SECRETARIAT SUMMARY OF USIB AGENDA FOR 13 FEBRUARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82M00097R002600200031-8
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2005
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: February 11, 1969
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR CHAIRMAN, USIB
SUBJECT: Secretariat Summary of USIB Agenda for 13 February
Item 1 Watch Report
Draft by Watch Committee to be circulated for Board approval;
Sponsor -
Item 2 NIE on Soviet Chemical and Biological Warfare Capabilities
BNE draft coordinated with USIB Representatives for USIB approval;
Sponsor - Mr. Abbot Smith
This regularly scheduled estimate was requested by Director, DIA,
on behalf of Army. It updates and supersedes NIE 11-10-63 (Chemical Warfare)
and NIE 11-6-64 (Biological Warfare). This draft is fully coordinated and agreed
at the USIB Representatives' level and the Army Representative states that his
Principal' s requirement is well satisfied. BNE advises, however, that one point
of substance may come up at the USIB. That is the clause (page 12, para. 23, 25X1
line 6) qualifying the estimate of the Soviet chemical stockpile. The estimate,
is from the SIC and was based on
capacity. The clause reflects a last minute NPIC revision downward of this basic
estimate. SIC is urgently reconsidering its stockpile estimate in this light and
may have a more definite figure to propose at the USIB meeting. BNE advises
that precision in this matter is not of critical importance to the estimate, since
all agree that the Soviets have a more than adequate stockpile.
BNE explains that there is no separate statement of Conclusions on
the grounds that it is obvious that the Soviets have a formidable CW capacity
which they would use in a nuclear war and beyond this it was agreed that any
conclusions would necessarily go into a level of technical detail better read in
context.
Item 3 SNIE on Brazil
BNE draft coordinated with USIB Representatives for USIB approval;
Sponsor - Mr. Abbot Smith
The USIB Representatives met today (Tuesday) on this SNIE which
was requested by Mr. Hughes on behalf of the Acting Assistant Secretary of
State for Latin American Affairs. BNE plans to circulate an agreed draft of
this paper late today or early tomorrow.
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