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    "ocrText": "CORRESPONDING\nMILITARY MEASURES\nPOLITICAL MEASURES\nREMARKS\n7. Air Actions\nAir Force and Naval Air actions which can be\ntaken to demonstrate US resolve and determina-\ntion:\na. Conduct air operations through corridors\na. Executive approval required to\na. Could provoke Soviet in-\nto Berlin at altitudes above 10,000 feet with\ncease adherence to self-imposed restric-\nterception and possible attrition\nfighter escort when appropriate.\ntions upon use of corridor airspace.\nof aircraft. Equal possibility\ntransit would be unchallenged.\nb. Establish continuous air surveil-\nb. Will require some-augmentation\nb. Enhance warning of hostile\nlance and an ASW barrier patrol along the\nof US forces in the Atlantic, and UK\nair, or submarine penetrations of\nsupport in providing coverage for UK-\nthis line.\nGreenland-Iceland-UK line.\nFaroes portion of the line.\nC. None.\nc. Enhance deterrence and\nC. Augment SAC airborne alert as\nprovide strategic indication of\ndeemed necessary.\nUS resolve.\nd. Increase ELINT and photographic sortios\nd. - h. Executive approval re-\nd. - h. Risk of attrition\naround Sino-Soviet periphery.\nquired depending upon action to be\nand possible capture of US person-\ntaken.\nnel. Risk of Soviet propaganda\ngain in UN and world opinion.\ne. Resume U-2 flights.\nSoviets could respond in kind\nover Aretic and Europe. On balance,\n1. Increase reconnaissance flights\nUS will derive net advantage, with\nin Berlin air corridors.\npublic opinion risks offset by\ng. Fly-over of Soviet Siberia and Arctic\nincreased respect for US deter-\nmination and improved US intelligence.\nstations.\nEffort can be sustained for pro-\ntracted period or terminated at\nh. On selective basis, destroy Soviet\nBloc aircraft which attempt to interfere\nour option.\nwith our operations."
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