ADVANCE NOTICE TWO PINCUS QUERIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000200020039-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: March 28, 1970
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

State Dept. declassification-&-release instructions on file
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INFO OCT-01 AF-12 L-04 DODE-00 CIAE-00 NSAE-00 H-02 SS-20
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P R 2812002 MAR 70
FM AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2728
INFO AM CO NSUL ASMARA
CI NCSTR I KE/ CI NCMEA FSA
S E C R E T ADDIS ABABA 1208
PM RE PINCUS/PAUL TRIP
SUBJECT: ADVANCE NOTICE TWO PINCUS QUERIES
REF: ADDIS 1206
1. EMBASSY PREPARING FULL SUMMARY ADDIS DISCUSSIONS
PINCUS AND PAUL, BUT WISH PROVIDE NOTICE OF TWO
SPECIFIC QUERIES PRESSED BY PINCUS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR
HIS DEPARTURE THIS MORNING.
2. HE RETURNED AGAIN TO QUESTION OF HERTER UNDERTAKING
(STATE 044116) AND REQUESTED COPY. HE WAS ASKED TAKE
THIS UP WITH DEPARTMENT AND SAID HE WOULD. SPECIFICALLY
ASKED THAT DEPARTMENT BE INFORMED HIS INTENTION REQUEST
COPY. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THIS SUBJECT
WITH HIMSINCE ORIGINALQUERY REPORT ADDIS 1158.
3o HE REFERRED TO BRIEFINGS PROVIDED ASMARA (REFTEL)
AND ASKED FOR FACTUAL INFORMATION DEFINING IEG
UTILIZATION MAP-PROVIDED T-28'S AGAINST ELF, SUCH AS
NUMBER COMBAT SORTIES AND AMMUNITION EXPENDITURE
FIGURES, WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES SHOWING TRENDS OVER
PAST APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. HE WAS TOLD NATURE OF
FUNCTIONS SERVED BY MAAG/A.IR FORCE ADVISORS SUCH THAT
THIS KIND OF DETAILED OPERATIONAL INFORMATION NOT
ORDINARILY AVAILABLE TO US AND WOULD IN ANY EVENT
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BE LESS THAN ACCURATE. TOLD HIM S HOWEVER S WE WOULD
PROVIDE ANY AVAILABLE INFORMATION TO
DEPARTMENT9 WHERE DETERMINATION RE RELEASE TO COMMITTEE
WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE. IHE SAID COMMITTEE WOULD BE
DISINCLINED ACCEPT ARGUMENT OF LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND
WOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBLE ADMINSTRATION OF MAP PROGRAM
WOULD REQUIRE OUR HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF TYPE REQUESTED.)
4. COMMENT: PINCUS SEEKING BY SECOND QUESTION ESTI HtISH FACTUAL
PICTURE OF SIZE AND SERIOUSNESS ELF PROBLEMS
MAGNITUDE AND INTENSITY IEG COUNTER- INSURGENCY
EFFORTS AND EXTENT OF U.S. INVOLVEMENT EVEN INDIRECTLY
THROUGH IEG DEPENDENCE ON MAP-SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT. HE
NOTED TO DCM T-28 QUESTION ONLY ILUSTRATIVE OF TYPE
OF QUESTION THAT MIGHT BE POSED BY COMMITTEE IN EFFORT
DRAW OUT OTE FACTUAL UNQTE PICTURE ERITREAN SITUATION
ON WHICH SENATORS COULD BASE JUDGMENTS REGARDING DEGREE
OF PRESENT e OR DANGER OF FUTURE U,0 INVOLVEMENT
ETHIOPIAN SECURITY PROBLEMS PERSISTENCE ON HERTER
UNDERTAKING OF COURSE CLOSELY RELATED THIS GENERAL LINE
OF INTEREST.
5. WHILE WE WILL IMMEDIATELY DETERMINE FACTUAL
INFORMATION RE T-20S AVAILABLE TO US AND PROVIDE TO
DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, WE INCLINED DOUBT EITHER
THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE U.S. SOURCES WILL BE COMPLETE
AND ACCURATE OR THAT KIND OF INFO RE OPERATIONS T-29' S
WOULD ACHIEVE BALANCED PICTURE PINCUS SAYS HE SEEKS
ILLUMINATE FOR SENATORS. ACCURE INFORMATION RE IEG
COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS ERITREA ALMOST CERTAINLY
MUST INVOLVE MANY OTHER FACETS OF SITUATION TO BE
USEFUL. SUCH INFORMATION ALSO CAN PROBABLY BE PROVIDED
ONLY BYIEG. AS DEPARTMENT AWARE WE COULD OBTAIN THIS
INFORMATION REGULARLY ONLY THROUGH A DEGREE OF INVOLVEMENT
IEG COUNTER-INSURGENCY ACTIVITIES WE WOULD CONSIDER
UNWISE AND LIKELY INVOLVE US DIRECTLY IEG ACTIONS.
RECOGNIZE COMMITTEE UNLIKLEY ACCEPT THIS EXPLANATION.
6. SINCE MUST ASSUME ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED COMMITTEE
WILL ULTIMATELY ENTER PUBLIC DOMAIN IN SOME FORM AND
BECOME KNOWN TO IEG? IF DEPARTMENT DETERMINES TO PROVIDE
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INFORMATION RESPONSE PINCUS QUERY ON ERITREAN SITUATION
SUGGEST CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO INITIAL RESPONSE TO
COMMITTEE ALONG FOLLOWING LINES: DESIRED INFORMATION
NOT AVAILABLE TO U. S. MISSION IN ETHIOPIA, OWING TO FACT
MAAG AND OTHER MISSION PERSONNEL ASSIGNED FUNCTIONS
PURPOSELY SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS,
INVOLVEMENT IN WHICH CONSIDERED AGAINST U.S. INTERESTS. IF
COMMITTEE DESIRES DETAILED OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
ON IEG COUNTER- INSURGENCY OPERATIONS, EMBASSY WILL BE
INSTRUCTED REQUEST FACTS FROM IEG WITH EXPLANATION OF
PURPOSE. ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO GIVE IEG ADVANCE
INFORMATION ON MATERIALS HAVE AND INTEND OFFER COMMITTEE
THUS AFFORDING OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO CORRECT FACTS
AND RAISE ANY OBJECTION THEY MAY WISH.
7. PINCUS INDICATED SCHEDULED RETURN WASHINGTON SUNDAY,
MAR 29.
HALL
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