CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
 1 June 1967
 MEMORANDUM
 SUBJECT: Evaluation of Alternative Programs for
 Bombing North Vietnam
 1. This memorandum is in response to a request from
 the Secretary of Defense for an assessment of alternative
 bombing programs. Each of the specific alternatives is
 evaluated separately in terms of its effects on the flow
 of men and materiel to the South, on losses of US pilots
 and aircraft, and on the risk of increased military ??
 political pressure from the USSR and Communist China.
 Alternative I: To concentrate the bombing of
 North Vietnam on the lines of communication
 in the Panhandle Area (Route Packages I, II,
 and III) and to terminate bombing in the
 remainder of North Vietnam unless there
 occurred reconstruction of important fixed
 targets which have been destroyed by prior
 raids or unless new military activities
 appeared.
 NOTE: This memorandum was produced solely by CIA. It was
 jointly prepared by the Directorate of Intelligence
 and the Office of National Estimates.
 
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