TOPICS PROPOSED FOR CONCEPTUAL DISCUSSION BY THE USIB

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Publication Date: April 18, 1974
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WASHINGTON, Q C. 20505
Enclosure
USIB-D-13, l /44
18 April 1974
SUBJECT: Topics Proposed for (,onceptual Discussion by
the USIB
1. At the next USIB mee~ti.ng (presently scheduled
for 25 April), the DCI would like to have a conceptual.
discussion of the following two topics:
a. The Intelligence Community's MBFR
Monitoring Capa ilzties. T e ac groan on
t is project is contained in my 12 April
memorandum for the USIB entitled "Analysis
of MBFR Monitoring Cap;zbilities." A
suggested schema for the work that would be
in~rolved was forwarded as Attachment (2) to
that 12 April memorandum and is also appended
here as Tab A.
b. Pro osed National Intelligence
Analytica emoran u~m -~s5essing t e rab-
Is`rae~.z ilitary alance. event in.ormal
discussions wit colleagues and policy-
level consumers in State, Defense and the
T1SC Staff -- not to mention the current
Congressional dialogue -- all suggest that
a basic, in-depth assessment of the post-
October 1973 war military situation in the
Middle East would make a significant and
helpful contribution to the national
decision-making process. Moreover, the
Intelligence Community itself would probably
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benefit from such an effort which, if
properly done, would sharpen and improve
our analysis of the key factors in the
current Middle East military situation.
The last such overall assessment was done
in 1970 and, as is virtually self-evident,
1970's judgments in this sphere should not
be used as 1974's assumption. A suggested
outline describing the scope of the project
here envisaged is appended as Tab B.
2. As has been the case in previous discussions of
this type, the DCI is not seeking agreement on precise
language or coordination on any precise terms of
reference. Instead, he would like to sponsor a general
discussion of these two intelligence problems. The
attached outlines are offered as stimuli to conversation
rather than as documents proposed for specific
coordination.
Ge ge A. Carver, Jr.
Deputy for National Intelligence Officers
Attachments
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