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data sharing with NASA where Unknowns {UFOs| are a factor. This will help NASA mission directors in their defensive responsibilities. I would like an interim report on the data review no later than February 1, 1964.* data sharing with NASA where Unknowns [UFOs] are a Kennedy's Hotline Conversation with Khrushchev factor. This will help NASA mission directors in their Another leaked document shows the extent to which defensive responsibilities. Kennedy was prepared to cooperate with the Sovie I would like an interim report on the data review no later Union in declassifying UFO files. The aim was to avoid than February 1, 1964.* the risk of a mistaken military confrontation over UFOs. The document is allegedly a Top Secret Nationa It's important to note that Kennedy's Top Secret Security Agency (NSA) intercept of a "Hot Line" memo to the CIA Director refers to National Security | conversation between President Kennedy and Sovie Action Memorandum No. 271 issued to Webb on the — Premier Nikita Khrushchev, dated November 12, 1963.” same day. Even though this leaked Top Secret memo to _ Kennedy and Khrushchev discussed the importance o he CIA has not been officially acknowledged (it has their respective UFO working groups to deal with the been ranked medium-to-high UFO problem to avoid the risk evel of authenticity”), there is of future conflict. Kennedy told no question about the hrushchev: aime ph ASM 211.,| For undisclosed reasons, Sn. inti ennedy decided to cooperate [Kennedy] was convinced information with your i . Acad i in which wena ep cutee: | that the CIA was the lead fF prisoner nse concerned about me dangers of agency for ensuring the om “ problem and uture conflict with the Soviet ° opefully in some Union and/or with release of UFO files. resolution.” extraterrestrial life, then sharing classified UFO files was an obvious way to implement the Kennedy was certainly referring here to National Security Action Memorandum National Security Action Memorandum. No. 271, released on the same day, November 12, 1963. SAM 271 and the associated Top Secret memo to the Kennedy also told Krushchev: CIA Director, issued on November 12, 1963, are evidence I have also instructed our CIA to provide me with full that Kennedy firmly linked cooperation with the USSR on disclosure on the phantom aspects and classified programs "Outer Space Matters" with the release of classified UFO in which | can better assess the [UFO] situation."® files. For undisclosed reasons, he was convinced that the CIA was the lead agency for ensuring the release of UFO While the NSA intercept has not been conclusively files. This suggests that the US Air Force and the other determined to be authentic (it has been ranked military services were secretly required to release the = medium-to-high level of authenticity’), it is consistent most important UFO files reported through the CIRVIS” — with the November 12 NSAM 271. system to the CIA. More circumstantial evidence for the accuracy of the Kennedy was therefore directly confronting the CIA over _— "Hot Line" transcript was found in a series of interviews its ultimate control of classified UFO files. conducted in 1997 with Khrushchev's eldest son, Sergei. For undisclosed reasons, [Kennedy] was convinced that the CIA was the lead agency for ensuring the release of UFO files. some was UFO While the NSA intercept has not been conclusively sther determined to be authentic (it has been ranked >the — medium-to-high level of authenticity’), it is consistent VIS" with the November 12 NSAM 271. More circumstantial evidence for the accuracy of the over “Hot Line” transcript was found in a series of interviews conducted in 1997 with Khrushchev's eldest son, Sergei. Dr Sergei Khrushchev said that, after his ather initially refused Kennedy's September 20, 1963 offer to cooperate in joint space and lunar missions, “in the weeks after the rejection" he'd had "second thoughts" and had accepted ennedy's offer.” NSAM 271 confirms that Khrushchev had only just accepted Kennedy's offer.” The Hotline conversation shows ennedy and Khrushchev reaching agreement on a broad range of issues concerning sharing UFO information and joint cooperation in space. The dating of the conversation is consistent with M7. nis . the agreement reached in the _2— ~SS== background over this period between = —" GeemerviV/e ~ ennedy and Khrushchev. This gives more confidence that the NSA Hotline » Alpha Centauri?" — transcript is genuine. . , = re ee - — 7 CO —~ a 54 * NEXUS "So how long you think that'll take to get to Alpha Centauri?" DECEMBER 2009 - JANUARY 2010 www.nexusmagazine.com