a - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY THE DAILY BRIEF 50x1 17 APRIL 1965 23 Declassified in Part 4 Sanitized Copy Approved for Reiease 2015 0794 CIA-RDP79T00936A003600230001-2 lDeclassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 4 USSR The Soviets launched the fourth photo-reconnaissanCe satellite dubbed by them Cosmos 65 in this year's series It is carrying_ high_resolution camera system The Soviets appear to be on their way to intensifying their reconnaissance program this_year During-1964 they launched 12 photo satelliteswwall'between April and Octoberw with three carrying high resolution systems So far this year they have put up four two of which have carried the highwresolution system This apparent intensification parallels andther'Soviet program for gathering intel- ligence through technical meansm the'Sigint monitoring vessels The Soviets appear now to be maintaining their vessels con tinuously on station in eight areas in cluding three in the vicinity of US Polaris bases 50x1 the deployment of Soviet instrumentation ships has led us to expect yet another 'space venture soon 5 --UAR 50 50x1 Cairo'recently announced that a dele gation of Egyptian atomic scientists had gone to-Peiping If the UAR and China have agreed to work together in these fields additional evidence should be available '_in the near-future Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Reiease 2015 07 24