PRESENTATION TO THE CIA JOINT MILITARY RESERVE TRAINING COMMAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00156R001000060028-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: August 27, 1979
• Content Type: MF

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27 August 1979
MEMDRANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
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SUBJECT . Presentation to the CIA Joint Military Reserve Training
Command
length of your presentation is left entirely to your discretion.
1. I greatly appreciate your willingness to accept our invitation to
addresss the members of the Agency's Joint Military Reserve Training
Command on 22 October. Your presentation will be a key element in our
effort to establish A en and Security Community-wide perspectives on
the decade ahead.
2. I am attaching a summary of our Monday night seminar program for the
1979/1980 training year for your information, and I will send you a copy
of our complete training program as soon as it is published. The topic
descriptions provided are intended only to be suggestive. The scope and
discussion at the conclusion of your presentation.
3. Our meetings, which begin at 1745 hours, generally run between an
hour and an hour and a half, but this, too, is flexible. Shile attendance
fluctuates because of conflicting Agency duties and travel, it generally
averages between 80 and 100. All present at your talk will have Top Secret
clearance, but not all will be cleared for codeword. You may or may not
wish to entertain questions fran the floor during your formal remarks,
but either way, I suggest that you consider leaving some time for open
in advance of your talk to escort you to the auditorium.
4. Please call me on extension Dif you have any questions or if I
can be of any assistance (for example, by arranging for projection equip-
ment). My will be in touch with your office for
final coordination during a week of 15 October, and either he or I
will meet you at your office or other designated point a few minutes
Att: a/s
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Meeting Date
10 September
17 September
24 September
1 October
15 October
22 October
29 October
IV Training Topic Scope Notes (U)
Subject and Scope
INTRODUCTION (U)
Opening Assembly - Remarks by JMRTC Commmander
on e 1979-80 training program. Remarks by the
President of the Reserve Officers Association
(ROA) on ROA policies and programs. Comments on
legislation affecting reservists. "A Look to
The 80's"
PHASE I: The Agency and Community
Looking Ahead (U)
JM - A look at the role of our unit. Where did
we cone from? Where are we now? Where are we going?
Does our unit fill a need in the military and
intelligence communities?
I CIA - A DCI'perspective on the role of the
Agency and Intelligence Community in the 1980's.
The changing .role of the Agency. Will there be a
"central" in CIA?
II DDS&T - A discussion of how the DDS&T is using
research and development resources in the Agency.
Relationships with the military R&D effort. A look
at R&D efforts'in the public sector.
I I DDO - An examination of clandestine operations
in an open society. The field stations of the 1980's.
Specific changes between the 1970's and 1980's. JMRTC
relationship with the Operations Support Group.
DDA - A discussion of the role of support. What
kinds of people are needed? Significance of
computer technology. The 1980's as the era of
telecommunications.
ment of how NFAC has evolved in the two years of its
existence and what direction NFAC will be moving in
the next few years. The main emphasis is on NFAC as
a means of organizing CIA's intelligence production.
There will be some discussion of NFAC's future
relationship to the rest of the Intelligence Community.
NFAC - The role of NFAC in the 1980's. An assess-
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Resource Management - A look at the problem of
allocation of scarce resources in the intelligence
environment. Competition for available resources
within and outside the Intelligence Community.
19 November National Intelligence Tasking Center - A
discussion of the formation of the NITC and its role
in the Intelligence Community.
PHASE II: The National Security Community
.Prepares for the 80's
I I DOD - A DoD perspective of the 1980's. A
discussion of the strategic military balance,
US strengths and weaknesses, and the role of
the Joint Chiefs.
Army - A look at weapons systems planned
L~'OrIUFe-1980's and how the new systems will be
used. Command, Control and Communication (C3) in
the next decade. The nuclear connection.
10 December Air Force - A look at weapons systems
anned for the 1980's and how the new systems
will be used. C3 in the next decade. The nuclear
connection.
