Preliminary Report of Visit of the United States Air Force to the Soviet Union

This is a report from General Twining, Air Force Chief of Staff, about a United States Air Force delegation visit to the Soviet Union.

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Security SECRET - Propriety PRELIMINARY REPORT OF VISIT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE DELEGATION TO THE SOVIET UNION 23 June - 1 July 1956 Air delegations from 28 nations were invited to the Soviet Union 6. on the occasion of our visit. The members of the United States Air Force delegation were: General Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force Lt General Frank F. Everest, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations Lt General Donald L. Putt, Deputy Chief of Staff, Development Lt General Thomas S. Power, Commander, Air Research and Development Command Lt General Clarence S. Irvine, Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel Major General Albert Boyd, Deputy Commander for Weapons Systems, Air Research and Development Command Brig General William H. Blanchard, Deputy Director of Operations, Strategic Air Command Colonel Thomas W. Wolfe, Air Attache Designate to the United States Embassy, Moscow Colonel James C. Sherrill, Executive to the Chief of Staff Lt Colonel William H. McVey, Aide to the Chief of Staff In addition to the above, our present Air Attache in Moscow, Colonel Charles E. Taylor, and Lt Colonel Charles Jones, Assistant Air Attache, accompanied the official party during its stay in the Soviet Union. S DECLASSIFTE Authority MR 76-45#3 By HKS NLE Date 10/22/80