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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
8ANI11ZED ,:XOP SECRE'f••SENSITlp? E.O. 12958, ec. 3.6 NL 97-3it December 10, 1968 By~, NA atelf-/-tr t 
MEMO FOR MR. ROSTOW 
Both DIA and CIA have be~to raiae their 
eatimate of the number of Soviet diviaiona in 

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However, · uropean agenciea ••primarily SHAPE, USAREUR, and FRCi •• bave been able to confirm a hi1h percentaae of reports from untrained pound obaervers concerning Soviet elements I J t. c;-(c) 
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DIA and CIA currently eatimate poasibly more
than...,, ....... fmio·e, wi\e ua•esu.a eatimatea 

-:: 	•.• w· y .......... There is no indication that any new unite have alipped la recently. 
Jill'?llf•a· •z I ..j9ed for quickly retRvfii1 tflia 
. . II21;· A conference with the varioua European 
a1enclea to review their boldin1• ii ached 


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