U.S. FORCE PRESENCE AND BASING IN THE MIDDLE EAST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000900100031-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2004
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: February 4, 1974
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Re a 2004/09/23: CIA-RDP80R0i
Office of the Djrector
of Central Intelligence
DATE:4 February 1974
SUBJECT: U. S. Force Presence and Basing
in the Middle East
1. Attached is a note to me from
Jim Critchfield which I think you will
find interesting and enlightening. I
asked Jim to review and comment on the
total Indian ocean package, i.e., the
JCS "flimsy" (working draft) plan and
the remarks made thereon by the various
Agency offices concerned with this
problem. Jim's comments are embodied
in his memorandum, which is a good
piece of work.
2. The attached memorandum was
written for internal consumption and
-hence makes its points frankly wi.thout
any particular effort to be tactful.
I will draw on much of its argument in
.the combined response we are making to
.the JCS but do not plan to circulate
Jim's document itself outside of this
building.
George A. Carver,.
D/PC INTO
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