The Office of Scientific Intelligence 1949-68 (Vol - The Black Vault
The Office of Scientific Intelligence 1949-68 (Vol - The Black Vault
The Office of Scientific Intelligence 1949-68 (Vol - The Black Vault
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early, however, these men recognized the value<br />
<strong>of</strong> electronic intercept contributions to intelligence<br />
on Soviet electronics. Un<strong>of</strong>ficial but<br />
close working level contacts were established<br />
and maintained with the elements <strong>of</strong> the Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Defense that dealt with diverse aspects <strong>of</strong><br />
electronic intercept to ensure that all intercept<br />
products were available to the Agency and that<br />
the best intelligence use was made <strong>of</strong> them.<br />
Early in 1951 OS1 was convinced that ELINT<br />
(now clearly defined as electronic intercept) was<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the most effective intelligence sources<br />
on Soviet electronics and that the value <strong>of</strong> its<br />
contributions to national intelligence fully<br />
warranted active support <strong>of</strong> intercept efforts by<br />
the Agency.<br />
I A progressive build-up <strong>of</strong> substantive<br />
ELINT competence took place within the
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