SRPA Intelligence Memorandum 12

Subject: Progress Against Chimera Coming At Steep Price

1-Jan-53

''Our Sentinel teams have struck a series of blows to the Chimeran war machine in the past weeks, but it has taken a toll that we cannot sustain much longer. Three members of Delta Team were killed yesterday as they led an assault on a Chiemran communications array in Montana.''

''We are continuing to make steady progress at eliminating the Chimeran threats onside our borders. The completion of the Liberty Defense Perimeter has drastically altered the Chimeran strategy. The last major offensive from the Chimera was on July 23, 1952. There has been no aerial battleship sightings or large scale attacks since that date. While this has given us the opportunity to achieve key ground victories, we cannot assume we are safe from further attack. Several analysts now believe that Daedalus is building a vast fleet of battleships that would be capable of overrunning the country in one large scale sweep. President McCullen is continuing to evacuate civilians to within the defense perimeter in anticipation of such an attack.''