PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFING TOPICS FOR 9 MAY AND LATER

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00401R002400130010-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: May 4, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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SECRET
4 May 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: All Office Directors and NIOs
FROM : Presidential Briefing Coordinator
SUBJECT : Presidential Briefing Topics for 9 May and Later
1. The 2 May Presidential Briefing was canceled. The DCI/NFAC
meeting for the week of 8 May also has been canceled.
2. The following topics are nominated for the 9 May Presidential
Briefing:
A.
B.
Prospects for the International Oil Market
President's Quarterly Report
3. The following topics are in various stages of preparation for
future Presidential Briefings. The responsible officer and tentative
dates, if known, are shown:
C.
D.
E.
F.
Philippine Opposition (NIO/EAP)
South African Nuclear Program (NIO/NP)
Covert Communications (OTS)
Monitoring a CW Ban (.OSI)
NIE 11-4-78 (NIO/USSR)
Soviet Forced Labor (OGCR)
6 June
13 June
G.
25X1A
H.
Political Ferment in Nicaragua (NIO/LA)
30 May
I.
J.
K.
L.
Estimating SLBM Effectiveness--
Soviet and US Comparison (Owl)
Greek-Turkish Relations (_NIO/WE)
Prospects for China after the National
Congress (NIO/CH)
Military Lessons Learned About Performance
of Soviet and Cuban Forces from the
Campaign (NIO/AF:OSR)
May
9 Ma y/30 y
16 May
23 May
y
May
16 y
M.
Egypt's Water Problems and Use of Computer
Simulation Model to Assess Future Alter-
native Water Management Strategies (QGCR)
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N. Soviet Actions to Cope with Their Economic
Difficulties (OER) 30 June
0. Soviet Ship Deployments (NOSIC) 9 May/30 May
P. Soviet Air Defense Systems (OWI) 23 May
Q. Soviet Computer Technology (OSI/OER)
R. Law of the Sea After LOS-3 (OGCR) 6 June
S. Soviet Performance During the Cosmos 954 Event (OWI)
T. Pakistan (NIO/NESA)
U. Nuclear Power in the LDCs (OER)
V. Korean Airliner Incident (ICS/OSR)
4. The following topics have been proposed as possible future
topics for Presidential Briefings. These topics have not yet been
approved by D/NFAC. After D/NFAC approval of the topic, the responsible
officer will be asked to provide an outline for the DCI's approval.
Preparation of the draft briefing starts after the outline is approved.
A. Soviet Policy in Africa
B. FRG-USSR Relations
C. Illegal Immigration from Mexico and the Caribbean
D. Prospects of Nuclear Terrorist Threats from Abroad
E. Panama - Situation after the Treaties
F. Mideast Nuclear Capabilities
G. Soviet Nuclear Material Production Capabilities and
Projected Needs
5. The following briefing topics have been dropped from the list
of active topics for the reasons indicated:
A. Soviet Compliance with New Fishing Regulations. Covered
in the PDB.
B. The following topics are dropped because schedule
revisions have produced a backlog of higher
priority topics and because these topics are likely
to be too time sensitive to use as filler items:
(1) Southern Africa: Rhodesia vs. Guerrillas
(2) Five-Power Conference on Africa
(3) Cuban Developments
(4) Chile - Authoritarianism vs. Democracy
(5) Protected Villages in Rhodesia
(6) Narcotics in Latin America
(7) Portugal
(8) Chad
C. China S&T Conference and PRC Trade in High Technology.
Incorporate in general briefing on China now scheduled
for 23 May.
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6. Because a large number of topics are being worked the request
that D/OGCR, D/OWI, and the NIOs SP, USSR and EAP nominate topics during
the week of 8 May is canceled. However, D/OSR, D/OIA, and the NIOs PE,
WE and CH will be requested to nominate topics for use in late June the
following week.
7. A tentative schedule for major topic preparation is attached.
25X1A
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TENTATIVE MAJOR TOPIC PREPARATION SCHEDULE
Backup Material
to DCI on:
Greece & Turkey
Soviet Ship Deployments
Military Lessons of
Soviet/Cuban Involvement
in the Horn
China
Nicaraguan Politics
Soviet Air Defenses
Southeast Asia
Law of the Sea
South African. Nuclear
Program
NIE 11-4-78
Soviet Actions to Cope
with Economic Problems
Soviet Actions to NIE 11-4-78
Cope with
Economic Problems
Filler material will be available on the following topics:
-Soviet Forced Labor
-Covert Communications
-Monitoring a CW Ban
DCI/NFAC
Meeting on:
Around-the-table
with NI:Os
(None)
SE Asia
Presidential
Briefing on:
(None)
25X1A
International Oil Market* ,
,President's Quarterly Report
Greece & Turkey
Military Lessons of Soviet/
Cuban Involvement
China
Soviet Air Defenses
Soviet Ship Deployments &
Estimating SLBM Effectiveness
Nicaragua
Around-the-table Law of the Sea
with NIOs South African Nuclear Program
Soviet Actions to Cope w2X6
Economic Problems
-Korean Airliner Incident
-Soviet Computer Technology
-Soviet Performance During the COSMOS 954 Event
-Nuclear Power in the LDCs
-Anti-Narcotics Operations in Golden Triangle
*Alterna_te topic for 9 May: Soviet Ship Deployments & Estimating-SLBM Effectiveness:
Note that this schedule is tentative. It will be revised weekly and major. changes may
take place from week to week.
5X1A
-Philippine Opposition
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