CONVERSATION OF 28 NOVEMBER 1978

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01554R003200200005-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 29, 1978
• Content Type: MFR

SUBJECT: Conversation of 28 November 1978
2. The briefing on Vietnam/Cambodia and the ramifications for
Soviet Union and China went very well. Both Arnold and Jim did a super
job. It took ten minutes to do the plus a discussion of the
import of a press report Brzezinski gave of the withdrawal of Soviet Bloc
ambassadors from Bucharest, but we were five minutes over at that when
the briefing ended. We stayed for another ten minutes which is indicative
of the high interest in the subject. Brzezinski and others were very
complimentary afterwards, in addition, on the usefulness of this kind of
a session.
3. The principal lesson to be learned, however, is to reduce even
further the proposed talking times so there is more opportunity for dis-
cussion and perhaps to try to turn the format into a little bit less formal
status to encourage interruptions and discussion.
STANSFIELD TURNER
Director
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29 November 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Telephone Conversation with Senator Nunn,
28 November 1978
1. Senator Nunn called me regarding a meeting he is having
with Senators Byrd, Tower, Hart and himself and
next week on Korea. He's heard about our
new evaluation of the order of battle and our reluctance to brief
it at this time. I explained that to him and he understood it
fully. What he wants, however, is not to go to Korea without
having the best information we are able to give him at that time.
He particularly doesn't want to be caught short when talking with
General Vessey. We agreed that I would update him on this when I
crossed paths with him in Bangkok on about the 5th of January.
2. I took responsibility for ensuring that I or, if for some
reason I don't make it, someone else makes contact with him in
Bangkok to give him the best we can at that time. I'd like to task
to keep me up to date on this.
STANSFIELD TURNER
Director
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