CONVERSATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, 29 NOVEMBER 1979 (U)

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CIA-RDP80B01554R003200080003-0
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August 3, 2006
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November 30, 1979
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Approved For Release 2006/08/09: CIA-RDP80B01554R003200080003-0 SECRET 30 November 1979 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Conversation with the Secretary of Defense, 29 November 1979 (U) I thanked him for his willingness to take along with him. (S) of the overall political, economic and mi ary 1. We discussed his China trip. He would appreciate a memorandum from us on the situation in each of the following countries/areas: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and India. We need not cover the military situation in great detail. He will rely on DIA for that. Instead, he would like a succinct treatment t balance situations. 2. We talked about the magery center. I made the proposal that we send a joint team out to ook at whether it should be at He thought that was a splendid idea. He thin s e primary on should be where we can get it established the fastest. (S) 3. He expressed his concern over the OMB cuts.in NFIP personnel from our budget submission. He said he would work with McIntyre to support that. Within the DoD portion of the incremental manpower request, NSA has top priority in his view. He also is concerned with the mode cuts and how they would affect NSA special site personnel and Defense Attaches. (S) I'MORI/CDF 25X1 25X1 25X1 ORIGINAL CL BY 169947 ^ OECL A RE-41,11 ON 30 Nov 85 VIT ND 6 YnS BY SECRET RED O Approved For Release 2006/08/09: CIA-RDP80BO1554R003200080003-0 5. We talked about the proposed budget transfers from NFIP to IRA. We got absolutely nowhere. (S) r~ 25x1 6. Notify that I did not get to thel tissue. (U) 7. We didn't get to any of the other items. (U) STANSFIELD TURNER Director SECRET