Memorandum for the Director of Central Intelligence Concerning Use of the U-2 Reconnaissance to Determine Status of Soviet Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program

This memorandum concerns TALENT, the code-name for the aerial reconnaissance program intended to assess the state of the Soviet Union's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program.

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TOP SECRET, CLASSIFICATION - COVER SHEET ONLY T B A .O "THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN L THE MEANING OF THE ESPIO- HANDLE BY TALENT NAGE LAWS, TITLE 18, USCA, CONTROL CHANNELS SECS. 793 & 794, THE TRANS- ONLY MISSION OR REVELATION OF WHICH IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW" E N DECLASSIFIED WITH DELETIONS Agency Case CIA E96-0339 NLE Case 96-225-22 By His NLE Date 12/26/11 T & RAC review RIS 8/26/02 (CONFIDENTIALI CLASSIFICATION TOP SECRET