PLANNING EXAMPLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76B00952R000100060013-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2005
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: May 18, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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SUBJECT Planning Examples
1. NE Division
In the '66 program the Division paints a picture of expanding Soviet
operations in the Middle East with a corresponding slippage of the U.S.
position throughout the area. There is a tone of inevitability about this.
Iraq is written off as inevitably going communist. The Division sets itself
up as the chronicler of the Soviet takeover - taking justifiable pride in a
good job so far of reporting and documenting the process. The theory is
advanced that the Soviets need Middle Eastern bases for the eventual take-
over of Africa. Due note is taken of the enormous stake the U.S. has in
Middle Eastern oil. Then, this statement, "In sum, for the Near East we
foresee only increased requirements. Since there seems little likelihood
of U.S. intervention of any sort in the area, these should be mainly in the
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2. WE Division
Operations in the DD~P are closely affected by the political ups and
downs of various and assorted regimes, power groups, and individuals
throughout the world. Planning for the future involves taking into account
the contingencies which our intelligence information and analytical projec-
tions tell us are likel to occur.
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3. SR Division
There is an expanding Soviet presence in many areas of the world.
This expansion on many fronts presents a particular challenge to CIA. SR
Division, aware of the responsibilities to make both operational and staff
contributions to the Agency's effort to meet the challenge, has requested
an increase in staff of persons. The Division is quite aware of man-
power and monetary restric ions which are designed to control wasteful
activity,, but this has not inhibited bold, forward planning on the part of
SR Division.
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Covert Action Staff
The Covert Action field is one in which the Agency currently finds
both operational opportunity and difficult challenges. The Sino-Soviet
rift has prov3.ded cracks in the Communist monolith irhich we have tried
to `~riden. But on the other hand the Sino-Soviet competition in the under-
developed areas has often caused the Soviets to try to out-do their more
aggressive Chinese comrades and has presented CIA Frith a more diverse
set of subversive fronts to try to counteract.
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The planning question that occurs to us is ~rhether CA Staff can
continue devoting over ~f its budget to the Soviet Bloc given the
importance of free world emerging countries. At McGeorge Bundy's request'
CA Staff has developed a new proposal for a
proposal is excellent and we support
But why not
five years ago? Why only after outside Agency prompting? And `~rhy not
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