MEETING WITH NIO/ME CONCERNING PRD MIDDLE EAST PAPERS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01133A000800070018-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2004
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• Publication Date: April 15, 1975
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EMORANDUPA'. FOR: D/ DCII IC
SUBJECT:
Meeting With MOIhIE Coact
Middle Last Papers
1. As rei uested by the DCL I met yesterday after
to discuss the recent Review of i3IA
papers 094 1 and on the .sdd
that Review concerning USIS s revision of the
I end I agreed on the following:
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a. The PRD Review should be slightly sani izrr
(principally to e11mtnato names of co=ne of the p)eoppi
interviewed) and given to General Graham by the f:i
during the course of a private conversation.
b. Daring this conversation. the DCI should note.
in addition to hIs reenlarhr about the problems presented
by the 0IA Wareing Appraisal, that UST's recant
hasty revision of the I at the conference to e
at General Graham's behest was faulty procedure
and led to an unfortunate a*nendrnent of the SNI.v.
a. A thoroughly revised revision of the
Review of the -'.-rxing Appraisal should be issued
for UM Consideration, this new paper to ?xuph.asiia
proe*durai natters rather than specific substantiv*
deficiencies.
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d. It right be wise, in addition, for either
inform elly to approach Graham to
extend an invits4ion for s meeting with the DCI and
Grahar: know in advance about the critical
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Z. I would expect our revised paper coneera as the a:
Appraisal (proposal c. above) to hake two specific are+~ eat
t:) US18:
a. Depattrnental publlcatioas dealing watt: sttojectt
already treated during the earn. period by satto l
issnancaa skdnld refer to the earlier publication and
specifically tr*enttfy ater-w major differences in troatmeirt
and c luslons.
b. U )principals who pr apse ruajor cbainge s in
should. If there has been little or a* forewarriua Uf sCu --h
proposals. r*zsuest that the paper amdbr considesatiois
be remanded for possible revision t* the light of new
evidence; US1S itself should not assu .e the reap sibt ,:tic
for assessing the veracity of important new tdor : - atio
withq adeq ate advance preparation. (When Nair to L-1
the essence, the NIQs should be able to work quickly
with their colleagues to nuLke appropriate changes and
then could seek telephonic csa-currence from the SID
priacipa ls. )
the coaclasi of an 14tE or St4I shag USM ease
3. If the above propv*als are acceptable, there is no recta
why we could not proceed to let General Graham know aia va oras
unvarnished recta., right away, depending of course on lit* a ad
the 1 XI's, schedule. But revision of the review article, wh cti< I
think I would like to do myself. wiU--especially in Brie L" '3f :':e
press of other business--take a Little time.
Chief. . D IC
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