Target State: United Soviet Socialist Republic – Estonian SSR
Dates: Approximately 1949-1956 (Less aggressive operations continued)
Tactics: Covert – Dissidents, psychological warfare
Type of Operation: Offensive
Regime Replaced: No
Primary Source Documents:
• National Security Council (October 5, 1949) “NSC-58 on Policy Toward Eastern Europe,”
link.
• Central Intelligence Agency (October 16, 1952) “Project Outline: AEBasin,” link.
• Central Intelligence Agency (October 25, 1954) “Notification of Approval, Project AEBasin
(SR-2/Estonia),” CIA-FOIA Doc. 5197c264993294098d50e174.
• Central Intelligence Agency (March 17, 1953), “Memorandum for the Chief of Foreign
Intelligence,” CIA-FOIA Doc. 5197c269993294098d50ed99.
• Central Intelligence Agency (August 23, 1954) “Cover Division Comments on AEBASIN,”
link.