COMMENTS ON THE 'PERSPECTIVES FOR INTELLIGENCE - 1975-1980'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R002000060035-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: June 6, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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6 June 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR
FROM: DDCI
SUBJECT: Comments on the " 'erspectives for Intelligence -
1975 -1980"
I think that these perspectives provide superb guidance at
the executive level. I do have a few comments:
1. Covert action, political influence (abroad), and agents
of influence (abroad) do not seem to have received the mention
I feel they deserve.
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3. More firm emphasis on Russian and Chinese language
training than in 16. b.
i. Interrelation of procedures, improved communication
and periodic evaluations are vitally necessary. I hope we can
do this without homogenization.
Generally I feel that these perspectives provide, as I have
said, superb guidance concerning the key targets in the coming
years but I detect a tone of passiveness as to what can be done
to avoid certain unfavorable events that seem to be flowing
towards us.
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