 65 K C - 1 3 5 s . d e p l o y e d ~35 of which are on Okinawa. . 7. Concept of operations would be as f o l l o ~ s ; .

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