Central Intelligence Agency the Director of Central Intelligence

1. The enclosed Intelligence Information Special Report is part of a series now in preparation based on the SECRET USSR Ministry of Defense publication Collectim of Articles of the Journal 'Military Thought". This h c l e describes an analytical mdel of reconnaissance activity in which reconnaissance functions are fonoelized to incorporate limitations and assumptions, and canstant and variable informatian, for use w i t h high-speed computers to assess the effectiveness of the reconnaissance of enemy targets. The authors examine the procedure for using th is model, which is presented graphically in a block diagram, in different variants in order to obtain the tiwrm arangemnt of reccavlaissance personnel and equipment of varying cap 3 ilities against targets of varying types end importance. The I