DCI WORLDWIDE BRIEFING BEFORE SASC ON 6 MARCH

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: March 3, 1980
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SUBJECT: DCI Worldwide Briefing Before SASC on 6 March
1. Consultations between OLC and SASC Staff have yielded no
particular questions that they have of the DCI (at this time). However,
there have been several Defense Department hearings before this Committee
in the past six weeks.
2. Attached are four separate agenda papers, each of which is
related to a DoD briefing of the SASC. They are provided for your
information and possible use in preparing your backup material for the
subject hearing. A copy of these agenda papers will be provided to the
DCI this evening for his information. Should he have any particular
questions on any of the material contained therein, I will advise you
soonest.
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FYI: SUBJECT: DCI's March 6 Appearance Before the Senate Armed Services Committee
In discussing the appearance of the DCI before SASC with SASC staff, I
was told there will be no prepared agenda when the DCI briefs the Committee.
The DCI's appearance is viewed as an opportunity for the DCI to provide his
own views and not to follow any prepared agenda. In fact, there appears to
be little preparation on the staff's part for the briefing. One staffer did
provide me with the attached four agenda from past hearings (all since
January) and suggested it might provide a guide for those preparing the.DCI.
He took care to point out the Major Issues section of the papers. In addition,
the staffer noted that when addressing the "Threats to oil sources", the DCI
would be prudent to discuss the regional internal problems. He used the
Baluchi problem as an example.
The SASC staff also noted that staff attendance at the DCI's Worldwide
briefing will be extremely limited with probably,/661y four staff, at the
maximum, being allowed entry. 25X
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AGENDA-MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA AND iNDIAN OCEAN HEARING
SEt TE ARMED SERVICES COMMlI`1 FEE
Status Report
o Overview of Military and political situation in Iran.
ea Hostage crisis
- control over militants at U.S. Embassy
-- physical and mental well-being of hostages
-- risks of harm to hostages
-- impact of Soviet invasion of Afghanistan on hostage crisis
-- real objectives of Ayatollah Khomeini and of the militants
-- potential impact of January 25 election of President in Iran
oa External threats to Iran
-- Iraq
-- Soviet Union
-- mission of Soviet forces on Iran-Afghanistan border
-- status of Iranian military forces
os Iran's political prospects
-- intensity and durability of popular and military support for
Ayatollah Khomeini
-- role and strength of Communist parties in Iran
-- prospects for increased regional conflict in Iran
-- viable challengers to Khomeini's leadership
-- impact of economic and bureaucratic problems on popular support
for Khomeini's government
o Overview of military and political situation in Afghanistan.
go Soviet military actions and objectives
-- size and capabilities of Soviet forces in Afghanistan
-- review of Soviet invasion and Karmal coup
-- expected future Soviet military actions including probability
of cross border raids into Pakistan
-- Soviet casualties to date
ea prospects for the Karmal government
-- status of Afghan military
-- consolidation of power
-- popular support
a. strength and capabilities of Muslim rebels
-- sources and magnitude of outside support
-- Afghan military desertions to rebels
so analysis of Soviet decision to invade Afghanistan
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-- U.S. and world preoccupation on hostage crisis in Iran
-- impact on Sino-American relations, especially military
-- impact on Soviet allies and friends in Muslim world (Syria,
Iraq, Libya and PLO)
-- impact on Iran
-- impact on Pakistan and U.S.-Pakistani relations
-- impact on growing anti-American trend in Muslim world
impact on separatist movements in Iran and Pakistan
-- impact on Indo-Soviet relations
-- reaction by international community, especially by Non-Aligned
Movement
-- impact on Soviet-American relations especially regarding SALT II
-- role of new generation of Soviet leadership in the decision
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