PRESIDENTIAL BRIEFING TOPICS FOR 14 MARCH AND LATER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00401R002400130018-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: March 9, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: All Office Directors and NIOs
FROM : Presidential Briefing Coordinator
SUBJECT : Presidential Briefing Topics for 14 March and Later
1. The 9 March Presidential Briefing was cancelled.
2. The Presidential Briefing the week of 13 March will be an
overview of some aspects of intelligence collection work. The time of
the briefing is tentatively set for 1400, 14 March.
3. The following topics are in various stages of preparation for
future Presidential Briefings. The responsible officer and planned
dates, if known, are shown:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Covert Communications (OTS)
Monitoring a CW Ban (OSI)
NIE 11-4 (NIO/USSR)
Soviet Forced Labor Camps (OGCR)
F.
G.
Evaluation of Imagery Performance (ICS)
Estimating SLBM Effectiveness--
H.
I.
J.
A Soviet and US Comparison (OWI)
NIE 4-1-78 (NIO/CF)
Nuclear Issues in US-Brazilian Relations
(including influence of Argentina's
Nuclear Program) (NIO/NP)
Greek-Turkish Relations (NIO/WE)
April
K.
Southeast Asia Perspective (NIO/EAP)
11 April
L.
M.
Soviet Launch on Warning Capability (DWI)
SIGINT Capability (NSA)
11 April
N.
0.
Soviet Antisatellite Capability (OWI)
Brazilian Perspective (NIO/LA)
21 March
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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. Soviet R&D on Low Altitude Air Defense Systems
B. The North Asian Military Balance
C. Military Lessons Learned About Performance of
Soviet and Cuban Forces from the Somali-
Ethiopian Campaign
D. Overview of Trends in the African Subsaharan Belt
E. Egypt's Water Problems and Use of Computer
Simulation Model to Assess Future Alternative
Water Management Strategies
F. Soviet Electronic Warfare Capabilities vs. US
Strategic Command and Control
G. Status of Soviet Work on the Neutron Bomb
H. Nuclear Energy Problems and Alternatives in the LDCs
5. The following topics have been deleted from the list of working
topics for the reasons indicated:
A. Impact of Soviet Economic Problems on Eastern Europe
(political and economic): Too much research
remains to be done on this to continue carrying
it among active briefing topics.
B. Soviet Command and Control: Inadvertently
included in last week's memo by PBC.
Topic is too close
to a topic rie a several months ago.
D. Ceausescu and Romania: Too many higher priority
briefings for the period during which this topic
would be timely to merit continued wori.
6. The D/OSR, D/OIA, and NIOs PE, WE, and CH are requested to
submit topics for use in late April by COB Tuesday, 14 March. The
D/OCR, D/ORPA and NIOs NP, NESA, and LA will be requested to submit
topics the following week for use in late April or early May.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: All Office Directors and NIOs
FROM : Presidential Briefing Coordinator
SUBJECT : Presidential Briefing Topics for 14 March and Later
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