17 December II Commander's Time - The JMRTC Commander will
bbrief the unit several weeks in advance regarding
plans for this assembly.
?-7 January
14 January
21 January
28 January
NASA - A review of US space programs to date
ana !in -outline of what is planned for the future.
Film.
Navy - A look at weapons systems planned for
e 1980's and how the new systems will be used.
C3 in the next decade. The nuclear connection.
J Military Intelligence - A discussion of the
role of military intelligence components and their
relations with other members of the Intelligence
Community. Problems meeting the intelligence needs
of the strategic and tactical planners. Quality
and quantity of military intelligence in the 1980's.
I NSA - A discussion of how NSA plans to keep
pace with technological advances in the next
decade both in collecting and processing
information.
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PHASE III: Challenges of the Next Decade
11 February
22 February
17 March
I State Department - The role of international
organizations in US foreign policy. Emphasis on
the United Nations and its specialized agencies
(e.g., UNESCO).
US Relations with Less Developed Countries - A
projection of US political and economic relations
with the developing nations. What demands are
LDC's likely to make on the industrialized nations?
J Evaluation and Control - A panel discussion
on the increased demand for public accountability
and of the evaluation process in an open society.
Impact of the Freedom of Information Act and the
Privacy Act on future Agency activities. Relation-
ships with the Congress.
Soviet Views of the World of the 1980's -
T is briefing looks at the future from the
Soviet standpoint and asseses the probable
Soviet views of: the future of detente with
the US and Europe; military competition with
the US, Europe and China; Soviet economic
prospects; and the Soviet role in the Third
World.
Soviet Theater Forces - An assessment of
re ative strengths and weaknesses in present
Soviet theater forces and how these forces are
likely to change over the next few years. The
role of chemical warfare in the theater forces.
J Soviet Strategic Forces - A presentation
on NFAC projections of likely improvements in
Soviet offensive and defensive forces by the
analysts involved in the NIE on Soviet strategic
forces. The briefing will also discuss NFAC
methodology for future projections and note how
a range of intelligence data is used to make
these projections.
24 March Arms Control - This briefing will summarize
ac ievements to date in SALT, MBFR, Comprehensive
Test Ban treaty negotiations and other arms control
talks. The discussion will also address what these
accomplishments suggest about Soviet attitudes
towards arms control and the likelihood of future
treaties.
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31 March NATO - An assessment of likely political and
mi itary changes in NATO, with particular emphasis
on relations between the European NATO members and
the US.
7 April F-I Chinese Views of the World of the 1980's - An
an ysis of the probable Chinese judgment of the
world scene over the next few years. The briefing
will focus on Chinese rivalry with the USSR and
how China hopes to use the Soviet-US competition
to further its own interests.
14 April
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International Terrorism - This presentation
21 April
28 April
5 May
12 May
19 May
summarizes NFAC's recent research on patterns of
terrorist activity and suggests what types of
terrorist organizations and activities are
most likely to continue into the 1980's.
Nuclear Proliferation - A review of the
pro iferation outlook for the next decade and an
assessment of what nations are most likely to
"have the bomb" in that time frame. The briefing
will point out how work of the Intelligence
Community contributes to US policy to stop or
slow proliferation.
The International Energy Situation - A
review of the changes in the world energy
scene since the OPEC embargo of 1973 and a
projection of likely changes over the next
few years. The briefing will emphasize how
political and economic factors influence energy
policy, (e.g., political difficulties in Iran;
Arab-Israeli conflict).
Innovation - This briefing will look at a key
question now facing the United States - whether
the US is falling behind other industrialized
countries in economic modernization and in
industral R&D. It will indicate what nations
and areas of industry are likely to pose
particularly severe challenges to the US
competitive position over the next few years.
Technology Transfer and Industrial
World-wide Economic Forecast - A
representative from NFAC's Office of Economic
Research will project the major changes in the
international economy for the first half of
the 1980's.
Q
TO Be Announced - A topic of current
interest with implications for the 1980's.
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