TIME MAGAZINE'S EUROPEAN BUSINESS LEADERS BRIEFING, 18 OCTOBER 1977

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A002500010005-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 28, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
THROUGH : Acting Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM : Herbert E. Hetu
Assistant to the Director
(Public Affairs)
SUBJECT : TIME Magazine's European Business Leaders Briefing,
18 October 1977
1. ACTION REQUESTED: Approval of CIA briefing for TIME-sponsored group of
European businessmen.
2. BACKGROUND: TIME magazine's "Update on America '77" is a series of brief-
ings in the Washington area for some 25 of Western Europe's foremost industrial
and financial leaders. The group, accompanied by ten TIME executives, is
scheduled to meet with you in the DCI Conference Room at 1600 on 18 October 1977.
In 1971, TIME sponsored a similar program called "Report on America" and
many of the same personnel attending that session were briefed here by Director
Helms.
Topics of interest include an appraisal of the East-West balance of
strength, NATO, the Middle East, the Soviet Fleet in the Mediterranean, and
CIA's view of the European economic outlook.
TIME has requested you speak for about 20 minutes. We would propose to
follow your remarks with minute presentations by Dr. Bowie, Dr. Stevens,
Mr. Dirks, and Mr. Malanick. A question-and-answer period will conclude the
briefing. Refreshments will be served.
Attached is a preliminary list of the attendees who will be in the
Washington area from 16 through 19, October to learn about the new national
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