FY 76 KIQ STRATEGY REPORT

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• Publication Date: November 20, 1975
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FY 76 KIQ STRATEGY REPORT
KIQ 48: That 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.
I. COLLECTION AND PRODUCTION NEEDS
The principal areas on which reporting and analysis are required during
the fiscal year are:
Tar eg t At Information on the role, objectives, and prospects of
the USSR, China, and Iran in South Asia. (Although KIQ #3 and
KIQ #38 address the issue of Soviet and Chinese policies and
activities in the South Asian area, this subject is also treated
under this KIQ insofar as it relates to the stability or instability
of South Asia.)
Target B: Information on regional developments in South Asia and
their implications for the US; specifically India-Pakistan rela-
tions, Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, Indian actions in the wake
of the changes of government in Bangladesh, and regional reactions
to US activities in the Indian Ocean.
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
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here since it clearly has a potential for causing instability
in South Asia.)
Target D: Domestic political developments which may affect the internal
stability of the nations of South Asia -- particularly 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 and trends in India, Pakistan and
Bangladesh, and their implications for the US, including likely
demands on the US for increased assistance.
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B. Production. Much of the production of intelligence on South
Asia will be responsive in nature, and will be handled in the
regular production vehicles of the respective intelligence
producers. Beyond this, the intelligence community commits
itself to the following national level intelligence products
during FY 1976:
1. At least one assessment of India's political situation
and prospects.
2. At least one assessment of the prospects for stability in
South Asia.
3. At-least two assessments of the military balance in South
Asia.
4. A revision of "The South Asian Military Handbook".
5. At least one assessment of the role and objectives of
outside powers in South Asia.
III. RECD ENDATIONS 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 out 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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