FY 76 KIQ STRATEGY REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78Z02997A000100060013-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: October 1, 1975
• Content Type: REPORT

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FY 76 KIQ STRATEGY REPORT
KI 48: What indications are there of internal and regional instability
in South Asia?
Pay special attention to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and the
roles of the USSR, China and Iran in the area.
1. COLLECTION AND PRODUCTION NEEDS
A. Collection. The priztcipal areas on which reporting and analysis are
desired during the fiscal year are:
Target A: Information on the role, objectives, and prospects of
the USSR, China; and Iran in South Asia. (Although KIQ #3 addresses
the issue of Soviet policies and activities in the Indian Ocean
area, this subject would also be handled under this KIQ insofar as
it relates to the stability or instability of South Asia..)
Target Information on regional developments in South Asia and
their implications for the US, specifically India-Pakistan relations,
Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, and Indian actions in the wake of the
change of government in Bangladesh.
Target C: Future Nuclear plans of India and Pakistan and their
implications for the US. (Although this subject is treated in
part in KIQ #62 on nuclear proliferation, it is also included here
since it clearly has a potential for causing instability in South
Asia.)
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Target D: Political developments which may affect internal. and
regional stability in South Asia, particularly in India, Pakistan,
and Bangladesh, and their implications for the US.
Target E: Information on changes in the conventional military
capabilities of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan as they relate to
the regional disputes of the area, as well as foreign military
assistance to these nations.
Target F: Economic conditions in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
and their implications for the US,-including likely demands on the
US for increased assistance.
II. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS
A. Collection
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B. Production. The production of intelligence on South Asia will
continue to be largely responsive in nature, and much of the coverage
on the area will be handled in the regular production vehicles
of the respective intelligence producers. Beyond this, the intelli-
gence community commits itself to the following national level
intelligence products:
1. At least two assessments of India's political situation
and prospects.
2. At least two assessments of the military balance in South
Asia.
3. A revision of '''The South Asian Military Handbook'.
4. At least one assessment of the role and objectives of
outside powers in South Asia.
III. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
The intelligence community reiterates the recommendation made in the
FY 1975 KIQ Strategy Report that immediate consideration be given to creating
a Defense Attache Office in Dacca. The absence of a DAO in the US Mission
in Bangladesh continues to limit our intelligence coverage of military
developments in that country. The need for such coverage has become even
more critical with the increased role assumed by the military in recent
months.
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