PENDING ACTIONS FOR CHAIRMAN

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06157975
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2017
• Case Number: F-2012-01432
• Publication Date: June 9, 1998

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9 JUN 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUBJECT:
Steering Committee/DCI CBW-Use Intelligence
Working Group
Pending Actions :for Chairman
1. As a result of our first meeting, 7 July and extensive
conversations With members afterthe session, I find no reason
to alter any goals or restrictions of the Working Group which
we have discussed.
2. Two problems were surfaced by Working Group Members
following the meeting. DIA/DT had reservations about our
empt to control resources and priorities for DoD.
said based on what he had heard, no such problems
existe in fact, that he was pleased with everything he had
heard, and would communicate this to Dr, Verona. He expressed
some mild surprise that I had chosen to include as members,
persons from State, ACDA, and other "Non-Intelligence" Agencies.
I explained to him that inclusion of intelligence officers from
Non-Intelligence Agencies was anlabsolute requirement of mine
and was further a necessary administrative prOcedure to accomplish
what I intended. I explained to his apparentlsatisfaction that
my requirements for membership werp straight forward: existing
membership on rssrc,sTTc, or the,NSCICBW-UseWorking Group
[which we havpeffectively repla4edj;!codeword clearances; need
to know; primary respOnsibility requiring work on Or-use; and
demonstrable interest in producing written analyses on same.
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3, A second minor problem was Iraised byColonel Leonard
State/FM,of some uncertainty as to whether the Working IGroup
would be 'issuing "pubiicor poiiOr'statements" ,;Cexplained
to him that there was noway thatHuch an 'event would 'occur
but the Working Group would be responding toliim,and other
appropriate agencies,for;analyseS which wouidHbe released
at his discretion, not ours. This assumes, naturally,
,
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that the Working Group would first be informed that the study
was ultimately intended for public release.
4. For your information, I have attached a Tasking Memo
to members. (ALL UNCLASSIFIED)
Chairman
Attachment:
As Stated
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Distribution:
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1 - STD Chrono
OSWR/STD
Heymann)
(8 Jul 82)
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