PROCEDURE FOR DISSEMINATION OF PROJECTED MEMORANDUM TO HOLDERS OF BRIGADE IIM

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2005
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 7, 1979
• Content Type: MF

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NFAC # 4742-79
7 September 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Bruce C. Clarke, Jr.
Deputy Director, National Foreign Assessment
I
i e Officer for USSR-EE
SUBJECT: Procedure for Dissemination of Projected Memorandum
to Holders of Brigade IIM
1. Action Requested: That you approve the proposed procedure
for processing and disseminating the scheduled Memorandum for Holders
of the Soviet Brigade IIM.
2. Background: As you know, work is now underway on a draft
Memorandum to Holders to update our 19 July IIM. The purpose of the
memorandum is to place on the record a documented, updated, fully
coordinated Community assessment reflecting changes which have occurred
since our mid-July analysis.
3. At the Brigade Interagency Working Group meeting last night,
David Aaron, having been informed that such a memorandum was in progress,
said that he wanted dissemination restricted at least initially to the
President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense and the National
Security Adviser. (This was in order to minimize danger of leaks about
which Aaron expressed great chagrin.) I pointed out to him that as many
as 30-40 people would be involved in reviewing and revising the draft
being prepared by CIA and that drafts would have to be circulated widely
in the Intelligence Community in order to get the coordination required.
Aaron said he understood this and that a fully coordinated paper was what
was wanted but that the completed product was not to receive more than
the restricted circulation he indicated until approval for future dissemin-
ation was given.
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4. This morning David Mark called Bruce seeking assurances that
the draft being prepared by CIA would be reviewed at an Interagency
meeting in which experts from all parts of the Community would be
represented (as opposed.to seeking telephonic concurrence). We do
indeed intend to proceed with a large meeting because, like State,
we want to be assured that all elements of the Intelligence Community
are as clear and unambiguous about a common assessment as is possible.
Mark also requested on behalf of INR that the coordinated draft should
be reviewed by a Mini-NFIB meeting (mini- in the sense that only those
agencies directly involved in preparation of the IIM would attend).
I assume this is also for the purpose of securing maximum coordination
of views at the highest levels in the Intelligence Community. (Newsom
and Aaron expressed concern last night that General Tighe may not be
entirely on board.)
5. Recommendation: I recommend that we complete preparation of the
draft memorandum, circulate it to NFIB representatives as early as
possible next week, hold a reps meeting to review and revise the draft
during mid-week, and that you schedule a mini-NFIB meeting to approve a
final draft at the earliest possible opportunity after the paper is
completed. At the mini-NFIB meeting you could then advise your colleagues
that the first dissemination of the Memorandum to Holders would be limited
to Principals Only, to be followed at some subsequent point by a wider
more normal distribution.
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7 September 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Staff Meeting Minutes of 7 September 1979
The Director and Mr. Carlucci were meeting on Soviet troops in Cuba.
Dirks chaired the meeting.
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I Isaid requests have been received for the Director to testify
before at least five Con ressional Committees during the next week on
Soviet troops in Cuba.
aid he is f
irming up the schedule which
stands at the moment as o ows:
--Monday, 10 September, 1000 Senat
1400 House
--Tuesday, 11 September, 1000 House
e Armed Services Committee
Armed Services Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
--Wednesday, 12 September, 1400 Senat
e Select Committee
A House Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations' appearance is bein
negotiated for either Wednesday morning or Thursday afternoon.
said he needs to know if the Director intends to appear at these hearings
alone or with other intelligence principals and recommended the latter.
reported the SSCI has completed its SALT monitoring report
and ha indicated high confidence in our monitoring capability for SALT
II; believes the Committee will continue to accept our monitoring
repor on a semiannual basis in fulfillment of the "currently informed"
requirement.
said Senator Biden has requested Mr. Carlucci to testify (13
Sept em er before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice in
executive session on the subject of international trafficking of illicit
narcotics. Lastly, said the HPSCI hearing on the Reserve Release
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Silver said it is not certain whether Agee is currently in Germany
or Washington but in response to a report that he may be in or on his way
to Washington, OGC moved yesterday in urging Justice to serve a civil suit
on Agee. I
May said Harry Fitzwater has circulated a paper for review and
comment on the proposed Senior Executive Service for Agency supergrades
and that comments are needed by close of business today. This prompted
discussion on the pros and cons of establishing this service by 1 October.
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