DEAR MR. MOORE:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01495R000800140019-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: August 2, 1974
• Content Type: LETTER

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.G. 20505
2 AUG 1974
Mr. John Norton Moore
Chairman, NSC Interagency Task
Force on the Law of the Sea
The Department of State
Washington, D. C. 20520
This is to acknowledge your thoughtful letter thanking
the members of this Directorate for their work in support
of the NSC Task Force's preparations for the current Law
of the Sea Conference at Caracas. We are pleased that we
could be of help and look forward to continuing our
assistance through the next round of negotiations at
Vienna.
In that connection, we have recently completed an
internal survey of the impact of Law of the Sea intelligence
support requirements on the resources of this Directorate.
We are satisfied that we can accommodate this sort of
workload in the months ahead, but are uncertain about
whether the Task Force's needs will, in fact, be the same
in the post-Caracas period.
I would like to propose that, at some point soon
after the current talks are concluded, a meeting be held
between representatives of the Task Force and this
Directorate. The purpose of this meeting would be to
assess, in the light of the experience of our negotiators
at Caracas, the utility of the support CIA has rendered
to date and to agree on requirements for the remainder:
of FY 1975. '
Mr. John Kerry King, Director of the Office of Basic
and Geographic Intelligence, is continuing as Coordinator
of this Agency's efforts in support of the NSC Interagency
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Task Force on the Law of the Sea. May I suggest that
you consult with him at some convenient time in order to
arrange for such a meeting?
With thanks. again for your kind note.
Sincerely,
STAT
Edward W. Proctor
Deputy Director for Intelligence
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