PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFING TOPICS FOR 5 APRIL AND LATER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00401R002400130016-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: March 23, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: All Office Directors and NIOs
FROM : Presidential Briefing Coordinator
SUBJECT : Presidential Briefing Topics for 5 April and Later
1. The following topics were covered in the 22 March Presidential
Briefing in addition to some administrative and operational matters:
A. Brazilian Perspective
B. Angolan Update
2. The following topics are nominated for the 5 April Presidential
Briefing:
A. Mideast Trip Debriefing
B. Soviet ASAT Capability
3. The following topics are in various stages of preparation for
future Presidential Briefings. The responsible officer and tentative
dates, if known, are shown:
A. Covert Communications (OTS)
B. Monitoring a CW Ban (OSI)
C. NIE 11-4-78 (NIO/USSR)
D. Soviet Forced Labor Camps (OGCR)
2 May
F. Evaluation of Imagery Performance (ICS)
G. Estimating SLBM Effectiveness--
A Soviet and US Comparison (OWI) 25 April
H. NIE 4-1-78 (NIO/CF) 11 April
1. Overview of Trends in the African
Subsaharan Belt (.NIO/AF) 16 May
J. Greek-Turkish Relations (NIO/WE) 9 May
K. Operations Briefing (DDO) 18 April
L. Soviet Launch on Warning Capability (OWI) 25 April
M. SIGINT Capability (NSA) 11 April
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N. The Current Situation--China after the
National Peoples Congress (NIO/CH)
0. Soviet R&D on Low Altitude Air Defense
Systems (OWI) 25 April
P. Military Lessons Learned About Performance
of Soviet and Cuban Forces from the
Somali-Ethiopian Campaign (NI0/AF:OSR) 16 May
Q. Egypt's Water Problems and Use of Computer
Simulation Model to Assess Future Alter-
native Water Management Strategies (OGCR)
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 will start after the outline is
approved.
A. President's Quarterly Report
B. The North Asian Military Balance
C. The French Elections: Why and Where to Next
D. The Spanish Communist Party Congress
E. Preparations for Force Reductions in Korea
5. The following topics have been deleted from the list of working
topics for the reasons indicated:
A. Southeast Asia Perspective: To be renominated if
DCI/NIO meeting develops themes which merit development
into a briefing.
B. Nuclear Energy Problems and Alternatives in the LDCs:
Renominate when the paper on which the briefing is
based is ready for publication.
C. Potential Leaders of an Independent Palestine: Too
many higher priority briefings for the period
during which this topic would be timely to merit
continued work on briefing. Handle via written
report if appropriate.
D. Cuban and Soviet Military Leaders in Africa:
Incorporated in the 14 March briefing.
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6. The D/OCR, D/ORPA and NIOs NP, NESA and LA are requested to
submit topics for use in early May by COB Tuesday, 28 March. The D/OER
and D/OSI and NIOs CF and SS will be requested to nominate topics for
use in May the following week.
7. No memorandum on the status of Presidential briefing topics
will be prepared during the week of 27 March.
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TENTATIVE MAJOR TOPIC PREPARATION SCHEDULE
Backup Material
Week of to DCI on:
3 April NIE 4-1-78
DCI/NFAC
Meetin on?
Presidential
Briefing on:
SE Asia
10 April Soviet Launch on Warning (None)
Capability and R&D on
Low Altitude Air Defense
and Estimating SLBM
Effectiveness
17 April NIE 11-4-78
24 April Greece & Turkey
1 May Trends in Africa's
Subsaharan Belt
Military Lessons of
Soviet & Cuban Involve-
ment in the Horn
8 May China
NIE 11-4-78
Greece & Turkey
sanaran Belt
Trip Debrief
ASAT Vulnerability
SIGINT (NSA)
NIE 4-1-78
Operations Briefing (DDO)
Soviet Launch on Warning
Capability and R&D on Low
Altitude Air Defense, and
Estimating SLBM Effective-
ness
NIE 11-4-78
Africa's Sub- Greek-Turkish Relations
15 May North Asia Military Balance China
Filler material will be available on the following topics:
-Soviet Forced Labor Camps
-Covert Communications
-Monitoring a CW Ban
-Evaluation of Imagery Systems
1A II
Trends in Africa's
Subsaharan Belt
Military Lessons of
Soviet & Cuban Involve-
ment in the Horn
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