INTERACTION OF DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY PERSONNEL IN CRISIS SITUATIONS (U)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A001800120004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 17, 1977
• Content Type: LETTER

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17 September 1977
The Honorable Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Washington, D.C. 20301
Dear Charles;
Subject: Interaction of Diplomatic and Military Personnel
0
n In response to your letter of 8 August, I agree
that 'is highly desirable that senior personnel of the
State and Defense Departments and of our diplomatic missions
possess a rapid, secure communications capability for crisis
usage. For this reason the satellite communications secure
voice capability of the Diplomatic Telecommunications
Service (DTS) has been made available to the Washington and
mission elements of these departments and this Agency.
The Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS)
architecture plan calls for extension of the communications
capability with the missions to subordinate military field
elements'. The plan further calls for the provision of
facsimile and data services in addition to secure voice
and narrative. This expanded requirement would call for a,
major redesign of the DTS, technically and philosophically.
I believe that the ultimate determination on
the ex t to which the capability to directly communicate
with an overseas mission is expanded must be provided by the
Department of State since the Ambassador is the senior U.S.
official in time of peace. I will discuss this matter with
the Secretary of State. I understand that the Department of
State plans to investigate the implications and impact of the
expanded communications requirements describecl.Iin the WWMCCS
architecture plan. rnc*~: F .i
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